Knowledge Management

Question:
Hi All,
I posted this already in the Plant Maintenance section, however could not get a satisfying answer.
We are currently implementing SAP for as maintenance system for a subway. The subway operator is the system owner and he selected up to 4 contractors, who will perform various maintenance tasks.
As we are going for one material master per material and each contractor valuates materials differently and has its own MRP, we had to create five plants. One plant for each contractor, which are assigned to the central planning plant of the operator. Each plant got its own purchasing organization assigned.
Set up:
Planning Plant 1000 to Plant 1000 that is assigned to Purchasing organization 1000
Planning Plant 1000 to Plant 1100 that is assigned to Purchasing organization 1100
Planning Plant 1000 to Plant 1200 that is assigned to Purchasing organization 1200
Planning Plant 1000 to Plant 1300 that is assigned to Purchasing organization 1300
Planning Plant 1000 to Plant 1400 that is assigned to Purchasing organization 1400
This setup works perfectly for us, as long we create work orders for stock materials. SAP automatically issues a reservation in the relevant plant or generates a PR in case of shortage.
However, we have the case that a nonstick item might be required. For these nonstick material or services SAP generates an error, if e.g. the contractor for plant 1100 wants to specify a non-stock item in the components view of the work order.
The error says that:
“Purchasing organization 1100 is not responsible for plant 1000.”
Why does SAP require that purchasing organization 1100 is assigned to the planning plant 1000?
In my point of view this does not make any sense and complicates the authorization set up significantly. We don’t need the planning plant in purchasing. Also it works fine for the procurement of stock materials.
Did anyone had the same issue and found a solution? Is it a bug in SAP? We sent it to OSS notes, but did not get any answer and time is running short.
Any help on this issue is highly appreciated!
Answer:
Hi,
Your error says:
The error says that:
“Purchasing organization 1100 is not responsible for plant 1000.”
It do not say any thing about planning plant. Also I dont understand why you have gone for so many Purhcasing Organisations unless your procurement policies drastically vary. Well any way if you are using Purhasing Organisation 1100 to buy for Plant 1000 (Not Planning Plant) you have to assign Purhcasing Organisation to Plant at OX17
Regards
Matt
Answer:
Hi,
Your error says:
The error says that:
“Purchasing organization 1100 is not responsible for plant 1000.”
It do not say any thing about planning plant. Also I dont understand why you have gone for so many Purhcasing Organisations unless your procurement policies drastically vary. Well any way if you are using Purhasing Organisation 1100 to buy for Plant 1000 (Not Planning Plant) you have to assign Purhcasing Organisation to Plant at OX17
Regards
Matt
Answer:
Hi,
It do not say any thing about planning plant. Also I dont understand why you have gone for so many Purhcasing Organisations unless your procurement policies drastically vary. Well any way if you are using Purhasing Organisation 1100 to buy for Plant 1000 (Not Planning Plant) you have to assign Purhcasing Organisation to Plant at OX17
Regards
Matt
Hi Mathew,
thanks for your reply.
We need 5 purchasing organizations because each contractor is responsible for his own procurements.
We also don't use Pur. Org. 1100 to buy for plant 1000.
For furthe rclarification. A work order is created centrally via planning plant 1000. Then it goes to the relvant contractor and this contrators specifies the required materials, services and non stock materials in the component view of the work order. Again it works fine for stock materials. For services and non-stock materials the system comes up with the error “Purchasing organization 1100 is not responsible for plant 1000.” Even the 'ordering plant is e.g. 1100. Actually SAP is right pur org 1100 is not responsible for plant 1000!! But why does this lead to an error. Why does SAP check, if the pur. org is assigned to the planning plant?
Answer:
Hai,
In your posting you mentioned Plant. I’m not sure whether you are mentioning Plant (or) Maintenance Plant.. Normally in PM Org.structure each plant will be Maintenance Plant & Maintenance Plant will be assigned to Maintenance Planning plant.
In your Case all your plants (1000,1100,1200,1300 & 1400) are to be assigned to your Maintenance planning Plant (1000). Can you please check this setting & revert back..
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thx n regds
subash ramalingam
Answer:
Hai,
In your Case all your plants (1000,1100,1200,1300 & 1400) are to be assigned to your Maintenance planning Plant (1000). Can you please check this setting & revert back..
Hi Zubbu,
yes all plants are assigned to central planning 1000.
I just wonder what the planning plant has to do with the purchasing functions. In my point of view there should be no link or check and thus no error message, because the service is purchased for plant 1100 and pur org 1100 is assigned to plant 1100. Plannin Plant 1000 only appears in the work order header level indicating that the work order has been created within planning plant 1000.
Answer:
Hai Bernd,
I hope you might have defined the each “subway” as Technical object in your Master data & will be referring this as Reference object in your Maintenance order.
In this Master data go to “location” Tab (Tr code: IE02 (or) IL02) & define concern Plant as Maintenance Plant. With this setting you won’t find any problem in IW31 & IW32 for procurement.
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thx n regds
subash ramalingam
Answer:
Hai Bernd,
I hope you might have defined the each “subway” as Technical object in your Master data & will be referring this as Reference object in your Maintenance order.
In this Master data go to “location” Tab (Tr code: IE02 (or) IL02) & define concern Plant as Maintenance Plant. With this setting you won’t find any problem in IW31 & IW32 for procurement.
Hi Zubbu,
i am not 100% sure that I fully understand what you wrote. Please correct me if I got it wrong.
I think you are saying that in the location fiew of the equipment or functional location master the maintenance plant should be the plant for which the service or material will be ordered and not the planning plant. If so that is exactly how we set it up.
However the planning plant appears in the header data of teh work order together with planning group. Then SAP requires that the purc org is also assigned to the planning pant not only the maintenance plant, which I don't understand and also does not make any sense.