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2953116 - The Contract Item is in 'Inactive for sourcing' Status when Creating New Purchasing Contract

Symptom

You are creating new Purchasing Contract under Sourcing and Contracting - Contracts work center view, but the contract item is always set as 'Inactive for Sourcing' status automatically.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Sourcing and Contracting work center
  2. Select Contracts view
  3. Select New Contract
  4. Navigate to Items tab
  5. The item shows "Inactive for Sourcing" status and "Activate for Sourcing" button is greyed out.

Cause

The item is not active for sourcing unless the contract is released.

Once it is released, the item will be automatically activated for sourcing.

Resolution

Please enter all necessary data and release the contract. Once the contract is in "Released" status, the item will be in "Active for Sourcing" status.

See Also

 1405851 - Contract item not active for sourcing

Keywords

Inactive for Sourcing, purchasing contract item, new contract, sourcing and contracting , KBA , inactive for sourcing , sourcing and contracting , purchasing contract , AP-PCP-PCT , Purchasing Contract , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions