Sales and Distribution (SD)

A document that the customer uses to request from the vendor part of the total quantity or value of goods or services agreed upon in a contract.

The release authorizes the vendor to deliver, and contains data such as the quantity of products to deliver.

Types of releases for Sales and Distribution are:

• Release order issued against a contract
• Forecast delivery schedule issued against a scheduling agreement
• JIT delivery schedule issued against a scheduling agreement
• Planning delivery schedule issued against a scheduling agreement

In CRM, the release order is available. This is issued against a contract.