Defining Customizing Settings in SAP ERP

The Customizing settings described in this topic enable you to create master data that you need for subcontract orders in SAP ERP. Procedure 1. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Definition Logistics General Define, copy, delete, check plant to define a plant . 2. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code to define a company code . 3. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Assignment Logistics General Assign plant to company code to assign the plant that you defined in step 1 to the company code that you defined in step 2. 4. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Definition Materials Management Maintain storage location to define a storage location. 5. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Definition Materials Management Maintain purchasing organization to define a purchasing organization. 6. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Assignment Materials Management Assign purchasing organization to plant to assign the purchasing organization that you defined in step 5 to the plant that you defined in step 1. 7. In Customizing for Enterprise Structure, choose Assignment Materials Management Assign purchasing organization to company code to assign the purchasing organization that you defined in step 5 to the company code that you defined in step 2. 8. In Customizing for Materials Management, choose Purchasing Create Purchasing Groups to define a purchasing group. 9. If you use IDocs to send purchase orders from SAP ERP to SAP SNC, call transaction NACE to define a special message type named BAPI as follows: 1. On the Conditions for Output Control screen, select application EF and choose Output types. 2. On the Display View "Output Types": Overview screen, choose Display Change (Ctrl+F1) . 3. Choose New Entries. 4. Enter BAPI in the Output Type field. 5. Enter PORDCR1 output (or any other string of your choice) in the field to the right of the Output Type field. 6. On the General data tab page, enter 0001 in the Access sequence field and select the Access to conditions and Multiple issuing indicators. 7. On the Default values tab page, make the following settings:

Field Value Dispatch time Send immediately (when saving the application) Transmission Medium Special function Partner Function LS (for Logical system) 8. Save your entries and selections. The Prompt for Customizing request dialog box appears. 9. In the Prompt for Customizing request dialog box, click the icon with the quick info text Create Request (F8). 10. In the Create Request dialog box, enter a short description of your choice and confirm your entry. 11. Back in the Prompt for Customizing request dialog box, confirm your entry. 12. Return to the Conditions for Output Control screen. 13. On the Conditions for Output Control screen, select application EF and choose Procedures. 14. On the Change View "Procedures": Overview screen, select procedure RMBEF1, then double-click Control in the Dialog Structure area. 15. Select the entry for condition type NEU and choose Copy As... (F6). 16. In the copy, change NEU to BAPI and enter the next available number in the Step column, then save your entries. 17. Return to the Conditions for Output Control screen. 18. Select application EF and choose Condition records. 19. In the Output Types dialog box, select output type BAPI and choose Condition Records. 20. Create a key combination of Purchasing Output Determination: Doc.Type/Purch.Org/Vendor. 21. Save your entries. For more information about message types, see the SAP Library for SAP ERP at http://help.sap.com under SAP ERP Central Component Logistics Materials Management (MM) Purchasing (MM-PUR) Entering Text, Printing and Transmitting Documents Messages Message Type . 10. In Customizing for Materials Management, choose Purchasing Confirmations Set Up Confirmation Control to define a confirmation control key. For more information, see Maintaining Settings for PODs and Advanced Shipping Notification under Setting the Confirmation Control Key (for ASNs and PODs). Note POD stands for proof of delivery.

You can use the predefined confirmation control key 0004 as follows (for more information see Solution Manager content under SAP SCM Configuration Structures SAP SCM 5.0 / SCM 5.1:Basic Settings for SMI & Release Pr. , section Creating a Partner Profile for IDoc Outbound Messaging (RP)): 1. Select the 0004 entry in the Confirmation control keys screen area. 2. Select the checkbox/indicator in the Create Inb. Delivery column of that entry. 3. In the POD-Rel. column, select Always POD relevant. 4. Select or enter values in the other columns according to your needs. Note A confirmation control key enables you to receive a confirmation of a purchase order or subcontract order as well as advanced shipping notification (ASN) messages from SAP SNC (Order Acknowledgement (AB code) and Shipping Notification (LA) in SAP ERP terms). 11. If you are using IDocs to send messages from SAP ERP to SAP SNC, in Customizing for Materials Management, choose Purchasing Messages EDI Set Up Partner Profile (transaction code WE20), define a partner profile. For detailed instructions on how to do this, see Solution Manager content under SAP SCM Configuration Structures SAP SCM 5.0:Basic Settings for Supplier Managed Inv. & Release Pr. section Creating a Partner Profile for IDoc Outbound Messaging (RP). Note If you use XML messages available as of SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 instead of IDocs, see Triggering XML-Message-Sending via BOR Events. The following messages in the partner profile are important for purchase orders and subcontract orders: o Outbound Parameters (messages leaving SAP ERP) o Message Type: ORDERS (New POs) o Message Type: ORDCHG (Changed POs) o Message Type: STPPOD (Proof of Delivery, GR message) o Inbound Parameters (messages entering SAP ERP) o Message Type: ORDRSP (PO Confirmations) o Message Type: DESADV (ASN/Shipping Notifications) 2. Define an industry section. 3. Define a material type.

In Customizing for SAP NetWeaver, choose General Settings Check Units of Measurement and make sure that all the units of measurement that you want to use are defined for your logon language. 5. Define a material group.
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In Customizing for Logistics - General, choose Key Fields Define Material Groups .
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Material Master

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Define an MRP type. In Customizing for Production, choose Master Data Define MRP Types . Material Requirements Planning

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Define an MRP controller for the plant that you defined in step 1. In Customizing for Production, choose Material Requirements Planning Planning Lot-Size Calculation Maintain Rounding Profile .

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Define a lot size. In Customizing for Production, choose Planning Lot-Size Calculation . Material Requirements Planning

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Define a scheduling margin key. In Customizing for Production, choose Material Requirements Planning Planning Scheduling and Capacity Parameters .

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Define a checking group. In Customizing for Production, choose Shop Floor Control Availability Check Define Checking Group . Operations