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Preparation for
Transfer
In this step you carry out the pre-processing
steps in preparation for a data transfer.
The following steps are necessary:
1.
Transfer of master data
A prerequisite for the transfer of purchase orders is that vendor master data,
material master data, and purchasing info records already exist in the
system.
2.
Maintain accounts
Make the appropriate setting to ensure that it is possible to post direct to
the GR/IR clearing account. (Open items will be generated on this account as a
result of the data transfer.)
3.
Define number range
You maintain number ranges in Customizing for
Purchasing under Purchase Order -> Maintain
Number Ranges.
4.
Deactivate statistics update
You deactivate the statistics updating process for Purchasing in Customizing
for the Logistics Information System (LIS) under
Logistics Data Warehouse -> Updating -> Updating
Control .
5.
Deactivate purchase order commitments
You deactivate commitments management in Customizing for the
Enterprise Structure under Assignment ->
Controlling -> Assign Controlling Area to Operating Concern
.
6.
Deactivate price determination process
Deactivate automatic price determination in Customizing for
Purchasing under Conditions -> Define Price
Determination Process because you specify the net price of the
purchase order in the transfer file.
Further information on price determination is available in Customizing for
Purchasing under Conditions ->
Define Price Determination
Process.
7. Deactivate the message
determination facility
Deactivate message determination in order that the transferred purchase orders
are not re-outputted.
8.
Deactivate text transfer
You deactivate text transfer in Customizing for
Purchasing under Purchase orders -> Texts for
purchase orders -> Define Text Types and Copying Rules for Header
Texts and Define Text Types and Copying Rules for
Item Texts.
A detailed description of all necessary steps is available in the SAP
Library under CA Data Transfer Workbench -> Data Transfer
Objects by Application -> MM Materials Management -> MM Purchase Orders:
Data Transfer Workbench in the section Preparation
for Data Transfer: Purchase Order.