Specifying purchase contracts

To record the agreements that you made with a buy-from business partner:

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.

The terms and conditions agreement can be linked as follows in this session:

The following can be linked to a contract:

  • Both a terms and conditions agreement and contract lines
  • Only a terms and conditions agreement and no contract lines
  • Only contract lines and no 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 buy-from 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 continues 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 to link purchase schedules with external business partners to the contract line. If you only use purchase schedules with internal business partners, a contract is not required.

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.

Note
  • You can also complete the previous steps using the Purchase Contract (tdpur3600m000) or Purchase Contracts (tdpur8330m000) sessions.
  • You must set the status of the purchase contract to Active before you can use the contract.
  • If the change request functionality is implemented for purchase contracts, a change request is required to update the purchase contract and its related data. With change requests, you request for changes to Active contracts. If you do not use change requests, an Active contract must be deactivated, and set to Free, to update it.

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