SAP Logistics

Reference Mandatory If the business requires to create a sales document only by copying it from an existing document then leverage this field. For instance, if the business requires creating sales order only with reference to a quotation document or Inquiry document then we can select either choose 'B' or 'A'  here for quotation or inquiry restrict sales document from getting created standalone. You can set up the SAP system to create a new sales document with reference to the following: A: inquiry B: quotation C: sales order E:  scheduling agreement G:  contract M:  billing document Remember that a selection in this field will only make it compulsory for the document to refer to an existing document.  Copy Control Settings : This will have a dependency on the copy controls as the actual flow of data between the two documents will happen once it is maintained. Item Division :  When selected, it allows the item division t

This concept is similar to release strategy concept at purchasing level. At times, the business user requires approval to proceed with the next activity of the sales process upon approval from senior executive or manager. This approval process can be set up to status profile concept. The status profile can be used in the various component such as Sales, QM, PP etc. In the below case, We will discuss the application of the status profile in sales and distribution module at sales document type level. This is ideally used during complaints processing such as returns, Credit Memo Request etc.. In Sales documents, we can maintain the status profile at Sales document header and Item level. Here we will discuss regarding the maintenance of the sales document at Header level. Below is the config setting need to be maintained : Goto T.Code BS02 and click on create Based on the approval levels maintain the statuses. In the below instance I have taken two levels of approval to

Sales Document Type:  This field represents the identifier and description for the sales document type. We can define our own sales document type starting with characters 'Y' or 'Z'. As a best practice, it is always good to copy the existing document type and create a new one referencing it. Sales Document Category : This classifies different types of sales documents that we can process in the SD module such as Inquiry ,Quotations, sales orders, deliveries, and invoices. The document category determines how the system stores and keeps track of document data. It enables the system to provide you with status information about delivery processing, billing of the sales document. When you create your sales document via the copy with reference option, this category field enables the SAP system to provide the status information about th