Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM⤷
SRM-EBP (Application Component) Enterprise Buyer⤷
BBP_APPLICATION (Package) Structure Package EBP⤷
ME (Package) Application development R/3 Purchasing
Basic Data
| Data Element | KZABS |
| Short Description | Order Acknowledgment Requirement |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | XFELD | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | ACKN_REQD | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Ackn. Reqd |
| Medium | 15 | Acknowl. Reqd |
| Long | 20 | Acknowledgment Reqd |
| Heading | 3 | ARq |
Documentation
Definition
Determines whether the purchasing document (purchase order, outline purchase agreement, etc.) is to be acknowledged by the vendor.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0001
Use
Any value that you enter in this field will appear in each item as the default value.
Dependencies
Setting this indicator allows you to send the vendor an acknowledgment expediter (a message urging submission of a previously requested but overdue order acknowledgment). You cannot issue such expediters in respect of other confirmation categories.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0002
Use
To ensure that your purchase order has been received by the vendor, you can arrange for the latter to send you an acknowledgment.
You can then get the system to send the vendor a message in respect of any items for which the requested acknowledgment has yet been received within a certain period, urging him to comply with your wishes (acknowledgment expediter).
Procedure
If you are expecting an order acknowledgment, set the indicator.
Dependencies
- If you have not entered a confirmation control key and the acknowledgment has been received from the vendor, enter an identifier used in your firm (e.g. incoming mail number or date of receipt) in the Ackn. no. field.
- If you have entered a confirmation control key and the acknowledgment has been received, choose Item -> Confirmations -> Overview and enter the acknowledged date, quantity, etc. In this case, the Ackn. no. is for information only, and is not evaluated when the system generates expediters.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0003
Use
To ensure that a purchase order has actually been received (and accepted) by a vendor, you can request the latter to send you an order acknowledgment.
If no such acknowledgment is sent within a predefined time period, the system will issue a message to the vendor urging him to comply with your request in respect of any as-yet unacknowledged PO items (acknowledgment expediter).
Procedure
If you select this indicator, the order acknowledgment requirement indicator will be set in those material master records to which the purchasing value key has been assigned.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0004
Procedure
If the indicator has been set, it will be adopted in all selected items. The items are then subject to acknowledgment.
If it has not been set, the vendor is not required to send an order acknowledgment for the selected items.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0005
Use
To ensure that your purchase order or scheduling agreement delivery schedule has been received by the vendor, you can arrange for the latter to send you an acknowledgment.
You can then send the vendor a message in respect of any items for which the requested acknowledgment has yet been received within a certain period, urging him to comply with your wishes (acknowledgment expediter). You cannot issue such expediters in respect of other confirmation categories.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
If you set the indicator, it will be inserted in the items of a purchase order or outline agreement when the latter documents are created.
Supplementary Documentation - KZABS 0006
Use
To make sure that the vendor has actually received your purchase order, you can get the former to send you an acknowledgment.
If you have arranged for the vendor to do this, the system will send out a message urging submission of an acknowledgment (acknowledgment expediter) if you have not received the latter by a certain date.
Procedure
If you expect to receive an order acknowledgment, set this indicator.
Dependencies
- If you have not entered a confirmation key and have received the vendor's acknowledgment, enter a key used by your firm in the Order acknowl. field (such as the date of receipt or a number assigned to incoming mail).
- If you have entered the confirmation key and the acknowledgment has arrived, enter the date, quantity etc. confirmed by the vendor in the table. In this case, the Order acknowl. field is for information only, and is not evaluated by the system with regard to the issue of expediters.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19981111 |
| SAP Release Created in |
