Schedule Import of Release Orders
Application component: Central Contract
App type: Transactional
Line of business: Sourcing and Procurement
Leading industry: Cross Industry
Solution capability: Central Purchase Contract Processing (S/4, Ariba Ctrl Proc.)|Central Purchasing (S/4, Ariba Ctrl Proc.)|Central Requisitioning (S/4, Ariba Ctrl Proc.)
Scope items: Central Purchase Contracts
Description:  With this app, you can import release orders that were created in connected systems into the SAP S/4HANA system (which acts as a hub system). Connected systems can be SAP systems (such as, SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, and so on) or non-SAP systems. For each distributed contract item available in the connected systems, release orders can be created, consuming either all or part of a target quantity or target value defined in the distributed contract. You can view the details of imported release orders in the Manage Central Purchase Contracts app. You can only use the Schedule Import of Release Orders app if Central Purchase Contracts in Central Procurement is active. 
Upon successful distribution of a central contract to the backend system(s), local contract(s) gets created based on the distribution entries. These local contracts are used as Source of Supply and Purchase Orders may be created against these replicated Contracts.
You can use this app to create and schedule a job for importing the release orders (Purchase Orders) created against the contracts replicated from the Central Contracts in various backend systems.
Key features:    Create and schedule jobs to import release orders You can use the job template Import Release Orders from Connected Systems. You can create a new job by choosing the New button. On the New Job screen, you can start a job immediately or you can schedule it to start later. If you schedule a job, the system carries it out in the background. You can define whether a job should recur and set up a recurrence schedule. You can choose one of the following types of import:   Full Import  Imports all release orders.   Delta Import Imports new documents that were created since the last full import or delta import. A delta import also imports existing documents if any changes were made to them.   Ad-hoc Import Imports documents as required based on specific criteria. You can perform an ad-hoc import, for example, when some documents need to be imported as soon as they are created and you cannot wait until the next scheduled delta import. Note that if documents imported during an ad-hoc import were not included in an earlier delta import, then these documents are imported again with the next delta import.   Once you define all relevant criteria, you can check whether the specified data is correct and schedule a job. The new job appears in the Application Jobs list.   Display the results of scheduled jobs in the Application Jobs list You can, for example, see whether a job was carried out successfully or it was canceled. You can filter the list based on different criteria, such as date, job description, and the person who created the job.   Copy an existing job to schedule a new job You can then modify the copied job based on your requirements.   Check the logs of every scheduled job in the Application Jobs list Once a job is completed, you can use the Manage Central Purchase Contracts app to view the release orders for all items of a selected central contract.   Note   You can perform a delta import only after the completion of a full import.   To schedule jobs, you must activate Central Purchase Contracts in Central Procurement. For more information, see Set-Up Instructions at https://rapid.sap.com/bp/ under SAP S/4HANA  On-Premise‎  SAP Best Practices for S/4HANA (on premise)‎  Sourcing and Procurement  Central Procurement  Central Purchase Contracts (2ME).   
Business roles: Configuration Expert - Business Process Configuration
Configuration Expert - Business Process Configuration : 
Performs business process configuration and other tasks required for implementing SAP solutions, such as scoping the solution, configuring the business processes, performing manual rework activities, and changing business process configuration.