| Item subcontracting - procedureYou can use item subcontracting to subcontract an item's entire
production process. If you apply item subcontracting, no production order is created. Step 1. Create purchase orderA purchase order is required to subcontract the production
of a specific item. You can create a purchase order in two ways: Step 2. Handle purchase order and supply ordersIn the Purchase Order Line Details (tdpur4101m200) session, you can view and maintain the purchase
order. Note The Subcontracted check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is selected. The Material Supply Lines tab lists the materials that
are sent to the subcontractor. From the Purchase Order Line Details (tdpur4101m200) session, you can handle the purchase order, and
receive the finished subcontracted items in your warehouse in the following
way: - Select the purchase order line, and click Approve.
- On the Material Supply Lines tab, click Supply Order to generate supply orders. The Transfer Type field indicates how material is shipped
from the manufacturer to the subcontractor.
- In the header's appropriate menu, click Activities to check which activities must be done
to handle the purchase order, and whether the activities are performed
automatically.
- In the purchase order's header, click Approve.
- Check in the Supply Order Number field whether supply orders are
already generated. If not, select the material supply line, and click Generate Supply Order in the appropriate menu. You can
also use the Generate Supply Orders for Subcontracting (tdpur4216m000) session.
- Select the material supply lines for which a supply order
exist, and click Supply Order in the appropriate menu. You can
now handle the supply order.
- Select the purchase order line, and click Purchase Order Line Status. From the Purchase Order Line Status (tdpur4534m000) session, handle the purchase order according to
the defined purchase order procedure so that the order is received in the
warehouse. For more information about purchase order handling, refer to Flexible purchase order processing and Overview of purchase order handling.
Step 3. Handle sales orderIf you created a sales order because you sold the
subcontracted items, you must approve the sales order. In the Sales Order (tdsls4100m900) session, on the Monitor tab, select the sales order line, and click Inbound/Outbound Status. From the Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000), handle the sales order. | |