Process Contracts (MM-PUR) 

Technical name: SAP_MM_PUR_CONTRACTING

Tasks

This role covers all the activities necessary to process a purchase contract.

A contract is a longer-term purchase agreement, known in the SAP System as an "outline agreement", against which materials or services can be released (ordered) as and when required over a predefined validity period. Contracts can be subdivided into the following types:

With this type of contract, the buying entity agrees to purchase a certain quantity of goods or services.

With this type of contract, the buying entity agrees to purchase goods or services up to a certain value.

If contracts whose total value exceeds a certain figure require approval in your company before they can be issued, the role Release Outline Agreements is available for this purpose.

Activities in Materials Management

Activity

Transaction

Create contract

ME31K

Change contract

ME32K

Display contract

ME33K

Maintain contract supplement

ME34K

Recalculate contract prices

ME3P

Periodic invoicing plans

MLRP