What is Purchasing Group?

Purchasing Group is a key for a person or group of persons who are responsible for the procurement of materials or services. The purchasing group is not assigned to any organizational elements in the SAP S4HANA system.

How to Create Purchasing groups in SAP S/4Hana

You can create purchasing groups in the SAP S/4Hana system by using the following configuration steps

  • IMG Menu path: SPRO > IMG > Materials Management > Purchasing > Create Purchasing Groups
  • Transaction Code: OME4.

In this configuration, we are going to maintain the following purchasing groups for materials and services.

Purchasing GroupDescription
PG1Purchasing Group 1 for Materials
PG2Purchasing Group 2 for Services

Step 1: Execute transaction code “OME4” in the SAP command field of the S/4Hana system.

OME4 - Create Purchasing Groups transaction code in SAP S4Hana

Step 2: In the next screen change view “Purchasing groups“, and click on new entries to define new purchasing groups in SAP S/4Hana as per the requirements of an organization.

Create new purchasing groups in SAP S4Hana

Step 3: On new entries of Purchasing groups creation screen, update the following details

  • Purchasing Group: Enter the new key that defines the purchasing group in the SAP S/4Hana system
  • Desc.Pur. Grp: – Update the description for the newly created purchasing group in SAP Hana
  • Tel.No. Pur.Grp: Update the purchasing group contact number
  • Fax Number: Update the Fax number of the purchasing group.

How to Create Purchasing Groups in SAP S4Hana MMAfter updating all the required details for purchasing groups in SAP, click on the save option and save the configured details in the SAP S/4 Hana system.