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SAP MM - Source Determination - List

The document explains the concept of a source list in SAP MM, which records potential suppliers for a material over specific time periods. It outlines the two methods for creating a source list: automatically through material master settings and manually via the SAP menu. Key features include the ability to specify ordering periods and copy source lists between plants.

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SAP MM - Source Determination - List

The document explains the concept of a source list in SAP MM, which records potential suppliers for a material over specific time periods. It outlines the two methods for creating a source list: automatically through material master settings and manually via the SAP menu. Key features include the ability to specify ordering periods and copy source lists between plants.

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SAP MM - Source Determination/List

The combined information of material and vendor is kept in a record that is known as purchase info
record. But a particular material can be ordered from different vendors in different time intervals. This
information can be maintained in a list that is called as the source list. The key points to note about a
source list are as follows −

Source list includes a list of possible sources of supply for a material over a given framework of
time.

Source list specifies the time period of ordering a particular material from a given vendor.
Source list can be copied from one plant to another plant.

Source list can be created by the following two ways −

Automatically

Manually

Automatic Creation of Source List


Source list can be automatically created by changing a few settings in the material master. Automatic
source list can be created by following the steps given below.

Step 1 − Go to MM02 (Edit mode of material master for which you want to create source list
automatically). Select all the views.
Step 2 − Inside purchasing view, check the box for source list. Click on Save. Source list will be created
automatically for the material.
Manual Creation of Source List
Source list can be created manually by following the steps given below −

Path to Maintain Source list

Logistics ⇒ Material Management ⇒ Purchasing ⇒ Master Data ⇒ Source List ⇒ Maintain

TCode: ME01

Step 1 − On the SAP Menu screen, click Maintain by following the above path.
Step 2 − Enter the material number for which you want to maintain the source list and respective plant
details.
Step 3 − Fill in all the necessary details such as valid periods, name of vendor, purchasing organization,
etc. Click on the Save icon. Source list for the material is now maintained.

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