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Manufacturer Part Numbers in Purchase Orders.

sagnikch
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‎2025 Mar 25 2:42 PM
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                       Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) in Purchase Orders

 

Manufacturer Part number is a unique identification code assigned by a manufacturer to identify specific product or a component. It is primarily used for tracking the inventory and ordering.

While placing the order user can have a provision to select a particular manufacturer for the material.

A vendor X supplies Bolts manufactured by two different manufacturers and user wishes to order Bolts from the Vendor X but Vendor X to supply the materials only from Manufacturer B.

  • Bolt A from Manufacturer A
  • Bolt B from Manufacturer B

Steps for configuration in SAP.

Step 1: Manufacturer Part Number indicator is to be set in customizing.

SPRO-> Logistics – General -> Material Master -> Basic Settings -> Make Global Settings

Tcode: OTM0

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Step2: Define Manufacturer Part Profile

SPRO-> Materials Management-> Purchasing-> Material Master-> Define Manufacturer Part Profile

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  • Order Text for MPN Material – If you set this indicator, the order text for the MPN material will be adopted in the purchase order also If you do not set the indicator, the order text for the firm's own material will be adopted.

 

  • MPN mandatory - If you set this indicator, the MPN material must be specified in the purchase order  and in the scheduling agreement instead of the material number.

 

  • Change in MPN - If you set this indicator, changes to the MPN material are allowed during the procurement process (e.g. in requisitions, when creating a purchase order by referencing a requisition, when working with supplier confirmations, and at the time of goods receipt).

 

  • Info Records for MPN – If you set this indicator, info records can only be created for MPN materials, NOT for your firm's own materials. This enables you to store different prices for the MPN materials.

 

Step 3: Create Material Master - In the material creation process, enter the Manufacturer Part Profile created in the earlier step.

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Step 4: Creation of Manufacturer Part Numbers for the above material.

Create a new material type referring to the HERS Standard Material type.

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Select Purchasing View:

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Step 5: BP’s to be created in the system –

Manufacturer A created as a BP - 

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Manufacturer B created as a BP - 

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Step 6: Create Manufacturer Parts.

Manufacturer Material A –

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Manufacturer Material B

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Step 7: Creation of Info Records for the Manufacturer Part Number & the manufacturer.

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Step 8: Create Purchase Requisition.

User gets a choice to select the manufacturer in the line item Sources of Supply. 

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Select the Source of Supply in the line item.

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PR created with user preferred MPN.

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Step 9: PO Creation with main vendor with manufacturer part number for the main material.

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Hence the for a material, multiple manufacturer parts can be maintained and orders can be placed to the main vendor.

Regards,

Sagnik.