<. What is the #ifference between a contract an# a sche#uling agree!ent?

With
regar# to
Outline Agreement
= 1. 6ou can create the centrally contract >cross:plant? where you can !aintain
#ifferent pricing con#itions for each an# every plant &. 6ou have to create the
$elease -r#er with reference to -utline Agree!ent. (. /o #etaile# #elivery sche#ule
can be !a#e in the $elease -r#er. *. /o $elease #ocu!entation is create#. 2. -nly
ti!e:#epen#ent con#itions can be create#. 4. So!e Ite! +ategory @M@ an# @W@ can be
use#. With regar# to
Scheduling Agreement
= 1. %he Plant 3ocation !ust be entere# in the Sche#uling Agree!ent. &. We #o not
have to create any other purchasing #ocu!ent e,cept for #elivery sche#ule line via
%ransaction M?(< or M$P running >with the appropriate setting of Source 3ist?. (.
Belivery Sche#ule line ite!s are create# sub"ect to your speci?ic re9uire!ent. *.
+an create both Sche#uling Agree!ent with an# without $elease Bocu!entation
>sub"ect to the Bocu!ent %ype 3P or 3PA? with the selection of either C$+ or DI%
#elivery sche#ule. 2. ?ither ti!e:#epen#ent or ti!e:in#epen#ent con#itions can be
create# sub"ect to the custo!iEing in theBocu!ent %ype of the Sche#uling Agree!ent.
4. Ite! +ategory @M@ an# @W@ cannot be use#.
The schedule lines of a scheduling agreement release contain finalized information
for the vendor regarding quantities and delivery dates. The schedule lines are
recorded with the aid of the release documentation and can thus be displayed and
verified at any time. The release documentation enables you to see which schedules
you transmitted to the vendor during the last two weeks, for example, and check the
correctness of goods receipts against the relevant schedule lines.There are two
kinds of scheduling agreement release:
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Forecast (FRC) delivery schedule

Provides the vendor with
longer-term
data regarding the quantities needed of a material and when delivery is required.
In such schedules, the timing of delivery is usually expressed in terms of calendar
months or weeks. Note:approximately equivalent E?I terms for the !forecast delivery
schedule! are: !planning schedule with release capa"ility! #$N%I &'() !delivery
schedule #message)! #E?I*$+? ?E-*?/), and !delivery instruction! #??E??E ?E-IN%).
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Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery schedule

Provides the vendor with data on required quantities and desired delivery
dates0times covering
the near future.
In such schedules, the timing of delivery is usually expressed in terms of specific
days or even times of the day. Note:

equivalent E?I terms for the !1I? delivery schedule! are: !%hipping schedule!: #$N
%I &23) and !?elivery 4ust in time message! #E?I*$+? ?E-1I?).
Using creation profiles, you can define the criteria for the creation of SA
releases (for example, youcan influence the quantities and dates transmitted). SAP
recommends defining the
Creation profile
field as a mandatory-entry field (in Customizing for Purchasing:
Scheduling Agreement
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