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5[ODQN -G[
requisition to be created
does not exist Event
Function
V
Processing Organizational Unit
of RFQ Purchasing
issued to vendor department V AND
xor Only 1 of several
RFQs
transmitted Quotation
to vendors V is received

Processing
of RFQ Purchasing
issued to vendor department
xor
Rejection Quotation
is transmitted is selected

P.O. processing Purchasing
for stock department
material

Material with P.O. is
P.O. ref. has transmitted
arrived V

Goods rec. proc. Goods
with P.O. ref. for receiving
stock material department
xor
Goods Goods receipt Billing docum.
to be cannot Stock is with ref.
returned be posted placed V received

Invoice Vendor
processing processing
with reference
xor
Bill. docum. Bill. docum.
cannot be posted and
posted released for
Figure 7-15 payment
SAP Ordering Process
Source: Based on Thomas A. Curran, Vendor
Andrew Ladd, and Dennis Ladd,
SAP/R/3 Reporting Business and processing
Intelligence, 1st ed. copyright 2000.