Changing External Delivery Orders

You want to edit an existing external delivery order for one of the following reasons:

To change order data (e.g. data on reporting, bank details)

Note
You should always record changes to shipping or billing data as an unlimited change.

End of the note.
To generate a limited change item for the order, e.g. to record a suspension or a redirection
To generate an unlimited change item, e.g. to change the delivery type
To restart the item or convert it to a standard item (in the case of a trial or free item)
To close (terminate or reverse) the item

To call up an item in a subscription order in order to change it, choose one of the following options:

Change made in	Action
Maintenance function Change external delivery order	Choose Logistics Media Sales and Distribution Periodical Sales and Distribution Sales Order External Delivery Order Change. Enter the order number and choose Item Overview . Note End of the note. You can call up the change functions described below on the item overview screen and in item data (see next point). Click on the desired item in the item overview or place the cursor on the item and choose Details .
Central access	Choose Order Central Access Edit . Find the orders for the business partner (external publisher). Click on the item number of the desired item in the order overview or place the cursor on the item and choose Details .

Change made in

Action

Maintenance function Change external delivery order

Choose Logistics Media Sales and Distribution Periodical Sales and Distribution Sales Order External Delivery Order Change.
Enter the order number and choose Item Overview .

Note
End of the note.

You can call up the change functions described below on the item overview screen and in item data (see next point).
Click on the desired item in the item overview or place the cursor on the item and choose Details .

Central access

Choose Order Central Access Edit .
Find the orders for the business partner (external publisher).
Click on the item number of the desired item in the order overview or place the cursor on the item and choose Details .

The item data screen appears for the selected item.

Edit the item data according to the following decision table:

Object or purpose of change	Action
Data not relevant to shipping or billing, e.g. purchase reason, bank details, payment card	Change the item data on the relevant tab page.
Data relevant to shipping or billing, e.g. delivery type, publication, edition, payment method, price basis	Choose Edit Item Change Functions < Function > . See Creating Unlimited Changes Creating Changes of Publication Changing Billing Arrangements Retroactively
Limited change : Suspension,partial suspension,redirection (or additional copy redirection),gift transfer,charitable transfer	Choose Edit Item Change Functions < Function > . See Creating Suspensions Creating Partial Suspensions Creating Redirections Creating Additional Copy Redirections Creating Gift Transfers Creating Charitable Transfers
Copy : ConversionRestart	Choose Edit Item Change Functions < Function > . See Converting Trial Items to Standard Items Converting Free Items to Normal Items Restarting Items Restarting Items Retroactively
Close : TerminationReversalSplitting limited items	Choose Edit Item Close Item < F unction > . See Terminating Items Reversing Items Splitting Limited Change Items

Object or purpose of change

Action

Data not relevant to shipping or billing, e.g. purchase reason, bank details, payment card

Change the item data on the relevant tab page.

Data relevant to shipping or billing, e.g. delivery type, publication, edition, payment method, price basis

Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Item Change Functions < Function End of the navigation path > .

Limited change :

Suspension,partial suspension,redirection (or additional copy redirection),gift transfer,charitable transfer

Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Item Change Functions < Function End of the navigation path > .

Copy :

ConversionRestart

Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Item Change Functions < Function End of the navigation path > .

Close :

TerminationReversalSplitting limited items

Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Item Close Item < F unction End of the navigation path > .