Defining Function Authorizations for Buyers

The EFB parameter enables you to create the following settings:

• General parameters:

  The EFB parameter enables you to determine whether a user can enter conditions in purchasing documents or only display them. If you have not set the Display Conditions indicator, the relevant fields and tabs in the purchasing document, such as purchase order and outline agreement, are hidden. If you have not set the Enter Conditions indicator, you must also define a field selection key controlling the field status (display or hide) of the relevant fields. The W/o Material indicator determines whether purchase order items without a material master record may be created. The Adopt PO Price indicator enables you to specify, when creating or changing a purchase requisition item, whether the internal valuation price of the purchase requisition is to be adopted in the purchase order. It is possible to adopt the valuation price as a net price or gross price in the purchase order.

  Hint

  The valuation price in the purchase requisition is determined for items with a material master record from the accounting view of the material master record. For items without a material master record, you have to enter the valuation price manually.

• Possible reference objects:

  The indicators in this area relate exclusively to the creation of purchase order items. You can use the indicators to determine whether you must reference a preceding document when you create a purchase order item. You can also use them to determine which reference objects are allowed.

• Manual source assignment:

  If you have not set the relevant indicators for manual source assignment, a requester can only use the automatic source determination facility.

You can create the EFB user parameter in Customizing for Materials Management under Purchasing → Authorization Management → Define Function Authorizations for Buyers.