Use of MPNs with an SAP ERP Back-End System
You can use manufacturer part data in SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) together with and SAP ERP back-end system.
Note
MPNs are not supported with SAP for Discrete Industries and Mill Products (DIMP).
Master Data in SAP ERP
In the vendor master data for the manufacturer in the SAP ERP system, on the Control
page of this master data record in the External Manuf.
field, you enter the same ID that is used for the manufacturer
master data record. That is, for the manufacturer, both the fields Vendor
and External Manuf
. contain the same ID. This is because integration between SAP ERP and SAP SNC does not transfer
the external manufacturer ID.
MPN Material
In SAP ERP, you specify the MPN material in the purchase order. The MPN material is a material of type HERS. The MPN material is linked to an inventory-managed material via the approved manufacturer parts list in SAP ERP. It is only the inventory-managed material (which corresponds to the product in SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC)) that is relevant in SAP SNC. Therefore, you must transfer the inventory-managed material to SAP SNC in the purchase order.
Note
If you use the ORDERS05
IDoc to send a purchase order from SAP ERP to SAP SNC, you must implement a BAdI so that the inventory-managed material is transferred in the IDoc. For more information, see SAP Note 1241745
.
As of enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0, the PurchaseOrderERPReplenishmentOrderCollaborationNotification
XML message transfers the inventory-managed material without needing additional settings.
Transfer of Approved Manufacturer Parts List (AMPL)
For information about transferring AMPL data from SAP ERP to SAP SNC, see Integration of Approved Manufacturer Parts List with CIF.