Materials in Projects: Changes in Release 3.0
Description
The following changes were made in Release 3.0:
- Projects can have their own stock (project stock) as seen from an MRP point of view.
You can define whether individual stock
management is allowed using the Project stock
indicator in the project profile and defined for each project definition via
the Details -> Profile data menu.
Ob ein Projekt eine Einzelbestandsführung
zuläßt, kann über das
In addition, the material that is to be part of
project stock must be assigned in the material master to a MRP group which
allows project stock.
- You can use the Reservation/PReq. indicator in the network to determine that no purchase requisitions are created and that no reservations are relevant for MRP.
You can also use this indicator to prevent the
project from being executed while still in the quotation stage.
Planned costs for purchase requisitions and
reservations are still calculated and updated.
Reservations and purchase requisitions can be
activated:
- for individual activities
- for one network
- for one WBS element
You enter the indicator as a default value in
the network profile so it is copied into the header when you create a network.
The indicator is copied automatically into all activities and activity
elements that you create.
- From the component overview, when you select Components -> Explode BOM , you can breakdown a single-level BOM and alloate the material components to network activities.
Different account assignment categories for purchase requisitions
When you allocate materials to activities, you can select from the various account assignment categories for purchase requisitions listed here:
- In the network you can reserve stock components for project stock, sales order stock or for plant stock.
The component inventory quantities are managed
by the respective stock.
- You can create purchase requisitions for non-stock items which lead to preliminary orders for the WBS element or sales order.
- You can also create purchase requisitions for non-stock items which convert into a third-party order for the WBS element. You can maintain the third-party order address via Components -> Maintain address.
- You can also create purchase requisitions for non-stock items and sales orders for WBS element.
- Furthermore, you can also create a purchase requisition for non-stock items whose planned costs are updated to the network.
- Reservations and purchase requisitions for stock and non-stock items (sales order stock) for a sales document such as a sales order, which are settled to a project are handled as follows:
The values are updated to the same WBS element
where the sales document is settled.
The quantities are updated to the sales
document.
Commitments and Planned Costs
Commitments for purchase requisitions and planned costs for reservations are determined as follows:
- When you create reservations and purchase requisitions for sales order stock or project stock, planned costs will not be updated in the WBS elements.
- When you create reservations and purchase requisitions for plant stock, the planned costs will be updated in the network.
- When you create purchase requisitions, the system determines the commitment values and updates the WBS elements, network, or sales order.
Change system parameters in customizing
1. If necessary, maintain the
Reservation/PReq. indicator in the network profile: 
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Additional information2. If necessary, maintain the
Project stock indicator in the project profile:
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Additional information3. If necessary, define a release strategy
in the Implementation Guide of Purchasing with which you can create a request
for quotation from a purchase requisition:
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4. If you want to use different account
assignment types for purchase requisition and reservation, you must assign
them to different purchasing account assignment categories in Customizing:
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Additional informationFurther notes
Please refer to the Project System document for more information on the new functions and on changes for the material assignment in the network.