Request for External Staff --> Bid as follow-on document is not created

[Former Member]

Hallo Everybody,

i have a small problem related to Request for External Staff using the Transaktion "BBPSC18 - Requests", which is a bit unclear.

If the Position in the SC is assigned to "Local Purchasing Group" it creates a Bid automatically as follow-on document and is also visible in SOCO-worklist. But, when it is assigned to "Backend Purchasing Group" an automatic Bid is NOT created. It is visible only in the SOCO-worklist and the document has the status "Approved". In this case no follow-on document is created.

Where is the difference? In fact I have all other paramerters similar in both the cases, only Purchasing Group assignement is different. Can anyone explain the system behaviour and explan how to create an automatic Bid also for Positions which are assigend to "Backend Purchasing Group".

Thanks & Regards

PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi PM,

check in SPRO for "Sourcing for Product Categories". Via the category and the

source system it is defined, what action happens. I assume, there is automatic

bid creation for your category with source system SRM. Use the same category

with Source R/3 and select Automatic bid creation as well.

Cheers,

Claudia

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Claudia,

i have checked the entry in "Sourcing for Product Categories". Infact it is already created with Source R/3, as it is a Backend Product Category and the action is " automatic bid creation" as you assumed.

Funny thing here is System behaves same with or with out the entry in this Customizing table.

Thanks & Regards

PM

Just now i have observed that, for the same SC if i run BBP_REQREQ_TRANSFER then it creates the Bid as follow-on document. What should i unterstand now? What is missing to execute realtime transfer? Workflow WI has status "Completed". It cannot depend on Workflow..or?

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Thomas Herbst

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi PM,

hm, strange.

The settings in the Org Model are also relevant for follow on doc besides the

setting in the document type table. There is a rule, which setting comes first.

Have a look into yourt Org Model, which follow on docs are set there as well look

into the document type table, which are the follow on docs.

The automatic creation does take some time, schedule the job for a shorter period.

Cheers,

Claudia

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Claudia,

seems to really strange for me. I think i have defined all the attributes correctly. If nothing else can help I have to go for OSS. Any way thanks for your help.

Thanks & Regards

PM

[Former Member]

Hi

Please provide system versions, scenario and support pack details of both the SRM and R/3 systems.

Please elaborate with detail steps, when this problem is happening.

<b>Meanwhile, please go through the following SAP OSS Notes -></b>

Note 975784 - Bid invitations cannot be approved directly

Note 765771 - Workflow error when creating a purchase order from bid

Note 972265 - BidderBADIWorkflow: Subsequent approvals not carried out

Note 854207 - Various problems when you request an external employee

Note 962746 - Bidding - Approval preview not updated for manager

Note 721830 - Problems in RFI / temporary labor process

Note 958526 - No e-mail sent during bid approval

Note 832556 - Customer Table Fields are not transferred from bid to CTR

Note 715964 - Error in the authorization check in the approval

Note 690716 - Authorization check in approval

Do let me know.

Regards

- Atul