supplier evaluation with scheduling agreements with no ending date (ending date 9999), possible?

[Alvaro011]

When you make a supplier evaluation with scheduling agreements with no ending date (ending date 9999), does the system include them in the evaluation? In ECC is not possible, as the system only includes scheduling agreements with ending date (closed, and not the ones with 9999 as ending date).

Thanks!

[Lakshmipathi · Accepted solution]

Yes, in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, supplier evaluation can include scheduling agreements with an open-ended date (e.g., 9999), unlike ECC where only closed agreements were considered. This is part of the enhanced evaluation logic introduced in newer releases.

The key difference is in ECC, supplier evaluation logic excluded scheduling agreements with an end date of 9999 because they were considered open and not finalized. But in S/4HANA Private Cloud, especially from version 2022 onward, SAP enhanced the supplier evaluation apps to include open-ended scheduling agreements in performance calculations.

So what this means for you is you do not need to close or manually end scheduling agreements to have them considered in supplier evaluation. The system now evaluates based on actual delivery performance, quantity adherence, and timeliness, regardless of the end date. This allows ongoing agreements to contribute to KPIs like:

• On-time delivery
• Quantity reliability
• Price adherence