SAP Material Management

Material Master
Purchasing Data View
Variable Purchase Order Unit
 The Order Unit UOM is an optinal entry

In the absence of the Order Unit, the Base UOM is always d

OUn OPU
(Order Unit) (Order Price Unit)
eg: eg:
100 PC (OUn) 1.00 EUR per 1 PC (OPU)
Order Unit Order Price Unit

First thing first, you need to differentitate between

the
OUn (Order Unit) and the OPU (Order Price Unit)
In the absence of the Order Unit, the
If you enter an Order Unit, the system will
You can enter more than one UOM for many purpose (not just purcha
Note, here I enter another Order Unit which is Pallet
Simulation 1
Without Purchasing Info Record

Variable Purchase Order Unit “BLANK” (Not ACTIVE)

In this case, both the OUn (Order Unit) and the OPU
(Order Price Unit) follows the default Order Unit in the
Material Master and cannot be changed)
Base UOM is PC
Order Unit is BOX
Additional UOM is PAL
Variable PO Unit
‘blank’ means
Not Active ...
System default Order Unit from the Purchasing Data view

In this current demo

Note I try to type 1000 PC
(use the base UOM ‘PC’) then
 The system switches automatic
10 BOX
(as 1 BOX = 100 PC)

You will not be able to change the

Order unit from the defaulted UOM
‘BOX’
Next, let me try to enter 1 PAL
The system switches automatic
10 BOX
(as 1 PAL = 1000 PC)
and 1 BOX = 100 PC,
therefore
1 PAL = 10 BOX
The reason you canno
Simulation 2
Without Purchasing Info Record

Variable Purchase Order Unit “1” (ACTIVE)

The OUn (Order Unit) can be changed but the OPU (Order
Price Unit) is based on the default Order Unit in the Material
Master
We shall now set the Variab
With the Variable PO Order Unit A
F4 on the field and select PAL
Order unit PAL and press ENTER no
 Notice the OPU (Order Price

The system accepts the UOM ‘PAL’ due to Variable PO O

Simulation 3
WITH Purchasing Info Record

Variable Purchase Order Unit “BLANK” (Not ACTIVE)

In this case, the OUn (Order Unit) is fixed as per the PIR
as well as the OPU (Order Price Unit)
 Note Variable PO Order Uni
NOT ACTIVE

Note Order Unit is BOX

Note UOM is DISPLAY mode only (due to variable P

So in the Purchase Order, you will have to folo

 MATERIAL MASTER

Note the Variable Purchase

Order Unit from the
Purchasing view is
defaulted to the PIR’s
General Data view
 SAP will issue a strin
(not recommended)

Note I try to change from the default Order Unti BOX to PAL

with the Variable PO Order Unit NOT ACTIVE

 System change the UOM to PAL

BUT the PRICE becomes an ISSUE ...

The change UOM in the PIR will b

The OUn (Order Unit) in the PIR i

Try change to BOX
 Not allowed BOX but 100 BOX be
10 PAL according to UOM conver

As PIR now exist, system is referring to this indicator of Variable P

Simulation 4
WITH Purchasing Info Record

Variable Purchase Order Unit “2” (ACTIVE with OWN

PRICE)
(This feature can be used if the supplier only give one
Price feature but allow multiple Order Unit of Measure)

Eg: 1 box = 100 pc, 1 pal = 10 box,

supplier allows to order either box or pal, in this case
the OUn (Order Unit) is either BOX or PAL
the supplier also provide the price for BOX and PAL, in
this case the OPU (Order Price Unit) is given for BOX
and PAL
Note 1 BOX = 1 EUR
Set Variable PO Order Unit to ‘2’ (ACTIV

This feature willl allow OPU

Order Price Unit for each
Alternative Order Unit
Change from
BOX to PAL

remember
1 BOX = 100 PC
1 PAL = 1000 PC
therefore
1 PAL = 10 BOX
Before change it is
1 EUR for 1 BOX
after change to PAL it is still
1 EUR for 1 PAL
system no response to tune the price to 10
SAVE it...
 You now have to set price manually for each UOM…

Double-click this BOX to enter condition for BOX

Bare in mind that this Con

Order Price Unit

Maintenance

Variable PO Order Unit ‘2’ (Active with Own Price) allows this in t
1 EUR for 1 BOX
Double-click this BOX to enter Condition for PAL
10 EUR for 1 PAL
Double-click this BOX to enter Condition for PC
0.01 EUR for 1 PC
Order Unit is PAL

Price is 10 EUR p

OPU (is Order Price UN

Order Unit is PAL
Price is 10 EUR per PAL
Lets change the Order Unit to BOX
press ENTER
Order Unit is BOX

Price is 1 EUR per BOX

OPU (is Order Price UNIT) follows the OUn (Order U

Order Unit is PC

Price is 0,01 EUR per PC

OPU (is Order Price UNIT) follows the OUn (Orde

 As the PIR is read to the PO, now this indicator ‘2’ for Variable P

This feature allows you to maintain the ORDER PRICE UNIT

Simulation 5
WITH Purchasing Info Record

Variable Purchase Order Unit “1” (ACTIVE)

(This feature can be used if the supplier only give one
Price feature but allow multiple Order Unit of Measure)

Eg: 1 box = 100 pc, 1 pal = 10 box,

supplier allows to order either box or pal, in this case
the OUn (Order Unit) is either BOX or PAL
but the price is based on BOX, in this case the OPU
Order Price Unit is BOX
Setting the Var.Order Unit as ‘1’ (Active)
You will not get this feature of Conditions based on
You will only get ONE or the ORIGIN

This will goto the OPU (Order Price

Order Unit PAL defaulted from the PIR
1.00 EUR
per BOX

1 BOX = 100 PC
1 PAL = 1000 PC
1 PAL = 10 BOX
10 PAL = 100 BOX
1.00 EUR / 1 BOX
10 PAL / 100 BOX = 100 EUR
You can change it to BOX
Still at
1.00 EUR
per BOX

1 BOX = 100 PC
1.00 EUR / 1 BOX
10 BOX = 10 EUR
You can change it to PC
Still at
1.00 EUR
per BOX

1 BOX = 100 PC
1000 BOX = 100,000 PC
1 BOX = 1 EUR
1000 BOX / 100,000 PC = 1000 EUR