SAP Note 27574 - Procurement type X in order profile -> EM 61018

Symptom:

When you try to create a planned order profile or purchase requisition profile (Transaction OMDD) with procurement type X (internal and external processing), error message 61018 is displayed: 'Invalid procurement type'.

Cause and prerequisites

When you press the possible entries pushbutton (F4), all procurement types which are stored in the system are displayed. Procurement type X is only defined for maintenance in the material master. In Customizing, you have to determine unambiguously whether the order profile is defined for internal or external processing. This is necessary for scheduling, for example (internal production or replenishment lead time, material master or routing).

If procurement type 'X' is entered in the material master, the planned order can only be procured internally or externally regardless of the planned order profile definition.

Solution
Select procurement type 'E' (internal processing) or 'F' (external processing) in Transaction OMDD.
As of Release 4.X, if you press the possible entries pushbutton (F4) on the procurement type in Transaction OMDD only those values that can actually be entered are listed (in this case 'E' or 'F'.)

Additional key words

Purchase requisition, PReq