Pipeline process

A pipeline material is a material that enters the production process directly from a pipeline (for example, oil), from a pipe (for example, mains water), or via a cable (for example, electricity), and can be consumed. Pipeline materials are represented by the material type PIPE. These materials have the following business characteristics: y y y y They are not obtained or planned. The required quantity can be removed from the pipeline at any time. They are not stored and they are not managed in inventory management. No physical inventory is performed. You can only post withdrawals for this material using account assignment. Posting withdrawals creates liabilities to the vendor from whom the pipeline material is obtained. These liabilities are settled periodically.

Displaying the Pipeline Material

1. Call up the transaction as follows: Menu Path Logistics p Materials Management p Material Master p Material p Display p Display Current MM03

Transaction Code 2. Enter the following data: Field Material 3. Choose Select view(s).

Data 1300-800

4. In the dialog box, select Basic Data 1, Purchasing, and Accounting 1, then choose 5. In the Organizational Levels dialog box, enter the following data: Field Plant Data 1000

6. Choose

On the Display Material 1300-800 (Pipeline material) screen, you can display various views (Basic Data, Purchasing, Accounting, and so on) by choosing the relevant tab page.

7. Choose

until the overview tree appears.

Displaying the Pipeline Info Record

1. Call up the transaction as follows: Menu Path From the Materials Management node, choose Purchasing p Master Data p Info Record p Display. ME13

Transaction Code 2. Enter the following data: Field Vendor Material Purchasing org. Plant Info category: Pipeline 3. Choose

Data 1050 1300-800 1000 1000 Select

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To call up different information, choose Purch.org.data 1 and Conditions. For example, the price used to periodically settle the pipeline liabilities incurred is defined on the Display Info Record: Purch. Organization Data 1 screen. If the pipeline material is obtained from more than one vendor, then there is also more than one pipeline info record.

4. Choose

until the overview tree appears.

Displaying the Pipeline Info Record

1. Call up the transaction as follows:

Menu Path

From the Materials Management node, choose Purchasing p Master Data p Info Record p Display. ME13

Transaction Code 2. Enter the following data: Field Vendor Material Purchasing org. Plant Info category: Pipeline 3. Choose

Data 1050 1300-800 1000 1000 Select

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To call up different information, choose Purch.org.data 1 and Conditions. For example, the price used to periodically settle the pipeline liabilities incurred is defined on the Display Info Record: Purch. Organization Data 1 screen. If the pipeline material is obtained from more than one vendor, then there is also more than one pipeline info record. 4. Choose until the overview tree appears.

Posting Pipeline Withdrawals

Use
When a pipeline material is consumed (for example, for a withdrawal by a cost center), it must be documented in the R/3 System. All withdrawals also create a liability towards the vendor from whom the relevant pipeline material is obtained.

Procedure
1. Call up the transaction as follows: Menu Path From the Materials Management node, choose Inventory Management p Goods Movement p Goods Issue.

Transaction Code 2. Enter the following data: Field Movement type Special stock Plant

MB1A, MB03, FB03

Data 201 P 1000

3. Choose . 4. Enter the following data: Field Cost center Material Quantity Data 1000 1300-800 2000

5. 6. Choose .

If any warning messages appear, choose to confirm the posting.

. The system issues a material document number

7. To display the resulting material document, choose Goods issue p Display. 8. Choose .

You can also display the accounting document from this screen. 9. Choose Accounting docs. 10. In the dialog box, select the accounting document. 11. Choose . .

12. In the dialog box, choose

13. Choose

until the overview tree appears.

Settling Pipeline Liabilities

Use
Liabilities towards the vendor that are incurred due to consumption of pipeline materials must be settled periodically. The accounting documents are created using the price specified in the info record. They are then used by Financial Accounting in the next payment run.

Procedure
1. Call up the transaction as follows: Menu Path From the Materials Management node , choose Logistics Invoice Verification p Automatic Settlement p Consignment and Pipeline Settlement. MRKO, FB03, MR91, SP01

Transaction Code 2. Enter the following data: Field Company code Material Settle

Data 1000 1300-800 Select

3. Choose . 4. Select your Document no. Make a note of this document number. You will need this later. 5. Position your cursor on the first line item. 6. Choose .

The system displays the accounting document.

7. To see more documents, choose

8. To display the Consignment and Pipeline Settlement screen again, choose 9. Select your item. Messages. 10. Choose 11. Enter the following data: Field Created on Document number Data Todays date Delete the entry

12. Choose

. .

13. Select your document, then choose 14. Choose System p Services p Output controller.

15. Choose

. .

16. Select your item, then choose

The pipeline settlement is displayed on the Print Preview for LP01 Page XXX of XXX.

17. Choose

until the overview tree appears.

*for pipeline process,you require a material master record for which pipeline handling is allowed. *in this process no purchasing transactions i.e p.o,p.r,rfq outline agreements. *no G.R *only info-record,the vendor price for the pipe line material is defined in a purchasing info-record with pipe line info type. *in addition you can maintain source list for pipe line material. *if material is withdrawl from pipeline,the vendor has

liabilities,and settle withdrawl quantites.