Procedure

1. Access the transaction using any of the following navigation options:

SAP menu	Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Purchase Requisition → Release → Collective Release
Transaction code	ME55

2. On the Collective Release Purchase Requisition initial screen, make the following entries:

Field Name	User action and values	Comment
Release Code	21 - Sr. Mngr - SCM	Specifies the release code with which individual items of a purchase requisition or entire requisitions can be released (approved).
Release Group	G1	Group of your release code belongs to.
Scope of list	ALV	ALV grid control.

3. Click the Execute button or press F8. The program will display list of purchase requisitions under of your approval.

4. To approve the requisition, click on the Release Button (marked by a "pencil").

5. The pencil will then changed to check icon informing the PR has been released.

Result

The purchase requisition is released. But the purchase requisition may need to be released by multiple people depending on the release strategy set in Customizing. Once the last person has released the purchase requisition, the buyer/planner can convert the purchase requisition into a Purchase Order.

The status bar displays a message.

Use

If the purchase requisition you created is subject to a release procedure (for example, total net order value > 5000 PHP), you have to go through these transaction steps.

Procedure

1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:

SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)

SAP ECC Menu	Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Purchase Requisition → Release → Individual Release
Transaction code	ME54N

2. On the Release Purchase Requisition screen, go to Purchase Requisition → Other Requisition.

3. Enter the purchase requisition number.

4. Click the icon to edit the purchase requisition.

5. To approve the requisition, click on the Release Button (marked by a "pencil").

6. Click the Save icon to save the changes of the document.

Result

The purchase requisition is released. But the purchase requisition may need to be released by multiple people depending on the release strategy set in Customizing. Once the last person has released the purchase requisition, the buyer/planner can convert the purchase requisition into a Purchase Order.
The status bar displays a message.