

For the components, a goods issue is posted from the subcontracting stock.For the part delivered, you create a goods receipt posting that refers to the subcontracting item in the purchase order.

The subcontractor repairs, modifies, replaces, or exchanges the faulty part and returns the serviceable part.The provision represents a transfer posting from unrestricted use stock to stock of material provided to the vendor (subcontracting stock). The parts provided are managed as stock of material provided to the vendor (subcontracting stock).You use an outbound delivery to send the part to be repaired to the subcontractor.The purchase order item is identified as a subcontracting item (item category L) and is assigned the part that is to be returned following repair (material serial number). You convert the purchase requisition into a purchase order for the external repair or maintenance service.


The subcontracting process comprises the following steps (see the map below): In contrast to the processes used for external processing, the object to be repaired or maintained is sent to the service provider, processed there, and then returned. The subcontracting business process in SAP S/4HANA Asset Maintenance, also known as subcontracting for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), describes the process associated with having a piece of equipment (i.e., a material serial number) repaired by a service provider.
