Single Purchased part becomes multiple stock components

[gwilym]

Hi All

I hope the clever people can assist with a query for SAP ECC6 - MM and Purchasing.

We buy a single part number from a supplier. It is a kit consisting of 4 different parts, for example a bolt, a nut, a flat washer and a spring-washer. They are only supplied as a single part number.

We receive this single part number but then want to separate out the components as we will only make use of the bolt and the spring washer. Is there an easy way to buy one material number but then have it automatically split into 2 separate material numbers when receipted?

[FZerman]

Hello,

I think, you can manage this with the help of BoM usage with regards to a leading material (kit) which will explode a flexible structure within PO.

Explosion type needs to defined as 01 Switch from indiv. to coll.at the level of BoM items

You can even make use of VC - Variant Configuration with some syntax to bring some additional logic into this solution scope.

i have to admit that this s a beautiful business requirement contains a lot of potential usage

Hope, this would be helpful for you.

[robin_mcrae2]

Hi there,

Was this issue resolved. One suggestions pointed us in the right direction providing IS-R is used. Exactly what I'm looking to do with the mvt 317 319. 

Problem is - I'm in regular ERP S/4 not in IS-R where structured articles are standard. 

I need to purchase an item but explode out the components at the time of GR. The store manages the individual components and never the item as a whole. 

Does anyone have a suggestion, even custom, which would allow to order an item on a regular PO NB not subcontracting.. and at the time of goods receipt, receive the item, to make the vendor happy, but in the stock, the different article numbers associated to the components are received. 

Any ideas would be welcomed,

Regards. 

[amruta_k]

Hi,

As it is a kit,

So if the supplier is ready to give partwise/itemwise invoice, then you can create single PO with multiple line items having different material numbers.

Thanks,

Amruta

[gwilym]

Hi Amruta

Unfortunately the supplier only sells the "kit" as a single unit and will not accept a component-level PO, but thanks for the idea nonetheless.

Warmest regards

Gwilym

[Dominik_Tylczynski]

Hello gwilym

The functionality you are looking for is called Structured Articles and it's available in SAP Retail:

• Inventory Management: Structured Articles
• Goods Receipt: Special Article Categories

If you can't use SAP Retail, a production order with co-products can be a workaround:

1. Execute purchasing process of the header material
2. Post goods receipt of the header material
3. Create a production order where the header material is the component and the header material's constituents (multiple stock components as you called them) are co-products.

Issue the header material to the production order and receive the co-products. See SAP Help Co-ProductsBest regardsDominik Tylczynski

[gwilym]

Hi Dominik

Many thanks for the suggestion. We are not set up for Retail so cannot use structured articles but I will try the co-product route and see if it solves the requirement.

Warmest regards

Gwilym

[gwilym]

Hi Dominik

Co-production does look like it will work, thanks very much for the guidance.

Warmest regards

Gwilym

[BijayKumarBarik]

For example- Laptop is a material and may have following components such as display screen, keyboard, RAM, hard disk, battery, and optical drive etc...

You can create material of Laptop with a material type and all other components with an another material type. Create BOM for Laptop(CS01) and keep components for purchasing and tracking.