Hello IFS Community,
I’m wondering whether a single Purchase Requisition (PR) can be distributed across multiple projects and/or project activities.
Scenario: We need to purchase a common item (e.g., steel plates, pipes, cables, consumables, etc.) that will be used by several projects. From a procurement perspective, we prefer to create a single PR and purchase order to leverage volume and easy traceability, but we need the cost and commitments to be reflected against multiple projects.
Questions:
- Can one PR line be allocated to multiple projects or project activities?
- Is there a standard functionality to distribute the cost and commitment among several projects (e.g., by percentage, quantity, or value)?
- Would the Project Cost Commitment be created correctly for each project?
- What is considered the best practice in IFS Cloud?
- One PR with cost distribution?
- Multiple PR lines, each assigned to a different project/activity?
- Another approach?
We are using IFS Cloud and would appreciate feedback from anyone who has implemented project-based procurement with shared materials across multiple projects. Thanks