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 Creation of Procurement Proposals

Use

You can use the Procurement Proposals application (transaction code /ISDFPS/MAT_COMP_PR) to mass create purchase requisitions (PReqs) for multiple MPOs and multiple force elements (MRP areas and substructures) at once, based on procurement proposals (planned PReqs). The system creates the procurement proposals based on the authorized/actual comparison .

Features

Based on the results of the authorized/actual comparison, the system creates proposals for PReqs that are to be created. You can check the system’s proposals in an issue list, adjust them as required, convert them to PReqs, or delete them. You can start the application from the material list in Material Categories Planning and from the authorized/actual comparison (transaction code /ISDFPS/MAT_COMP). Both applications include the Mass Execution of Material Planning pushbutton for this purpose. You can also use the transaction code to start the application directly.

Note that the system does not check availability when you create procurement proposals. Furthermore, the system does not support serial numbers, meaning that when you convert procurement proposals, the system does not assign serial numbers to the created PReqs. Even if you change the system proposals for material, material quantity, or supplier manually, you cannot add serial numbers.

The system considers only MPOs for which the Mass Creation indicator is set.

Adjustments Using a Business Add-In

You can use the Business Add-In BAdI: Adjust Mass Purchase Requisition for Authorized/Actual Comparison (/ISDFPS/BADI_MATPLN_MASS_AAC) to adjust the application. You can use the BAdI to adjust the selection parameters of the underlying authorized/actual comparison. You can also change the material to be requested or change, supplement, or delete the proposed PReqs. You can also enable automatic creation of PReqs so that you can immediately generate PReqs based on the system’s proposals without issuing the procurement proposals in the list. If you do not want to include any initial procurement proposals in the issue, you can deactivate this function.

In Customizing, choose Start of the navigation path Defense Forces and Public Security Next navigation step Materials Management Next navigation step Business Add-Ins. End of the navigation path

Activities

Use the Mass Execution of Material Planning pushbutton or transaction code /ISDFPS/MAT_COMP to start the Procurement Proposals application. If you use the transaction code to start the application, a selection screen that is the same as the authorized/actual comparison appears. You can also set the Do Not Generate Defaults indicator so that the system does not display procurement proposals in the issue list. You can thus use the Generate Proposal pushbutton to manually create specific procurement proposals.

The upper area of the issue list contains the authorized/actual comparison based on the chosen selection criteria. You can use the Planning Level pushbutton to switch between the evaluation levels MPO and Force Element – MPO , which also affects the details displayed at material level ( Material Details pushbutton). The columns Planned Quantity and Adjusted Difference show the impact of the procurement proposal on the quantity for each MPO. This is also taken into account for the status icon.

The lower area of the issue list contains the suggested PReqs for each MPO. You can select individual, multiple, or all rows and use the Convert Default pushbutton to create the PReqs. You can use the Change Proposal pushbutton to change individual suggested PReqs as required. If you have selected multiple proposed PReqs, choose the Fast Change pushbutton to change all of the PReqs at once. If you do not want to convert a proposal, you can use the Delete Proposal pushbutton to remove it from the list. The system immediately takes this into account when displaying the authorized/actual comparison.

The list displays the PReqs from converted proposals so that you can use the Delete PReq pushbutton to remove them as required.

If there is a material surplus for an MPO, the system can also suggest purchase requisitions to return the surplus to the supplier. In Customizing for material planning ( Parameters for Material Planning Customizing activity), you need to set the Generate PReqs for Surplus Quantities indicator.