Release Purchase Order in SAP

Release Purchase Order ‑ Single-Screen Transaction (ME29N) & ME28N

Authorized persons can display a purchase order and then use their release codes to effect release without switching transactions.

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be satisfied before a purchase order can be released:

• Release strategy
  A release strategy for purchase orders must be defined in Customizing for Purchasing under  Purchase Order Release Procedure for Purchase Orders Define Release Procedure for Purchase Orders  .
• Completed version
  If you have activated version management in Customizing for Purchasing under  Version Management Set Up Version Management for External Purchasing Documents  , the version of the purchase order must have been completed.

Features

As the person authorized to effect release, you can display the current version of a purchase order in Release Purchase Order (ME29N). On the basis of this information, you can decide whether to release or reject the purchase order.

Release Purchase Order

If you are happy with the purchase order as it is, choose  Release on the Release Strategy tab page in order to effect release with your release code.

By choosing the  button, you can cancel a previously effected release with your release code in Release Purchase Order (ME29N).