Configuration of SAP MM Enterprise Structure
Enterprise Structure
The Enterprise Structure is described in SAP as "the definition of specific organizational units that collectively represent a company's business units and divisions." SAP Enterprise Structure is the foundation of every project. It is an organization's system representation. When a project is proposed or launched, it begins with an analysis of the company's business structure and procedures, which are then mapped to SAP structures.
For Material Management (MM) the organizational units are Plant, Storage Location, Purchasing Organization, and Purchasing Group. These organizational units are assigned together.
Create Company Code
The company code is the central organizational unit of external accounting within the SAP System. You must define at least one company code before implementing the Financial Accounting component. The business transactions relevant to Financial Accounting are entered, saved, and evaluated at the company code level.
Path to Create Plant:
IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Financial Accounting=>Define, Copy, Delete check Company Code.
TCode: OX02
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Define, Copy, delete check Company Code execute icon, by following the above path.
Step 2: Select Edit company code data.
Step 3: Click on New Entries or you can copy the existing Company Code and modify it according to your requirements.
Step 4: Fill in the details like Company Code, Company Name, and Currency, and click on address details.
Step 5: Fill in the address details and save.
Create Plant
A plant is an operational facility within a company code (e.g., a production facility, regional or branch office). As an organizational unit within logistics, the plant subdivides an enterprise from the viewpoints of production, procurement, maintenance, and materials planning.
Path to Create Plant:
IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Logistic General=>Define, Copy, Delete check plant
TCode: OX10
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Define, Copy, delete check plant execute icon, by following the above path.
Select the Define Plant icon to create a new plant.
Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.
Step 3: Fill in all necessary details like plant name along with detailed information like Language, House no., city, country, region, and postal code.
Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling in the required information. A new plant will be created.
Create Storage Location
A storage location is a place where stock is physically kept within a plant.
Path to Create Storage Location:
IMG => Enterprise Structure => Definition => Materials Management => Maintain Storage Location
TCode: OX09
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Maintain Storage Location execute icon, by following the above path.
Step 2: Enter the name of the plant for which you want to create the storage location.
Step 3: Click the New Entries icon.
Step 4: Enter the name of the storage location along with its description. Click the Save icon after filling in the required information. A new Storage Location will be created.
Create Purchasing Organization
The purchasing organization is an organizational unit that procures articles and negotiates general purchase price conditions with vendors. It is responsible for all purchasing transactions in the company.
Path to Create Purchasing Organization:
IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Materials Management=> Maintain Purchasing Organization
TCode: OX08
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Maintain Purchasing Organization to execute icon, by following the above path.
Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.
Step 3: Enter the name of the purchasing organization along with its description.
Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling in the required information. A new Purchasing Organization will be created.
Create Purchasing Group
A purchasing group is a key for a buyer or group of buyers in SAP ERP. It is responsible for the procurement of a material or class of materials and is the principal channel for a company's dealings with its suppliers.
Path to Create Purchasing Group:
IMG =>Materials Management => Purchasing =>Create Purchasing Group
TCode: OME4
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Maintain Purchasing Group execute icon, by following the above path.
Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.
Step 3: Enter the name of the purchasing group along with its description.
Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling in the required information. A new Purchasing Group will be created.
Assigning a Plant to Company Code
Complete functionality of the system can only be ensured if the plants assigned to a company code are only those situated in the same country/region as the company code.
Path to assign plant to company code
IMG ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Assign Plant to Company Code
TCode: OX18
Step 1: Follow the above path and select assign plant to company code.
Step 2: Click on new Entries.
Step 3: Select the company code and Plant and click on save.
Assigning a Purchasing Organization to Company Code
Assigning a purchasing organization to a company code enables streamlined procurement processes, clear responsibility and accountability, tailored procurement strategies, improved financial control, and the flexibility to implement centralized or decentralized purchasing approaches based on the organization's needs.
Path to assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code:
IMG ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code
TCode: OX01
Step 1: Follow the above path and select assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code execute icon, by following the above path.
Step 2: Select the company code for the respective purchasing Organization and press Enter.
Step 3: Click on save to assign purchasing organization to the company code.
Assigning a Purchasing Organization to Plant
Purchasing organization can be assigned to the specific plant. This will plant specific purchasing organization.
Path to assign Purchasing Organization to Plant:
IMG ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Assign Purchasing Organization to Plant
TCode: OX17
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Assign Purchasing Organization to Plant.
Step 2: Click on New Entries.
Step 3: Select the purchasing organization and plant and save it.
Assign Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant
If the plant has many purchasing organizations, we can designate one as the standard purchasing organization. Where the normal purchasing organization is involved in special stock procurement such as consignments, subcontracting, stock transfers, and so on.
Path to assign Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant:
IMG ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Assign Purchasing Organization to Plant
Step 1: Follow the above path and select Assign Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant.
Step 2: Select the Purchasing Organization for the respective Plant and click on the save button.
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