After merchandise distribution has been planned using an allocation table (push method) or a collective purchase order (pull method) and the actual quantity received has been entered at goods receipt, the distribution must be adjusted. Only when you adjust the distribution is the system updated with the actual quantities that are used for generating a delivery, for example.

A distribution can be adjusted online after a goods receipt is posted. Alternatively, you can have the system do it automatically at goods receipt based on distribution profiles.

If you have the system do it automatically at goods receipt, you can define in Customizing by how much the delivered quantity can differ from the planned quantity. When the difference is greater than this value, you make the adjustment manually.