Purchase Schedule (tdpur3610m000)

Use this session to view, enter, and maintain a specific purchase schedule and linked schedule lines.

This session enables you to quickly view, enter, and maintain the most important information for a purchase schedule and to handle the schedule.

  • You can start this session from the Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) overview session, by double-clicking a record, or by entering a new purchase schedule. You can also start this session stand-alone.
  • To view the details of the purchase schedule header, click Purchase Schedule Details on the File menu of the current session. As a result, the Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) details session starts.
  • To view the details of a purchase schedule line, select and double-click a purchase schedule line. As a result, the Purchase Schedule Lines (tdpur3111m000) session starts.

Tabs

The lines on the tabs refer to these sessions:

  • Schedule Lines

    Refers to the Purchase Schedule Lines (tdpur3111m000) session. On this tab, you can enter and view the lines of the purchase schedule.
  • Release Lines

    Refers to the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session. On this tab, you can view and maintain the purchase release line details, which include the purchase schedule lines.
  • Receipts

    Refers to the Purchase Schedules - Receipt Overview (tdpur3518m000) session. On this tab, you can view the schedule receipts.
  • Payable Receipts

    Refers to the Purchase Payable Receipts for Schedules (tdpur3118m000) session. On this tab, you can view the purchase payable receipts for the purchase schedule.
  • Sequence Shipping data

    Refers to the Sequence Shipping data (tdpur3517m000) session. On this tab, you can view the sequence shipping details for a particular sequence shipping schedule line.

Field Information

Contract

The number of the linked purchase contract.

LN automatically links a normal contract to the purchase schedule. However, instead, you can link a special contract to the purchase schedule. To unlink the normal contract and link a special contract to the purchase schedule, click Change Contract. As a result, the Selected Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3512s000) session starts from which you can select a special contract. When you change the contract, LN decreases the called quantity of the normal contract and increases the called quantity of the special contract.

Note: 
  • In case of external business partners, a schedule is always linked to a contract line. Logistic agreements, which are mandatory for a schedule, are defaulted from the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session.
  • If an internal business partner is entered, for whom usually no contract is present, the logistic agreements are defaulted from the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Position

The number of the purchase contract line to which the purchase schedule is linked.

Contract Office

The purchase office linked to the contract line.

Note: 

If a schedule is linked to a contract, the schedule's default contract office is derived from the contract line. If this field is filled, the contract office must be the same as the purchase office.

If a schedule is not linked to a contract, this field is not, and must not be filled.

Sequence

The number of the purchase contract line detail to which the purchase (push) schedule is linked.

Schedule

The number of the purchase schedule.

For pull schedules, the same schedule number can occur twice in this session. The first number represents the Pull Forecast schedule type and the second number represents the Pull Call-off schedule type.

Note: You can specify the default number group for purchase schedules in the Number Group field of the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.

You can determine the default series for the purchase schedule number group in the following sessions:

  • Purchase Offices (tdpur0112m000)
  • Procurement User Profiles (tdpur0143m000)

Schedule Type

The type of the purchase schedule.

Note: 
  • If LN generates a schedule, the type of the schedule is defaulted from the Schedule Type field of the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.
  • If you manually enter a schedule, the schedule is always of the type Push. You cannot manually create pull schedules.

Allowed values

Pull Call-off

A list of time-phased specific requirements of purchased items, triggered from the Assembly Control module, or from Warehousing by means of Kanban, or Time-phased order point.

Pull Forecast

A list of time-phased planned production requirements, generated by Enterprise Planning , which are sent to the supplier. Pull forecast schedules are only used for forecasting purposes. To actually order the items, a pull call-off schedule must be generated.

Push

A list of time-phased requirements, generated by a central planning system such as Enterprise Planning or Project , which are sent to the supplier. Push schedules contain both a forecast for the longer term and actual orders for the short term.

Generation Date

generation date

Status

The purchase schedule's status.

Allowed values

Active

The schedule is active.

Termination in Process

The schedule is terminated, but schedule lines must still be closed. You cannot add new lines to the schedule.

Terminated

The schedule is terminated. All schedule lines with the Termination in Process status are closed.

Schedule Positions Full

Because position numbers are exhausted, no more schedule lines can be added to the schedule. The existing schedule lines are dealt with in the usual way.

Processed

The schedule and all its schedule lines are processed.

Text

If this check box is selected, a special text with, for example, additional reference information is available.

Self-Billing

If this check box is selected, the scheduled items are self-billed by your company.

If this check box is cleared, the purchase invoice is created by the buy-from business partner and received by your company.

Invoice After

You can indicate for a purchase schedule when a self billed invoice can be generated.

  • Inspection

    Self bills can be generated after the goods are inspected and approved.
  • Receipt

    Self bills can be generated after the goods are received or consumed.

Self-Billing Method

If the Self-Billing check box is selected, use this field to select a self-billing method, which determines how self-billing is carried out.

The self-billing method determines, among other things, the criteria for composing the invoice, the invoicing interval, the output medium, and so on.

Payment

Use this field to define the payment between the purchase office, which issues the purchase schedule, and the supplier.

Note: 
  • You can only define this field if the purchase schedule is a push schedule with a linked blanket warehouse order.
  • This field is set to Pay on Use if the Consigned check box is selected for the push schedule.
  • Pay on Use or No Payment can only be selected if a sold-to business partner is linked to the warehouse.

Allowed values

Pay on Receipt
Pay on Use
No Payment
Not Applicable

Payment (Internally)

Use this field to define the payment between the purchase office, which issues the purchase schedule, and the warehouse, which receives the purchase schedule.

You can only define this field if the purchase schedule is a push schedule with a linked blanket warehouse order.

Note: 
  • You can only define this field if the Ownership Internal check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
  • You can only define this field if the purchase schedule is a push schedule with a linked blanket warehouse order.
  • This field is set to Pay on Receipt if the purchase office is linked to the same enterprise unit as the warehouse.
  • If the buy-from business partner is an internal business partner, this field cannot be set to Pay on Use.
  • This field is set to Not Applicable if the Payment field is set to No Payment.
  • This field cannot be set to No Payment.

Allowed values

Pay on Receipt
Pay on Use
No Payment
Not Applicable

Payment (Direct Delivery)

Use this field to define the payment between the purchase office, which issues the purchase schedule, and the customer.

This field applies if a purchase schedule is created at the supplier's location for directly delivering goods to a VMI warehouse at the customer's location by a third party.

You can only define this field if the purchase schedule is a push schedule with a linked blanket warehouse order.

Note: 
  • You can only define this field if the Ownership External check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
  • You can only define this field if the purchase schedule is a push schedule with a linked blanket warehouse order.
  • This field must be set to Pay on Use or No Payment if the warehouse has a sold-to business partner linked to it.
  • This field is set to Not Applicable if the warehouse has no linked sold-to business partner.
  • This field cannot be set to Pay on Receipt, because no sales orders can be generated for purchase schedules.

Allowed values

Pay on Receipt
Pay on Use
No Payment
Not Applicable

Tax Classification

tax classification

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Business Partner Tax Classification field of the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session.

Subcontracted
If this check box is selected, the purchase schedule is subcontracted.
Note: 
  • This check box is displayed only if the
    • Subcontracting with Material Flow check box is selected in the Production section of the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
    • The Subcontracting with Purchase Schedules check box is cleared in the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.
  • This check box is applicable only if the Contract is specified.
  • The application selects the check box if the Subcontracted check box is selected for the related purchase contract line.
Business Partner

pay-to business partner

Buy-from Business Partner

buy-from business partner

Address

The pay-to business partner's address code.

Contact

The pay-to business partner 's contact code.

Payment Terms

payment terms

Address

The buy-from business partner's address code.

Contact

The buy-from business partner 's contact code.

Item Code System

If you use an alternative item code, you must also specify an item code system.

Alternative Item

Use this field to store the buy-from business partner's item code.

Item

item

Note: 

All item types are allowed except for the following item types:

  • Items defined as Tools.
  • Cost, Service, and Subcontracting items (in case of consignment orders).
  • List items.
  • Generic Items.
  • Project Items (only for pull schedules).

If, in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, the supplier is blocked or not approved, you cannot use the item in purchase schedules.

If the Purchase Schedule in use check box in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session is cleared for an item, the item cannot be used for purchase schedules.

Note: 

If the warehouse is WMS controlled:

  • And the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared for the warehouse in the WMS Interface Parameters (whwmd2105m000) session, you cannot enter a serialized item for which the Serials in Inventory check box is selected in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session.
  • And the Serials Not in Inventory check box is cleared for the warehouse in the WMS Interface Parameters (whwmd2105m000) session, you cannot enter a serialized item for which the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session.
  • And the Lots Not in Inventory check box is cleared for the warehouse in the WMS Interface Parameters (whwmd2105m000) session, you cannot enter a lot controlled item for which the Lots in Inventory check box is cleared in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session.

Ship-from BP

ship-from business partner

Ship-to Address

warehouse address

Warehouse

The warehouse in which the items must be received.

Note: 
  • The warehouse cannot be of the type Consignment (Owned).
  • A warehouse of the type Consignment (Not Owned) is allowed only if the Consigned check box is selected and the ship-from business partner is the owner of the items in the warehouse.
  • This field is mandatory if the purchase schedule is linked to a purchase contract line detail.

Address

The ship-from business partner's address code.

Contact

The ship-from business partner 's contact code.

Purchase Office

purchase office

If a schedule is linked to a contract, LN derives the schedule's default purchase office from the linked contract. You can no longer change the default purchase office on schedule level.

If a schedule is not linked to a contract, LN derives the schedule's purchase office from successively:

  1. Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000)
  2. Items (tcibd0501m000)
  3. The purchase office that is linked to the buy-from business partner.
  4. Procurement User Profiles (tdpur0143m000)
Note: All the activities associated with the purchase schedule are linked to the purchase office. All the financial transactions for the schedule are logged against the financial company of the purchase office.
Planner

The planner who is responsible for this purchase schedule.

Buyer

The buyer who is responsible for this purchase schedule.

Segment Set for Material Release

The segment set used for material releases.

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Segment Set for Material Release field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Segment Set for Shipping Schedule

The segment set used for shipping schedules.

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Segment Set for Shipping Schedule field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Material Release Issue Pattern

The pattern used to determine the issue time for material releases.

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Issue Pattern for Material Release field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Shipping Schedule Issue Pattern

The pattern used to determine the issue time for shipping schedules.

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Issue Pattern for Shipping Schedule field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Shipment/Receipt Based

Use this field to define on what date and time schedule requirements are based.

Note: This field is defaulted from the Shipment or Receipt Based field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session, or the Shipment or Receipt Based field of the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, but can be overwritten in the current session.

Allowed values

Receipt Based

The schedule requirement is based on the date and time you want the goods to be delivered at your warehouse. As a result, time calculations are based on the planned delivery date.

Shipment Based

The schedule requirement is based on the date and time the goods are shipped from the buy-from business partner's warehouse. As a result, time calculations are based on the planned shipment date.

Delivery Terms

delivery terms

Point of Title Passage

point of title passage

Purchase Order Type

The purchase order type that is used to retrieve the warehousing order type when generating warehousing orders from the purchase schedule.

Note: You can define purchase order types and link a warehousing order types to the purchase order type in the Purchase Order Types (tdpur0194m000) session.

LN retrieves the default purchase order type successively from the following sessions:

  1. Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000)
  2. Sales User Profiles (tdsls0139m000)
  3. Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000)

The following purchase order types are not allowed for purchase schedules:

  • Direct delivery
  • Collect order
  • Return order
  • Cost order
  • Subcontracting order
  • Consignment payment type

Extra Intrastat Info

Extra Intrastat info

Consigned

If this check box is selected, the item specified on the schedule is handled as consignment inventory.

Note: 
  • If the schedule is generated by Enterprise Planning , you cannot select this check box.
  • If you manually create the schedule and Invoice After is set to Receipt, you cannot select this check box.
Business Partner

invoice-from business partner

Address

The invoice-from business partner's address code.

Contact

The invoice-from business partner 's contact code.

Area

area

Default value

The default area that is assigned to the buy-from business partner is derived from the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4520m000) session.

Order Discount

order discount

Default value

The default order discount is derived from the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4520m000) session.

Currency

The purchase schedule's currency.

Default value

The currency is defaulted from the invoice-from business partner that is linked to the buy-from business partner. However, you can overwrite the default currency.

Note: 
  • You cannot modify the schedule's currency if schedule lines are released.
  • If the purchase schedule is a Pull Schedule, you cannot modify the currency.
Exchange Rate Type

exchange rate type

Rate Determiner

The way in which LN determines the exchange rate that is used.

The company's currency system, which you can define in the Currency System field of the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session, determines what options you have.

Allowed values

Document Date

LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created. The Document Date rate determiner applies to all types of transactions. You can manually change the rate.

The rate is updated by Invoicing when the invoice is posted.

Manually Entered

You can manually enter the rate. By default, LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created. The Manually Entered rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

Delivery Date

If the goods are not yet delivered, LN uses the rate that is valid on the order date. However, if this order date is in the past, LN uses the rate that is valid on the current date.

If the goods are delivered, LN uses the rate that is valid on the actual delivery date.

The Delivery Date rate determiner only applies to sales orders, service orders, and sales invoices. You cannot manually change the rate.

Receipt Date

LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which you expect to receive the goods. The Receipt Date rate determiner only applies to purchase orders and purchase invoices. You cannot manually change the rate.

Expected Cash Date

LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time at which payment of the sales invoice or purchase invoice is expected.

Expected cash date = expected delivery/receipt date + payment period 

The payment period is specified in the Payment Terms (tcmcs0113s000) session. The Expected Cash Date rate determiner applies to all types of transactions. You cannot manually change the rate.

The rate is updated by Invoicing when the invoice is posted.

Fixed

You can use this rate determiner only for a dependent currency system or a single currency system. The Fixed rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rates between the transaction currency and the reference currencies, the rate is fixed. If you do not manually enter the rates, the rate is not fixed and LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Hard

You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Hard rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the reporting currencies, the rates are fixed. The local currency rate is based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the reporting currencies, the rates are not fixed and LN uses the rates that are valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Local

You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Local rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the local currency, the rate is fixed. The other rates are based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the local currency rate, the rate is not fixed and LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Local and Hard

You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Local and Hard rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the home currencies, the rates are fixed. The local currency rate is based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the rates between the transaction currency and the home currencies, the rates are not fixed and LN uses the rates that are valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Use Purchase Rates for Receipts

If this check box is selected, LN uses purchase rate data for the debit side of the purchase order/receipt transaction.

Note: The value of this field is retrieved from the corresponding field in the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.

Rate/Rate Factor

purchase rate

Note: To apply the same purchase rate during the entire life of a schedule, when a purchase schedule header is created manually or automatically, the rate is retrieved from the Currency Rates (tcmcs0108m000) session. As long as no schedule lines are created for the purchase schedule, you can change the purchase rate in this field.
Rate Factor

rate factor

Note: To apply the same rate factor during the entire life of a schedule, when a purchase schedule header is created, the rate factor is retrieved from the Currency Rates (tcmcs0108m000) session. As long as no schedule lines are created for the purchase schedule, you can change the rate factor in this field.
Rate/Rate Factor

The defined currency exchange rate.