Shopping Cart Commitment 
Technical name of the business function |
PS_GOVPROC_SCCMT |
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 |
Procurement for Public Sector (PSM-GPR) |
Business Intelligence content |
Not relevant |
SAP Enterprise Services |
Not relevant |
JAVA software component |
Not relevant |
Portal content |
Not relevant |
Additional content available in other SAP applications |
Not relevant |
Business function requiring activation in addition |
Not relevant |
You can use this business function to enable a financial commitment to be recorded in Funds Management (FM) upon approval of an SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) shopping cart. Public sector organizations are required to commit funds at the time of a purchase request. Using this feature, a financial commitment is made in Funds Management immediately upon approval of an SAP SRM shopping cart. This feature also allows you to have appropriate accounting controls throughout the requisitioning process in SAP SRM.
Integration
The following business functions contain additional features that can be used in conjunction with the Shopping Cart Commitment business function:
Item Hierarchies (PS_GOVPROC_ITEMTYPES)
This business function allows you to create a shopping cart with a structured grouping of line items.
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 feature allows you to use the shopping cart in SAP SRM in public sector procurement. It also supports compliance with public sector accounting procedures like, for example, Financial Systems Integration Office (FSIO) in the United States.