Order as direct material / SOS in classic scenario

[kersra]

Hi,

we are using the classic scenario and we would like to order direct materials directly in the shopping cart (no plan driven procurement and replicating pur. reqs. via badi). I tried to activate SRM_702_DIRECT_MATERIAL to check the scenario. If we select the button "Order as direct material" the source of supply (in our case backend info record) is not taken into account.

I didn't found a discussion about this topic with SRM_702_DIRECT_MATERIAL already active.

So my question is if it should work or if it's still not possible to read backedn SOS whit release 7.13 and function SRM_702_DIRECT_MATERIAL active?

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi Ralph,

Just to understand your question, direct material you mean creating a cart for stock parts that would generate a reservation in ECC could be against an acct assignement like maintenance order per example?

regards,

Dan

[kersra]

Hi Dan,

with direct material I mean a shopping cart which create a purchase requisition/purchase order without account assignment (with material number). When the goods arrive you have then a valuated or non valuated movement on stock depending on the material type. I know that the source determination was not supported for this scenario with older releases and I wonder if this new function will support it (direct material was created for local po on SRM).

regards,

Ralph

[Former Member]

Hi Ralph,

One way to achieve this since your in the SRM classic model, is to create your cart for material item in SRM.  This would transfer to ECC as a reservation for your part - stock.  You issue against the reservation.  MRP runs daily and generates a requisition-then a PO in ECC to replenish this part using the source list either fixed vendor or outline agreements (this is standard ECC functionality).  

hope it helps,

Daniel