From the Purchasing menu, choose
The initial screen appears.
Enter the necessary data. Any data you enter under
Default Data: Item
will appear as default data in each item.
In the
Agreement type
field you specify whether you are creating a scheduling agreement with or without release documentation, for example. The agreement types LPA (with release documentation) and LP (without release documentation) are defined in the standard system.
PressENTER .
The header data screen appears.
Enter the duration of the scheduling agreement. Check the other fields on this screen. Make any necessary changes (e.g. the terms of payment) and define the header conditions (see Maintaining Conditions ).
PressENTER .
The item overview screen appears.
Enter the necessary data for each item (material number, target quantity, price, receiving plant, account assignment etc.).
Material without material master record : leave the field for the material number empty and enter the following:
– A short description of the relevant material or service in the
Short text
field
– The material group to which the material belongs
– The account assignment category (column
A
)
– The target quantity and the order unit
If you specify an account assignment category, you must enter the relevant account assignment data for each item of the scheduling agreement. To do so, choose
(See also Account Assignment .)
If necessary, review the details for each item. Select the item(s) to review. Then choose
to call up the item detail screen.Enter the desired conditions for the item (discounts, surcharges etc.). To do so, select the item and choose
Enter further text for the item if any additional instructions to the vendor or to Goods Receiving are necessary. Choose
Save the scheduling agreement.
The scheduling agreement is created in the SAP System. In order that the information in the scheduling agreement can be transmitted to the vendor, the system generates a message for the agreement. How to transmit the message to the vendor is described under Outputting Messages .