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2937180 - Purchasing Info Record updated with no change log

Symptom

In the Purchasing Info Record (PIR), a 'Supplier's Material Number' is defined, for example. When this is no longer relevant, the field is cleared in the master data of the 'Purchasing Info record' using the advanced webgui tile 'Change Purchase Info records (ME12). A short time later, it is noticed that the field has been filled again in the 'Purchasing Info record', but no change is visible when the change log is checked.

Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
  • SAP ERP Central Component
  • SAP S/4HANA

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the webgui tile 'Change Purchase Info records' (ME12)
  2. Maintain the Supplier, Material, Purchase Org and Plant
  3. Press return
  4. In the General Data TAB see field 'Supp. Mat. No.' 
  5. If it is cleared and saved, it can be filled again in the future without a change being recorded in the log.

Cause

Info Update flag (EKPO-SPINF). When a Purchase Order is created that meets the criteria of the info record, the PIR is picked up and assigned to the Purchase Order item automatically. If the user sets the 'InfoUpdate' flag, or it is copied from a reference item, this Purchase Order will be updated as the last PO of the PIR. Afterwards anytime that purchase order is changed, for example quantities and schedule line dates, the system will update the info record with the details from the last PO item. When these automatic updates take place no change log is captured for performance reasons.

Resolution

If such updates are not desired, the 'InfoUpdate' flag should be removed from the last PO in the PIR, and it should not be set in future documents. The 'InfoUpdate' flag is located in the material data tab within the 'Create/Change Purchase Order advanced' tile.

See Also

SAP Note 569885 -  About Info Record Update indicator (EKPO-SPINF)

SAP KBA 2699823 - 'Vendor mat. no' (EINA-IDNLF) not updated in Info record through PO

Keywords

Supplier Material Number, MEPO1319-SPINF, EKPO-SPINF, SPINF, EINE, EINA, EINA-IDNLF, Vendor material field, change log missing. , KBA , MM-PUR-VM-REC-2CL , Info Record (Public Cloud) , MM-PUR-PO , Purchase Orders , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions