Configuration of Document Types in Purchasing in SAP MM ECC6/S4 Hana
Document Types in Purchasing
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When we create any purchasing document like Purchase requisition, RFQ, Purchase order, Contract or Scheduling agreement we have to use some document type to create it.
Examples
Document type NB - Standard Purchase Order.
Document type UB – Stock Transport Order
Below is the SPRO path for configuration to define document types for various purchasing documents.
SPRO → Materials Management → Purchasing → Purchase Requisition → Define Document Types
SPRO → Materials Management → Purchasing → Purchase Order → Define Document Types
SPRO → Materials Management → Purchasing → Contract → Define Document Types
SPRO → Materials Management → Purchasing → Scheduling agreement → Define Document Types
The document types determines important factors like
Which item categories are allowed
Which preceding documents are allowed like from a PR of document type NB of what document type PO we can create. PR is preceding document and PO is follow on document.
The number of item numbers in the purchasing document like 10, 20, 30 or 1,2,3 etc
The number range of purchasing document and whether the number range is internal or external
The field selection
Everything is explained in details in the video..