PR Hold OSS Note
PR Hold OSS Note
Symptom
There is no 'Hold' button if a Purchase Requisition is created in transaction ME51N.
Environment
Materials Management (MM)
SAP ERP Central Component
SAP ERP
SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP
SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA
SAP S/4HANA
Cause
Missing system configuration.
Resolution
The 'Hold' Functionality for Purchase Requisition is available after activating the Business Function LOG_MM_CI_3.
The switch is available as of SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 and before this version the Hold
functionality in Purchase Requisition was only available for Public Sector. The LOG_MM_CI_3 Business Function
is explained in the following SAP Help page:
Materials Management - Enhancements in Procurement
Following SCN wiki page explains the logic behind the Park and Hold functionality:
Park & Hold functionality in purchasing documents
The KBA 1641394 explains how to activate a Business Function.
After the Business Function LOG_MM_CI_3 is activated, the following customizing need to be set:
1. Open transaction OLME
2. Follow this path: Purchasing -> Environment Data -> execute 'Activate 'Park and Hold' in Purchasing
Documents'
3. Click on 'New Entry'
4. Select the flag for 'Activate Park and Hold' and Save it > WARNING: Note that you cannot reverse this setting!
This setting will activate the following functionalites:
Park Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders
Hold incomplete or incorrect Purchase Requisitions
Keywords
ECC, BANF, merken, ME_MEREQ_PARKING, held
Products
Products
SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA all versions