A purchase order in SAP is a legal document used to record an individual purchase with the vendor or arrange for a delivery based on prior agreement. It also provides the vendor with a reference document to link to shipping and invoicing processes.
This training document will take you through the core processes required to create a basic purchase order in SAP. In each screen, all the fields are explained in detail so you will understand every bit of step. Besides you will also find another purchase order creation manual with unknown vendor.
Following are the steps covered in this guide:
- Accessing the Create Purchase Order screen
- Entering Header Information
- Entering Item Overview information
- Entering information in the ‘Item details’ tabs:
- Entering the account assignment for split charging
- Entering a vendor’s catalogue number
- Entering a delivery schedule
- Removing the requirement for goods receipt
- Entering net discount for an item
- Entering extended text for an item
- Entering PO header text messages
- PO vendor address details
- Entering an alternative delivery address/Customer a/c # with vendor
- Saving the purchase order or adding further line items