Question Re: Attributes in Spend Management Q&A

Attributes

Former Member — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:49:20 GMT

Hi all

Can you plz let me know the attributes id and why we need to maintain the attributes....

Thank you

Re: Attributes

Former Member — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:59:39 GMT

Hi,

What arritubes are you talking about???

Attributes like cost center, currency, transaction types, accounting system etc are maintained in the Organization structure of SRM. You need them because this where the system knows what parameters are defined for a user and the purchasing group /org in the ORg sturcture while using the srm system.

Hope this helps

Regards

Sam

Re: Attributes

Former Member — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:20:51 GMT

Hello,

In SRM, Every Org unit and Person in the EBP org structure must be assinged attributes. Attibutes in EBP are analogous to parameter IDs in SAP R/3 and include entries such as Cost centre, Company code, Plant, Currency code and Catalogs. Attributes control the default seeting and avaialbe selections for process for access when a user logs in to the SRM system.

I hope this will be clear.

Regards,

Suneel Kumar

Re: Attributes

Former Member — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:10:28 GMT

What is the diff between the attributes SYS and ACS?

Re: Attributes

Former Member — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:12:41 GMT

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/SRM/Attributesforthe+SRMScenario

SYS System alias

Example value: ABCCLNT123 Defines the systems to be searched to find purchase orders. This attribute is used to generate worklists for employees that create confirmations or invoices centrally. The attribute can refer both to the local system and backend systems. Generally, several values are defined: The local systems and various backend systems.

The systems have to be defined in Customizing. Path in the Implementation Guide (IMG): Supplier Relationship Management ® SRM Server ® Technical Basic Settings ® Define Basic Settings.

ACS System alias for accounting systems

Example value: ABCCLNT123 Specifies the backend system where the account assignment is checked. This attribute is required for:

1. Invoices without purchase order reference

2. Local invoices (In the case of a vendor, the backend system is determined using the attribute VENDOR_ACS).

We recommend that you define this attribute at a high level in your organizational plan.

Prerequisite: You must have defined the backend system during Customizing.

Path in the Implementation Guide (IMG): Supplier Relationship Management ® SRM Server ® Technical Basic Settings ® Define Basic Settings