SRM 7.0 PCW. Follow-on document creation

[Former Member]

Dear experts: we are in SRM 7.0 and have implemented PCW with approval at item level. Our end users want to have automatic follow-on document creation inmediatlly after SC item approval. However, as per standard SAP SRM, they have to wait untill all levels for all items have been approved.

One example will illustrate: A shopping cart with two items. Due to the threshold, item1 requires only one level of approval, while item2 requires two levels. Both items will result in a dfferent purchaisng document in the backend system in a classic scenario: Item1 will result in a PReq, while item2 will result in a Purchase Order.

Once first level for the two items have been approved, would it be possible to generate the follow-on document for the first item as no further approval for this item is needed is needed?

Our end users are familiar with Preqs in MM, where item approval process is done at item level and the follow-on document can be created even when the other items in the PReq are not yet approved.

Thanks in advance for your valuable help.

Regards

Valentí

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

No, this is not possible, once all the item in a SC approved, then only system will create a follow-on-documents. As per your scenario , item1 will still wait until item2 gets approved. This is standard.

Saravanan