Configuring Release Strategy for Purchase Requisitions

What is Release Strategy in SAP
Release Group
- 01 (Requisition)
- PO (Purchase Order)
Creation of classes
Materials Management / Purchasing/ Purchase Requisition / Release Procedure /Procedure with Classification/ Edit Classes.
Enter class, class type, & click on create button.
Enter description
Now click on char. Tab & enter characteristic name, & press enter, & save it.
Set Up Procedure with Classification:
Materials Management / Purchasing/ Purchase Requisition / Release Procedure / Procedure with Classification/ set up procedure with classification
Now click on release groups
Click on new entries. Enter rel.grp, class, description & click on save
Press f3, f3(back) & click on release codes
Click on new entries & enter grp, code, desc as below. Now press enter & click save button.
Press f3, f3(back) & click on release indicators
Click on new entries & Enter release id, changeabile, value change & press save button.
Similarly create another release id as shown below. & save it , press f3 ,f3.
Now click on release strategies.
Now click on new entries & Enter release grp, release strategy, & release codes as below.
Now click on release prerequisites. Check od check box & click on continue.
Now click on release statuses
Observe the below screen and click on continue
Now save it & click on classification
Follow below steps & Check >=5000,00 inr check box & press enter
Now press f3 & Click on release simulation.
Following screen appears & click on simulate release to do release test
Now click on release possible then only OD can release pr.
Now press f3 following screen appears.
Simillarly create release strategies with A3,A2,A1 in GI Group with these conditions
- A3 = < 5000 & approval should be by plant manager A
- A2 = >=10000 & approval should be by stock controller A & plant manager A
- A1 = <10000 & approval should be by stock controller A.
- Now create pur.req & we can release this pur.req itemwise.