ME21N Create Purchase Order with reference to previous Purchase Order

[Former Member]

Hello Expert,

Previously have been using Purchase Info Records for reference when creating Purchase Orders using ME21N. We then have deleted the Pricing Condition in the Purchase Info Record using ME12. Now when we are trying to create a new Purchase Order with the same values (Vendor, Material, Plant and Storage Location), the transaction code ME21N automatically fetches the previous values of the Pricing Condition as if it was cached. I remember of studying this in the MM academy but I am not sure how to disable it.

This error only happens when we are creating the first Purchase Order after the deletion, for the second Purchase Order, error will be prompted to the user saying that the Pricing Condition could not be found.

I would like to ask where in configuration can I delete this cache behaviour or is that any work around for this.

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

You need customize your local settings. You can see that in main screen right hand side last option after help icon. Click on options >local data-> local cache

you can define there

regards

Antony

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Antony,

I cannot find the setting, are you talking about the Personal Setting button in ME21N?

Thanks

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

It is not in personal setting of ME21n. It is in all screens. It is in application tool bar. (tool bar in which you enter t.code, save, next page, new session icon). It is the last icon in the application tool bar.

You can easily see it there.

Regards

Antony

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Antony,

I just tried the suggestion you proposed, but the problem is this cache is used by the whole SAP system, not just the MM module, I am afraid if I change this setting it will affect other parts of the system. I would like tol look for alternative solution for this.

Many Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Antony,

I found the "Update Prices" function in the Conditions Tab of the Item Details helps to refresh the data and fetch the new information from the Purchase Info Record. I would like to ask is there anyway to provoke this function automatically everytime when a user runs the transaction ME21N.

Thanks in advance again.