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 Creating a Scheduling Agreement Manually

  1. From the Purchasing menu, choose Start of the navigation path Outline agreement Next navigation step Scheduling agreement Next navigation step Create Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  2. The initial screen appears.

  3. Enter the necessary data. Any data you enter under Default Data: Item will appear as default data in each item.

  4. 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.

  5. PressENTER .

  6. The header data screen appears.

  7. 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 ).

  8. PressENTER .

  9. The item overview screen appears.

  10. Enter the necessary data for each item (material number, target quantity, price, receiving plant, account assignment etc.).

  11. 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

  12. 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 Start of the navigation path Item Next navigation step Account assignments. End of the navigation path

  13. (See also Account Assignment .)

  14. If necessary, review the details for each item. Select the item(s) to review. Then choose Start of the navigation path Item Next navigation step Details End of the navigation path to call up the item detail screen.

  15. Enter the desired conditions for the item (discounts, surcharges etc.). To do so, select the item and choose Start of the navigation path Item Next navigation step Conditions Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  16. Enter further text for the item if any additional instructions to the vendor or to Goods Receiving are necessary. Choose Start of the navigation path Item Next navigation step Texts Next navigation step Text overview Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  17. Save the scheduling agreement.

Result

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 .