SAP MM Source List MM Optimized Purchasing

Use

The source list is used in the administration of sources of supply.

It specifies the allowed (and disallowed) sources of a material for a certain plant within a predefined period. Each source is defined by means of a source list record.

The source list serves

• To define a source of supply as "fixed" (i.e. the relevant source counts as "preferred" within a predefined period).
  (For example, the fixed vendor for material 1 is Miller Corp. during the first quarter, and Meyer Co. during the second quarter).
• To define a source of supply as "blocked"
  (This means that contract 123 may not be used for a certain period, for example.)
• As an aid in selecting the preferred source during the source determination process.
  (For example, vendor Meyer Co. is determined as the source for the item of a requisition dated June 15 relating to material 1.)