Procurement Parameters (tdpur0100m000)

Use this session to:

  • View historical parameter settings, by double-clicking one of the historical parameter sets.
  • Modify current parameter settings, by double-clicking the set without an effective date that appears at the top of the list.

If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, LN performs the following actions:

  • Adds the new set to the history list.
  • Updates the current set (at the top of the list).
Note

By default, the Description field contains the date and time when the previous parameter set was saved.

 

Effective Date

The date and time the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.

Implemented Modules
Requisitions

If this check box is selected, you can use the purchase requisition procedure.

If this check box is cleared, purchase requisition-related functionality is not available or displayed in LN.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts.

Related topics

Requests for Quotation

If this check box is selected, you can use the request for quotation (RFQ) procedure.

If this check box is cleared, RFQ-related functionality is not available or displayed in LN.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts.

Contracts

If this check box is selected, you can use the purchase contract procedure.

If this check box is cleared, purchase contract-related functionality is not available or displayed in LN.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts.

Schedules

If this check box is selected, you can use the purchase schedule procedure.

If this check box is cleared, purchase schedule-related functionality is not available or displayed in LN.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts.

Vendor Rating

If this check box is selected, you can use the vendor rating procedure.

If this check box is cleared, vendor rating-related functionality is not available or displayed in LN.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts.

Insertion of Default Item - Purchase Business Partner

If this check box is selected, LN automatically enters an item - business partner record in the Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session when you enter a record in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, you must manually enter item - business partner records in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Use General Ledger Codes for Ledger Account Entry

If this check box is selected, during order line entry or requisition line entry, you can enter a GL code to which financial transactions are posted for cost items and service items.

If this check box is cleared, during order line entry or requisition line entry, you can enter a ledger account and dimensions to which financial transactions are posted for cost items and service items.

Print Tax on External Purchase Documents

If this check box is selected, LN prints tax amounts on purchase order acknowledgment documents.

Use Full Supply Time

If this check box is selected, you can specify and update full supply times and calculate full (cumulated) lead times.

Engineering Revisions Active in Purchase

If this check box is selected, revisions of engineering items can be used in Procurement.

Related topics

Engineering Revisions on Purchase Documents

If this check box is selected, revisions of engineering items are printed on purchase documents.

Related topics

Multiple Items per MPN

If this check box is selected, multiple items can be linked to a combination of manufacturer part number (MPN) and manufacturer in the Items by MPN (tdipu0149m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, only one item can be linked to a combination of MPN and manufacturer in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session.

If you change this parameter, the following is applicable:

  • If this check box was cleared and is now selected, for each record in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session a record is created in the Items by MPN (tdipu0149m000) session with the same MPN, manufacturer and item. The Item field in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session is made invisible.
  • If this check box was selected and is now cleared, to each record in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session, the item is added from the Items by MPN (tdipu0149m000) session. Next, all records are removed from the Items by MPN (tdipu0149m000) session. You can clear this check box only if one item exists for a combination of MPN and manufacturer in the Items by MPN (tdipu0149m000) session.
Note

You can specify this check box only if the Manufacturer Part Numbers check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.

Always Project Peg Cost Items without Warehouse

If this check box is selected, cost items and service items that do no have a warehouse linked are always pegged to project.

Note

This parameter is verified if the Mandatory Project Peg check box is cleared for the cost or service item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

Print Tax Text

Indicate if and how tax code text must be printed on request for quotations and purchase orders.

Allowed values

Option

Purchase Order Unit of Measure

The unit in which item dimensions are expressed on purchase orders.

Note

You can define the dimensions of the item in the Maintain Item Dimensions (tdpur4811s000) session if the Purchase Order Unit of Measure field has one of the following values:

  • Length
  • Area (m2)
  • Volume

When you enter a purchase order line for an item whose quantity is expressed in one of the above values, the Maintain Item Dimensions (tdpur4811s000) session is started automatically from the Ordered Quantity field in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session.

If you do not enter one of the above values in the Purchase Order Unit of Measure field, the Maintain Item Dimensions (tdpur4811s000) session is not started when you enter the Ordered Quantity field in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session.

Default Item Code System

The item code system you want LN to use when you enter new items.

In Purchase Control, you can specify items in quotations, contracts, and orders by using an alternative item-code system. You can specify, for instance, the buy-from business partner's item code, or the EAN code. LN then converts this code to your own internal item code.

Note

LN uses a search sequence at the order level to see which item code system must be used:

  • If a specific item code system is defined for the buy-from business partner in the Item Code System - Items (tcibd0104m000) session, LN uses this specific item code system.
  • If no specific item code system is defined for the buy-from business partner in the Item Code System - Items (tcibd0104m000) session, LN uses the item code system that is defined in the current field. The item code system that you select in this field must be of the General type.
Default Availability Type

An indication of the type of activity for which a resource is available. With availability types, you can define multiple sets of working times for a single calendar.

For example, if a work center is available for production on Monday through Friday and available for service activities on Saturdays, you can define two availability types, one for production and one for service activities and link these availability types to the calendar for that work center.

Maximum Number of Phantom Levels to be Skipped

This parameter determines the default number of bill of material (BOM) levels that are summarized when you use phantoms.

In Purchase Control, you can copy bills of material (BOMs) to purchase orders in the Copy BOM Components to Order (tdpur4812s000) session.

Note

The number of BOM levels must be one or higher.

List Group

The default list group that is used in purchase orders to find the list item components when you buy a list item. This default comes up only when no list group is linked to the buy-from business partner in the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.

Configuration Date

The date on which the bill of material (BOM) must be exploded or the date that is used to determine which revision of an engineering item is valid.

The configuration date determines with which date the effective date or the expiry date is compared in the BOM or the revision.

Note

If, in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session, the Inventory Handling field is set to:

  • By Main Item
    No bill of material is read.
  • By Component
    The applicable bill of material is read.
Log Financial Economic Transactions

When a purchase order/schedule line is approved, this field indicates how financial transactions are created for purchase order/schedule lines and linked landed cost lines.

Note
  • During purchase order/schedule receipt, transactions are always logged.
  • When an order/schedule line or landed cost line is canceled or deleted, the transactions are reversed.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Financial economic transactions.

Retro-Billing

If this check box is selected, the retrobilling functionality is available.

Number Group for Retro-Billing Advices

The default number group for price change advices that are created during the retrobilling process.

Series for Retro-Billing Advices

The series for price change advices that are created during the retrobilling process.

Retro-Billing Cost/Service

Specify whether cost items and service items are included in the retrobilling process.

Date for Generating Retro-Billed Advice

The date of the purchase transaction based on which price change advices are generated.

These dates of the original order or schedule can be used:

Default value

Transaction Date