| # To set up and use multiple manufacturer items To set up multiple manufacturer items To set up multiple manufacturer items, take the following steps: Enter the item's default manufacturer in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. If the Multiple Manufacturer Item check box is cleared in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session, this is the only valid manufacturer for an item-purchase business partner combination. In the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session: Select the Multiple Manufacturer Item check box. If required, select the Effective Date by Change Order check box. If required, select the Multiple Change Orders check box. In the Multiple Manufacturer Item Check field, select the session in which ERP Enterprise must check the manufacturer's validity (status). In the Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000) session, enter the information about the manufacturer and assign a status to the manufacturer. In the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session, enter item-manufacturer combinations. Use this session to define the various manufacturers that are approved to supply the item. If you do not use Data Management, you can also use this session to enter effective and expiry dates for an item-manufacturer combination or to approve an item-manufacturer combination. If you use Data Management, you must create change orders in the Change Management module to change the validity of the item-manufacturer combination, or to approve item-manufacturer combinations in the Change Order (dmchm0150m005) session. In the Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000) session, define for an item which manufacturers can be delivered by which purchase business partners. You can only enter approved item-manufacturer combinations/select approved purchase business partners for an item-manufacturer combination. Note If you procure items directly from the manufacturer, you must define the manufacturer as the buy-from business partner as well. In the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, you can enter a preferred manufacturer for an item-purchase business partner combination. To use multiple manufacturer items Purchase requisitions If you enter a multiple manufacturer item in the Purchase Requisition Lines (tdpur2502m000) session, the manufacturer is defaulted from the manufacturer you entered in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. The item-manufacturer combination can either be approved or waiting for approval. Blocked manufacturers are not allowed. However, from the Manufacturer field of the Purchase Requisition Lines (tdpur2502m000) session, you can zoom to the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session and select another manufacturer code from the list of item-manufacturer combinations that are approved or waiting for approval. If you convert a requisition to an order, ERP Enterprise checks the manufacturer's validity before the requisition is converted to an order. Purchase orders If you enter a multiple manufacturer item in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session, the manufacturer is defaulted from the manufacturer you entered in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. If this Manufacturer field is empty, the manufacturer is defaulted from the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. ERP Enterprise only allows approved item-manufacturer combinations on the order line. However, from the Manufacturer field of the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session, you can zoom to the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session and select another manufacturer code from the list of approved item-manufacturer combinations. Note If an item is received in the Receipt Lines (whinh3112s000) session of Warehousing, a Manufacturer 's validity is checked on the order date. If the manufacturer is no longer valid on the receipt date, but was valid on the order date, the goods can still be received. You can also manually enter an approved manufacturer for the item. Related topics Purchasing manufacturer's items Converting multiple manufacturer items to MPN items |