Change Distribution Status
Definition
Status that shows the update status of a purchase order in the approval process .
The change distribution status is a status at header level in a purchase order.
Use
The change distribution status can have the following values:
Published by Supplier
The supplier or customer has published the purchase order in SAP SNC as follows:
The supplier has published confirmation schedule lines for a new or changed customer purchase order or has published confirmed component requirements in SAP SNC. The automatic approval process has copied all confirmation data as request data into the purchase order. SAP SNC has sent the changed purchase order to the customer back-end system. However, SAP SNC is still waiting for the customer back-end system to send back the purchase order.
The customer has published the purchase order after the manual approval process.
Updated by Customer
The customer back-end system has posted the changes that SAP SNC made as part of the approval process, updated the purchase order accordingly if necessary, and sent it back to SAP SNC.
Updated by Supplier
The supplier has sent a purchase order with confirmation data to SAP SNC from his or her back-end system. However, SAP SNC has not yet forwarded the purchase order to the customer back-end system.