Technical Name of Business Function |
ISR_RET_PERISH_PROCUREMENT |
Type of Business Function |
Industry Business Function |
Available as of |
Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 |
Technical Usage |
Central Applications |
Application Component |
MM-PUR |
Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition |
Not relevant |
You can use this business function to oversee the complete range of activities involved in the perishables procurement process via a single point of entry to a user-friendly work center.
Type of Component |
Component |
Is Needed Only for the Following Features |
Software Component |
EA-APPL, SAP_APPL |
The following IMG activities must be processed to enable corresponding functionality:
Enable buffer reports by updating the Change Document header in the CDHDR table. Choose
.Enable ERP rounding by maintaining the material master rounding profile. Choose
.All Customizing activities are contained in the RETAIL_PERISH_PROCURE_SFWS_UI switch.
This business function integrates with the Operational Buying business scenario.
You can use this business function to manage the area of responsibility and material range for a perishables buyer. This results in a clear understanding of what materials a perishables buyer is responsible for, along with the associated supplying plants, vendors and recipients for that material. In addition, this business function enables the perishables buyer to efficiently manage their current and future purchasing activities.
The functionality provides a perishables buyer with procurement lists to create purchase orders, and distribution lists to allocate quantities to recipients (both stores and individual customers).
Finally, this business function equips you with a work center for perishables procurement. The work center is a single point of entry to all perishables-related activities. The perishables buyer can start the process of perishables procurement and distribution by accessing the following areas:
A work overview containing high-level information for the perishables buyer
Monitors for goods receipt and demands
Search capabilities for master data and documents
Maintenance of the area of responsibility and the product range
This business function provides you with:
Relevant business and statistical data to make time-critical decisions during the perishables procurement process
A flexible and easy-to-use work center accessible from a single point of entry that addresses multiple usage scenarios
A well-organized workflow provides you with pre-filled data fields whenever possible to increase your productivity
Monitoring capabilities
A user-friendly interface