When procuring a consumable

Material without material master record:

manually enter in the document a short
description, a material group, and a purchase
order unit
Materials with a master record:
the material type controls whether inventory
management for a material is to take place on
a value basis
 Material types exist as consumable
materials
1. non-valuated material (Material Type UNBW):
managed on a quantity basis, but not on a value
basis.
2. Non-stock material (NLAG) (Material Type
NLAG):
Inventory management is not possible for these
materials either on a quantity or value basis.
Examples: frequently required consumables,
 procure stock material procure stock material not
only for stock directly for consumption.
Enter an account assignment for each item of an
external purchasing document or purchase
requisition if it is destined for direct consumption.

Enter an account assignment for an item under the

following circumstances:
If a material that is not subject to value-based
inventory management is ordered and its value is
posted directly to consumption (purely consumable
material).
If an article for which no material master record
exists is ordered.
If an external service is ordered.
 Account Assignment Category
determines the
(i) category of account assignment object that is to be charged,
(ii) which account assignment data you must provide, and
(iii) which accounts are debited when the goods receipt or invoice is posted.
 You can specify one or more account assignments for
an item.
If you specify a multiple account assignment, you
must also specify how the PO quantity is to be
distributed among the individual account
assignment objects.
Distribution can be on a quantity or percentage
basis.
If you enter a multiple account assignment for an
item, the. GR non-valuated indicator is
automatically set for this item
In addition, you must specify in the item how the
costs are to be distributed if only part of the ordered
quantity is initially delivered and invoiced.
 Procurement Process for
Consumption
Stock material that is procured on an account-
assigned basis
Consumable material without material master
record
Consumable material with material master
record
 transactions for Creating - ME51N, Changing - ME52N Displaying - ME53N
Single or Multiple Account Assignment
Features of Purchase Requisition
 If you create a purchase order with reference to
this purchase requisition, you must specify
precise account assignment information
because account assignment category
Unknown is not allowed in the purchase orders.

Hint: Account assignment category U is

allowed in purchase orders for external
services and blanket purchase orders.
Status and Creation Indicator