Symptom
When configuring multiple suppliers for a single product using a quota arrangement, the expected supplier sources do not appear in the "Products" view of the "Supply Planning" work center during purchase proposal creation.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign.
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Supply Planning WoC.
- Go to Products View.
- Filter by All Products by Selection.
- Search for Product ID ABC in Supply Planning Area ID XYZ.
- Click Open.
- In the Supply and Demand List you will see that the Source is missing for most of the Purchase Proposals.
Cause
This behavior is due to the system design: when a purchasing contract with a quota arrangement is defined but no fixed source of supply is assigned, the system generates purchase proposals without a source of supply. Source determination is deferred until the proposal is released, at which point the system applies the quota arrangement to identify the appropriate supplier.
Resolution
- No corrective action is required, as the system is functioning as intended.
- To ensure supplier sources are applied correctly, release the purchase proposals so that source determination can occur based on the quota arrangement.
- If this behavior does not meet business requirements, a feature request can be submitted via the SAP Customer Influence channel.
See Also
- To create an influence ticket, please visit - Homepage - Customer Influence
Keywords
Quota Arrangement Purchase Proposal Supply Planning Blank , KBA , AP-SDM , Supply and Demand Matching , Problem
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