Search path for approved buy-from business partners

On the Buy-from BP Search Orders tab of the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session and on the Buy-from BP Search tab of the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session, you can enter priority level combinations based on which LN searches for approved business partners for purchase orders and purchase schedules.

These search levels are used by Enterprise Planning in the buy-from business partner selection process.

The following steps are completed:

  1. Enterprise Planning sends the required item (group) and warehouse to Purchase Control.
  2. Purchase Control searches for approved suppliers based on the Search Path defined in the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) or Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) sessions.
  3. Purchase Control sends all valid business partners to Enterprise Planning, after which Enterprise Planning selects a buy-from business partner.
Note

The Search All Defined Levels check box determines whether all defined levels must be searched for, or whether LN must stop the search once a valid business partner is found.

However, searching for business partners in many levels, decreases performance. To increase performance, limit the number of search levels and clear the Search All Defined Levels check box.

Performance aspects
  • Effect on CPU: Yes
  • Effect on database growth: Not applicable

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