SAP Logistics

Base Unit of Measure It is the smallest unit of measure in which stocks of the material are managed. Ex. Each, Piece etc.. Alternate unit of Measure It is the unit of measure which can be available besides base unit of measure. For instance: If the sales unit of measure is different than that of the base of the unit of measure then an alternate unit of measure is being used. Gross / Net Weight  The weight of the material maintained in this field will be carried over to the sales document item-level data. Old Material Number Legacy system Material Number will be maintained in this field.We can use the old material number to systematically search for material master records via match codes (Search Help) General Item Category Group This helps the system to determine item categories during the Inbound delivery process. This field is used as one of the parameters during item type determination at sales document or inbound delivery level. Material Gro...

A schedule line consists of confirmed delivery quantities and corresponding confirmed delivery dates. This provides us info regarding when the delivery can take place. Delivery Block : A delivery block can be maintained at Sales Document level and Schedule line Category level. Delivery block maintained at schedule line category level will be proposed at schedule line level of the sales order. Movement Type  Any movement of goods both physical or logical will be captured in the form of movement type in This controls the inventory update and generation of accounting document. The SD module uses goods movement from 601 to 699. All goods issues to customer from unrestricted stock will be performed through Movement type '601' All customer returns will be captured through 651 601 GD goods issue:delvy 651 GD ret.del.  returns 653 GD returns unrestr. 655 GD returns QI 657 GD returns blocked 641 TF to stck in trans. 643 TF to cross company 645 TF cross c...

Pricing Indicates whether the system automatically carries out pricing at the item level. Blank No pricing This is used for Text items and Items not relevant for pricing scenarios X         Pricing standard The system carries out pricing for standard items in a sales order. A         Pricing for empties B         Pricing for free goods (100% discount) This is used for free Goods Items Schedule Lines Allowed Schedule lines determines the delivery date and quantity. Enabling this check box, Will display schedule lines at sales order item level else schedule lines tab will not be displayed  For standard item, schedules lines exists but where as for text or service items this is not required to be enabled as schedule lines are not required. Item Relevant for Delivery This checkbox is enabled for the items which don't have schedule lines and require delivery processing. Ideally, this i...

An item category controls the behavior of an item and below are the controls which defines the item category. Item Type : A way of classifying items that require different kinds of processing by the system. The system processes items that refer to a specific material differently than items that do not refer to a material. For example, text items do not require processing for pricing, taxes, and weight calculations Below are the common item types used in SAP. Blank Standard Item Business generally uses standard items in SAP. The pricing for a standard item takes into consideration the change in quantity, weight, volume, and time units associated with the material. A         Value Item SAP provides value items for scenarios where you bill your customer for the goods or services rendered. B         Text item Text items are generally used for sending print materials such as flyers, catalogs, and so on, to the customer. These...