Use
This section describes the menu that constitutes the starting point for purchasing activities in the SAP System:
The Purchasing menu is the point from which you begin all the operations described in this documentation. Your attention will be expressly drawn to individual cases where this does not apply.
You can access the SAP System via the
SAP Menu or the User Menu SAP Easy Access:For more information, refer to the documentation Introduction to the SAP System under
As of Release 4.6C, in the mySAP.com
Workplace a role-based portal is available to users via a web browser to facilitate the performance of their tasks.Features
Displaying the Purchasing Menu
To display the Purchasing menu, do the following:
About the Purchasing Menu
The tasks you can perform from the Purchasing menu are organized by purchasing document
. For example, to display a purchase order, choose Purchase order ® Display from the Purchasing menu.The Master data menu contains functions for creating and displaying info records and vendor and purchasing master data.
When you complete a purchasing function - creating a purchase order, for example - choose Purchase order ® Exit, to return to the Purchasing menu.
Standard Menu Functions
The following list describes the standard menu options for purchasing documents:
Create
Use this option to create a purchasing document
Change
Use this option to change a purchasing document
Display
Use this option to display a purchasing document
List displays/reporting
Use these options to generate reports analyzing purchasing documents (for example, a list of all purchase orders for vendor Miller Corp.)
Follow-on functions
Messages
This option enables you to print or transmit documents in message form (for example, transmission of POs as faxes or via electronic data interchange (EDI), etc.).