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SAP Note 650482 - FAQ: Subcontracting

Note Language: English Version: 1 Validity: Valid Since 12.08.2003

Summary

SymptomThis note contains a list of the most frequently-asked questions on thesubject of subcontracting in inventory management.

You can also find questions and answers on related subjects, for example,in the following FAQ notes:

o 518368 FAQ: Valuation for the purchase order - General questionson the valuation of the goods receipt for the purchase order

o 518485 FAQ: Valuation of goods movements

o 458606 FAQ: Subcontracting in purchasing Questions relating,among other things, to creating a subcontract order and monitoringthe SC stocks.

o 458938 FAQ: SC stock monitoring list, Transaction ME2O

Questions:

1. What special features are there during the valuation of a goodsreceipt for a subcontract order? How are price differences dealt withat goods receipt for a subcontract order? Why are no price differencesposted at goods receipt for a subcontract order? What do I have to doin order to post price differences nevertheless with a subcontractorder?

2. How do the quantities of the components behave in Transaction MIGOwhen the quantity of the main item is changed?

Answers

1. Question:What special features are there during the valuation of a goodsreceipt for a subcontract order? How are price differences dealt withat goods receipt for a subcontract order? Why are no price differencesposted at goods receipt for a subcontract order? What do I have to doin order to post price differences nevertheless with a subcontractorder?

Answer:During subcontracting no price difference posting is necessary.Nevertheless if you want to post price differences, you can set thisin Customizing for inventory management (Goods Receipt -> PriceDifferences for Subcontract Orders at Goods Receipt).You can find the posting schema in the documentation 'Subcontractingin Invoice Verification'.Relevant notes: 39775

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SAP Note 650482 - FAQ: Subcontracting

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2. Question:How do the quantities of the components behave in Transaction MIGOwhen the quantity of the main item is changed?

Answer:If you change the entry quantity of the main item when the display iscollapsed, the corresponding entry quantities of the components aredetermined again by the system according to the purchase order. If youchange the entry quantity of the main item when the display isexpanded, the component quantities are not adjusted. When the displayis expanded, the component quantities can be changed manually.

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More TermsFAQ, F+Q, LB, MMVAL

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Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 15.09.2003 12:01:03Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: FAQPrimary Component MM-IM-GR-SC Subcontracting

The Note is release-independent

Related Notes

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SAP Note 650482 - FAQ: Subcontracting

Number Short Text

611166 MIGO_GR: Subcontracting component quantities not adjusted

518485 FAQ: Valuation of goods movements

518368 FAQ: Valuation for the purchase order

487768 Valuation Std-price SC components with return delivery

458606 FAQ: Subcontracting in purchasing

401787 MIGO: Varying system behavior:

381212 Error messages re SC components at header level

365485 Price differences for GR for subcontract order

329928 MIGO: Default quantity for subcontracting component

308008 FAQ: Posting logic: GR/IR clearing account

215114 Two accounting documents during GR for SC order

213318 MIGO: Purchase order with subcontracting components

205454 Documentation on subcontracting

49995 MMIM: Valuation of return deliveries and GR revrsls

39775 No price difference during GR for subcontract order

10757 FAQ: MR11, clear GR/IR clearing account