Manual Creation of Purchase Requisitions (ME51)
Use
You create a requisition to inform Purchasing that you need a particular material or service.
Prerequisites
Before you create a purchase requisition, you need to consider the following:
If you want to ... |
Then you need ... |
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specify an account assignmentfor the item |
the account assignment categoryand account assignment data |
order a material with a master record |
the material number |
order a material without a master record |
the account assignment category andaccount assignment data, the purchasinggroup, the valuation price, the materialgroup, and the short text (short description) |
order a material for a manufacturer part number (MPN) |
the MPN material number (see Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) ) |
enter a vendor as a preferredsource of supply |
The vendor number |
create a large number of requisitionsfor the same requirement (for example, for a sales order) |
a number, which you can specify yourself,to monitor the progress of the requisitions(the requirement tracking number) |
have the delivery date determined by the system(Delivery date = current date + planned delivery time for material + purchasing department processing time) |
no entry in the
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Note
As a rule, requisitions are processed on an item by item basis. This means that each item of a requisition represents a separate requirement.
See also:
Creating a Purchase Order ‑ with a Master Record