Approve SC without a PO

[Raju Omkaram]

Jocelyn,

There seems to be a bit confusion. I did not change the SRM process
however I interrupted the backend PO creation since the SC needs to be
visible in Shopping cart Monitor or Buyer Queue so that a buyer(super
User) will initiate the PO creation. It is very similar to your
suggestion of another approval workflow for PO creation.

What I did was I removed a task that changes the SC status to "Released'. 

This process is working just fine. I am definately not redesigning SRM process.

Thanks for getting back.
Raju


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:21:56 +0800, Dart, Jocelyn <jocelyn.dart at sap.com> wrote:
> Raju,
> This is a really bad idea to try and change the SRM process that
> drastically.  It leaves you in a very bad position if anything doesn't
> work and you want help from SAP.
> 
> For example:
> Creating a PO is not the only thing that happens when the SC is finally
> approved.  At this point it decides whether reservations, requisitions
> or Pos need to be created, and also if anything needs to be redirected
> to the sourcing cockpit.
> 
> If you really want to delay the release of your shopping carts, then you
> are better off adding another approval step that goes to the
> administrator's inbox for release.
> 
> A discussion with the developers via OSS about possible options and the
> business reasons for your scenario would also be worthwhile and could
> save you a lot of trouble later on.
> Regards,
> Jocelyn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Raju Omkaram
> Sent: Tuesday,23 November 2004 7:58 AM
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Approve SC without a PO
> 
> Hi SRM Gurus,
> 
> I have a design requirement that I need to be able to create a
> shopping cart but not create a PO automatically. However, it needs to
> be transferred from Shopping cart monitor.
> 
> I have developed a custom approval process and it works fine to the
> point SC gets approved without a PO. I have cloned the "final process'
> in WS1000125 but deleted the 'transfer SC' process.
> 
> Ideally, what I am looking for is 1. A new status for SC something
> like 'Ready to transfer' 2. In Monitor, pick the SC and transfer to
> backend for PO creation.
> 
> Any help is highly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Raju
> 
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