A Purchasing Group represents a buyer or a group of buyers in an enterprise, and is responsible for the procurement of materials or services. The purchasing group is the principal channel or the contact person of a company for its suppliers. A purchasing group is defined by a three-character alphanumeric ID, and it is not assigned to any organizational unit in the company structure.
You can create or change purchasing groups using the Create Purchasing Groups configuration app in your system.
- You can access the app by navigating Manage Your Solution→Configure Your Solution→Sourcing and Procurement: Organization→Create Purchasing Groups : Configure.
- If your system is managed by SAP CBC, you can access the app by navigating Activities→Business Process Configuration→Procurement→Procurement Basic Setting→Create Purchasing Groups.