How You Configure Basic Enterprise Structure for Procurement

When you perform a procurement rapid implementation, you have the option to use the Configure Basic Enterprise Structure for Procurement task. Use it for implementations of small and medium-sized organizations, to create a centralized procurement system for indirect, expense-type purchasing.

Basic Enterprise Structure for Procurement task

To perform this setup task you run an automated program, the Enterprise Scheduler Service (ESS) scheduled process Configure Basic Enterprise Structure for Procurement.

To submit the process, first enter two input parameters: Centralized Procurement Business Unit Name, and Currency.

When you submit the process, the following enterprise structure setup tasks are configured automatically, based on existing enterprise structures set up for the organization:

Creates a new business unit with the procurement business function, and configures it as a service provider for all other business units in the organization.
Configures each business unit with the requisitioning business function.
Creates an item organization, which is the master inventory organization.
Creates one inventory organization for each of the other business units.
Configures the inventory organization parameters and receiving parameters for each inventory organization created.
Creates a workday shift, pattern and schedule.
For the procurement business unit, creates a common content zone and catalog. Provides users in all requisitioning business units access to all agreements and master items while creating requisitions.
Creates most commonly used units of measure and their standard conversions.

Find the Configure Basic Enterprise Structure for Procurement task in the Setup and Maintenance work area. The task is under the Define Common Procurement Configuration Rapid Implementation task list. To create a procurement rapid implementation task list, see the topic: Getting Started with Your Procurement Rapid Implementation: Procedure.