If a change is performed on the BOMs, requisitions that are already transferred to SAP are re-calculated and provided with a supplement n+1.
In Smart Materials requisitioning, there are eight different quantity types. These are described in the following table. The only quantity used for the transfer to SAP is the increased quantity.
Quantity |
Description |
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New List Quantity |
Current list quantity |
Recommended Quantity |
Quantity considering disposition |
Assembly Quantity |
Quantity resulting from the dissolution of assemblies |
Last List Quantity |
Quantity of preceding requisition supplements |
Total rel qty |
Quantity released to procurement |
Last Released Quantity |
Quantity last released to procurement |
Inquiry Quantity |
Quantity, offered to procurement by subcontractors |
PO Quantity |
Quantity already ordered by procurement |
Increased Quantity (only quantity used for the transfer to SAP) |
Increased quantity since last supplement: total rel qty – last released qty |
If the last released quantity exceeds the recommended quantity, a negatively increased quantity follows. This would lead to negative change orders in purchasing. Negative amounts cannot, however, be processed in SAP purchase requisitions.
All those positions with negatively increased quantity obtain an increased
quantity = 0 when they are transferred to SAP. An alert message is transferred to
an SAP text field, displaying the particular negative amount. Therefore, the positions
can be newly ordered only after the increased quantity has turned into a positive
amount.
Surplus material that has been ultimately ordered cannot be cancelled via the interface.