Preferred Supplier List (4RI)

Preferred Supplier List (4RI)

This process allows a central purchaser to create a preferred list of suppliers to be used in standard procurement process supported in SAP S/4HANA.

The central purchaser can create a standard supplier list or user-specified supplier list by adding the suppliers in the central hub. This list can be maintained for multiple combinations of material group and company code that are present in the central hub.

Key Process Steps Covered

  • Create standard supplier list
  • Create user-specified supplier list
  • Activate or deactivate supplier list
  • Convert user-specified supplier list to standard supplier list
  • Configure approval workflow to control modification of supplier list created with reference to activated standard supplier list

Benefits

  • Maintain supplier list centrally
  • Improve the process of controlling suppliers to be used in procurement process
  • Manage preferred supplier list efficiently

Where is Preferred Supplier List(4RI) being used?

This Scope item is used in the following way:

  • As a management function of Sourcing and Contract Management within Sourcing and Procurement Scope Item Group

Process flow of Preferred Supplier List (4RI)

Find below the process flow of the scope item Preferred Supplier List as it is defined for release s4hc-2111.


Download Process Flow of Best Practice scenario Preferred Supplier List (4RI) - S/4HANA Cloud
Ref: Sourcing and Procurement of SAP S4HC-2111
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