| # Units in Procurement You can specify a unit on the purchase order line. Because the item on the purchase order line can be used in any end item, and every end item can have units, you can enter any unit on a purchase order line. Note that the item on the purchase order line does not need to be a unit effective end item, that is, an item for which units are defined in the Effectivity Units (tcuef0502m000) session. In the following figure, unit 15 is defined for the conveyor. On the purchase order line of the gearbox, you can define unit 15, although unit 15 belongs to a different item. Enterprise Planning can also provide the unit information on the purchase orders. Planned orders in Enterprise Planning contain unit information if the Unit Effective Supply check box is selected in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) details session. This unit information is then transferred to Procurement. Example In Enterprise Planning, an item order plan exists for the gearbox (based on the motor’s demand). One planned purchase order exists for two different units. Transferring the order plan results in the purchase order and purchase order lines. The lines contain the effectivity units. If the unit information is not relevant, you can decide to clear the Unit Effective Supply check box in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) details session. Then, for both planning and purchase, just one line is created. |