Running a Vendor Evaluation 

  1. From the system menu, choose Logistics -> Materials management -> Purchasing and then Master data -> Vendor evaluation ® Maintain. The initial screen appears.
  2. Enter the keys for the purchasing organization and vendor and then press ENTER. An overview of the main criteria for this purchasing organization is displayed.

    3. If the SAP Classification System is active, you can enter a vendor class instead of a vendor. You then obtain a list from which you can select a vendor from the class for evaluation. Use the Possible entries facility or the matchcode =k.

    For information on the classification system, refer to the documentation CA Classification System (CA-CL) - Characteristics and CA Classification System (CA-CL) - The Classification System.

  3. Maintain the mandatory-entry field Weighting key.
    If you do not know the weighting key, use the Possible entries facility.
  4. From the menu bar, choose Edit ® Auto. re-evaluation

    5. The system first calculates the scores for the automatic subcriteria, then the scores for the main criteria, and finally the overall score for the vendor.

  5. Save the evaluation.

The overview screen also contains the following:

For more information, please refer to the section Deleting a Vendor Evaluation.

For more on this topic, please refer to the section Entering or Changing a Vendor Evaluation Manually.

Log of Computation of Scores for Automatic Subcriteria

The log provides a breakdown of the vendor's score for a subcriterion. It displays the automatic subcriteria scores for all the info records included in the current calculation.

After you have carried out an evaluation with regard to the automatic subcriteria for some or all of the main criteria, you can display the log.
To do so, choose Goto ® All logs from the menu bar. (Or Goto ® Detailed log if you want to see just one specific log.)

If you have not started a new evaluation, no log is generated.

See also:

Calculating the Score for an Individual Main Criterion

Maintaining Scores for Semi-Automatic Subcriteria

Evaluating with Manual Subcriteria

Storing Texts for Main Criteria

Deleting a Vendor Evaluation

Entering or Changing a Vendor Evaluation Manually