Define Sales
Statuses
In this step, you define the
material statuses that a material can have in Sales and
Distribution. You also define how the system responds when entering a
sales and distribution document with this material. You can use
the material status, for example, to prevent orders from being entered for
parts to be discontinued.
Actions
1. Check to
what extent you can adopt the settings contained in the standard SAP R/3
System.
2. To do so,
find out what statuses a material can have at your company and to what extent
this material may be used in Sales and Distribution.
3. Adapt the
existing statuses to your requirements.
4. If
necessary, add further statuses to the table:
For each material
status, enter an alphanumeric key with up to 2 characters and a
description.
5. For the
individual sales and distribution documents (such as inquiry, order, delivery,
and so on), define how the system is to respond when entering the
material:
- warning when entering the document
- error message (that is, the sales and
distribution document cannot be entered on the basis of the material
status)
6. Make sure
that the "Sales status" field is maintained for the materials concerned in the
material master record's sales data.