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Function documentationQuantity Checks in the Sales Order

 

When creating sales transactions, the system executes different checks of the quantities entered. When you enter a requested quantity for a sales order item, the system can, for example, check whether this quantity is feasible. The system can check the following quantities and, if necessary, round them:

  • Minimum order quantity

  • Maximum order quantity

  • Delivery quantity

The system checks whether the order quantity does not reach the minimum order quantity, whether the maximum order quantity has been exceeded in the sales transaction, and whether the quantity is not a multiple of the delivery unit. Should this be the case during order creation, a message appears but the transaction can still be saved.

Features

Minimum Order Quantity Check

The minimum order quantity check refers to a specific quantity that a customer must reach when issuing an order. You specify the minimum order quantity in the product master data.

The system checks whether the order quantity falls short of the minimum order quantity. You can set up your system so that it automatically increases the quantity to the minimum order quantity. To do this, set the indicator Minimum Quantity for the business transaction category Sales in Customizing, at Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Transactions Next navigation step Basic Settings Next navigation step Define Item Categories End of the navigation path.

Maximum Order Quantity Check

The maximum order quantity check is used to define the quantity that a customer must not exceed when placing an order.

You can specify a maximum order quantity for an item in the sales transaction. The system checks whether the maximum order quantity has been exceeded in the sales transaction. If this is the case when a sales order is created, a message appears. However, the sales order can still be saved.

You can use a Business Add-In (BAdI) to check whether the maximum order quantity for a specific product in the transaction item has been exceeded.

To find this BAdI, see Customizing at Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Transactions Next navigation step Settings for Sales Transactions Next navigation step Business Add-Ins Next navigation step Business Add-In for Checking Maximum Quantity in Sales Transaction Items End of the navigation path.

Delivery Unit Check

When a quantity is entered, the system checks whether the quantity is a multiple of the delivery unit.

You can specify that this quantity be rounded to the next suitable multiple. To do this, set the indicator Delivery Unit for the business transaction category Sales in Customizing, at Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Transactions Next navigation step Basic Settings Next navigation step Define Item Categories End of the navigation path.