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  Price Quotation Processing (in the ERP System)

Use

This function enables you to manually create price quotations in the ERP system or import and change price quotations in the ERP system using your data provider’s external partner program. You use this function when you want to use commodity pricing,

or to exchange price quotations with a CRM system.

Integration

For more information about integration, see Data Exchange of Price Quotations and Datafeed .

Prerequisites

You have defined the quotation Source , Type , and Name in Customizing for Sales and Distribution or for Materials Management by choosing :

  • Start of the navigation path Sales and Distribution Next navigation step Basic Functions Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Engine Next navigation step Definition of CPE Quotations End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Purchasing Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Engine Next navigation step Definition of CPE Quotations End of the navigation path

To import a provider, you have defined the commodities for the commodity pricing engine (CPE) in the ERP system under Start of the navigation path Financial Supply Chain Management Next navigation step Cash and Liquidity Management Next navigation step Cash Management Next navigation step Market data Next navigation step Datafeed Next navigation step Translation Table Next navigation step Define Commodities for CPE End of the navigation path .

Features

The system stores price quotations with a date and time stamp in table CPED_PRICEQUOT.

Activities

To process the current price quotations, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose one of the following:

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Sales and Distribution Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Conditions Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Next navigation step Price Quotations forCPE Next navigation step Create Quotations End of the navigation path or Change Quotations

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Materials Management Next navigation step Purchasing Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Conditions Next navigation step Commodity Pricing Next navigation step Price Quotations forCPE Next navigation step Create Quotations End of the navigation path or Change Quotations

You can also select the days for which no quotation is available.

Execute the integrity check report RCPE_CHKPRICEQUOT_ALV.