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 SRM, Sourcing Optimization

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

SRM_OPT_SOC

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available As Of

SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP Supplier Relationship Management 7.0, SP04

Technical Usage

SRM

Application Component

Sourcing Application (SRM-EBP-SOC)

Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition

Not relevant

You can use this business function to optimize the sourcing functionality in SRM.

Note Note

You can revert this business function. To do so, perform the following steps:

  1. Check whether there are limitations at Customizing switch level. You can find this information in the business function description and in the documentation of the Customizing switch in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management. If there are no limitations, deactivate the Customizing switch or switches in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management.

  2. Run transaction Switch Framework Customizing (SFW5), select the business function, and deselect the Revertible checkbox. To do this, you need special authorizations.

  3. Save and activate your changes.

End of the note.

Note Note

If you do not deactivate all the Customizing switches assigned to a business function, a warning is issued.

End of the note.

Prerequisites

You have installed the software component SRM_SERVER_713

Features

Sourcing Search Optimization

You can use Sourcing Search Optimization to optimize the search during sourcing of documents on HANA database or a non-HANA database. You can also experience improved performance.

To implement this function, activate the Customizing switch SOCO Search (SRM_703_SOCO_SEARCH) under Start of the navigation path  SRM Server Next navigation step Sourcing Next navigation step Activate/Deactivate Sourcing Search Optimization. End of the navigation path