Implementing Process Steps for Material Procurement

Process Steps - Service and Material Procurement

Process Step	Description
Create a Basic Agreement (Quantity Contract) (Optional)	A quantity contract is an agreement between a purchasing organization and a supplier to decrease or increase a certain quantity of a product in an indicated period. The purchasing organization fulfills a contract by placing purchase orders against it. These purchase orders are called now as release orders (or call-offs). The supplier fulfills the contract by supplying the released quantity. When you create a call-off, you refer to the relevant contract. The system automatically updates the released quantities in the contract.

Process Step

Description

Create a Basic Agreement (Quantity Contract) (Optional)

A quantity contract is an agreement between a purchasing organization and a supplier to decrease or increase a certain quantity of a product in an indicated period. The purchasing organization fulfills a contract by placing purchase orders against it. These purchase orders are called now as release orders (or call-offs). The supplier fulfills the contract by supplying the released quantity. When you create a call-off, you refer to the relevant contract. The system automatically updates the released quantities in the contract.

Service Procurement - Posting Expenses for External Employee

Process Steps - Posting Expenses for External Employee

Process Step	Description
Create Purchase Order for Expenses with Text Items	You will enter the purchase order data, check the purchase order for completeness, then save the purchase order.
Monitor Purchase Order Items (Optional)	In this procedure, you can monitor each item in purchase orders, but by default only overdue items would be listed in the app. but by default only overdue items would be listed in the app.
Create Supplier Invoice with PO Relation (with Item Block)	You will enter the general purchase order data, enter purchase order references, enter payments information, and check the invoice item data. The amount and quantity correspond to the values of the purchase order. Note If the item amount in the supplier invoice is different from the PO amount, the item amount can be changed and the invoice will be blocked in the item level with a blocking reason. You will then enter the tax information, the gross invoice amount, select the items you want to post, and run a simulation to see if there are error messages. If there are not messages, the supplier invoice is complete.
Check Blocked Supplier Invoice with Notification (Optional)	In this procedure, supplier invoices with payment block are displayed. Blocked for Payment is a dynamic link which is visible only in the invoice header when the invoice is blocked for payment. The link contains data relevant for explaining the block situation and its possible resolution (actions to contact supplier/purchaser, block-related statistics). Situation and Notification will be triggered according to the Selection Criteria set in the preliminary steps. The system automatically detects cash discount situations by daily job, and indicates critical situations using the notification functionality on the home screen. This enables team members to proactively react to potential overdue cash discounts and avoid negative implications for the business processes of the company. Note You must perform the steps: Create Ready-to-Use Situation Type for Cash Discount at Risk and Create Team and Responsibilities before testing this step.

Service Procurement - Purchasing of External Services with Service Material Item

Option 1: Manual Creation of Service Entry Sheet

Process Step	Description
Create Purchase Order for Service Items	You will enter the purchase order data, check the purchase order for completeness, then save the purchase order. Note The service performer on the purchase order must be the one capturing the time in the next step. Note For service performer can be staffed to the project to streamline the process of recording time and automatically updating the service entry sheet.
Maintain Service Entry Sheet	The purchase order is populated, then the Service Entry Sheet is saved and sent for approval. It should be automatically approved if the workflow Automatic Release of Service Entry Sheet is activated in the prerequisite step to Configure Flexible Workflow for Service Entry Sheets. If a different workflow is activated, the Service Entry Sheet might need a relevant receipt’s approval.
Create Supplier Invoice with SES Relation	You will enter the general data for the invoice, enter the Purchase Order References, check the invoice item data (the amount and quantity correspond to the values of the goods receipt(s)), enter the payments information, enter the tax data, and enter the gross amount of the invoice. You will simulate the supplier invoice and check if any error messages are displayed. If there are no errors, the supplier invoice is posted.

Option 2: Automatic Creation of Service Entry Sheet

Process Step	Description
Create Purchase Order for Service Items	You will enter the purchase order data, check the purchase order for completeness, then save the purchase order.
Review Service Entry Sheets from Time Recording	You must perform scope item Time Recording before testing this step. After time recording is approved, the service entry sheet is created automatically.
Review Error Logs for Service Entry Sheets Processing (Optional)	If errors occur during the creation or deletion of the Service Entry Sheet, an error log will be written.
Schedule Automatic Creation of Service Entry Sheets from Time Recording (Optional)	In this process step you schedule an automatic Creation of Service Entry Sheets from Time Recording. This procedure is used for error handling, such as reprocessing of the failed time-recordings.
Create Supplier Invoice with SES Relation	You will enter the general data for the invoice, enter the Purchase Order References, check the invoice item data (the amount and quantity correspond to the values of the goods receipt(s)), enter the payments information, enter the tax data, and enter the gross amount of the invoice. You will simulate the supplier invoice and check if any error messages are displayed. If there are no errors, the supplier invoice is posted.

Option 3: Import Service Entry Sheets

Process Step	Description
Create Purchase Order for Service Items	You will enter the purchase order data, check the purchase order for completeness, then save the purchase order. Note The service performer on the purchase order must be the one capturing the time in the next step. Note For service performer can be staffed to the project to streamline the process of recording time and automatically updating the service entry sheet.
Configure Import Service Entry Sheets for Specific Users	In this step, you make sure that Import of Service Entry Sheets for Specific Users is activated.
Import Service Entry Sheets	In this step, you upload the service entry sheets.
Create Supplier Invoice with SES Relation	You will enter the general data for the invoice, enter the Purchase Order References, check the invoice item data (the amount and quantity correspond to the values of the goods receipt(s)), enter the payments information, enter the tax data, and enter the gross amount of the invoice. You will simulate the supplier invoice and check if any error messages are displayed. If there are no errors, the supplier invoice is posted.

Service Procurement - Procurement of Limits Item for a Project

Process Step - Procurement of Limits Item for a Project

Process Step	Description
Create Purchase Requisition for Limits Item	You will enter the purchase requisition data and save the purchase requisition. Note When completing the G/L Account field, make sure the G/L account used is already mapped with Resource and Key Figure. If not, there would be an error during purchase document creation: G/L account is not assigned to an expense type.
Convert Purchase Requisition into Purchase Order	You will select a purchase requisition and create a Standard PO.
Creation of Service Entry Sheet with Flexible Workflow	The purchase order is populated, then the Service Entry Sheet is saved and sent for approval. It should be automatically approved if the workflow Automatic Release of Service Entry Sheet is activated in the prerequisite step to Configure Flexible Workflow for Service Entry Sheets. If a different workflow is activated, the Service Entry Sheet might need a relevant receipt’s approval.
Create Supplier Invoice with PO Relation	You will enter the general data for the invoice, enter the Purchase Order References, check the invoice item data (the amount and quantity correspond to the values of the goods receipt(s)), enter the payments information, enter the tax data, and enter the gross amount of the invoice. You will simulate the supplier invoice and check if any error messages are displayed. If there are no errors, the supplier invoice is posted.

Service Procurement - Posting Expenses for Internal Employees without PO Relation

Process Step - Posting Expenses for Internal Employees without PO Relation

Process Step	Description
Create Supplier Invoice without PO/GR	This process is to create an individual invoice. If you need to mass upload supplier invoices, please refer to scope item, Accounts Payable (J60).

Purchase Document Processing (Optional Steps)

Process Step - Purchase Document Processing (Optional Steps)

Process Step	Description
Approve Supplier Invoice (Optional)	You will select an invoice document that is blocked for payment and release the invoice.
Workflow for Approving Supplier Invoice (Optional)	As the approver (set in a preliminary step), you will search for a supplier invoice in the My Inbox app. In the Release of Blocked Invoice screen, you can choose the Release button.
Invoice Reversal (Optional)	You will reverse a supplier invoice.
GR / IR Clearing	You will search for purchasing documents, and if purchase orders exist that need to be cleared, you will select one and choose Post. The clearing document is created, and you will write down the document number to use in the following step.
Cancel Accounting Document (Optional)	In this step, you will reverse the GR/IR clearing posting using the clearing document number created in the previous step. After the accounting maintenance document is reversed, the reversal document number will be displayed.
Map G/L Account with Resource and Key Figure (Optional)	In this procedure, you will Map G/L Account with Resource and Key Figure. Please make sure G/L account used is already mapped with Resource and Key Figure. If not, during purchase document creation, there would be error: G/L account is not assigned to an expense type.