Question on setting up Purchasing Group in PPOMA_BBP (BBP_ATTR039)

[Former Member]

I have 2 Purchasing groups. Purchasing Group/ Buyer A is a manager and Buyer B is his subordinate.

When I try to define a purch.grp under another purch.grp I get the message BBP_ATTR039 This branch already contains purchasing group 50001278. I need to do this because Buyer A approves documents of Buyer B.

Can anyone explain what this message means? How this affects my transactions?

Will reward full points.

Thanks!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello DGE,

I don't have system with me to visualize or simulate.

But can you try this way:

Under the pur org assign the users which you want as yr two pur grps.

Then the under the 'function' tab declare them as 'pur group' either local or wrt yr backend system.

Asssign responcibility for dept and prod cat under the 'responcibility' tab.

and finally in the 'basic data' tab of buyer A make him as a 'head of the dept'

pl. check whether it helps you.

BR

Reward if helps

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes I have done that as requested. I've tried that both Purchasing groups are on the same level (with 1 as manager) and I've also tried that 1 purchasing group is under the other (where the higher purchasing group is the manager)...

If you try to transact... the manager within the purchasing group is not read.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

is

BBP_BP_OM_INTEGRATE

ok for the org unit of that pur org where there byures are assigned?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yep BBP_BP_OM_INTEGRATE is fine. Let me explain a bit more...

Case 1.Purchasing Department

(with user PURCH_DIR)

1.1 Purchasing Sub departmentA

1.1.1 Purchasing Group = PURCH_MGRA

1.1.2 Purchasing Group = Buyer_A1

1.1.3 Purchasing Group = Buyer_A2

- Confirmations with 1L approval of Buyer A1 is routed to PURCH_DIR for approval, instead of PURCH_MGRA which is what I want.

So I moved the buyers further down (under PURCH_MGRA), see Case2.

Case 2.Purchasing Department

(with user PURCH_DIR)

1.1 Purchasing Sub departmentA

1.1.1 Purchasing Group = PURCH_MGRA

1.1.1.1 Purchasing Sub departmentA

1.1.1.1.1 Purchasing Group = Buyer_A1

1.1.1.1.2 Purchasing Group = Buyer_A2

- Confirmations with 1L approval of Buyer A1 is routed to PURCH_MGRwhich is desired. Unfortunately I get a warning message BBP_ATTR039 This branch already contains purchasing group ( 1.1.1.1.1 Purchasing Group = Buyer_A1).

So I am at a loss, because I dont know what the warning message means (if this has any adverse effects in the transaction).

[Ramki · Accepted solution]

Hi

Suggest remove department:

1.1.1.1 Purchasing Sub departmentA

So, you will have all three p.grp A1,A2 and MGRA at one place. Just make MGRA head of the dept.

Best regards

Ramki

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ramki,

Have you tried it? When I tried that the system is getting PURCH_DIR instead of PURCH_MGRA as approver.

Regards.

[Ramki · Accepted solution]

Hi DGE

Sorry. I have not tried as I do not have a system now.

Is there a requirement that MGRA shd also be a purchasing group ?

Can you pl try with MGRA under the sub department directly (just like you created DIR directly under purch dept) and not under the purchasing group ?

Best regards

Ramki