System Task: Perform Price Comparison

Overview

Use this system task to compare the vendors' quoted prices on a specific item or service.

Menu Path

From the SAP R/3 Screen, select the path:

Logistics >> Materials management >> Purchasing >>

(new menu) RFQ/quotation >> Quotation >> Price comparison

Fast Path

At the Command Line, enter:

/NME49

Price Comparison List Screen

Key Fields (Complete or Review)

Purchasing organization

Enter the purchasing organization code.

(F4) to access options.

Quotation

Enter a range of quotations numbers to be compared.

(F4) to access a matchcode.

Collective RFQ no.

Enter the collective RFQ number or enter a range of collective RFQ numbers if required.

Vendor

Enter the vendor number or enter a range of vendors if required.

(F4) to access a matchcode.

Material

Enter the material number or a range of material numbers if required.

(F4) to access a matchcode.

Reference quotation

To use another quotation as a reference, enter the number of the quotation to which quotations are to be compared. The variation from the reference quotation will be expressed as a percentage.

Mean value quotation

To compare quotations with a fictitious quotation that represents the mean value on all selected items, click in the checkbox beside the field text.

Minimum value quotation

To compare quotations with a fictitious quotation that represents the minimum price on all selected items, click in the checkbox beside the field text.

Percentage basis

To specify how the percentage will display, enter the appropriate indicator.

(F4) to access options.

Include discounts

To include discounts in the quotation comparison, click in the check box beside the field text.

Include delivery costs

To include delivery costs in the quotation comparison, click in the check box beside the field text.

Determine effective price

To include cash discounts and delivery costs in the quotation comparison, click in the check box beside the field text.

Next Step...

(F8) to execute the list of requests for quotation that match the criteria you entered.

Price Comparison List in Currency USD

Key Fields (Complete or Review)

Material mat. group: Displays the material's material group assignment.
Quotation: Displays the quotation numbers being compared.
Short text: Displays the material's short text description.
Bidder: Displays the bidding vendor's number.
Quantity in base unit: Displays the material quantity being requested.
Name: Displays the bidding vendor's name.

Screen Options

To access additional RFQ information, click Additional info (F6).

To access the desired quotation in change mode, click Quotation (F2). You can update different entries of the quotation.

To access the desired Vendor Master Record, click Vendor (F8).

Next Step...

(F3) to return to the Price Comparison List Screen.