Release Strategy in SAP MM

Release Strategy Concept

This is the corporate purchasing approval matrix in any organization. Purchasing documents need higher management approval

. (after certain value limit) Designing approval matrix is a difficult step As many departments use different purchasing process but they demand for a unique and simple Release Process

Release Strategy Concept

Release Strategy in SAP MM

The SAP Release strategy defines the approval process for purchasing documents. Release strategy for Purchase Requisition( Internal Document) Release strategy for Purchase Order, Request For Quotation(RFQ), Contracts (External Documents)

Types of Release Strategy

Release Strategy without Classification Release Strategy with Classification

Release Strategy without classification

For Purchase Requisition

Release Strategy with classification

This procedure is more flexible
We can have more criteria for approval process Document type, Purchase org, Purchasing group, Net order value, Plant, Material group etc. The Purchase orders, RFQ, contracts can be released at header level. Only Purchase Requisitions are released at both header and item level

Standard Release strategy configuration steps

Create Characteristics (will be used as criteria in approval process)

Standard Release strategy configuration steps

Standard Release strategy configuration steps

Create Class (all the characteristics will be assigned to this class)

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Standard Release strategy configuration steps

Create Release Group ( Link this with the class)

Create Release codes for Release group

Release Indicator

Set up release strategy using above release codes

Workflow

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Standard Release strategy configuration steps

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Purchase Order for Release ( ME23N)

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Purchase Order for Release (ME29N)

PO in ME29N

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Purchase Order for Release

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Purchase Order for Release (ME29N)

PO in ME29N

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Advantages
Speed up the whole approval process Releasing Process can be fully automated using SAP release strategy Collective release of purchasing document is possible Simple to operate and Easy to maintain

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