If you don’t want to derive the status from the document flow in SD, you set the status for the sales order item manually or automatically.
Setting the Status Manually
To set the status for a sales order item manually:
Choose
The screen
Change Sales Order: Initial Screen
appears.
Enter the sales order number and choose ENTER.
The screen
Change Standard Order: Overview
appears.
Select the sales order item and choose
The screen
Change Standard Order: Item Data
appears.
Choose
Maintain
for the system status.
The dialog box
Change System Status
appears.
Set the status.
Setting the Status Automatically
In collective processing you can set the status for sales order items that meet particular criteria. Use report program SAPKKA12 for this purpose.