Purchase Requisition (MR) IN SAP

SAP MM - Purchase Requisition

Procurement in every organization starts with gathering requirements. Once requirements are gathered we need to inform the purchasing organization. Purchase Requisition is a document that will contain list of requirements. The key points about purchase requisition are as follows:

• Purchase requisition is a request that is made to purchasing organization to procure certain list of material.
• Purchase requisition is an internal document; specifically it remains within the organization.
• Purchase requisition needs approval from purchasing organization.
• If purchase requisition is approved then changes are possible only to limited extent.
• Purchase requisition can be created for the following procurement types:
  Standard: Getting finished material from vendor.
  Subcontracting: Providing raw material to vendor and getting finished material.
  Consignment: Procuring material that is kept in company’s premises and paying to vendor for that.
  Stock transfer: Getting material from within the organization.
  External service: Getting services like maintenance from third party vendor.

Create Purchase Requisition

Purchase Requisition can be created by following below steps:

Path to Create Purchase requisition:
Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchasing Requisition => Create
TCode: ME51N

On SAP Menu screen select Create execute icon by following the above path.

Fill in all required details like name of material, quantity, delivery date, material group, plant. Click on save. A new Purchase Requisition will be created.

and save the document note the MR number for Purchase order..