Use
In this first step you receive an inquiry from a customer and create a sales order. This document is an SD document and does not yet lead to posting in Financial Accounting. It is, however, the basis for sales processing as a whole.
Procedure
Menu Path |
Logistics ® Sales and Distribution ® Sales ® Order ® Create |
Transaction Code |
VA01 |
Field |
Europe |
North America |
Order type |
OR |
OR |
Sales organization |
1000 (SD org. Germany) |
3000 (SD org. USA) |
Distribution channel |
10 (end customer sales) |
10 (end customer sales) |
Division |
00 (cross-divisions) |
00 (cross-divisions) |

The division 00 is used to simplify the entry. The correct allocation of a sales order to a division does not occur until the product ordered is entered on the following screen. The correct allocation is made by default, so that it is possible to create articles from different divisions in one sales order.
Field |
Europe |
North America |
Sold-to party |
1000 |
3000 |
Purch.order no. |
Anything (informative entry) |
Anything (informative entry) |
Purchase order date |
Today’s date |
Today’s date |
Req.deliv.date |
Proposed by system |
Proposed by system |
Pricing date |
Proposed by system |
Proposed by system |
Material |
P-109 |
P-109 |
Order quantity |
2 |
2 |
(Sales unit) SU |
PC |
PC |
After the document entries have been processed, the net sales price of the sales items entered appears in the top right field net value. Furthermore, a description of the material ordered is displayed.

If the material ordered is not available at the requested delivery date, the system automatically branches to another screen with availability information. Here, you can select a delivery option (e.g. delivery proposal). The system then returns to the order overview screen.
The system displays the earliest delivery date for the ordered quantity in the Delivery proposal area.
Further details regarding availability information can be found in
Sales Order Processing and Subsequent Functions In the Exit Order Processing dialog box, choose No.