Release Procedure for Contracts (SAP Library

Release Procedure for Contracts

In this section, you set up a release procedure for contracts.

Requirements

If you want to use workflow to release contracts, you must make the standard and basic settings for workflow (Basis -> Business Management -> SAP Business Workflow).

How do you set üp a release procedure for contracts?

To set up the release procedure, you must make a series of settings in Customizing. This section provides you with an overview of the necessary activities.

You must perform the following steps:

1. Create characteristics and classes

For more on this topic, see

Edit Characteristics and Edit Classes.

Note
If you wish to link your release procedure to workflow, you must perform steps 2 and 3. You make these settings in Customizing for Business Workflow (Basis -> Business Management).
Otherwise, continue with step 4.

2. Define organizational plan

For more on this topic, see

Edit Organizational Plan.

3. Assign standard tasks and activate event-receiver linkage.

For more on this topic, see

Perform Task- Specific Customizing .

4. Set up release procedure for contracts

a) Create release group

b) Create release code

c) Create release indicator

d) Create release strategy

Note
You need only carry out the following step if you wish to link your release procedure to workflow.

e) Assign release code to a user

For more on this topic, see

Define Release Procedure for contracts .

5. Check release strategies

For more on this topic, see

Check Release Strategies.

Further Notes

For more information, refer to

Implementation of a Release Procedure for Purchasing Documents

Release of Purchasing Documents (SAP Library -> Basis -> Business Management (BC-BMT) -> SAP Business Workflow (BC-BMT-WFM) -> Reference documentation -> BC Workflow Scenarios in the Applications -> MM Materials Management: Workflow Scenarios)