Sources of Supply / Service Agent - Source Pre - Selected

[Former Member]

Dear All,

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

We are implementing Classic Scenario SRM 4.0 Server 5.00 SPK 11. There is a problem when we raise a shopping cart for free text item, there is a preselected source of Supply (R/3 Contract pertaining to the Product Category of the shoppping cart Item). As per standard behavior of the system it should display a the list of contract for that product categoy in the Sources of Supply / Service Agents details of the Shopping Cart.

Hope you guys have a solution for this.

Thanks and Regards,

Abdul Kadir Rajbhoy

[Former Member]

Hi Abdul,

In Classic Scenario, when ever you have a contract created for a product / product category in the backend, it gets assigned as source of supply when ever you create a shopping cart for that product or product category.

In case you have more than one contract or Purchase info. record for that particular item or product category then system displays the entire list under Source of supply link which allows you to choose the desired contract / purchae info. record.

In case you don't want to refer the contract / info. record you can delete the same and can create the shopping cart.

Hope this makes you more clear and resolves your query.

Clarifications are welcome.

Award points for helpful answers.

Rgds,

Teja

[Former Member]

Hi Abdul,

Were you able to get resoultion about your problem?

We are having same problem in our system.

Regards,

SAP Guy.

[Former Member]

Hello

Unfortunately not. We have sent and OSS to SAP. Awaiting response. Will kepp you posted

Cheers

Abdul

[Former Member]

Hello SAP Guy,

As part of standard functionality contracts are preselected as source of supply if there is only one contract in the backend for the specific Product Category and UOM. The same holds for service items if the contract is included in Vendor List.

So if there are multiple contract and/or line items for the a specific Product Category / UOM combination all the contract will be displayed as source of supply an non of them will be preselected.

Hope this resolves your problem as well.

Regards,

Abdul Kadir Rajbhoy

[Former Member]

Hi

You have to manually create vendor lists through "Process Vendor Lists" under Business partner link in portal.

the Vendor list in SRM is similar to the Source List in R/3. Following are the steps to configure and maintain the AVL:

1.) Role SAP_BBP_STAL_STRAT_PURCHASER or transaction BBPAVLMAINT needs to be assigned to your custom role, whiich then needs to be assigned to your User ID.

2.) Use the Web Gui to access the BBPMAININT transaction

3.) You can create a Vendor List depending on the following fields:

a.) Purchasing Organization

b.) Product Category

c.) Product

4.) Once you select the above 3 fields, you will be allowed to select various vendors/ contracts to create your vendor list for the particular Porg, Product Category and product etc.

Your user can also have role SAP_EC_BBP_PURCHASER. In this role in folder Business Partner click on 'Process Vendor list'.

There is a several option to create a Vendor List:

-> vendor list for product category

-> vendor list for product.

If you want to do sourcing for the R/3 Material group in SRM you have to replicate the material master in SRM. In SRM Material Group - Product Category.

Once you do that then for that you can always do sourcing.

Vendor List can be created for various combination

1.Purchasae org+Product Category +Product

2.Purchase org +Product.

Sourcing

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/43/15a4e228b62d23e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm

Technically speaking, You can use following Standard Function Modules (using SE37 transaction) to create AVL.

BBP_PD_AVL_CREATE

BBP_PD_AVL_UPDATE

BBP_PD_AVL_SAVE

Related pointers ->

Regards

- Atul