Example: Checking Acknowledgments Received via EDI in SAP MM

The following example outlines the automatic quantity and date checks carried out when an order acknowledgment is received from a vendor via EDI.

You have defined under- and overdelivery tolerances of seven days each for the delivery date check. For the quantity check, you have stipulated a tolerance of 10%.

You send a purchase order consisting of a single item with a three-line delivery schedule to your vendor. Your vendor acknowledges the purchase order, but the acknowledgment contains different quantities and delivery dates. When the order acknowledgment is received via EDI, the system first checks the total quantity set out in the acknowledgment, and then the delivery dates.