SAP ABAP Data Element EBELD (PO number in local system)
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 EBELD
Short Description PO number in local system  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR10    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 PO no. 
Medium 15 PO no. (local) 
Long 20 PO no. (local) 
Heading 10 PO no. 
Documentation

Definition

Number of purchase order in local system.

Use

If your company is using distributed contracts, release orders are created in various local SAP systems against a centrally agreed contract. The PO number is assigned by the relevant local system. As a result, it is possible for a release order issued in plant 1 to have the same number as one issued in plant 3, for example.

As the PO numbers in the central system must be unique, new numbers are assigned. The previous PO numbers assigned by the local system are stored as additional information in the release order documentation of the central system.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19980218 
SAP Release Created in