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The following information is relevant only if you integrate SAP Sourcing with SAP ERP. For more information, see Integration of SAP Sourcing and SAP ERP.

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A purchasing organization is an organizational unit in SAP ERP, subdividing an enterprise according to the requirements of purchasing. It procures materials and services, negotiates conditions of purchase with vendors, and is responsible for such transactions.

Integration

Typically, purchasing organizations are imported from SAP ERP to SAP Sourcing. For information about extracting purchasing organizations from SAP ERP and importing them to SAP Sourcing, see the configuration guide for the integration of SAP ERP and SAP Sourcing on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides   SAP Business Suite Applications   SAP Sourcing  .

You can also create and edit purchasing organizations in SAP Sourcing manually, as described below.

Creating a Purchasing Organization in SAP Sourcing

The purchasing organization must exist in SAP ERP before you create it in SAP Sourcing.

  1. Log on to SAP Sourcing as a user with system administration rights.

  2. Choose Setup.

  3. On the Master Data tab, find the Organization and Accounting Information section and click Purchasing Organization.

  4. Choose New.

  5. Enter the required information as shown in the following table.

    Field

    Value

    ID

    Enter a unique ID that identifies the purchasing organization in SAP Sourcing.

    Name

    Choose the desired language from the dropdown and enter a name and description in that language.

    Description

    Company Code

    Enter the company code to which the purchasing organization is assigned.

    External System

    Choose the SAP ERP system from the value help. For more information, see External Systems.

    External Purchasing Organization

    Enter the unique ID that identifies the purchasing organization in SAP ERP.

  6. After saving your data, assign the purchasing organization to one or more plants as follows:

    1. Choose Setup.

    2. On the Master Data tab, find the Organization and Accounting Information section and click Plants.

More Information

Company Codes

Purchasing Groups