SAP Sales and Distribution Processing Document Flow

Document Flow in Sales

The sales documents you create are individual documents but they can also form part of a chain of inter-related documents. For example, you may record a customer’s telephone inquiry in the system. The customer next requests a quotation, which you then create by referring to the inquiry. The customer later places an order on the basis of the quotation and you create a sales order with reference to the quotation. You ship the goods and bill the customer. After delivery of the goods, the customer claims credit for some damaged goods and you create a free-of-charge delivery with reference to the sales order. The entire chain of documents – the inquiry, the quotation, the sales order, the delivery, the invoice, and the subsequent delivery free of charge – creates a document flow or history. The flow of data from one document into another reduces manual activity and makes problem resolution easier. Inquiry and quotation management in the Sales Information System help you to plan and control your sales.

Sales Document
VBAK Sales Document - Header Data
VBKD Sales Document - Business Data
VBUP Item Status
VBAP Sales Document - Item Data
VBPA Partners
VBFA Document Flow
VBEP Sales Document Schedule Line
VBAKUK Sales Document Header and Status Data
VBUK Header Status and Administrative Data
VBBE Sales Requirements: Individual Records

SD Delivery Documemt
LIPS Delivery Document item data
LIKP Delivery Document Header data

Billing Document
VBRK Billing:Header data
VBRP Billing:Item data