Creating Scheduling Agreements
Scheduling agreements are always plant-specific. Item categories M (Material unknown) and W (Material group) are not permitted. For the item category subcontracting, you can separately enter the material components to be provided for each delivery date.Conditions may apply for the whole validity period of the scheduling agreement. If you use a document type that permits time-dependent conditions, you can also enter conditions for multiple validity periods.
If you have created the scheduling agreement item with reference to a centrally agreed contract, the conditions in the scheduling agreement should not be changed, because the system always refers to the current conditions of the central contract. Price control is set so that the conditions are always calculated at the time of goods receipt.
You can also create scheduling agreement items for materials without material master records. Costs incurred can be distributed among different controlling objects through the account assignment. In contrast to contracts, you are not allowed to use the U (Unknown) account assignment category in scheduling agreements.
The total quantity of material to be delivered specified in the scheduling agreement item is split into a number of partial quantities with individual delivery dates in the delivery schedule lines. Delivery schedule lines can be created manually with or without reference to a purchase requisition. Delivery schedules can also be created automatically by MRP.
You can issue scheduling agreement releases notifying the supplier that they are to deliver the required material on the scheduled dates. You can use scheduling agreements with or without release documentation. This is determined through the document type.
Hint
Goods receipts for scheduling agreements can be posted prior to the schedule line date only if you are working with confirmations or if there is an unlimited over-delivery tolerance.
Advantages of Scheduling Agreements
Scheduling agreements have several advantages over other purchasing documents, including the following:- Scheduling agreements can replace many standard purchase orders or contract release orders.
- Scheduling agreement delivery schedule lines can be generated automatically in the requirements planning run. Manual conversion of procurement proposals is unnecessary in that case. You can configure the scheduling agreement delivery schedule line LPET so that a message is generated and transmitted immediately to the supplier.
Scheduling Agreements Maintenance
On the SAP Fiori launchpad, use the Manage Purchase Scheduling Agreements app to create, change, and monitor your scheduling agreements. This app gives you an overview of your scheduling agreements including the expiring data. If a scheduling agreement is about to expire or has already expired, you can renew it. You can also delete or create scheduling agreements and schedule lines with this app. With the Manage SA Delivery Schedule app, you can maintain scheduling agreement delivery schedule lines.In the SAP GUI, use the following menu paths on the SAP Easy Access screen to create and maintain scheduling agreements:
- Create a scheduling agreement:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Create (Vendor Known ) (ME31L). - Change a scheduling agreement:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Change (ME32L). - Display a scheduling agreement:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Display (ME33L). - Create a stock transport scheduling agreement:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Create → Stock Transport Scheduling Agreement (ME37). - Maintain a scheduling agreement delivery schedule line:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Delivery Schedule → Maintain (ME38). - Display a scheduling agreement delivery schedule line:
Choose Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Outline Agreement → Scheduling Agreement → Delivery Schedule → Display (ME39).
Automatic Creation of Scheduling Agreement Schedule Lines
When the volume of transactions is large and the degree of repetition (repetitive manufacturing) is high, it is preferable to generate scheduling agreement delivery schedule lines automatically.A source list is only necessary if you have more than one valid scheduling agreement for a material in combination with the same plant and you want to define your own priority.
The possibility to create purchase requisitions instead of schedule lines is restricted to the classic MRP Run (MD01 / MD03). With MRP Live (MD01N), the system always creates schedule lines if a scheduling agreement exits for the material.
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