Assigning and Processing PReqs: Creating the Purchase Order 

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
    2.

    Menu Path

    From the Purchasing node, choose Purchase Requisition ® Follow-on Functions ® Assign and Process.

    Transaction Code

    ME57, ME21N

  2. Enter the following data:
    3.

    Field

    Data

    Purchase requisition

    Your noted number

    Plant

    No entry

  3. Choose .

    4. You see the PReq that you have created.

  4. Select your PReq item, then choose Assign automatically.

    5. If the system displays the Overview Sources of Supply for PReq XXX dialog box containing possible sources of supply, choose Price simulation all.

    The system displays a complete overview of all the service lines contained in the PReq item, with their prices at the vendors in the corresponding outline agreement. At the beginning of the list you can see the total values across all the service lines. Where these prices have been stored for each service line in the service master record, the system displays the prices that resulted from in-house creation of the service in a separate column Own prices. (If no condition records are stored, this is shown using a red traffic light against the service line).

    Choose . Position the cursor on the line for vendor 1104 (4600000025) or 1105 (4600000032) for North America, then choose .

    A comment line underlined in green tells you that the assignment to the outline agreement has been made.

  5. Choose Assignments.
  6. Position your cursor on the outline agreement you have assigned, then choose Process assignment.

    7. The Process Assignment: Create PO dialog box appears.

  7. Choose .
  8. Select your PReq item in the document overview, then choose .
  9. Choose .

    10. The system confirms that the standard PO has been created and displays the PO number. Note this number.

  10. Choose until the overview tree appears.

In the Exit list dialog box, choose Yes.