You can block sales orders for the following subsequent functions:
For shipping
The system does not let you create a delivery for a sales order that is blocked for shipping. You receive an error message telling you that the order is blocked for delivery.
For billing
The system does not allow you to create a billing document for a delivery that is blocked for billing in the underlying sales order. When you try to create individual billing documents, the system enters a message in the relevant log. In the case of collective processing of billing documents, the delivery is not included in the billing due list.
In addition, it is possible to block sales document types for certain customers, so that you can prevent certain types of sales documents being created for a particular customer.
Setting a Delivery Block
You can set a delivery block at header level as well as in the individual items and schedule lines:
To display this information at header level, choose the Shipping
tab page from the overview screen. You can set the delivery block in the Delivery block
field.
You can set the delivery block at item level on the overview screen in the Shipping
tab page, by selecting the item and entering the block in the Delivery block
field in the table.
To enter a delivery block in a schedule line, select the appropriate item on the Item Overview
tab page and then choose Delivery block field in the table.
Note
A delivery block at header level is only effective if it has been assigned to the corresponding delivery type in Customizing (table TVLSP). Regardless of this assignment, the delivery block is still effective at schedule line level.
You can also stop the creation of a purchase requisition by setting a delivery block at the header level. Define your Customizing settings in Block Quantity Confirmation In Delivery Blocks
(SIMG_CFMENUOLSDOVZ7
) and execute. You must select Deliveries: Blocking Reasons/ Criteria
and enable the PReq Block indicator for the relevant delivery block.
Setting a Billing Block
You can set a billing block at header level and for the individual items:
To set the billing block at header level, choose the Sales
tab page from the overview screen and activate it in the Billing block
field.
To enter a delivery block for an item, select the appropriate item on the Item Overview
tab page and then choose Billing block field.
Note
You can also use the fast change function to set delivery and billing blocks at header and item level. For more information, see Making Fast Changes.
Blocking Sales Document Types
It is also possible to customize your system so that specific types of sales documents are blocked for specific customers. For more information, see Blocking a Customer Master Record.