Functionality
This method enables you to create purchase requisitions.

Notes
The following authorization objects are checked with activity 01(Create):

• M_BANF_BSA,,Document type in requisition


• M_BANF_EKG,,Purchasing group in requisition


• M_BANF_EKO,,Purchasing organization in requisition


• M_BANF_WRK,,Plant in requisition

The data of the purchase requisition items is passed on to the tableRequisitionItems. The data that has to be passed on is listed inthe parameter documentation.
Account assignments
If the account assignment category is set in the item, accountassignment data can be passed on for each purchase requisition item inthe transfer table RequirementAccountAs. The account assignmentcategory determines which costing-relevant objects must be passed on inthe account assignment data. If the account assignment is K, forexample, a cost center must be passed on.
The account assignment can also be a multiple account assignment, i.e.the account assignment table can contain more than one entry. In thiscase, the following indicators must be set in the item data:

• Distribution indicator (DISTRIB)


• "Partial" invoice indicator (PART_INV)

If the account assignment category is not set, a stock item isgenerated.
Texts
Texts for purchase requisition item can be passed on in the tableRequirementItemText.
Limits
Limit data pertaining to the requisition item can be passed on in thetables RequisitionLimits and RequisitionContractLimits.
Services
Service data pertaining to the requisition item can be passed on in thetables RequisitionServices andRequisitionSrvAccAssValues.
Number assignment
If an entry is made in the field PREQ_NO in the item data, the systemchecks whether the number is an allowed external requisition number. Ifno entry is made in this field, the number is assigned internally andreturned in the parameter Number.
Messages returned
INCLUDE BAPI_RET

Description
INCLUDE BAPI_KEYFIELD

Description
If the indicator has been set, faulty items are skipped and only theerror-free items are created.

Description
The table contains the account assignment data for the purchaserequisition item.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT

Description
The table contains the purchase requisition limits with reference to acontract.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT

Description
The table contains the purchase requisition item data.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT
At least the following data is required:


• Item counter (field PREQ_ITEM)


• Material number (field MATERIAL)

The following can also be passed on as an alternative to the materialnumber:
Material group (field MATL_GROUP) and
Short text (field SHORT_TEXT) and
Unit of measure (field PREQ_UNIT) and
Price (field PREQ_PRICE) and
Purchasing group (field PUR_GROUP)
If the material number is passed on, the material group, the short textetc., are adopted from the material master record.

• Requested quantity (field PREQ_QTY)


• Requested date (field DELIV_DATE always in the format YYYYMMDD) and
date category (field DEL_DATCAT (internal representation, e.g. 1 forcurrent date) or DEL_DATCAT_EXT (external representation, e.g. T forcurrent date))

• Document type for purchase requisitions (field DOC_TYPE)


• Plant (field PLANT)

Description
In the table RequisitionItemText you pass on texts pertaining tothe purchase requisition item. You can pass on the following in thespecified fields:


• the allowed text types (e.g. item or delivery texts) in the field
TEXT_ID

• a SAPscript format key in the field TEXT_FORM


• the actual text lines in the field TEXT_LINE

If TEXT_ID is empty, an item text is always generated. If TEXT_FORM isempty, the standard format key * is assigned.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT

Description
The table contains the limits defined for the purchase order.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT

Description
The table contains the services and service outlines of the purchaserequisition.
The marking of a line as an outline line is carried out via the fieldOUTL_IND. The assignment of service lines to the outline lines iscarried out via the fields PCKG_NO (of the service line) and SUBPCKG_NO(of the outline line).
The hierarchy of the outline is formed via the fields LINE_NO andHI_LINE_NO. The field HI_LINE_NO refers to the field LINO_NO of thehierarchically superior outline level.

Description
In this table, you pass on texts for the service line. You can pass onthe following:


• In the field TEXT_ID: the allowed text types (e.g. line text, service
text)

• In the field TEXT_FORM: a SAPscript format key


• In the field TEXT_LINE: the actual text lines

If TEXT_ID is empty, a line text is always generated. If FORMAT_COL isempty, the standard format key * is assigned.
INCLUDE BAPI_DATAELEMENT

Description
The table contains the values of the account assignments at servicelevel and a link to the overall account assignment of the PO item(table REQUISITION_ACCOUNT_ASSIGNMENT, field SERIAL_NO). The actualaccount assignment data (cost center etc.) is stored in the accountassignment table REQUISITION_ACCOUNT_ASSIGNMENT and is identified viathe link.

Description
INCLUDE BAPI_TABLE

Value range
Type,,ID,,Number,,Message
E,,W5,,002,,No items exist (not
,,,,,,possible to save)
E,,W5,,057,,Purchase requisition & & will not be created
E,,W5,,061,,An error has occurred in enhancement &
,,,,,,(Please check)
E,,W5,,069,,Please also pass on a unit of measure
,,,,,,for the quantity
E,,BM,,034,,No measurement unit assigned to ISO-Code &
E,,B1,,882,,ISO code & not assigned to a currency key
,,,,,,
Other possible messages
You may see messages from other function modules or programs, e.g.
E,,ME,,083,,Please enter & &