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Purchase Order

business object


Definition

A request from a purchaser to a supplier to deliver a specified quantity of goods, or perform a specified service, at a specified price within a specified time

Technical Data

Software Component Version ESM ERP 606
Technical Name PurchaseOrder
Business Object Type Business Process Object


Business Context and Use

Business object Purchase Order is used to procure products.

Other Terms

Stock transport order (specialization in MM-PUR), framework order (specialization in MM-PUR)

Features

Industry-Specific Information for SAP Apparel and Footwear

To suit the AFS specific requirements, the following concept is used for the Purchase Order:

For Synchronous services

In AFS Purchasing document can be processed at SKU (schedule line) level. The AFS concept for Purchase Order uses item-subitem approach to represent the document structure in the backend. It means that the item in AFS backend is represented as main item and the schedule line is represented as subitem. Each subitem carries reference of main item as parent item. A unique item number for each subitem is generated during save of AFS purchase order. Determination of value-added-services and seasons data happens during save of AFS purchase order.


For example, consider a scenario where a Purchase Order has to be created with one item (AFS material -Shirt) and having two schedule lines with Grid Values (Red and Green) each of quantity 10. The data passed is as shown below:

  • Item No- 10, Parent Item Number- Nil, Material- Shirt (main item)
  • Item No- 11, Parent Item Number- 10,  Material- Shirt, Grid Value- Red, Quantity- 10 (subitem- Mapped as AFS schedule line1 in the backend)
  • Item No- 12, Parent Item Number- 10,  Material- Shirt, Grid Value- Green, Quantity- 10 (subitem- Mapped as AFS schedule line2 in the backend)
For Asynchronous services

The data is passed in the same way as in the case of  the synchronous services, except that the Material Variant numbers based on AFS Grid Value are passed. For example, Material- ShirtRed (Material Variant)

Material variant is not based on AFS Stock Categories. AFS stock category can be determined using dynamic filling of category customizing in the AFS backend.


Note: Each sub-Item must have only one schedule line . If more than one schedule lines exists, then only the first one is considered.


Service Interfaces

Purchase Order Event Out
Category: SAP A2A Direction: outbound
Purchasing Out
Category: SAP A2A Direction: outbound
Purchasing_Out
The outbound service interface Ordering Out is a grouping of operations that inform Sales Order Processing at the supplier about the creation, change, or cancellation of a purchase order.
Category: B2B Direction: outbound
Purchase Order Pricing Out
This Service Interface groups operations for Purchasing Order Processing.
Category: SAP A2A Direction: outbound
Transportation Processing Out
An interface to send confirmations in response to requests to create, change, or cancel purchase orders and dependent documents.
Category: SAP A2A Direction: outbound
Intracompany Transportation Requesting Out
An interface to request the creation, change, or cancellation of in-house transportation requests.
Category: SAP A2A Direction: outbound
Transportation Processing In
An interface to request the creation, change, or cancellation of purchase orders and dependent documents that are required for transportation order invoicing.
Category: SAP A2A Direction: inbound
Purchasing_In
The inbound service interface Ordering In contains an operation that creates a purchase order confirmation.
Category: B2B Direction: inbound
Purchasing In
Category: SAP A2A Direction: inbound
Entries for Purchase Order In
Category: A2X Direction: inbound
Manage Purchase Order In
Group of operations that enable the processing of purchase orders.
Category: A2X Direction: inbound
Query Purchase Order In
Group of operations that enable a search for purchase orders that is restricted according to various criteria.
Category: A2X Direction: inbound
Purchase Order Interaction In
Category: SAP A2A Direction: inbound

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