CONFIRMATION OF PURCHASE ORDERS CREATED FOR SERVICE

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have implemented the Extended Classic Scenario on SRM 5.0 and WF1400020 has been activated for Confirmation of Services. When a service confirmation has been done, but not yet approved, the system allows you to create another confirmation, even although the first confirmation was for the full quantity on the purchase order. Can anyone please assist in explaining why this is allowed.

Thanx

[yann_bouillut]

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Yann Bouillut

[Former Member]

Hi Marinda,

your problem was mine. I've posted for it a message to SAP AG.

Unfortunately, I have to inform you that the system behaviour you have

described in this message is exactly how it is designed to work.

Technical reason for the system behaviour:

After approving a confirmation the system performs the following steps:

1) it creates an IDoc which will be passed to the backend for creationof the goods receipt document on the backend.

2) at the same time it creates an entry in table BBP_DOCUMENT_TAB for

the PO. If a user now would try to perform a confirmation he will get

the error message 'System user' already processing purchasing doc item

'xxxxxxxxx' 'xxxxx'

3) the entry in table BBP_DOCUMENT_TAB remains in the table until the

report CLEAN_REQREQ_UP has detected that the goods receipt document in

the backend has been posted succesfully. Then this entry will be deleted and the status of the PO will be set to "Fully delivered" respectively

in case of a partial delivery the open quantity will be reduced accordingly

If you want to achieve the immediate locking of the PO

for confirmation you always have to use a workflow without an approval

step for the confirmation

I hope this information has helped you.

Please, is useful, reward points to me.

Regards,

Christian