SAP ABAP Data Element EKGEN (Buyer approval following change to requisition item)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ MM-PUR (Application Component) Purchasing
     ⤷ MEDCM (Package) Purchasing: Change Management
Basic Data
Data Element EKGEN
Short Description Buyer approval following change to requisition item  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type EKGEN    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Buyer app. 
Medium 15 Buyer approval 
Long 20 Buyer approval 
Heading 20 Buyer approval 
Documentation

Definition

Specifies whether or not the buyer is to approve changes to a purchase requisition.

Use

This indicator can be used to determine whether buyer approval is necessary, as follows:

  • No buyer approval
    Changes to a purchase requisition need never by approved by a buyer.
  • Buyer approval if RFQs issued or procurement initiated in respect of the requisition
    If the requisition has already been converted into a follow-on document and is subsequently changed, buyer approval of the changes is necessary.
  • Buyer approval as of version 1
    Changes to a requisition item must always be approved by a buyer from version 1 upwards even if no follow-on document yet exists.
  • Control via enhancement
    Enhancement MEREQ003 enables you to specify the effects that changes to a purchase requisition are to have.

Dependencies

Example

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010830 
SAP Release Created in 46C