Item proposal

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hai gurus,

I am new to SAP - can anyone tell me what is item proposal and what is the usage and how to configure Item proposal in a real time scenario.

kindly help me

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my mail id is shruthi8019@gmail.com

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shruthi

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Hi Shruti,

Firstly lemme tel u that .. item proposal n product proposal are the same thing. SAP uses these 2 terms interchangeably. so dnt get confused wid it.

A product proposal is a list of products for a specific customer that is automatically proposed during sales document processing. You can determine yourself which materials should be displayed as product proposals in the sales document. You can also specify the sequence in which the materials are to be displayed in the product proposal.

During sales document processing, the system displays a product proposal in the item overview, according to the customer and business transaction. It displays the material number, material description and the historical order quantities in the sales unit last used. To use them again, you can just copy them.

The system does not run the standard checks (pricing, availability, incompleteness, material determination, free goods determination, and so on) until you enter the order quantities.

The product proposal acts both as an entry aid and also an aid to sales support and promotions. It is particularly useful tool in the telephone sales area. During sales document processing the materials, that are particularly relevant for a particular customer, are displayed to the processor. This enables them to provide appropriate advice to the customer quickly and easily. You can use the sales document history to analyze the customer's purchasing habits and recognize straightaway if their behavior changes, for when instance when they suddenly stop ordering a product.

For Item proposal configuration follow these steps:

1. VA51- select the documnet type as MS, enter the customer number(sold to party number), then enter the required material and the required quantities. Then save it. The system will give you an internal number.

2. Go to XD02, select the required sold to party for whom you have maintained the item proposal, go to sales area data, sales. Now in sales you have a field for item proposal here you enter the number of that item proposal and then save it.

3. VA01 create the sales order. When you have entered the sold to party, the PO number , the PO date. Now on the menu bar select edit and in that PROPOSE ITEMS. Now after this the system will ask you with quantity or without quantity means if you select without quantity then the items will be displayed in the item data but you will have to enter the quantiy for each item.

Hope this helps u

Regards,

Prashant

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Thanks for the support SAP guru's

regards

shruthi

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hi,

Item proposal means

example: Mechanical goods.

if the customer frequently buys the same materials (like 100 items), every time when the data entry operator to punch the 100 items, it would be time consuming.

So in standard SAP, there is an option called Item Proposal, where u can enter the items and as and when the customer is placing the same goods, u can call the item proposal icon in the sales order.

for that u need to customise the itemproposal which is very simpel.

The sales document type of item proposal is PV. copy it from the Standard and name it as ZPV of yours.

then maintained the condition records thru VB01. there u maintained all the 100 items and save it. you will get a document number. pl. note that and maintained in your Customer master Record under SALES AREA DATA under Sales tab, at the right side of your hand u will find a option called item proposal, there u maintained that saved document number.

So, as and when u create the sales order, u can call the itemproposal icon, the 100 items will automatically copy from the customer master record and determine in your sales order. there is an option called

1. default with quantity

2. default without quantity. (in VB01 u can find that option), there u can mentioned the quantity, if the customer buys the same quantity every time or else u can leave that as it is.

Even u can change the quantity at the time of creating the sales order. it is modifiable.

i hope the itemproposal concept will make you understand after going thru this information.

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shruthi

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<b>ITEM PROPOSAL</b>

Frequently occuring material combination and common delivery quantities can be stored as item proposals. Item proposals are stored independently of customer.

<b>EASY ACCESS>LOGISTICS>SALES AND DISTRIBUTION>MASTERDATA>PTODUCTS>ITEM PROPOSAL>CREATE</b>

TCODE IS VA51

On the screen enter the item proposal type as <b>MS</b>

also the sales organization,distribution channel,division, etc.

Then enter the material and target quantity and dates valid from and to. and save you will get item proposal number.

You can specify the item proposal number in "CUSTOMER MASTER DATA" IN SALES AREA TAB PAGE.

THEN YOU CAN CREATE A SALES ORDER FROM VA01 FROM THE TOOL BAR SELECT <b>"PROPOSE ITEMS OR (CTRL+F11)</b> OR BY GOING TO "ENVIRONMENT MENU AND SELECT LIST AND THEN ITEM PROPOSALS"

HOPE IT WILL USEFULL

REGARDS

PRASHANTH GOUD

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prashanth goud

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Frequently occurring material combinations and common delivery quantities can be stored in product proposals. During order entry, an item can be proposed by referring to a product proposal. You can also access a product proposal using a matchcode. A product proposal can consist of materials of different material types.

The order entry can be processed more efficiently using product proposals. Product proposals can be transferred into a sales order document or be selected from a selection list, for example. During these transactions the current material master record is always taken into account. Items proposed from a product proposal can always be changed in the sales order.

A product proposal, containing the materials a customer usually orders, can be assigned to that customer, for example. This product proposal is then automatically proposed during order entry

Neither this documentation nor any part of it may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means or translated into another language, without the prior consent of SAP AG.

Hope this helps