Purchase contracts - additional processes
A number of processes do not always occur in the purchase contract procedure, but can be used depending on specific situations.
Activating/deactivating purchase contracts
You can activate or deactivate a range of purchase contracts in the Activate/Deactivate Contracts (tdpur3205m000) session.
Copying purchase contracts
You can copy purchase contracts in the Copy Purchase Contracts (tdpur3801m000) session.
Copying quotations to purchase contracts
You can copy quotations to purchase contracts in the Convert RFQs (tdpur1202m000) session.
Evaluating purchase contracts
You can verify whether the agreed quantities are met at the end of a contract's effective period using the Evaluate Purchase Contracts (tdpur3420m000) session. You can also monitor, by extrapolating, the contract's progress during the effective period. A report is printed that contains the deviations. An evaluation for the complete contract can be executed by not printing the separate contract lines. Small deviations are tolerated and are not printed.
Generating RFQs based on purchase contracts
You can generate a request for quotation (RFQ) based on a purchase contract using the Generate RFQs from Contracts (tdpur3201m000) session.
Linking price stages
You can link a price stage to a purchase contract price revision. Purchase order lines can be blocked because of the price stage of the linked contract.
Printing contract acknowledgements
You can print contract acknowledgements to send to the buy-from business partner in the Print Purchase Contract Acknowledgments (tdpur3405m000) session.
Retrieving material prices
If the Material Pricing in Procurement check box is selected in the Material Price Parameters (tcmpr0100m000) session and the material pricing master data is specified, LN can retrieve material price information and calculate material prices for a purchase contract line.
Retrobilling
You can use the retrobilling functionality to re-invoice previously invoiced items for purchase orders or schedules after a price change is made to a purchase contract because of price renegotiations.
Sending termination letters
You can send a letter to inform the purchase business partner about the closure or expiration of the contract in the Print Purchase Contract Termination Letters (tdpur3406m000) session.
Terminating and deleting purchase contracts
You can terminate or delete purchase contracts that are no longer valid, or that have ended early in the Archive/Delete/Terminate Purchase Contracts (tdpur3203m000) session.
Using change requests
You can use change requests to update purchase contracts (and related data) in a controlled manner after their initial activation and printing. Only one open change request can be applicable at a time for a purchase contract. A new change request can be created only after a previous revision was processed or canceled.