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Proof of Delivery for Goods Receipt for Inbound Delivery 

Use

The proof-of-delivery (POD) process enables the user during goods receipt for the inbound delivery to verify to the supplier the goods that have actually been received by the ship-to party. In addition to the goods receipt quantity, you can also enter the reasons for any quantity differences that may have occurred and the verification date.

The POD is transmitted by the ship-to party per IDoc to the SAP system of the supplier. The quantities are confirmed in this way for the entire inbound delivery. The status of the POD is shown by the characteristics "not POD-relevant", "POD-relevant (no differences)", "Differences occurred", and "Verification complete". You can check the POD status at any time during POD processing with the help of the status overview. There is no entry in the document flow.

You can set the POD process in Customizing so that the reasons and quantities are entered either automatically, semi-automatically, or manually during the goods receipt for the inbound delivery. In most cases where there is no quantity difference, this process does not involve any extra effort. Verification through IDocs is thus automated. Verification of the goods receipt takes place through EDI using the appropriate IDoc. Using the POD confirmation, you can have the posted quantities synchronized between the parties involved.

Business partners who are both using SAP systems can now process the entire POD process (see also Proof of Delivery)

Effects on Customizing

Execute the settings for proof of delivery in Customizing (IMG) under Logistics Execution -> Shipping -> Deliveries -> Proof of delivery. :

In the control data of the vendor with whom you wish to process the POD, you set the indicator "POD-relevant" in the section for the reference data.

See also

Proof of Delivery