PO Requisition Release strategy question.

[Bradshaw-Long, Kathleen]

Hello John,
 
There is only one method to choose---either overall or line item.=20
 
This setting is made in the IMG under the Purchase Requisition > Define
Document types.
If you wanted to use both strategies, the line item release (which gives
management the advantage of the line item veto) and the overall release
(approve all or approve none), then you would have to use separate
document types for each release method.
 
If you have concerns that requisitioners would use the line item release
document type to split line items, then you could consider using some
other kind of control, such as: restricting the allowed item categories
with the document type, or assigning a more stringent release strategy
to the line item release.
 
You could also look at using the overall release for everything, but
then allowing the managers (or whoever has the authority) to change the
line items (delete the unwanted ones) after overall release.=20
 
Kathleen
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of
Scheinoha John
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:14 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: PO Requisition Release strategy question.
 
 
Dear SAP workflow associates,
 
   Currently my company does PO Requisition approvals at the line item
level.  Our business rule is changing to where they want to approve PO
requisitions at the line item level AND also approve PO Requisitions at
the overall  PO Requisition Release level  when Multi-line item PO
requisitions are created and the dollar amount of the entire PO
Requisition exceeds certain dollar amounts.
 
   The SAP PO Requisition documentation states "Release procedures for
purchase requisitions can be used both for individual items and for all
the items of a requisition.  ...  The document type determines whether
the release procedure applies to certain items only or to the complete
requisition.".
 
  What my company is trying to guard against is requisitioners splitting
PO Requisitions into multiple line items so that upper management does
not get involved in the dollar approval process for bigger value items.
Example creating (4) line items at $50,000 each instead of one line item
for $200,000.  in this example, my company want to be able to do the
approvals at the line item levels AND at the Overall release value of
the entire PO Requisition!!!
 
   My question is:  If it is true that the document type determines if
the release strategy is at the line item level or the overall
requisition level and the user enters the document type on the PO
Requisition, the user will continue to choose the line item document
type.  Does anyone have a workflow solution to use the line item release
strategy and the overall release strategy based on the total value of
the entire PO Requisition for the same PO Requisition???.
 
   Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
 
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
John Scheinoha
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
(414) 256 - 5136
scheinoha.john at basco.com