Service purchase orders are entered for services that are procured internally or externally. These purchase orders are different from standard ones as they don’t require a goods receipt since they have no stock. Other than that, there are a few small differences in PO creation. First is the document type for these orders. It should be FO – Framework Order.
To procure a service directly for a cost center, we will follow the below procedure.
Step 1)
Go to transaction ME21N.
- Choose document type FO – Framework Order.
- Choose vendor.
- Choose validity start for PO.
- Choose Account Assignment Category – K and Item Category – D.
- Enter the description for the service.
- Enter the quantity and unit of measure.
- Enter the price for the service (e.g. 900 EUR per 1 AU – activity unit).
