Outline Agreement Sap MM

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SAP MM - Outline Agreement

Vendor selection is an important process in procurement cycle. Vendors can


be selected by quotation process. Once vendors are short-listed by
organization, it enters into agreement with a certain vendor to supply certain
items with certain conditions and typically when agreement is reached a
formal contract is signed with the vendor. So, outline agreement is a long
term purchasing agreement with vendor. The key points about outline
agreement are as follows:
 Outline agreement is a long term purchasing agreement with
vendor containing terms and conditions regarding the material
that is supplied by vendor.
 Outline agreement are valid up to certain period of time and
cover a certain predefined quantity or value.
Outline agreement is of following two types.

 Contract

 Scheduling Agreement
Contract
Contract is a long term outline agreement between vendor and ordering
party over predefined material or services over certain framework of time.
There are two types of contract:
Quantity Contract: In this type of contract overall value is specified in terms
of total quantity of material to be supplied by vendor.
Value Contract: In this type of contract overall value is specified in terms of
total amount to be paid for that material to the vendor.
Contract can be created by following the below steps:
Path to create Contract:
Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement
=> Contract => Create TCode:
ME31K
On SAP Menu screen select Create execute icon by following the above
path.
Provide name of vendor, type of contract, purchasing organization,
purchasing group and plant along with agreement date.

Fill in all necessary details like agreement validity start date, end date, pay
terms(i.e terms of payment).
Provide material number along with target quantity if quantity contract or net
price if value contract and material group. Click on save. A new Contract will
be created.
Scheduling Agreement
Scheduling agreement is a long term outline agreement between vendor and
ordering party over a predefined material or service which are procured on
predetermined dates over a framework of time. Scheduling agreement can
be created by following two steps:

 Creating scheduling agreement

 Maintain scheduling lines for the agreement

Creating scheduling agreement


Scheduling agreement can be created by following the below steps.
Path to create Scheduling Agreement:
Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement
=> Scheduling Agreement => Create => Vendor Known TCode:
ME31L
On SAP Menu screen select Create execute icon by following the above step.
Provide name of vendor, agreement type(LP for scheduling agreement),
purchasing organization, purchasing group, plant along with agreement
date.

Fill in all necessary details like agreement validity start date, end date, pay-
terms(i.e terms of payment).
Provide material number along with target quantity, net price, currency and
material group. Click on save. A new Scheduling Agreement will be created.

Maintain scheduling lines for the agreement


Schedule lines can be maintained for scheduling agreement by following the
below steps.
Path to maintain Schedule Lines:
Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement
=> Scheduling Agreement => Delivery Schedule => Maintain
On SAP Menu screen select Maintain execute icon by following the above
step.
Provide the scheduling agreement number.

Select line item. Go to Item tab. Select delivery Schedule.

Provide delivery schedule date, target quantity. Click on save. Schedule


lines are now maintained for the scheduling agreement.

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