Objective
After completing this lesson, you will be able to describe the configuration tasks required in SAP Business Network for Purchase Order Collaboration.
Buyers can use transaction rules to implement and configure their business requirements for example different transaction documents suppliers can submit and the details and attachments they can include.
There are multiple transaction rules that are directly related to Purchase Order collaboration, for example, Purchase Order rules, Order Confirmation rules, and Ship Notice rules.
Buyers can configure types of deviations for quantity, delivery date or price for all suppliers or a specific set of suppliers. This configuration allows those suppliers to submit the order confirmation with values exceeding the tolerances. This configuration can be made for supplier groups or as a default transaction rule.
The below-mentioned rules can be set for either all suppliers (Administration → Configuration → Default Transaction Rules) or for supplier groups (In Supplier Group Transaction Rules page for specific supplier group in Supplier Enablement → Supplier Groups).
| Rule | Default Setting | Description |
|---|---|---|
Except quantity deviations | No | When this rule is checked, the rule Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is not applied to quantity deviations in an order confirmation. If a supplier enters a quantity that is outside the permitted tolerance, an error message is displayed and the supplier can not submit the order confirmation . This rule is available only when Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is checked. |
Except delivery date deviations | No | When this rule is checked, the rule Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is not applied to delivery-date deviations in an order confirmation. If a supplier enters a delivery date that is outside the permitted tolerance, an error message is displayed and the supplier can not submit the order confirmation. This rule is available only when Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is checked. |
Except unit price deviations | No | When this rule is checked, the rule Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is not applied to unit-price deviations in an order confirmation. If a supplier enters a unit price that is outside the permitted tolerance, an error message is displayed and the supplier can not submit the order confirmation. This rule is available only when Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval is checked. |
Buyer Administrators can upload a custom list of rejected-reason codes which are displayed to suppliers during order confirmation. Suppliers can reject orders or items using those custom codes.
For suppliers to provide a rejected-reason code in order confirmations, a buyer administrator must enable one or both of the following rules:
Steps to upload the rejected-reason code are as below.
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