SAP Note 500502 - FAQ: Order acknowledgments in the purchasing

Component : Confirmation Control/Shipping Notification -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/500502 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses common questions about order acknowledgments in SAP transactions, focusing on customization, troubleshooting, and operational errors in ME92F related to order acknowledgment reminders, and issues concerning the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process affecting purchase orders and inventory display. Solutions provided emphasize not altering confirmation control keys during ongoing operations, properly setting up reminder levels for unacknowledged orders, and ensuring correct configurations in ME92F for monitoring purposes. It also directs users to specific notes for deeper insights into handling zero quantity confirmations, fixing inconsistencies in stock lists, and properly retrieving purchasing documents in ME2A.

Key words :
frequently asked questions relating, order acknowledgment requirement indicator, current production operation, stock/requirements list, confirmation control key, mrp-reduced quantities, date lies correspondingly, suitable purchasing documents, goods receipt posting, good receipt cancellation

Related Notes :

1045968Order Acknowlegment via EDI - Updating of PO
536190Correction of MRP relevant quantities
451060Changes in connection with confirmation control
426322No saving of incomplete confirmations
423672AUFB:Only order acknowldgmt taken i. accnt for confirmations
307740Collective note: Inconsistencies in MD04
215072Correction of incorrect reduced quantities for GR assgnmnt
202875Correction report: Redistribution using batch input
199703Goods receipt for inbound delivery using MB0A, MIGO, VL32
197109Reminder days for POs after order acknowledgment
75495Offsetting logic in the case of confirmations