B&M S4 FAQ

B&M S4 FAQ






















​ S 4 F A Q s


​ 1 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that one or more of the mandatory fields are currently blank in the upload file


  • Purchase Group, Vendor, Article, Site, PO Qty are the mandatory fields which need to be filled in by the user


​ 2 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON









  • This error indicates that the PIR (Purchase Info Record) for this article/vendor/location combination has not been maintained


  • The user needs to fill the PIR format for the same and send it to the MDM team for the PIR creation


​ 3 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that the vendor is a Vistex vendor whose brand margins have not been maintained in the system


  • The user needs to share the brand margin details with the MDM team, so the same can be updated in Vistex


​ 4 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that the article has yet not been created in the system


  • The user can either go to the DISPLAY ARTICLE screen (MM43) to verify or contact the MDM team regarding the same


​ 5 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that the G/L code for the article has not been maintained


  • The user should contact the MDM team regarding the same


​ 6 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that the user did not input the correct shipping point vendor when uploading the PO Upload excel sheet


  • The user should correct the ship point vendor and re-upload the PO Upload excel sheet


​ 7 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that there is a finance related error for the article


  • The user should contact the MDM team regarding the same


​ 8 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON







  • This error indicates that the user did not input the correct purchase group in the PO Upload


  • The user should verify the purchase group in DISPLAY ARTICLE (MM43) and update the correct the purchase group in the PO Upload sheet and re-upload


​ 9 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON







  • This error indicates that the user uploaded a Non Consignment article in the Consignment Upload tab


  • The user should upload only Consignment articles in the Consignment PO upload tab


​ 10 ERROR TYPE PO CREATI ON








  • This error indicates that the user uploaded a Consignment article in a Non-Consignment Upload tab


  • The user should upload Consignment articles only in the Consignment PO upload tab


​ Shortcu ts PO Creatio n




  • The user can press F8 instead of clicking the radio button to execute the PO upload


​ ERROR TYPE 1 STO UPLOA D







  • This error indicates there is not enough On Hand stocks available at the DC to execute the STO


  • The user should re-adjust the STO according to the OH quantities and re-execute the STO replenishment


​ ERROR TYPE 2 STO UPLOA D









  • This error indicates PIR, Price or Listing has not been done for this article


  • The user should check with the MDM team for the above parameters


​ ERROR TYPE 3 STO UPLOA D






  • This error indicates that the user has not used the Old Article Code while uploading the STO file


  • The user should check the upload file and use the Old Article Code and re-upload the same


​ ERROR TYPE 4 STO UPLOA D








  • This error indicates that the user has kept the same plant code in the Supplying Plant and Receiving Plant columns in the STO upload file


  • The user should check the upload file and correct the same


​ ERROR TYPE 5 STO UPLOA D







  • This error indicates that the user has not put the DC code in the Receiving Plant column while uploading a RSTO upload file


  • The user should check the upload file and correct the same


​ TYPE 1 ALLOCA TION ERROR








  • This error indicates PIR, Price or Listing has not been done for this article


  • The user should check with the MDM team to rectify the same


​ FAQ Glossar y





  • Vistex Vendor  Vendor who has fixed Brand Margins and the PO cost is derived automatically from Vistex


  • Non-Vistex Vendor  Vendor whose Brand Margins are variable and the PO cost is derived from the PIR maintained by the B&M team


  • PIR  PIR (Purchase Info Record) is a combination of Article, Vendor, Location and Cost (in

case of Non Vistex Vendors)


  • Purchase Group  Purchase group is combination of the Category (L3) and Business Head. This group is used for access control across various SAP functions


  • Site  Site is the term used to describe a Store/DC
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