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Procedure documentationCreating a Group Manually

 

This procedure describes how you, as a customer, create a group for a purchase order item (PO item) that is not yet assigned to a group.

To use this procedure, you must activate the business function Supply Network Collaboration 1 (SCM_SNC_GEN_1).

Prerequisites

You have set up number ranges in Customizing for Supply Network Collaboration under Start of the navigation path Purchase Order Next navigation step Purchase Order Item Groups Next navigation step Determine Number Ranges for Purchase Order Item Groups End of the navigation path.

Procedure

  1. Call up the group screen for the PO item that you want to assign to a group. For more information, see Calling Up the Group Screen.

  2. Choose the Create Group pushbutton.

    The system does the following:

    • It adds the PO item to the Grouped Purchase Order Items screen area and adds an empty line.

    • It creates a group number.

    • It sets the grouping document type Manually Created Group.

  3. To add another PO item, enter the PO number and the PO item number in the empty line.

    Note Note

    A PO item group must include at least two items.

    End of the note.

  4. To check the PO item and to load the PO item data, choose the Check PO Item (Check Purchase Order Item) pushbutton.

  5. If you want to add another PO item, choose the Add PO Item (Add Purchase Order Item) pushbutton.

    The system adds an empty line to the Grouped Purchase Order Items screen area.

  6. Proceed as in step 3.

  7. Save your data.

Result

The system sets the group indicator for the PO items that have not been assigned to a group previously.