SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1 (Define Release Procedure for RFQs)
Hierarchy
☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     ⤷ CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       ⤷ ME0C (Package) Customizing R/3 Purchasing
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1 Define Release Procedure for RFQs  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87002177   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1   Define Release Procedure 
Customizing Activity OLMEOMGS_2   Define Release Procedure 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1    

In this step, you set up the release procedure for requests for quotations (RFQs) and can link it to workflow. (Note that in this context "releasing" means "approving", or giving the "green light" to a document.)

Example

Requirements

  • In the case of a release procedure linked to workflow, you must have previously created in the organizational plan the user names, positions, jobs, etc. that you here assign to the release code, and must have linked them to the relevant standard tasks in task-specific Customizing (Basis -> Business Management -> Business Workflow -> Perform Task-Specific Customizing).
  • You must assign the authorization M_EINK_FRG to the persons who are to be involved in this release procedure (Authorization Management -> Create Authorization Profiles and Assign to Users).

Standard settings

Recommendation

Activities

Here you define the following:

  • Release group
  • Release codes
  • Release indicators
  • Release strategy
  • Workflow

Release group

Create a release group for your release procedure and assign it to a class. In the process, you assign release conditions to the release procedure.

Release codes

Here you create the release codes you need for your release strategy and assign the codes to your release group. If a release code is to be used in workflow, indicate this accordingly in the Workflow field.

The Workflow indicator is also used to control role resolution:

  • "1 - Role Resolution with Group, Code and Plant (T16FW)"

    Here you use a role resolution that is supplied in the standard system. To do so, you must assign the release point in the section Workflow (see below).

  • "9 - Role Resolution via User Exit"

    Here you use Customer exit M06E0005 to define a role resolution of your own.

Release indicators

A release indicator shows the release status of an RFQ.

Via the following settings, you can define the release indicators you need for your release procedure:

  • The Released indicator is used to specify whether messages (RFQ documents in output format) may be transmitted for an RFQ with this indicator.
  • The Changeability indicator shows the effect of changes to the RFQ (a change to an RFQ may require a new release strategy to be determined, for instance).
  • By means of the Value change field, you can specify that the release strategy is to be re-started if an RFQ is changed and the value of an RFQ item thereby increases by a certain percentage (e.g. 10%). Set the Changeability indicator to "4 - Changeable, new release in case of new strategy or value change" or "6 - Changeable, new release in case of new strategy or value change/outputted" and enter a percentage in the Value change field.

Attention:
The following release indicators are necessary for every release procedure:

  • Release indicator for initial status
    If the RFQ is subject to a release strategy, it must normally be released before it can be transmitted to the vendor. Therefore, when an RFQ is created, it is assigned a release indicator that blocks it from being outputted in message form.
    The Released indicator must not be selected for this indicator.
  • Release indicator for released status
    This indicator is assigned to the RFQ when it is released.
    The Released indicator must be selected for this indicator.

Release strategies

Create a release strategy for your release group and assign your release codes accordingly.

  • Release prerequisites

    With the release prerequisites, you specify the order in which the individual release points (individuals or departments) represented by the release codes may release the document.

Example

The following table shows release prerequisites for a strategy with four release codes.

Code/Release prerequisite

        01    02    03    04

    01    -    [ ]    [ ]    [ ]

    02    [x]    -    [ ]    [ ]

    03    [x]    [x]    -    [ ]

    04    [x]    [x]    [x]    -

In this release strategy, the codes 01, 02, 03, and 04 must successively release the RFQ.

Read the table from left to right. For instance, the third line for release code 03: For code 03, release via code 01 and code 02 is a prerequisite. That is to say, the RFQ must be released via codes 01 and 02 before it can be released via code 03.

  • Release statuses

    Here you specify the status an RFQ has after certain release points have effected release.

    Specify which release indicator/status an RFQ is to have after having been released via a certain release code.

  • Classification

    In classification, you maintain the values assigned to the characteristics. Via the characteristics and their values, you specify the RFQs to which your release strategy is assigned.

    Maintain values (individual values or intervals) for your characteristics.

Example

Two characteristics and their values have been maintained in classification for release strategy 'EA':

- Document type - 'NB - standard purchase order'

- Total value - above $10,000

All POs with the document type 'NB' and a total value in excess of $10,000 are thus subject to a release procedure with the release strategy 'EA'.

  • Release simulation

    The release simulation function enables you to check which status an RFQ will achieve with your release strategy if release is effected by a certain release point.

    Choose "Simulate release" and release the document with the desired release code by double-clicking. The system shows you which status the RFQ now has as a result of this release.

Workflow

Assign a processor ID to your workflow-relevant release codes. The processor (member of staff responsible for processing the document) will then receive a work item when he or she is required to effect release.

You can assign a processor ID either directly or indirectly:

  • Direct processor assignment:
    • Enter a user name.
  • Indirect processor assignment:
    • Enter a job, for example, or a position. At runtime, the system will then determine the member(s) of staff responsible for processing the document.

Customer exit

Customer exit M06E0005 enables you to define your own role resolution, which determines the person responsible for releasing purchasing documents in workflow.

Further notes

Further information on how to set up a release procedure linked to workflow is available via the menu options Help -> Application Help.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFOLMEOMGS_1 0 HLA0001528 Release of RFQ/Quotation 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_T16FG_2 V - View SM30 FREIGABE1 Release Groups 
VV_T16FC_2 V - View SM30 FREIGABE2 Release Codes 
V_T16FB V - View SM30 FREIGABE3 Release indicator 
VV_T16FS_2 V - View SM30 FREIGABE4 Release Strategies 
VV_T16FW_2 V - View SM30 FREIGABE5 Workflow 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000525 
SAP Release Created in