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Procurement of External Services. SAP Best Practices for Chemicals. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps. Purpose Purchasing services Benefits Use of service entry sheets as inspection report of performed services Key Process Steps Create Framework Order Create Service Entry Sheet
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Procurement of External Services SAP Best Practices for Chemicals
Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps • Purpose • Purchasing services • Benefits • Use of service entry sheets as inspection report of performed services • Key Process Steps • Create Framework Order • Create Service Entry Sheet • Service entry sheet approval • Logistics Invoice Verification
Required SAP Applications and Company Roles • Required SAP Applications • SAP ECC 6.00 enhancement package 5 • Company Roles • Service Manager • Accounts Payable Accountant
Detailed Process Description • External Services Purchasing • This scenario deals with framework order creation activities during the procurement process. Furthermore, it describes approval of service entry sheets and invoice receipts by line item. The process also covers the related processing of outgoing payments and period-end plant and period-end closing. • Services items are entered without material number but rather a short text description as the main identifiable characteristic. • Procurement of a service follows the same purchasing general process. The difference is that the service is not posted by means of a goods receipt, but with a service entry sheet. The invoice follows the normal rules.
Process Flow Diagram Procurement of External Services Event Incoming Vendor Invoice Request for a Service Service Manager Create Framework Order Create Service Entry Sheet Print FO Print Service Entry Sheet Accounts Payable Accountant AP- Accounts Payable (158) Logistics Invoice Verification GR/IR PPV Vendor
Diagram Connection Legend <Function> Hardcopy / Document External to SAP Financial Actuals Business Activity / Event Budget Planning Unit Process Manual Process Process Reference Existing Version / Data Sub-Process Reference Process Decision System Pass/Fail Decision