Outbound Delivery Structure (SAP Library - Shipping in Series Sales and Distribution)

Outbound Delivery Structure

The outbound delivery is made up of a document header and any number of items. The following figure shows the structure of the outbound delivery. This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Document Header

The general data relevant for the outbound delivery is stored in the document header. This data is valid for the entire document. The general data may include:

Shipping point
Data about delivery scheduling and transportation scheduling (for example, the goods issue date or the date of delivery to the ship-to party)
Weights and volumes of the entire outbound delivery
Sold-to party and the ship-to party numbers
Route

Document Items

In the items, you find data that applies to one particular item. This data may include:

Material number

Delivery quantity

Retail price

Plant and storage location specifications

Picking date

Weights and volumes of the individual items

Tolerances for under- or overdelivery