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Use

This section describes the functions of the material master and vendor master records that specifically relate to purchasing. It discusses purchasing-specific master data and describes how to enter and maintain material and vendor data relating to purchasing.

Features

MM Purchasing processes the following types of data:

Details on materials an enterprise procures externally or produces in-house. The unit of measure and the description of a material are examples of the data stored in a material master record. Other SAP Logistics components also access the material data.

Information about external suppliers (creditors). The vendor’s name and address, the currency the vendor uses, and the vendor number (stored in the SAP system as an account number) are typical vendor data.

- Purchasing Info Record

The info record establishes the link between material and vendor, thus facilitating the process of selecting quotations. For example, the info record shows the unit of measure used for ordering from the vendor, and indicates vendor price changes affecting the material over a period of time.

- Source List

The source list specifies the possible sources of supply for a material. It shows the time period during which a material may be ordered from a given vendor.

- Quota Arrangement

The quota arrangement specifies which portion of the total requirement of a material over a certain period is to be assigned to particular vendors on the basis of quotas.

See also:

Material Master Data

Vendor Master Data

Master Data in Purchasing

 

 

 

 

 

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