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SAP Material Management

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Purchasing

Confirmation Control Key

as Acknowledgement

(Supplier Acknowledgement)

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Pre-requisite

  1. PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  2. Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  3. Setup Reminder Days
  4. Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  5. Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  6. Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  7. Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  8. Output Message via ME91F

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If ony set this indicator without Confirmation Control Key, it is a Simple Acknowledgement

Using Confirmation Control key for Acknowledgement

You must SET BOTH in order to use Confirmation Control Key as Acknowledgement !

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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Configuration of Confirmation Control Key

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eg: T-AB confirmation key for Acknowledgement

Example without Inbound (another ppt for scenario of Inbound)

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Reference Date for Vendor Confirmation Monitoring Period

Date to which the time specified in the field Monitoring Period relates.

Examples

If you set the parameter to 'Delivery date minus monitoring period' and enter a value of 10 days as monitoring period, the confirmation must be received ten days before the delivery date. If no confirmation has been received prior to this point in time, this PO item will appear in the analyses for the monitoring and follow-up of confirmations.

Simple Acknowledgement Do not have this feature.

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GR is referenced to each Confirmation

Once “AB” reported, GR possible

Once “AB” reported, it is udpated to S/R List

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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Today is 28.09.2016, Delivery Date is 3 days from today

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10 days 1st reminder

Reminders days are defaulted from Purchasing Value Key

(IMG)

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When creating Info Record, it will default from the Material Master Purchasing data view

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Reminders dates from Material Master default to PIR, then from PIR defaulted to the PO

(IMG) Purchasing view General view Delivery TAB

Purchasing Value Key -> Material Master -> Info Record -> Purchase Order

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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Define

Output Control

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Standard SAP delivered Output Type “AUFB” with Requirement 107 for Dunning purpose (if necessary define own Output Type with New Requirement ABAP logic to pick up the new Output Type based on additional conditions required by business)

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Print Program

Form Routine

Form

for the Acknowledgement Output

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Access Sequence 0001 assign tu AUFB

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Tables (or Key Combinations) for the Access Sequence (you can define your own Table and Access Sequence for new key combinations depending on business requirements)

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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Create Condition Record for Output Type “AUFB”

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Select a Key Combination for the Condition Record

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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PO must be Message Outputed

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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In this example, we shall be using

  • ME92F to Generate the Message for Expediting Order Acknoledgement
  • Both ME92F and ME91F can Generate Output Message for Dunning Order Acknowledgement

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Monitor Order Acknowledgement

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20.10.2016

01.10.2016

Monitoring Date (Reference Date)

PO Delivery Date

> 10 days Reminders in the PO

PO

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Message Generated

SAVE Message to PO

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After SAVE. you can check the Message Detail in ME92F

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Output type for reminders in standard sap is “AUFB”

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From ME92F, you can also navigate to the PO

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“AUFB” waiting for Transmission

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Pre-requisite

  • PO set with Confirmation Control Key and Acknolwdgement indicator
  • Confirmation Control Key set with Reference Date for Confirmation Monitoring (minimum one Key)
  • Setup Reminder Days
  • Setup of Output Type for Dunning Message to remind vendor to acknowledge PO
  • Enter Condition Record for AUFB
  • Purchase Order “NEU” message must already be Printed (execute message output)
  • Execute ME92F or ME91F to Generage Message for Acknolwdgement (Monitoring program)
  • Output Message via ME91F

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Ouput AUFB in ME9F

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Message Outputed

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Continue with the Confirmation Control processing

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Supplier Acknowledge 2 partial deliveris

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Reflected now in the MD04

Due to MRP Relevancy Indicator

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GR is possible after Acknoledgement

Individual Confirmation of partial delivery show in the MIGO

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Each partial confirmation is showed in the MIGO due to this config

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GR the 80 confirmation line from the PO

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BEFORE GR

AFTER GR

80 received into STOCK

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AB-1

80 received