Creating Central Contract using Reference Purchasing Org

[Former Member]

Hi,

We are using two type of purchasing organization:

a.Global Purchasing Organization - It is not assigned to any company code or plant.

b.Country Purchasing organization u2013 It is assigned to Global Purchasing Organization. This cross-plant country specific purchasing organization is to procure materials for several plants independent to a company code. We have assigned the purchasing organization to the plant and not to a specific company code.

Global purchasing organization has been setup a reference purchasing organization to be able to create central contracts that is independent of company code and plant.

However whenever we create the central contract using the reference purchasing organization, the system will not proceed unless we define a company code. Please let me know how we can avoid the Pop up message u201CThe Purchasing organization XXXX has not been assigned to a company code. Please enter a company code.u201D

Please note that neither Global nor Country purchasing organization is assigned to company code. The company code will be determined only from Plant.

Please help.

Regards,

AG

[Former Member]

Hi.

In your case, both the Purchase organizations ( Global Purchase Organization & Country Purchase Organization ) are not assigned to the company code. But Country Purchase Organization is assigned to the plants from the different company codes and Global Purchase Organization is not assigned to any plant also.

In this case, If you are creating central contract with the Global Purchase Organization , you will get error. Becuase Global Purchase Organization is not assigned to any company code or plant.

If you are creating central contract with the Country Purchase Organization, system will allow. Because this purchase organization is assigned to the plants from the different company codes. Based on this plant, system will identify company code.

So, conclusion is Purchase organization is must be assgined to the plants. This setting is mandatory in order to indentify company code which is giving in the Purchase document. But the assignment of company code to the purchase organization is optional.

So, assign plants to the Global Purchase Organization and try to create central contracts. It will work.

Regards

KRK

[Former Member]

Hi Ravi,

Even If I assign Global purchase organiztion to Plant, the system can not determine the company code while creating global contract as I do not define plant while creating global contract. So the system can not determine the company code.

So your conclution that Purchase organization must be assgined to the plants, is not working in case of global contract.

The system is still asking for company code.

Please suggest.

Regards,

AG

[Former Member]

Hi Avanish,

have you already solved this issue? I am asking because I faced the same problem and don´t know how to solve...

Thanks for your feedback.

Best regards,
Pavel

[jagadeesh_madiwalar]

Hi Assign Purchasing org to Plant and respective company code, then you will not get this error.

[Former Member]

check this link

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d07b6b12-e6ef-2d10-b197-dc5f5789b...

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Can any one help on this issue.

Regards,

AG