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 Default Values in Purchasing Documents

Use

To simplify document entry with NF materials, you can enter default values on various levels (header and item level). These include charge weight, base key, rate determination key, base value, and where appropriate, coverage customer, coverage key, material provider, rate, key date and the number of posting days. It is also possible to enter default values in outline agreements (scheduling agreements, contracts).

Features

Default Values in Purchasing Document Headers

Default values on the following levels are copied into the header of the purchasing document:

  • Purchasing organization

  • Purchasing organization/vendor

  • Purchasing organization/vendor group

Default Values in Purchasing Document Items

Default values on the following levels are copied into the items of the purchasing document:

  • Purchasing organization/material group

  • Purchasing organization/vendor/material group

  • Purchasing organization/vendor group/material group

  • Purchasing organization/material

  • Purchasing organization/vendor group/material

  • Purchasing organization/vendor/material

Changing Default Values in Purchasing Documents

You can change the default values directly in the header of the purchasing document.

Activities

Maintaining Default Values

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Materials Management Next navigation step NF Metal Processing. End of the navigation path

  2. Choose Default values and then the appropriate default value.

  3. Choose Maintain or Display.

  4. Choose the appropriate level.

  5. Enter the required values and save your entries.

Changing Default Values in Purchasing Document Headers

To change default values, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Header Next navigation step Additional Functions Next navigation step NF default values. End of the navigation path

The system asks if you want to transfer the changed values to all items. If you do not want to do this, the changed default values are used for new items only.

Changing NF Data in Purchasing Document Items

To change NF data, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Item Next navigation step More Next navigation step NF Raw Material Charging. End of the navigation path

Note Note

If no valid rate can be found for pricing, you can use the last rate maintained. The system then automatically sets an invoice block because no valid price was found.

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Note Note

Changes to NF data on item level are automatically transferred to the purchasing document header and therefore to all subsequent new items.

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