Single-Recipient POs From Allocation Table and
Collective PO
Use
This process is a variation of purchase order handling with single-store vendor order. Single-recipient vendor orders for stores or customers are generated from the applications Allocation Table and Collective Purchase Order.
Generation of Follow-On Documents for Allocation Table
In this case, the process follows the push principle (for example, in the framework of seasonal procurement) to generate single-recipient vendor orders that are grouped by distribution center and related stores. Generation of the issue documents (stock transfers, deliveries, sales orders) from the distribution center to the recipients occurs as before.
Document Generation From the Collective Purchase Order
In this case, the processes follows the pull principle. It reacts to transmitted requirements by means of sales orders and stock transfers to first bundle them and then create single-recipient vendor orders. (See Process Flow)
Prerequisites
The prerequisites for single-store vendor orders apply.
Process Flow
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1. Generation of vendor orders in the allocation table or in the collective purchase order
a. The items to be processed are first combined according to the criteria purchasing organization, distribution center, vendor, and company code under a collective number in each case.
b. Then follows a single-store grouping according to the criteria that exist in Customizing for seasonal purchase order processing.
2. Once the vendor orders have been generated successfully, the dependent issue documents are generated.
Restrictions
The prerequisites for single-store vendor orders apply, and also the following:
· The single-store or single-customer grouping of vendor orders from allocation table and collective purchase order only occurs for purchase orders in the framework of seasonal procurement.
· For single-store or single-customer vendor orders from allocation table and collective purchase order, it is not possible to change the allocation-table-relevance indicator or the Cross Dockingprocessing method in the distribution center.
· The allocation table can only generate the follow-on documents for the recipients if the single-recipient vendor order has already been generated in a separate generation run.
See also:
Allocation