How to Default Supplier while creating Purchase Requisition (Sourcing Rule)

In a typical business scenario users all the time manually select the suppliers and supplier sites while creating purchase requisition. In order to reduce the manual efforts and for saving of the time.

Here is the blog which will reduce the redundant manual activity where supplier and its site will default automatically while creation of the purchase requisition.  

This topic is divided in two parts-

A. Setup Part 

1. Setup of Profile Option
2. Setting up Sourcing Rule
3. Setting Assignment Set

B. Testing for Defaulting of Sourcing Rule by creation of Purchase Requisition

A. Setup Part

1. Here we have to setup the profile option named as MRP: Default Sourcing Assignment Set 

2. Access Purchasing Super User Responsibility 

Navigate - Purchase Super User-->Oracle Purchasing-->Supply Base-->Sourcing Rules

Enter the name of Sourcing rule as required

Enter the required Supplier and Supplier Site with its allocation and rank as per business need 

Note - Sourcing Rule can be set either for all organizations or to specific organization

Ensure Planning Active check is checked otherwise sourcing rule will not work 

Navigate - Purchase Super User-->Oracle Purchasing-->Supply Base-->Assign Sourcing Rules

Add the sourcing rule created earlier 

3. Creation of Purchase Requisition 

Navigate - Purchase Super User-->Oracle Purchasing--> Requisitions--> Requisitions

Enter the Item considered in the Sourcing rule 

Enter the Organization name in the Destination region and tab out Supplier will default alongwith the site as defined in the Sourcing Rule