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Function documentation Manual Creation of Purchase Requisitions Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You create a requisition to inform Purchasing that you need a particular material or service.

Prerequisites

Before you create a purchase requisition, you need to consider the following:

If you want to ...

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specify an account assignment
for the item

the account assignment category
and account assignment data

order a material with
a master record

the material number

order a material without
a master record

the account assignment category and
account assignment data, the purchasing
group, the valuation price, the material
group, and the short text (short description)

order a material for a manufacturer part number (MPN)

the MPN material number (see Manufacturer Part Number (MPN))

enter a vendor as a preferred
source of supply

the vendor number

create a large number of requisitions
for the same requirement (e.g. for a sales order)

a number, which you can specify yourself,
to monitor the progress of the requisitions
(the requirement tracking number)

have the delivery date determined by the system
(Delivery date = current date + planned delivery time for material + purchasing department processing time)

make no entry in the Delivery date field

 

Note

As a rule, requisitions are processed on an item by item basis. This means that each item of a requisition represents a separate requirement.

See also:

Creating a Purchase Requisition - With a Master Record

Creating a Purchase Requisition - Without a Master Record

Creating a Purchase Requisition Using the Referencing Technique

 

 

 

 

 

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