Creation and Update of Unchecked Deliveries

Use

The system generates unchecked deliveries in Service Parts Management (SPM) based on confirmed schedule lines in the SAP CRM sales order. One SAP CRM sales order item can be split into multiple unchecked deliveries. When a SAP CRM sales order is saved, the system creates the unchecked deliveries automatically.

The main purpose of unchecked deliveries is to support planning activities in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM). They are not available for execution in warehouses.

The unchecked delivery in the ERP system remains closely associated with the SAP CRM sales order.

The communication between SAP CRM and the ERP system takes place in the central communication area of shipping. This supports the completeness of the data, reducing the possibility of incorrect data in SAP CRM being converted to an unchecked delivery in the ERP system.

For more information about the standard ERP process, see Unchecked Delivery .

Activities

Credit Check

The ERP system supports a credit check for the sales order business transaction type. A credit check is one of many checks that SAP CRM carries out for business transactions. For more information, see the SAPLibrary of SAP CRM under Start of the navigation path Sales Transactions Next navigation step Sales Orders Checks for Sales Order. End of the navigation path

No ATP Check

The unchecked delivery reflects the confirmed quantity of the related SAP CRM sales order schedule line, not the SAP CRM sales order quantity.

No SAPAPORequirement

SAP APO has no information about unchecked deliveries; the unchecked delivery does not represent a material planning requirement. The material planning of SAP APO relies on the SAP CRM sales order as long as the delivery is an unchecked delivery.

Generation of Unchecked Deliveries

Only SAP CRM sales orders trigger unchecked deliveries. Confirmed schedule lines are reported to the ERP system, which creates one unchecked delivery item per order schedule line.

In addition:

SAP CRM has no information about unchecked deliveries. In SAP CRM, quantities of unchecked deliveries are not considered delivered quantities.
When a SAP CRM sales order is cancelled, the corresponding unchecked delivery is deleted from the ERP system.

Changes to SAP CRM Sales Orders

If all deliveries have an “unchecked” status, the sales order item can be changed without restrictions because SAP CRM is still the owner of the process. The system then updates the related unchecked deliveries in the ERP system or SAP EWM accordingly. If at least one delivery based on a sales order item has the status “checked,” or if the release date has passed, then the warehouse already has ownership of the process.

In such cases, changes are restricted to certain criteria such as a quantity change or cancellation of the item.

Quantity Changes

For an unchecked delivery, an increase of the sales order quantity leads to the deletion of an unchecked delivery and the creation of another unchecked delivery for the remaining open quantity.

Beginning with the sales order, a decrease of the sales order quantity or a cancellation of a checked delivery leads to the deletion of the unchecked delivery and the creation of another unchecked delivery for the new quantity.

Distribution to SAP EWM

In Customizing, you can make settings to allow unchecked deliveries to be distributed to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM). While these settings do not make the unchecked deliveries available for execution, they do allow you to use the data for forecasting and planning.

Note Note

For more information, inCustomizingfor Service Parts Management , see Start of the navigation path Logistics Execution Next navigation step Service Parts Management (SPM) Integrate SPM with Other Components Maintain Extended WM-Specific Parameters End of the navigation path .

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See also:

Delivery as Communication Document