Define Model Orders
You can define model orders in this section. Model orders are not orders in the commercial sense, but serve merely as references for creating "normal" orders. Model orders contain default values for the orders in an order type . You need to enter the model order as the reference order in the order type (see Define order types).
When you create a new order, all the fields active in the relevant order type are copied from the model order to the new order. Model orders make the work of entering new orders considerably easier. The data that recurs in orders from a particular order type is already defined. This reduces the likelihood of errors.
The order status is not copied from the model order. The new order is given the default status for the relevant order type.
The system checks to see if the entries exist in the model order. When you create settlement rules, it also checks to see whether the settlement receivers match the organization units you entered. A model order does not contain any dependent objects such as assets under construction, even if you entered an investment profile.
Example
You want to settle all your marketing orders to the same sales cost center.
Stipulate the cost center as the default value in the model order for marketing orders.
When you create a new marketing order, the
system defaults this cost center.
If you want to settle the order to a different cost center, you can overwrite
the default cost center in the orders.
Prerequisites
controlling area .Standard Settings
The standard system includes an order category (03) for model orders. You cannot plan for these orders or post to them.
This means you must assign all your model orders to a single order type with order category. In the SAP standard, this is order type "$$".