Purchase inforecord integration with APO

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

We have inter-company integration scenario here, using u2018purchase info recordsu2019 between APO (5.1) and R/3 (ECC 6.0). R/3 has been configured to have purchase inforecord, source list with MRP relevance at receiving plant, and document type u2018NBu2019. Vendor plant configuration has been done for supplying plant. Integration model for material at both inter company plants exists. Intercompany plants are integrated as locations (DC). Materials are integrated for each plants. Inforecord integration model is active and external procurement relationship has been successfully created. The transportation lane has been created between inter-company plant with reference to purchase inforecord. Publication setting is active for 'External Procurement'.

SNP is generating receipt elements with right source location and when published to R/3., we have found that the PR document just looks like a standard stock transport requisition of document type NB, with item category U and without any reference to purchase inforecord. Expectation is of standard PR of document type NB, without any reference to item category u2018Uu2019 and with reference to purchase inforecord. Purchasing configuration in R/3 has required entries for document type NB, with standard PR and without category..

Am I missing something hereu2026any help or insight into this is much appreciated..

Regards,

Raghav

[thomas_schulze2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

check note 390794 for transfering an intercompany scenario in R3 to a non IC scenario in APO. In APO you plan your IC locations like locations sitting in the same Company Code . You need to modify the CIF Integration at a couple places in order to change a StockTransfer PREQ planned in APO to IC PurchReq in R3 and a couple other things. Check the note. We have this in place ... fairly complicated and requires 3 to 4 UserExits in CIF In/outbound to have it complete !

Regards

Thomas

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Thomas,

Thank you very much for your response and inputs. I tried by deasigning plant-vendor in R/3. After deasigning, the PR document found generated with reference to purchase inforecord and without item category U. This solution is not acceptable as plant-vendor assignment is required for inter company billing. Is it possible to acheive without multiple user exits in CIF? Can this be done through some R/3 exits?

Cheers!

Raghav