Distribution Processing: Distribution Data
Use
Distribution data is created when merchandise distribution is planned, and is then used to control distribution processing. Distribution data is updated as a result of the individual steps in distribution processing.
The distribution data contains information on the assignment of issue documents to procurement documents, the articles and quantities involved, and the distribution status. In addition to automatic updating, you can display this data online in the merchandise distribution monitor.
Integration
Distribution data is created when merchandise distribution is planned, that is, when follow-on documents for an allocation table are generated or when a collective purchase order is created. Distribution data is updated during or after goods receipt, as a result of the adjustment to a distribution.
It is also updated as a result of subsequent processing, that is, when distribution orders are generated, or when deliveries are generated or changed.
Features
You can analyze the distribution data via the merchandise distribution monitor and obtain a snapshot of the current status of all the merchandise in distribution. The monitor was created using the ABAP list viewer and offers various options (such as switching fields on or off, arranging them in certain sequences).
The procurement documents are listed in the monitor. You can display the associated issue document items for each procurement document. An entry for an issue document item includes the following information:
This includes the document and item number of a sales order, a warehouse order or a delivery that was created for a recipient or was generated as a follow-on document for an allocation table.
This includes the document and item number of a warehouse order or a purchase order for a vendor that was generated as a collective purchase order or a follow-on document for an allocation table.
The distribution data contains a wide variety of information on quantities, each with its unit of measure, and covers different information depending on the processing method and status. The data can include the planned quantity, actual quantity, cross-docking quantity, flow-through quantity, and putaway quantity, for example.