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PURCHASE REQUISITION

Create Purchase Request

Definition:- 

Purchase request is the requirement document created manually or through the MRP run.
Purchase request is further processed to create Purchase order document. 

It is possible to create Request for Quotation purpose. 

Let us create Purchase Request for a material. 

Menu Path:- 

Logistics  Materials Management   Purchasing   Purchase Requisition   ME51N Create

Double Click ME51N 

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Click   to close enjoySAP portion of the screen 

Click   to open the window 

Maintain the details at item level as shown below 

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To view more details, click the item details tab screen one by one. 

Click   

Change or maintain the details as required by the business. 

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Click   

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Note: - Maintain the required text here 

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Message   appear at the bottom

Purchase Request Question and Answer’s

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1. How can you know whether a PR is created through manually / MRP?

A: Through creation indicator in the requisition you can know whether he requisition
is created manually or MRP. This creation indicator is displayed in analysis of
requisition & in the statistical data of requisition items.

2. PR methods of creation? How can you see the difference?

A: PR can be created Manually and Automatically by MRP. Through creation

indicator you can see the difference.

3. In which ways can a source be assigned to a purchase requisition?

A: If there are only one source of supply is exits for the material then by flagging the
“source determination” indicator at the top of the PR screen at the initial stage of
creation of PR the system will suggest the source.
If there are more than one source of supply for the material then the system will
not suggest the source even though you have flagged the “source determination”
indicator. Then in that case the system will suggest all the possible sources and
you have to select the suitable one at item detail and at source of supply tab by
clicking assign source of supply.

4. How does the system identifies that there is requirement for raising PR?

A: Through MRP the system identifies that there is a requirement for raising PR.

5. When you are going to use account assignment category in PR?

A: When PR is to be created for a material which has no material master record.

6. At what level is the release procedure is applied on requisitions?

A: Item or Header level.

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