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Maintain a source list in SAP: ME01

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Maintain a source list in SAP: ME01

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- [Instructor] For simplicity and consistency, companies will often try to buy a material from a single supplier. This is called single sourcing. But single sourcing isn't always feasible. Sometimes, multiple suppliers are needed for a single material. In SAP, source lists are lists of the different possible vendors for a given material. This ensures we have multiple vendors if for some reason we can't get what we need from our preferred vendor. Let's create a source list using transaction code ME01 and pressing Enter. This brings us to our Maintain Source List initial screen. First, we have to enter our material. We'll enter TS5. Next is plant. We'll enter plant 1710, and press enter. This brings us to our Maintain Source List overview screen. Now we'll enter our suppliers, and first we must enter our validity dates. For our valid from, we'll choose today. And for our valid to, we'll choose the end of next year. For…

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