Sales of Nonstock Item with Order Specific Procurement
SAP Best Practices Baseline Package

SAP Best Practices

Scenario Overview 1

Purpose

In this scenario a customer orders a material that is currently not in stock. The material is therefore procured from an external supplier.

Benefits

Handover of customers requirements directly to external supplierMaterial is sent from external supplier to trader. The trader stays in charge for the complete delivery process Fulfillment of customers requirements despite of material shortage

Key process flows covered

Create Sales OrderConvert Purchase Requisitions to Purchase OrderApproval of Purchase Orders Post Goods Receipt Invoice verification Delivery Processing and Goods IssueBilling

Purpose and Benefits:

Scenario Overview 2

Required

SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

Company roles involved in process flows

Sales AdministratorPurchasing ManagerPurchaserBilling AdministratorWarehouse ClerkAccounts Payable AccountantAccounts Receivable Accountant

SAP Applications Required:

Scenario Overview 3

Sales of Non-stock Item with Order Specific Procurement

In this scenario a customer orders a material that is currently not in stock. The material is therefore procured from an external supplier. Example:
The customer 100003 orders 100 PC of the material H14 at the sales organization 1000.When creating the sales order, a purchase requisition is generated. In the next step, the purchase requisition is converted into a purchase order for the supplier 300000.The goods receipt is created on a customers special stock for the customer 100003. The delivery and the invoice follow from here. Finally the invoice verification for the goods receipt is created.Toward the end of this process, you will also check the customers credit level.

Detailed Process Description:

Process Flow Diagram

Sales of Nonstock Item with Order specific Procurement

Sales Adminis-trator

Purchasing Manager

Accounts Payable/ Receivable Accountant

Vendor

Warehouse Clerk

Customer

Billing

Delivery of Items to Traders Warehouse

Incoming Vendor Invoice

Customer Request for Material

Order Confirmation

Create Sales Order

Credit Management

(108)

Auto-generates a Requisition

Display List of Purchase Requisitions to be Assigned

Convert Assigned Requisitions to Purchase Orders

Approval of Purchase Orders

Print GR Slip

AP Outgoing Payment

(158)

COGS Vendor

Invoice Receipt

Post Goods Receipt

(Optional)

Change Order Quantity

AP = Accounts Payables, AR = Accounts Receivables, COGS = Cost of Goods Sold, GR = Goods Receipt

Post Goods Issue

Delivery Due List

Pick List

Quotation for Procurement

(128)

Billing Document

ARIncoming Payment

(157)

Credit Management

(108)

Billing Administrator

Legend

External to SAP

Business Activity / Event

Unit Process

Process Reference

Sub-Process Reference

Process Decision

Hardcopy / Document

Financial Actuals

Budget Planning

Manual Process

Existing Version / Data

System Pass/Fail Decision

SymbolDescriptionUsage CommentsBand: Identifies a user role, such as Accounts Payable Clerk or Sales Representative. This band can also identify an organization unit or group, rather than a specific role.The other process flow symbols in this table go into these rows. You have as many rows as required to cover all of the roles in the scenario.Role band contains tasks common to that role.External Events: Contains events that start or end the scenario, or influence the course of events in the scenario.Flow line (solid): Line indicates the normal sequence of steps and direction of flow in the scenario. Flow line (dashed): Line indicates flow to infrequently-used or conditional tasks in a scenario. Line can also lead to documents involved in the process flow.Connects two tasks in a scenario process or a non-step eventBusiness Activity / Event: Identifies an action that either leads into or out of the scenario, or an outside Process that happens during the scenarioDoes not correspond to a task step in the document Unit Process: Identifies a task that is covered in a step-by-step manner in the scenarioCorresponds to a task step in the document Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in total, put the scenario number and name here.Corresponds to a task step in the document Sub-Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in part, put the scenario number, name, and the step numbers from that scenario hereCorresponds to a task step in the document Process Decision: Identifies a decision / branching point, signifying a choice to be made by the end user. Lines represent different choices emerging from different parts of the diamond. Does not usually correspond to a task step in the document; Reflects a choice to be made after step executionSymbolDescriptionUsage CommentsTo next / From last Diagram: Leads to the next / previous page of the DiagramFlow chart continues on the next / previous pageHardcopy / Document: Identifies a printed document, report, or form Does not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow linesFinancial Actuals: Indicates a financial posting document Does not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow linesBudget Planning: Indicates a budget planning document Does not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow linesManual Process: Covers a task that is manually done Does not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a task that is manually performed, such as unloading a truck in the warehouse, which affects the process flow. Existing Version / Data: This block covers data that feeds in from an external process Does not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, this shape reflects data coming from an external source; this step does not have any incoming flow lines System Pass / Fail Decision: This block covers an automatic decision made by the software Does not generally correspond to a task step in the document; instead it is used to reflect an automatic decision by the system that is made after a step has been executed.

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