Create Sales Order

To create a standard sales order, proceed as follows:

On the initial screen, choose Logistics Sales and Distribution Sales.

Choose Order Create

Enter the order type and, if required, the organizational data.

The system determines the default values for the sales area (sales organization, distribution channel, division) from the user-specific parameters for the sales organization, distribution channel, and division.

If you do not enter any data for the sales area when you create a sales document, the system uses the data on the sold-to or ship-to party to derive the data for the sales organization, distribution channel, and division.

If there are several sales areas for the sold-to or ship-to party, you can choose the correct sales area from a dialog box.

Entering the sales office and sales group is optional.

Enter the following data at header level:

Sold-to party or ship-to party

If you only enter a ship-to party, the system uses this to determine the sold-to party and the sales area (if no sales area was specified). If there are several sold-to parties or sales areas for one ship-to party, a dialog box appears where you can choose the one you require. An error message appears in the status bar to inform you if the system is not able to determine a sold-to party.

If you enter a sold-to party that is also a unique ship-to party, the system automatically copies it as such and informs you in the status bar.

Customer purchase order number

Confirm your entries.

If, for example, you defined several unloading points or several ship-to parties in the customer master record of the sold-to party, the system displays the alternatives in a dialog box.The system can display alternatives for any or all of the following data:

Unloading point

Ship-to party

Payer

Bill-to party

Select the valid data from these proposals by placing the cursor on the relevant line and choosing Choose

Enter the following data at item level:

Material numbers

Order quantities for the materials

As soon as you have selected this data, confirm your entries. The material data that you entered is displayed. If the system carries out an availability check and finds that there is insufficient stock for an order item to be delivered on the requested date, it displays a screen on which you can choose between several delivery proposals. For more information, see Reactions to the Availability Check in Sales Documents .

If you want to enter more data for the header or items, select the relevant menu entry to get to the appropriate screen. If you want to change data for the items, select the items before you choose a menu entry.

Enter all required data.

Save your document.