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Technical Data

Technical name of the business function

PS_GOVPROC_ITEMTYPES

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available as of

SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 3

ECC software component

SAP_APPL

ECC application component

Purchasing (MM-PUR), Logistics Invoice Verification (MM-IV),Inventory Management (MM-IM), Service Industries (MM-SRV)

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You can use this business function to produce complex contractual arrangements with a flexible grouping of line items. This business function also supports configurable line item numbering (CLIN). Capabilities such as grouping like items, splitting the procurement process into phases, and representing task structures are enabled through item hierarchies. This feature is available for the following SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) procurement documents:

  • Shopping cart

  • RFx

  • Purchase order

  • Contract

Integration

Flexible item hierarchies and configurable line item numbering can be used with the business functions:

  • Shopping Cart Commitment (PS_GOVPROC_SCCMT)

    This business function enables a financial commitment to be recorded in Funds Management (FM) upon approval of an SAP SRM shopping cart.

  • Financial Integration with EA-PS (PSM_GOVPROC_JFMIP)

    This business function allows you to enter period of performance, acceptance period, and prompt pay data when using the SAP SRM Extended Classic Scenario.

  • Pricing Arrangements EA-PS Integration (PSM_GOVPROC_PA)

    This business function enables the creation of follow-on processes such as service entry sheets and invoices, as well as processes for complex pricing components such as incentive fees and award fees.

Prerequisites

You have SAP Supplier Relationship Management 6.0 (SAP SRM 6.0) and SAP Procurement for Public Sector 2007 (SAP PPS 2007) installed on your system.

Features

This business function enables you to create complex contractual arrangements and structure procurement documents using flexible hierarchies and configurable line item numbering.

When you create an SAP SRM purchase order, the purchase order is replicated to the SAP ERP system. The line item hierarchy that you create in SAP SRM is also replicated, including functional and statistical line items, material and service line items, hierarchical line item numbers, and the position of a line item within a hierarchy. In SAP ERP, a corresponding line item is created in the replicated purchase order for each line or subline item. You can also navigate using hierarchical line item numbers.

You can also create service entry sheets, invoice receipts, and goods receipts that support line item hierarchies.