Purchasing info record (PIR)

- Contains details of vendor/material

- Contains latest conditions (price)
V-1, v-2, v-3
M-1, M-2, M-3

Org. levels
Client
Plant
PORG

Can be created

Manually – ME11 /ME12/ME13

automatically - “info update” indicator activated in- PO,
Contract, QTN, SA

m-1
v-1
po

- Price defaults from PIR to PO if there are valid

conditions
- If there are no valid conditions in the PIR, system picks
the last PO if any and defaults the price from this PO
- If there is no last PO available, we have to enter the
price manually
 V-1
M-1
1000
1000

01.31.22-31.12.22 = 5.00 per pc

01.01.23-12.01.23 = 5.25 per pc

Last Purchasing doc:

15.12.2022 - 5,00
11.01.2023 – 5,25

13.01.2023 –

15.12.2022 – V-1/M-1 = 450001234

Scalings
1 -100 pcs = 10.7
101 to 1000 Pcs = 10.2
1001 pcs and above = 9.8
 Time dependent condition (TD)
01.06.22-30.06.2022 = 5.00 per pc
01.07.22-.31.07.22 = 5.25 per pc

Time independent condition (TID)

PO

Always TID
PO

Always TD
CONTRACT, PIR

Can be TD or TID depending on the doc type settings in

customization
SA , QTN

Procurement of Stock Material

PR RFQ QTN  Price Comparison 

Accept  PO /
Reject  Send rejection letter to vendor

1. PR (ME51N)--> PO (ME21N)
2. PR (ME51N) à RFQ (ME41) à QTN (ME47) à Price
Comparison (ME49) àAccept à PO / Reject à No PO

Collective Number- 10 digit alpha numeric key that helps in

price comparison, maintained in the header data of RFQ

m-1
v-1, v-2, v-3

3. PR (ME51N) à Contract (ME31K) àContract Release Order

(ME21N)
4. PR (ME51N) à Schedule Agreement (ME31L) à Schedule
Agreement Schedule Lines – SASL(delivery schedules)
(ME38)
5. PO

M-1 1000 PCs

v1
v2
v3
Collective Number- 10 digit alpha numeric key that helps in
price comparison, maintained in the header data of RFQ

PR
Created manually (ME51N)
Created Automatically – ( MRP) (Order) (Sales Order)
(Maintenance Order)

Contract/Schedule Agreement  Outline agreements

 Contract – ME31K
- Long term agreement between buyer and
vendor
- Maintained @ Porg level
- Not a commitment

Con  PO (contract release order)

Types of contract
Value based (Doc type WK)
Is a type of contract for a specific duration for a
specific value irrespective of the line item qty.

01.06.2022 to 31.12.2022
V-1
M-1 @ 2,60
M-2 @ 3,00
M-3 @ 1,30
Total Value : 10000 Euros
Qty based (doc type MK)
Is a type of contract for a specific duration for a
specific qty of a line item

01.06.2022 to 31.12.2022
V-1
M-1 2000 pcs@ 2,60
M-2 3000 pcs@ 3,00
M-3 1500 pcs @ 1,30

SA
- Long term agreement between buyer and
vendor
- Maintained @ Plant level
- 100%commitment
SA – ME31L
01.06.2022 to 31.12.2022
V-1
M-1 2000 pcs@ 2,60

SAdelivery schedules (Schedule agreement

schedule lines)

Types of SA Release (delivery schedule)

Schedule agreement schedule line (SASL)

SA ME31L SASL ME38 Print ME9E

Without documentation (LP)
100 Pcs 05.10.2022
250 Pcs 13.10.2022
300 Pcs 30.10.2022

SA ME31L SASL ME38 release ME84

With documentation (LPA)

Created by :
Created on :
Transmitted on :
Last GR if any:
+

100 Pcs 05.10.2022

250 Pcs 13.10.2022
300 Pcs 30.10.2022

Forecast based delivery sch.

Delivery sch for mid and long term

Just in time delivery sch

Instant
Pre-requisites
JIT indicator must be activated in the purchasing
view of MMR
JIT must be activated in the additional data of SA