Definition

Consolidation of items in a sales order so that they can be delivered on the same date. The delivery group can be assigned to an item manually or automatically.

Use

An item that is confirmed for several delivery dates can be confirmed for a single delivery date if it is assigned to a delivery group. This is the latest delivery date of all the confirmation schedule lines of this item.

All items that are assigned to the same delivery group are confirmed for a single delivery date. This is the latest delivery date of all these items.

If the sales order is marked in the header for complete delivery, then all items will be assigned to the same delivery group.

You can use delivery groups for:

Structure

The delivery group is a numeric key of up to three digits which can be defined freely by the user.

Integration

The delivery group is entered in the sales order item and/or subitem.