Class CntrlPurchaseContractItem

Central Purchase Contract. Maximum length: 10.

Central Purchase Contract Item. Maximum length: 5.

Target Value at Item Level in Procurement Hub.

Short Text. Short description of the material. Maximum length: 40.

Net Price in Purchasing Document (in Document Currency). Net price per price unit.

Currency Key. Currency key for amounts in the system. Maximum length: 5.

Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS). Specifies that evaluated receipt settlement (ERS) or the automatic generation of invoices according to an invoicing plan is to be possible in relation to materials supplied or services performed (respectively) with regard to this supplier or this document item. If you wish to settle up with regard to PO or scheduling agreement items involving this supplier using Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), this indicator must be set.This indicator must also be set if you wish to work with purchase orders used in conjunction with invoicing plans when procuring external services.

Formatted Purchase Contract Item. Maximum length: 15.

Goods Receipt Indicator. Specifies whether the item involves a goods receipt. DependenciesIn the processing of production and process orders, the indicator specifies whether a goods receipt is allowed and expected for the order item.If the indicator is set, the order item is relevant to inventory management. The indicator is set during the creation of the order if the order is settled in respect of a material or a sales order item.

Goods Receipt, Non-Valuated. Specifies that the goods receipt for this item is not to be valuated. Set the indicator if goods receipts involving this material are not to be valuated. The valuation of the purchase order item will then take place at the time of invoice verification.NoteIf the indicator has been set for an item with the material type non- valuated, the quantity recorded in Inventory Management can differ from the value in Financial Accounting during the period between goods receipt and invoice receipt, since the value is not updated until the invoice is posted in Financial Accounting.

Invoice receipt indicator. Specifies whether an invoice receipt is linked to the purchase order item. If the indicator is not set, the goods are to be delivered free of charge.

Indicator: GR-Based Invoice Verification. Indicator specifying that provision has been made for goods-receipt-based invoice verification for a purchase order item or invoice item.

Order Acknowledgment Requirement. Determines whether the purchasing document (purchase order, outline purchase agreement, etc.) is to be acknowledged by the supplier.

Material Group. Key that you use to group together several materials or services with the same attributes, and to assign them to a particular material group. You can use material groups to:Restrict the scope of analysesSearch specifically for material master records via search helps. Maximum length: 9.

Price Unit.

Number of Days for First Reminder/Expediter. Number of days representing the time interval at which reminders or urging letters/messages (may also be termed "chasers", "hasteners" (UK) or "expediters" (USA)) are to be issued to the supplier. A negative number of days means that a reminder is to be issued to the supplier n days prior to a certain date (for example, the delivery date or the deadline for submission of quotations).A positive number of days means that a letter or message urging delivery or submission of a quotation etc. is to be issued n days after the due date.In the case of purchasing documents, the time intervals are defaulted from the purchasing info record or, if one does not exist, from the material master record.The basis for the reminder intervals is the delivery date or deadline for submission of quotations etc.In the event of several reminder levels, the days must be set out in ascending order of time, without gaps.In the event of a delay in delivery, you can send messages urging the supplier to deliver ordered materials a total of three times, at intervals of 10 days:Reminder 1: 10 days (after delivery date)Reminder 2: 20 days ( " " " )Reminder 3: 30 days ( " " " ).

Number of Days for Second Reminder/Expediter. Number of days representing the time interval at which reminders or urging letters/messages (may also be termed "chasers", "hasteners" (UK) or "expediters" (USA)) are to be issued to the supplier. A negative number of days means that a reminder is to be issued to the supplier n days prior to a certain date (for example, the delivery date or the deadline for submission of quotations).A positive number of days means that a letter or message urging delivery or submission of a quotation etc. is to be issued n days after the due date.In the case of purchasing documents, the time intervals are defaulted from the purchasing info record or, if one does not exist, from the material master record.The basis for the reminder intervals is the delivery date or deadline for submission of quotations etc.In the event of several reminder levels, the days must be set out in ascending order of time, without gaps.In the event of a delay in delivery, you can send messages urging the supplier to deliver ordered materials a total of three times, at intervals of 10 days:Reminder 1: 10 days (after delivery date)Reminder 2: 20 days ( " " " )Reminder 3: 30 days ( " " " ).

Number of Days for Third Reminder/Expediter. Number of days representing the time interval at which reminders or urging letters/messages (may also be termed "chasers", "hasteners" (UK) or "expediters" (USA)) are to be issued to the supplier. A negative number of days means that a reminder is to be issued to the supplier n days prior to a certain date (for example, the delivery date or the deadline for submission of quotations).A positive number of days means that a letter or message urging delivery or submission of a quotation etc. is to be issued n days after the due date.In the case of purchasing documents, the time intervals are defaulted from the purchasing info record or, if one does not exist, from the material master record.The basis for the reminder intervals is the delivery date or deadline for submission of quotations etc.In the event of several reminder levels, the days must be set out in ascending order of time, without gaps.In the event of a delay in delivery, you can send messages urging the supplier to deliver ordered materials a total of three times, at intervals of 10 days:Reminder 1: 10 days (after delivery date)Reminder 2: 20 days ( " " " )Reminder 3: 30 days ( " " " ).

Denominator for Conv. of Order Price Unit into Order Unit. Denominator of the quotient representing the ratio order unit: purchase order price unit.Enter the quantity in the order unit that applies for the quantity in the purchase order price unit.You want to order 200 l of a liquid. However, the supplier sells the liquid by the kilogram. 1 kg of this liquid corresponds to 4 l.As conversion factor, enter:Order quantity/order unit Order price qty./order price unit4 l --> 1 kg.

Order Price Unit (Purchasing). Indicates the unit of measurement to which the purchase order price relates. Invoices are created using price units and purchase order price units which constitute the basis for value postings.They can be stored in the purchasing info record.A material or commodity (for example, oil) can be ordered by the liter, but the supplier's invoice shows a price of 2 dollars per kilogram.You enter 10 l as the order quantity and order unit, but specify 2 dollars per kg as purchase order price and purchase order price unit.In addition, you enter the conversion factor "order unit -> purchase order price unit" (for example 2 l per 1 kg) in the "details" data of the purchase order item. Maximum length: 3.

Numerator for Conversion of Order Price Unit into Order Unit.

Purchase Order Unit of Measure. Specifies the unit of measure in which the material is ordered. Maximum length: 3.

Overdelivery Tolerance. Percentage (based on the order quantity) up to which an overdelivery of this item will be accepted. If you have set the indicator in the Partial delivery/Item field to 'D' (partial delivery allowed), this takes priority. It makes no sense to define a tolerance limit for overdelivery in such case.

Price Printout. Determines whether or not the price is to be included in the purchase order printout.

Product Type Group. Superordinate term that covers products that can be procured, for example materials and services. In the product type group you choose to either procure a material (by entering blank or 1) or a service (by entering 2).The procurement process is different for materials and services. For example, you can only maintain the field Service Performer when you purchase a service.If you enter a material number in a purchase order item, the product type group is derived automatically from the material type. In this case you can no longer maintain the product type group in the purchase order manually. If you do not enter a material number, you can maintain the field manually.This functionality is available for the following item categories:- Standard- Third-Party. Maximum length: 2.

Material of External System. Maximum length: 40.

Deletion indicator in purchasing document. Determines whether the item in the purchasing document is deleted or blocked. You can set the deletion indicator by choosing Edit -> Delete if:You want to cancel an itemAn item is closed and can be archivedYou can set the blocking indicator by selecting the item and then choosing Edit -> Block if you do not want to allow subsequent functions for the item. Note that you must manually remove the indicator as soon as subsequent functions are allowed again.You have entered a purchase order item by mistake. You cancel it by setting the deletion indicator.A purchase order item has been delivered, invoiced, and paid for, and can now be archived. You can set the deletion indicator. Maximum length: 1.

Item Category in Purchasing Document. Indicator which shows the item features. The item category controls whether the following entries and procedures are necessary or permitted for the item:material numberadditional account assignmentinventory management in the SAP Systemgoods receiptinvoice receiptIn the standard system an item in the "normal" category requires goods and invoice receipts. On the other hand for items in the "consignment" category, (that is order item for consignment material) invoice receipts are not allowed. Maximum length: 1.

Indicator: Estimated Price. Indicates that this net price is merely an estimated price. If you do not know the exact net price of a material, you can indicate that the price is an estimated price. In consequence, a greater price variance is tolerated during invoice verification than would be the case in the event of an exact net price.

Order Acknowledgment Number. Number of the supplier's order acknowledgment. If you work exclusively with order acknowledgments and the supplier sends you one, enter an identifier defined within your firm (e.g. number assigned to incoming mail or date of receipt).NoteIf you work with several confirmation categories and a confirmation control key, you enter the confirmation data in the confirmation overview. This field is then for information only. Maximum length: 20.

Standard release order quantity. Total quantity normally released against the contract in the purchase order. This is the quantity that is taken as a basis in the process of price determination.

Requirement Tracking Number. Number that facilitates the monitoring of the procurement of required materials or services. This number can relate to a requisition note (or requirement notice/slip) that was not generated in the system. The requirement tracking number from the purchase requisition is copied to the purchasing documents (for example: RFQ or purchase order) created with reference to a purchase requisition.The requirement tracking number thus enables you to group together the purchasing documents that exist for a certain material requirement. Maximum length: 10.

Shipping Instructions. Specifies the packaging and shipping instructions issued to the supplier. Enter the key for the relevant shipping instructions. Maximum length: 2.

Stock Type. Specifies the stock to which the material is posted upon goods receipt (or from which it is posted upon goods issue). If the material is subject to quality inspection, a goods receipt is posted to stock in quality inspection. Maximum length: 1.

Material Number Used by Supplier. Material number used by the supplier. In most cases, the supplier uses a different number for the material than the one used in this system. The supplier's material number can therefore also be quoted in a purchase order for identification purposes. Maximum length: 35.

Target Quantity. Total quantity, agreed with the supplier, that can be released or scheduled against the relevant agreement (contract or scheduling agreement).

Tax on Sales/Purchases Code. The tax code represents a tax category which must be taken into consideration when making a tax return to the tax authorities. Tax codes are unique per country. The tax rate calculation rules and further features are stored in a table for each tax code.For tax-exempt or non-taxable transactions, you should use tax codes with a 0 percentage rate if the corresponding transactions are to be displayed in the tax returns.You must define new tax codes if tax rates are changed by the state. The old codes with the old tax rates must remain in the system until no more open items which use this tax code exist. Maximum length: 2.

One-to-many navigation property to the CntrlPurContrItmDistribution entity.

Underdelivery Tolerance. Percentage (based on the order quantity) up to which an underdelivery of this item will be accepted.

Indicator: Unlimited Overdelivery Allowed. Indicator that specifies whether unlimited overdelivery can be accepted for the item.