How to Change a Purchase Info Record - Purchase

We said that the transaction used to create info record is code ME11. When we need to change the info record we can use codeME12 t-code, and for display only we should use code ME13, just as SAP standards are.

Step 1)

1. Transaction code to change the info record.
2. Vendor, material, purchase organization, plant, info record number data: we use it to identify what exactly we need to change in our session. If we fill in all the fields, we will be able to change all the existing views and data in those views. For example, if we don’t specify Purchase Organization we will not be able to edit the Purchase organization Data 1 View.
3. Info category (purchasing type). We are changing the data for this info category (only for views that are info category dependent).

Introduction To Purchasing And Purchase Requisition - Purchase

Purchasing is a component of SAP MM module and its process can be roughly depicted in below diagram.

MRP (material resource planning) creates procurement proposal and later gets converted into Purchase Requisition. Next step is assigning source to Purchase Requisition, and release of Purchase Requisition. The PR gets converted to Purchase Order and upon goods receipt an invoice receipt can be done to complete the purchasing process. Additionally payment is processed (in FI module).

Procurement doesn’t have to start by the MRP, it can be initiated by consumption based planning or by direct creation of PR or PO.

MRP is a system function to determine the material requirements on both the material and BoM level. A BoM (Bill of Materials) is a list of components and subcomponents a single material is consisting of.

One of the mere basic documents in Purchasing in SAP is a purchase requisition.

Purchase requisition

How To Create A Purchase Info Record - Purchase

Purchase Info Record

Purchase info records are information about terms for purchasing a specific material from a vendor. They are maintained at vendor/material combination and can contain data for pricing and conditions, overdelivering and underdelivering limits, planned delivery date, availability period.

Procurement types in info record

1. Standard

   A standard info record contains information for standard purchase orders. The info records can be created for materials and services with and without master records.

2. Subcontracting

   A subcontractor info record contains ordering information for subcontract orders. For example, if you subcontract the assembly of a component, the subcontractor info record would include the vendor’s (subcontractor’s) price for assembling the component.

3. Pipeline

   A pipeline info record contains information on a vendors commodity that is supplied through a pipeline or pipes (for example, oil or water) or by similar means (for example, electricity through the mains). The info record contains the vendor’s price for the use of such commodities by the buyer (“pipeline withdrawals”). You can keep withdrawal/usage prices for different validity periods.

4. Consignment

SAP Quality Management (SAP QM)

SAP Quality Management (QM) assures that products meet stringent regulatory standards, are safe and uniform, and meet company product specifications. SAP QM processes are thoroughly integrated into the manufacturing process.

The Quality Management (QM) process can integrate with the following SAP modules:

The Quality Management module covers all classic quality management tasks, such as quality planning (setup of data for QM tasks), quality inspection, and quality control. SAP has several QM terms that are important to note.