Bid invitation XML

[Former Member]

Hi,

I want to send the bid invitation to vendor via XML. I choose output media XML and publish the bid invitation.

I get a success message that the Action is successfully completed, but I don't know what happened.

Does it works with XI?

Thank you

joseph

Edited by: joseph fryda on Jan 2, 2008 9:28 AM

[khan_voyalpadusman · Accepted solution]

please check the following --> in the BID which you are publishing

check for the output tab --> and see wether there is 'log' button.

click on that , and see wether you can find anything

anyway i have never heard of bid being send to vendor via xml.

and also found two FM

BBP_BID_XML Document Exchange Bid Invitation

BBP_BC_BIDINV_XML_SEND Interface for sending bid invitations from the s

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you i will check the FM's.

But the question still remains: does it works with XI?

[khan_voyalpadusman · Accepted solution]

not sure , wether the FMS will help.

i have never seen any xml interfaces for sending bid invitation to vendor.

so most probably , this will not work.

but also check wether any XML messages are created in the transaction SXMB_MONI.

this will be the final check because , if XI is used and XML comes in to picture , then XML messages should be generated.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I will focus my research on the Trx SXMB_MONI.

Tank you.

[Former Member]

Hi

Which SRM / SUS version are you using ?

You can create a Bid Inv in SAP EBP from the SC item. You do not set up Bidding Engine separately. It is part of EBP, you just need to enable the Sourcing/Bidding transactions, Assign Roles and Authorizations.

It is LAC, SUS, CCM, those are setup separately.

Bids are created in SRM Bidding Engine (ABAP part). If you don't want to use SRM Bidding Engine, then you should use the DPE scenario where the RFQ is not created in SRM but in your external Sourcing tool (Exostar).

This scenario is still present in SRM 4.0 or 5.0 (even if not intented to a futur extension).

You will trigger this RFQ export manually from Sourcing Cockpit, except if you have customized "automatic creation of bid invitation for items without source of supply" in SPRO --> SRM --> Sourcing --> Define Sourcing for Product Categories (this option is not available in EBP 3.5, thats' why I was asking about your SRM release).

Related links ->

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/33/16533d6dd60610e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

The bid invitation creation service is bbp_bid_inv.

Please look at following thread:

Run report RSWUWFMLEC to convert work items to mail. In transaction SCOT you can send it to preffered vendors.

Related notes:

Note 837179 - SUS3.0: Possible changes for e-mail-notification

Note 738370 - E-mail notification: Composite SAP note

Hope this will help.

Regards

- Atul