The application document is an intermediate SAP document that is created after receipt or post goods issue. It facilitates contract application and settlement to allow the application of, for example, discount premium quality schedules (DPQS), the evaluation of tolerances, and the evaluation of optionalities.

The application document contains vendor and customer, material, quantity, and quality details, as well as other application details such as quantity adjustments. Once an event release has been triggered, the application document is created through the Orchestration Framework and is used to link a load quantity to a pricing contract during the application process. It can later be updated with Load Data Capture (LDC) and nomination information, where available. During load and unload events, the application document number is used to evaluate final application.