Specifying purchase contracts

Step 1. Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000)

Specify the general data for a purchase contract header in the Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000) session. This session includes mainly purchase business partner-related information. On the contract header, you can also link a terms and conditions agreement.

Step 2. Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3101m000)

Specify purchase contract lines in the Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3101m000) session, which include the agreements with a purchase business partner about a certain item during a period of time.

Step 3. Purchase Contract Prices (tdpur3103m000)

In the Purchase Contract Prices (tdpur3103m000) session, record prices and discounts for the purchase contract line in a purchase contract price revision.

If the contract line item is a configurable item, and the Option Based Pricing check box is selected in the Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3101m000) session, item prices are retrieved from the generic price list in Manufacturing and not from the Purchase Contract Prices (tdpur3103m000) session.

If no valid price and discount can be retrieved from the purchase contract, LN will continue searching for a price and discounts in other sources.

For more information, refer to Setting up purchase contract price revisions.

Step 4. Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000)

In the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, specify purchase contract line logistic data if you want purchase schedules with external business partners to be linked to the contract line. If you only use purchase schedules with internal business partners, you need not define a contract. Therefore, the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session is not a mandatory session in the purchase contract procedure.

The purchase contract line logistic data provides default values to the purchase schedule that is linked to the purchase contract line. If you do not specify logistic data, you cannot create a purchase schedule for an external business partner.

For more information, refer to Setting up contract line logistic data.

Step 5. Delivery Contract (tdpur3104m000)

In the Delivery Contract (tdpur3104m000) session, you can create a delivery contract instead of a purchase schedule if you already know the time-phased delivery details. A delivery contract is not a real schedule, but a schedule solution to generate purchase orders in time.

For more information, refer to Setting up a delivery contract.