SD Business Process
SD Business Process
SD Business Process
Condition Records
When
If a new pricing element arises or the need to amend an existing pricing element.
How
Step 1: Capture Info
Chris to advice on the various pricing elements required by NS.
Responsibility
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
See Also
What
Every company is structured in a certain way. In order to work with the SAP System NS company structure has
to be represented in the system. This is done with the help of various organizational structures.
Products are sold or sent to business partners or a service are performed for them and data about the products
and services as well as about the business partners is the basis for sales processing. Therefore, before sales
processing begins, it requires that the master data has been stored in the system.
If a customer manages a material with a number that differs from the one NS uses, a customer-material
information record is created.
The customer material information records stores all the data on a material defined for one specific customer. This
data includes
• the customer-specific material number
• the customer-specific material description
• customer-specific data on deliveries and delivery tolerances
One of the main functions of this info record is that items can be entered by specifying the material number used
by the customer during an order entry process. A customer-material info record is also essential for EDI processes.
When
If a new customer-material info arises or the need to amend an existing customer-material info element.
How
Step 1: Capture Info
Chris to advice on how information is being derived from the customer – processes, documents etc.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer-Material Info
Record needs updating
Update Customer-Material
Info Record
End
Special Considerations
Customers who maintain difference material numbers have to provide these data to NS.
SAP Settings
• Rounding profile
• Unit of measure
See Also
• Material Master
• Customer Master
Demand Forecast
What
Demand forecasting is a tool to drive materials planning and purchasing. Based on future customer demand, the
sales section enters the demand-forecast figures for each customer and material into the SAP system. Forecasting
figures in the current month (month-n) is to fulfill future orders or confirmed orders next month (month n+1). The
required demand in the current month to be transferred to Demand Management is total of confirmed sales order
in the current month plus forecast figures in the current month, plus adjusted figures in the current month. After
MRP run, purchase quantity is the required demand minus stock on hand minus open purchase order.
This process is used for the department that keeps stocks in the warehouse (e.g. Semiconductor Dept).
When
Sales section will enter the demand forecast beginning of the month.
How
Responsibility
Sales section
Purchasing section
Start
Demand Forecast
Released for
Material Planning
End
Special Considerations
For each individual material, forecast figure in month (n) is calculated based on forecast factor (X) that is assigned
to a material group multiplied by sales order in month (n+1). This forecast factor X is determined manually, it
ranges from 0% to 100%.
Adjusted quantity is determined based on customer’s history, therefore the sales section and purchasing section
have to monitor the adjusted forecast quantity in order to maintain the accuracy of The Demand Forecast.
The Demand Forecast only applies for Stock Order processing. For unplanned order (e.g. Direct Order and Stock
Order with PO), individual PO will be created and dedicated for a particular sales order, and it would not be part of
MRP processing.
SAP Settings
A new info structure is to be created. Customer, material and plant are to be defined as characteristics, and open
sales order, forecast, adjusted forecast and required demand are to be defined as key figures.
• Maintain Self-Defined Information Structures. It is used for flexible planning.
• Activate the new information structure for all sales transactions.
• Set parameters for info structures and key figures. Planning type with macro will be used.
• Maintain planning hierarchy.
See Also
Stock Order
What
Stock Order process is a very straightforward process where NS receives a request from a customer and NS
fulfills this order by delivering a defined quantity of products or provide a service at a certain defined time.
When
The Stock Order process begins when customer raises an order for products that NS has in the stock.
How
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Yes
No
No
End
Special Considerations
If a customer manages a material with a number that differs from the one NS uses, a customer-material
information record is created.
During order entry, items can be entered by specifying the material number used by the customer. We also enter a
customer material number in the order view of the sales order. We can then use both material numbers during the
order entry, the material number NS uses or the one defined by the customer, because the system can carry out
allocation automatically.
SAP Settings
• Pricing:
• Basic price (PR00) will be mandatory
• Output tax (MWST) will be mandatory
• Commissions
• Special Discount
• Freight
• Trade Cost
• Mithei-Hin
• Warranty
• Service
• Bank Charges
• Insurance
• Duties
See Also
a) Stock Order with PO
b) Contract Stock Order
c) Returns Stock Order
d) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
e) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
h) Perform Credit Management
What
Stock Order with PO process is similar to Stock Order process where NS receives a request from a customer and
NS fulfills this order by delivering a defined quantity of products or provides a service at a certain defined time.
The difference is that NS does not have enough stock to cater for this order therefore there is a need to purchase
it from vendor. Vendor will deliver it to NS and then NS will deliver to the customer.
When
The Stock Order with PO process begins when customer raises an order for products with NS and NS does not
have enough stock on hand for the particular order.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Yes
Quotation
Approve? Create Sales Order
Yes
No
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Create
Purchase Order
Goods Receipt
Create
Delivery Document
Create Billing
End
Document
Special Considerations
In SAP, Stock Order with PO is called Individual Purchase Orders.
During sales order entry, the system automatically creates a purchase requisition item. The purchasing department
creates a purchase order based on the requisition and the supplier ships the goods directly to NS (unlike third party
order processing, where the supplier ships directly to the customer). NS then ship the goods to the customer.
While the goods are part of NS inventory, NS manage them as part of the sales order stock. Sales order stock
consists of stock that is assigned to specific sales orders and cannot be used for other purposes.
SAP Settings
• Item category TAB will assigned to item category group NORM.
• For approval process, user status in the sales order will be configured to meet the requirement.
• Settings in Customizing for billing document copying control at item level if we want the cost for the billing
document to be taken from the supplier invoice or purchase order, and not the valuation segment in the
material master. The quantity indicator in the billing document’s document flow then controls where the cost
comes from.
• If we activate F in the Billing quantity field, the value is calculated from the incoming invoice and copied to
the VPRS condition. This assumes that the customer billing document can’t be created until the supplier
invoice has been posted, checked by copying requirement 004.
• If we activate F in the Billing quantity field, the value is calculated from the incoming invoice and copied to
the VPRS condition. Goods receipt for customer purchase orders is not normally valuated and the value
from the purchase order is used as the cost.
• Other settings will be the same like stock order process.
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Contract Stock Order
c) Returns Stock Order
d) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
e) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
h) Perform Credit Management
What
Contract Stock Order is a process where NS fulfills the customer contracts, an outline customer agreement
showing the sales materials or services that are to be sold within a certain time period.
When
The Contract Stock Order process begins when NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of
products or services. There after, customer fulfills this contract by placing sales order to NS.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of products and services.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Create Contract
End
Special Considerations
When we create a release order, we refer to the relevant contract, and the system automatically updates the
released quantities in the contract.
When we create a release order for a contract, we enter the number of the contract and the name of the partner
who is requesting the goods. The system then checks if the business partner is authorized to release against the
contract.
We can define authorized sold-to parties (AA) and additional ship-to parties (AW) in the customer master record.
When we create a contract for the customer, these partners are proposed for selection.
SAP Settings
• If the partner has the partner function AG (sold-to party) or AA (sold-to party for release order) in the contract,
the system accepts the partner as the sold-to party for the release order.
• If the contract contains a WE (ship-to party) and several AWs (ship-to party for release order), the system lists
the possible ship-to parties in a dialog box. We select the appropriate ship-to party for the release order.
• We activate the partner authorization check in the Customizing activity ‘Define Sales Document Types’.
• Partner determination procedure KAB (partners in contract) contains the partner functions AA and AW. We
must assign this procedure to the sales document types for which the partner authorization check is relevant.
We make this assignment in the Customizing activity ‘Define and assign partner determination procedures’.
• In the standard R/3 System, the partner releasing against the contract and the ship-to party, which you select,
are copied into the release order. If we want to control which partners are copied into the release order, we can
define a copying routine for the relevant document types in the Customizing activity ‘Maintain Copying Control
for Sales Documents’. For example, we can specify that only the sold-to party releasing against the contract is
copied into the release order and the other partners are determined from the customer master record of the
sold-to party.
• User status is to be configured to cater approval process in the sales order.
• Contract Document
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Returns Stock Order
d) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
e) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
h) Perform Credit Management
What
When customers who purchases through stock order, returns the goods, a Returns Stock Order process is
activated once the returned goods are checked and the return approved.
When
The returns stock order process begins when customer returns the goods.
How
Step 1: Customer returns goods
Customer returns goods to NS.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
We enter a return in the system if the customer returns damaged goods, or goods that had been delivered for sale
on approval.
The return causes the system to:
• Register the receipt of goods using a returns delivery, and post the goods to stock (for example, blocked
stock).
• Create a credit memo, once we have checked the goods and approved the complaint.
SAP Settings
• Copying control for sales document, delivery document, and billing document.
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Contract Stock Order
d) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
e) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
What
Consignment Fill-up Stock Order is a process used to supplement the customer’s consignment stock where goods
are being delivered by NS to the customer’s location and these goods are stored at the customer location but
which are owned by NS. The customer is not obliged to pay for these goods until they remove them from
consignment stock. Otherwise, the customer can usually return consignment good which are not required.
Consignment processing offers the participating partners several advantages. Customers store the consignment
goods at their own warehouses. The customer can access the goods in the consignment warehouse at any time.
They are only billed for the goods when they are removed from the warehouse and only for the actual quantity
taken.
Consignment stock in this process is :-
• Managed separately from the rest of the stock to allow easier tracking of stock stored at the customer
location
• Managed separately for each customer
When
The Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order with Cost process begins when NS and the customer agree upon an outline
agreement for consignment of products or services. There after, this process is used when there is a need to
supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for consignment of products and services. When the need
arises to supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the fill-up sales order. If the fill-up order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Create
Delivery Document
End
Special Considerations
Goods issue of the appropriate stock is posted from the unrestricted-use stock to consignment stock (special
stock). When we ship consignment stock to the customer, we record the transaction by creating a consignment fill-
up order (order type KB). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• If special stock does not yet exist in our inventory for the customer (or special stock partner), the system
creates it when goods issue is posted.
• The relevant quantity is removed from regular inventory in our plant and is added to the special stock for the
customer. The total valuated stock for the plant remains the same.
• The transaction is not relevant for pricing since the consignment stock remains the property of our company.
SAP Settings
Inventory Management Using the Special Stock Partner
If we want to process our consignment goods using a special stock partner, proceed as follows:
1. Create a customer master record for the special stock partner (account groups 0001 and DEBI are defined
for this purpose in the standard system).
2. Enter the special stock partner in the relevant customer master record on the partner screen using the
partner function SB.
When we create an order for this customer, the system automatically proposes the partner function SB in the
document header and the document items. Consignment goods, which have been entered in a consignment fill-up,
are always posted to the stock of the special stock partner when goods issue is carried out. We can also enter the
partner function SB manually in the document header or in the relevant items if a special stock partner is required
and is not proposed from the customer master record. If a special stock partner does not exist in the document
header, inventory management is carried out using the sold-to party.
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Contract Stock Order
d) Returns Stock Order
e) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
h) Perform Credit Management
What
Any consignment stock order goods stored at the customer’s warehouse that haven’t been used can be re-posted
to NS company’s warehouse with a consignment stock order pick-up.
If the customer returns consignment stock order stock to NS, NS records the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment stock order pick-up sales order . As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is
added back into NS regular stock at the plant where the goods are returned. NS total valuated stock
remains the same since the returned stock was regarded as part of NS own inventory even while it was at
the customer’s premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
When
The Consignment Pick-Up Stock Order process begins when the customer returns consignment stock order stock
to NS.
How
Step 1: Customer returns goods
Customer returns consignment stock to NS.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
Any consignment goods stored at the customer’s warehouse that haven’t been used can be re-posted to our
company’s warehouse with a consignment pick-up.
If the customer returns consignment stock to NS, NS record the transaction in the system by creating a
consignment pick-up order (order type KA). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is added
back into our regular stock at the plant where the goods are returned. Our total valuated stock remains the
same since the returned stock was regarded as part of our own inventory even while it was at the customer’s
premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Contract Stock Order
d) Returns Stock Order
e) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
f) Consignment Issue Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
What
Consignment Issue is a subsequent transaction for processing consignment stock in the SAP system and the same
applies in the case of NS business environment for Consignment Stock Order process, when the customer uses
the consigned goods.
Consignment issue enables the customer to take consignment goods from the special stock for their use.
Consignment issue involves removing the goods from the special stock and making it the property of the
customer.
When the customer removes consignment stock to use, this transaction will be recorded in the system by creating
a consignment issue order. As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and
NS own total valuated stock.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
When
The Consignment Issue Stock Order process begins when the customer removes consignment stock to use.
How
Step 1: Customer raises Purchase Order (PO)
Customer raises a PO to NS when the customer removes consignment stock to use.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raise PO to NS
Check and
Approve Sales Order
Create Invoice
End
Special Considerations
When the customer removes consignment stock to use or sell, we record the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment issue order (order type KE). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and
our own total valuated stock.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Contract Stock Order
d) Returns Stock Order
e) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
f) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
g) Inter Company Stock Order
What
Prior to this process, a Consignment Fill-up is done (please refer to the Consignment Fill-up Stock Order BPP).
Subsequently, the customer uses this machine but the machine will still remain the property of NS. NS gives the
customer a trial period of six months to use this piece of machine. Before this six months period is up the
customer may return the machine through a consignment pick-up process (please refer to the Consignment Pick-
up Stock Order BPP). When the trial period is up, the machine will be considered sold to the customer. Once the
machine is sold to the customer, NS will do a consignment pick-up process (please refer to the Consignment Pick-
up Stock Order BPP) and then followed by a Stock Order process (please refer to the Stock Order BPP).
When
The Consignment Issue for Machine process begins when the customer requests to purchase a piece of machine.
How
Step 1: Consignment Fill-up Process
(Please refer to the Consignment Fill-up Stock Order BPP)
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
See Also
e) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
f) Consignment Pick-Up Stock Order
g) Debit/Credit Memo Processing
h) Stock Order
What
Inter company business processing describes business transactions which take place between two companies
(company codes) belonging to one organization.
In the case of Inter Company Stock Order, it is the transfer of stock from one plant to another where the plants
belong to different company codes (example, NSS orders from NSM). Basically, a purchasing organization, which
is assigned to the ordering company code, creates a purchase order ordering goods from a plant assigned to
another company code. The plant in the delivering company code delivers the goods to the plant for which the
purchasing organization ordered the goods. In SAP, the former will be referred to as delivering plant and the latter
as ordering plant.
Since the plants belong to different company codes, the procedure for delivering on the basis of a purchase order
from another plant should be similar to delivering on the basis of a sales order from a customer and for the billing
procedure, because the two companies balance their accounts independently, the delivering company must bill the
ordering company for the goods. This internal billing transaction is carried out by means of an inter company
billing document. The delivering company bills the ordering company at a price that allows the delivering company
to cover its costs.
1) Sales Order
8) Delivery
9) Invoice
Ordering Plant Customer
6) GR
2) PO
7) Invoice Verification
3) Sales Order
4) Delivery Delivering Plant
5) Invoice
When
When one plant needs goods that belong to another plant belonging to a different company code.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Quotation No
Needed? Customer raises an order
Yes
Create/Revise Quotation
Check terms and
Yes conditions
Quotation
Approve?
Yes Create Sales Order
No
Need to revise
quotation
Check and approve
sales order
No
End
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Ordering Plant
Delivering Plant
End
Special Considerations
If it is more than three parties get involved in this process, a normal sales and purchasing transaction will be
carried out. It means sales order and purchase order will not be linked, and sales order in another company has to
be created manually, unless IDoc is to be used to initiate sales order.
SAP Settings
• Define Order Type For Intercompany Billing
• Number ranges
See Also
a) Stock Order
b) Stock Order with PO
c) Contract Stock Order
d) Returns Stock Order
e) Consignment Fill-Up Stock Order
f) Consignment Pick-up Stock Order
g) Consignment Issue Stock Order
h) Inter Company Stock Order
i) Perform Credit Management
Direct Order
What
In direct order processing, NS does not deliver the items requested by a customer. Instead, NS pass the order
along to a third-party supplier who then ships the goods directly to the customer and bills NS. NS bills the
customer only after supplier invoice is accepted. Delivery document is required if the goods are delivered through
land, otherwise airway bill number or the bill of lading number can be used as delivery document.
When
The direct order process begins when customer raises an order for products are not kept in the stock or not
enough stock in the warehouse.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
The supplier will sign one copy of purchase order (A2) and the customer will sign one copy of sales confirmation
(B2). Sales section checks the signed documents to ensure all terms and conditions are in order. Both documents
will be returned to sales section for filling.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raises an order
No
Quotation
Needed?
Yes
Yes Check terms and conditions
Create/Revise Quotation
Quotation
Approve?
Need to revise
quotation
No Need Export
Create Export Invoice
Invoice?
Yes
No
End
Special Considerations
The processing of direct orders is controlled via material types. Material types define whether a material is sold
from stock, or can be ordered only from third-party suppliers, or whether both are possible. For example, a
material that is defined as a trading good can only be ordered from a third-party supplier. Only after the supplier
invoice is received, billing to customer can be done. System will copy order quantity in the supplier invoice and
sales price in the sales order into billing document.
SAP Settings
In SAP, Direct Order processing is called Third Party Order Processing.
If a material is always delivered from one or more third-party suppliers, we can specify in the material master that
the material is a third-party item. During subsequent sales order processing, the system automatically determines
the appropriate item category for a third-party item: TAS. To specify a material as a third-party item, enter BANS
in the Item category group field in the Sales 2 screen of the material master record.
In the case of a material that we normally deliver ourselves but occasionally need to order from a third-party
vendor, we can overwrite the item category during sales order processing. For a material that we normally deliver
ourselves, we specify the item category group NORM in the material master.
If relevance for billing indicator for the item category has been set to B (relevant for order-related billing on the
basis of the order quantity) in Customizing, the system includes the order in the billing due list immediately. If,
however, the indicator has been set to F (relevant to order-related billing on the basis of the invoice quantity), the
system does not include the order in the billing due list until an invoice from the vendor has been received and
processed by the purchasing department. In the standard system, item category TAS (third-party order processing)
has been given billing-relevance indicator F.
See Also
Contract Direct Order
Scheduling agreement Direct Order
Returns Direct Order
Intercompany Direct Order
Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
Consignment returns Direct Order
Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Contract Direct Order process is similar to Contract Stock Order process where NS fulfills the customer contracts,
an outline customer agreement showing the sales materials or services that are to be sold within a certain time
period. The difference is that vendor delivers the goods or service directly to the customer.
When
The Contract Direct Order process begins when NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of
products or services. There after, customer fulfills this contract by placing sales order to NS for products that are
not kept in the stock or not enough stock in the warehouse.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of products and services.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raises
an order
Create Contract
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Create
Purchase Order
Need Export
Create Export Invoice
Invoice?
Yes
No
End
Special Considerations
This contract is an agreement that the customer will order a certain quantity of a product and the customer fulfills a
contract by placing sales orders against it. Based on these sales orders, purchase orders will be raised to the
supplier and the supplier will deliver directly to the customer.
SAP Settings
It is a combination of contract stock order and direct order processing, therefore all configuration for both
processes will apply to this particular scenario.
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Scheduling agreement Direct Order
c) Returns Direct Order
d) Intercompany Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
j) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
k) Consignment returns Direct Order
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
m) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
When customers who purchases through direct order, returns the goods, a Returns Direct Order process is
activated once the returned goods are checked and the return approved. There are two scenarios for a Returns
Direct Order process, customer returns to NS and NS returns to vendor OR customer returns to vendor.
When
The returns direct order process begins when customer returns the goods.
How
A. Goods returned to NS
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start Start
End
Return to Vendor
End
Special Considerations
We enter a return in the system if the customer returns damaged goods, or goods that had been delivered for sale
on approval.
The return causes the system to:
• Register the receipt of goods using a returns delivery, and post the goods to stock (for example, blocked
stock).
• Create a credit memo, once we have checked the goods and approved the complaint.
SAP Settings
• Copying control for sales document, delivery document, and billing document.
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Contract Direct Order
c) Scheduling agreement Direct Order
d) Intercompany Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
j) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
k) Consignment returns Direct Order
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
m) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Consignment Fill-up Direct Order with cost is a process used to supplement the customer’s consignment stock
where goods are being delivered by vendor to the customer’s location and these goods are stored at the customer
location but which are owned by NS. The customer is not obliged to pay for these goods until they remove them
from consignment stock. Otherwise, the customer can usually return consignment good which are not required.
Consignment processing offers the participating partners several advantages. Customers store the consignment
goods at their own warehouses. The customer can access the goods in the consignment warehouse at any time.
They are only billed for the goods when they are removed from the warehouse and only for the actual quantity
taken.
Consignment stock in this process is :-
• Managed separately from the rest of the stock to allow easier tracking of stock stored at the customer
location
• Managed separately for each customer
When
The Consignment Fill-up Direct Order with Cost process begins when NS and the customer agree upon an outline
agreement for consignment of products or services. There after, this process is used when there is a need to
supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for consignment of products and services. When the need
arises to supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the fill-up sales order. If the fill-up order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Initiate
Purchase Requisition
Create
Purchase Order
Goods Receipt
Invoice Verification
Create
Delivery Document
End
Special Considerations
Goods issue of the appropriate stock is posted from the unrestricted-use stock to consignment stock (special
stock) after GR is done. When we ship consignment stock to the customer, we record the transaction by creating a
consignment fill-up order (order type KB). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• If special stock does not yet exist in our inventory for the customer (or special stock partner), the system
creates it when goods issue is posted.
• The relevant quantity is removed from regular inventory in our plant and is added to the special stock for the
customer. The total valuated stock for the plant remains the same.
• The transaction is not relevant for pricing since the consignment stock remains the property of our company.
SAP Settings
Inventory Management Using the Special Stock Partner
If we want to process our consignment goods using a special stock partner, proceed as follows:
1. Create a customer master record for the special stock partner (account groups 0001 and DEBI are defined
for this purpose in the standard system).
2. Enter the special stock partner in the relevant customer master record on the partner screen using the
partner function SB.
When we create an order for this customer, the system automatically proposes the partner function SB in the
document header and the document items. Consignment goods, which have been entered in a consignment fill-up,
are always posted to the stock of the special stock partner when goods issue is carried out. We can also enter the
partner function SB manually in the document header or in the relevant items if a special stock partner is required
and is not proposed from the customer master record. If a special stock partner does not exist in the document
header, inventory management is carried out using the sold-to party.
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
f) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
h) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Consignment Fill-up Direct Order without cost is a process used to supplement the customer’s consignment stock
where goods are being delivered by vendor to the customer’s location and these goods are stored at the customer
location but which are owned by the vendor. The customer is not obliged to pay for these goods until they remove
them from consignment stock. Otherwise, the customer can usually return consignment good which are not
required.
Consignment processing offers the participating partners several advantages. Customers store the consignment
goods at their own warehouses. The customer can access the goods in the consignment warehouse at any time.
They are only billed for the goods when they are removed from the warehouse and only for the actual quantity
taken.
Consignment stock in this process is :-
• Managed separately from the rest of the stock to allow easier tracking of stock stored at the customer
location. The usage of non-evaluated plant will be introduced for this purpose.
• Managed separately for each customer
When
The Consignment Fill-up Direct Order without Cost process begins when NS and the customer agree upon an
outline agreement for consignment of products or services. There after, this process is used when there is a need
to supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for consignment of products and services. When the need
arises to supplement the customer’s consignment stock.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the fill-up sales order. If the fill-up order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Create
Purchase Order
Create GR document
End
Special Considerations
Non-valuated plant is used to track consignment goods at the customer site, therefore only quantity is maintained
in
the NS system and the consignment goods are still owned by the supplier.
Goods issue of the appropriate stock is posted from the unrestricted-use stock to consignment stock (special
stock) after GR is done in the non-valuated plant. When we ship consignment stock to the customer, we record the
transaction by creating a consignment fill-up order (order type KB). As a result, the system carries out the following
actions:
• If special stock does not yet exist in our inventory for the customer (or special stock partner), the system
creates it when goods issue is posted.
• The relevant quantity is removed from non-valuated plant and is added to the special stock for the customer.
The total valuated stock for the non-valuated plant remains the same.
• The transaction is not relevant for pricing.
SAP Settings
Inventory Management Using the Special Stock Partner
If we want to process our consignment goods using a special stock partner, proceed as follows:
1. Create a customer master record for the special stock partner (account groups 0001 and DEBI are defined
for this purpose in the standard system).
2. Enter the special stock partner in the relevant customer master record on the partner screen using the
partner function SB.
When we create an order for this customer, the system automatically proposes the partner function SB in the
document header and the document items. Consignment goods, which have been entered in a consignment fill-up,
are always posted to the stock of the special stock partner when goods issue is carried out. We can also enter the
partner function SB manually in the document header or in the relevant items if a special stock partner is required
and is not proposed from the customer master record. If a special stock partner does not exist in the document
header, inventory management is carried out using the sold-to party.
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
h) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Any consignment direct order goods with cost stored at the customer’s warehouse that haven’t been used can be
re-posted to NS company’s warehouse with a consignment direct order pick-up with cost.
If the customer returns consignment direct order stock to NS, NS records the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment direct order pick-up order with cost . As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is
added back into NS regular stock at the plant where the goods are returned. NS total valuated stock
remains the same since the returned stock was regarded as part of NS own inventory even while it was at
the customer’s premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
When
The Consignment Pick-Up Direct Order with Cost process begins when the returns consignment direct order stock
to NS.
How
Step 1: Customer returns goods
Customer returns consignment direct order with cost stock to NS.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
Any consignment goods stored at the customer’s warehouse that haven’t been used can be re-posted to our
company’s warehouse with a consignment pick-up.
If the customer returns consignment stock to NS, NS record the transaction in the system by creating a
consignment pick-up order (order type KA). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is added
back into our regular stock at the plant where the goods are returned. Our total valuated stock remains the
same since the returned stock was regarded as part of our own inventory even while it was at the customer’s
premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Any consignment direct order goods without cost stored at the customer’s warehouse that haven’t been used can
be re-posted to non-valuated plant with a consignment direct order pick-up without cost process.
If the customer returns consignment direct order stock to NS, NS records the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment direct order pick-up order without cost. As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is
added back into NS non-valuated plant regular stock where the goods are returned. NS total non-valuated
stock remains the same since the returned stock was regarded as part of NS own inventory even while it
was at the customer’s premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
When
The Consignment Pick-Up Direct Order without Cost process begins when the returns consignment direct order
stock to NS.
How
Step 1: Customer returns goods
Customer returns consignment direct order without cost stock to NS.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Create
Return
Delivery
to Vendor
Document
End
Special Considerations
If the customer returns consignment stock to NS, NS record the transaction in the system by creating a
consignment pick-up order (order type KA). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from the customer’s special stock and is added
back into non-valuated plant where the goods are returned. Our total non-valuated stock remains the same
since the returned stock was regarded as part of our own inventory even while it was at the customer’s
premises.
• This transaction is not relevant for billing.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Consignment Issue is a subsequent transaction for processing consignment stock in the SAP system and the same
applies in the case of NS business environment for Consignment Stock Direct Order with Cost process, when the
customer uses the consigned goods.
Consignment issue enables the customer to take consignment goods from the special stock for their use.
Consignment issue involves removing the goods from the special stock and making it the property of the
customer.
When the customer removes consignment stock to use, this transaction will be recorded in the system by creating
a consignment issue order. As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and
your own total valuated stock.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
When
The Consignment Issue Direct Order with Cost process begins when the customer removes consignment stock to
use.
How
Step 1: Customer raises Purchase Order (PO)
Customer raises a PO to NS when the customer removes consignment stock to use.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raise PO to NS
Create Invoice
End
Special Considerations
When the customer removes consignment stock to use or sell, we record the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment issue order (order type KE). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and our
own total valuated stock.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Consignment Issue is a subsequent transaction for processing consignment stock in the SAP system and the same
applies in the case of NS business environment for Consignment Stock Direct Order without Cost process, when
the customer uses the consigned goods.
Consignment issue enables the customer to take consignment goods from the special stock for their use.
Consignment issue involves removing the goods from the special stock and making it the property of the
customer.
When the customer removes consignment stock to use, this transaction will be recorded in the system by creating
a consignment issue order. As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and
your own total valuated stock from the non-valuated plant.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
When
The Consignment Issue Direct Order without Cost process begins when the customer removes consignment stock
to use.
How
Step 1: Customer raises Purchase Order (PO)
Customer raises a PO to NS when the customer removes consignment stock to use.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raise PO to NS
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Create Invoice
End
Special Considerations
When the customer removes consignment stock to use or sell, we record the transaction in the system by creating
a consignment issue order (order type KE). As a result, the system carries out the following actions:
• When goods issue is posted, the relevant quantity is deducted from both the customer’s special stock and our
own total non-valuated stock.
• The transaction is relevant for pricing since the goods now become the property of the customer.
• It triggers a PO to supplier and supplier will send invoice to us
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
• Other settings are the same like consignment issue direct order.
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Returns Direct Order
c) Intercompany Direct Order
d) Contract Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
j) Consignment returns Direct Order
k) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
l) Returns intercompany Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
Inter company business processing describes business transactions which take place between two companies
(company codes) belonging to one organization.
In the case of Inter Company Direct Order, a sales organization that is assigned to the ordering company code
creates sales order ordering goods from a plant assigned to another company code.
The plant in the delivering company code delivers the goods to the customer for whom the sales organization
placed the order.
The delivering plant bills the ordering company (sales organization) - this process is termed as inter company
billing and this billing process carry out posting to vendor account for the ordering company code.
1) Sales Order
8) Invoice
Ordering Plant Customer
6) Confirmation
2) PO
7) Invoice Verification
4) Delivery
3) SalesOrder
Delivering Plant
5) Invoice
When
When one plant needs the help of another plant assigned to another company code to deliver goods to the
customer.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Quotation No
Needed? Customer raises an order
Yes
Quotation
Approve?
Yes Create Sales Order
No
Need to revise
quotation
Check and approve
sales order
No
End
Initiate Purchase
Requisition
Ordering Plant
Need Export
Create Export Invoice Invoice?
Yes
No
Delivering Plant
End
Special Considerations
If it is more than three parties get involved in this process, a normal sales and purchasing transaction will be
carried out. It means sales order and purchase order will not be linked, and sales order in another company has to
be created manually, unless IDoc is to be used to initiate sales order.
SAP Settings
• Define Order Type For Intercompany Billing
• Number ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Contract Direct Order
c) Scheduling agreement Direct Order
d) Returns Direct Order
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
f) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
h) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
j) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
k) Consignment returns Direct Order
l) Returns inter company Direct Order (Returns to selling company)
m) Returns inter company Direct Order (Returns to ordering company)
What
When customers who purchases through inter company direct order, returns the goods, an Inter Company Returns
Direct Order process is activated once the returned goods are checked and the return approved. There are two
scenarios for an Inter Company Returns Direct Order process, customer returns to ordering plant and ordering
plant returns to delivering plant OR customer returns to delivering plant.
When
The returns inter company direct order process begins when customer returns the goods.
How
A. Goods returned to ordering plant
Credit Memo
Goods Returned
Intercompany
Credit Memo
Delivering Plant
Credit Memo
Ordering Plant Customer
Intercompany
Credit Memo
Goods Returned
Delivering Plant
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start Start
Ordering Plant
Ordering Plant
Create Delivery
Create Sales Order
Document
Create Delivery
Document Create Sales Order
End End
Special Considerations
We enter a return in the system if the customer returns damaged goods, or goods that had been delivered for sale
on approval.
The return causes the system to:
• Register the receipt of goods using a returns delivery, and post the goods to stock (for example, blocked
stock).
• Create a credit memo, once we have checked the goods and approved the complaint.
SAP Settings
• Copying control for sales document, delivery document, and billing document.
• Sales Document Header
• Number Ranges
See Also
a) Direct Order
b) Contract Direct Order
c) Inter company Direct Order
d) Consignment fill-up Direct Order with cost
e) Consignment fill-up Direct Order without cost
f) Consignment pick-up Direct Order with cost
g) Consignment pick-up Direct Order without cost
h) Consignment issue Direct Order with cost
i) Consignment issue Direct Order without cost
j) Returns Direct Order
What
Inter company business processing describes business transactions which take place between two companies
(company codes) belonging to one organization, company A (ordering plant) and company B - (please refer to the
Inter Company Direct Order Process BPP).
In the case of Inter Company Direct Order with supplier, a sales organization that is assigned to the ordering
company code(company A) creates sales order ordering goods from a plant assigned to another company
code(company B) which would do a direct order process to request the vendor to deliver the goods to the customer
(please refer to the Direct Order Process BPP).
Then, company B bills the ordering company (company A) - this process is termed as inter company billing and
this billing process carry out posting to vendor account for the ordering company code and the ordering plant will
then bill the customer.
1) Sales Order
11) Invoice
Ordering Plant Customer
9) Confirmation
2) PO
10) Invoice Verification
4) Delivery
3) SalesOrder 3) PO
Delivering Plant Supplier
8) Invoice
6) Confirmation 5) Invoice
7) Invoice Verification
When
When one plant needs the help of another plant assigned to another company code to request a vendor to deliver
goods to the customer.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer raises an order
No
Quotation
Needed?
Yes
Create/Revise Quotation
Quotation
Approve?
Yes
No
Check and approve
sales order
Need to revise
quotation
No
Initiate Purchase Requisition
End
No
Invoice Verification in
Company A Post Goods Receipt
Company B
(Delivering Plant)
End
Special Considerations
If it is more than three parties get involved in this process, a normal sales and purchasing transaction will be
carried out. It means sales order and purchase order will not be linked, and sales order in another company has to
be created manually, unless IDoc is to be used to initiate sales order.
SAP Settings
• Define Order Type For Intercompany Billing
• Number ranges
See Also
Intercompany Direct Order
Intercompany Stock Order
What
Creating a credit or debit memo request enables creation of credit or debit memos based on a complaint.
If the price calculated for the customer was too high (for example, with the wrong scaled prices or because a
discount was forgotten, etc.), a credit memo request is created. The credit memo request can be automatically
blocked for checking. Once it has been approved, the block can be removed.
Consequently, if the prices calculated for the customer were too low (for example, if the wrong scale prices were
calculated, etc.), a debit memo request is created. The debit memo request can be automatically blocked for
checking. Once it has been approved, the block can be removed.
A debit or credit memo request can be created in the following ways:
– Without reference to an order
– With reference to an existing order, enter which order the complaint refers to.
– With reference to an invoice, enter which invoice the complaint refers to.
In all cases, the value or quantities that should be in the credit or debit memo are specified.
In SAP, the following entries are important when creating a debit or credit memo request:
• Customer number of the business partner who requests a credit memo or to whom a debit memo is to be
forwarded
• Order reason (why the debit/credit memo request is necessary)
• Material and the quantity in the request
When
Credit Memo Requests - If the customer complains that the price was miscalculated (for example, too high) you
request a credit memo for the appropriate sum, and you do not take the goods back.
Debit Memo Requests - If prices were calculated as too low, you request a debit memo.
How
Step 1: Create sales order
Sales section creates debit/credit memo request in the system by entering all required information into SAP
system. Debit/Credit memo request will be printed for checking and approval process.
System will do a credit checking. If the credit limit is exceeded, system will block the sales order for further
transaction.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Inter Company Debit/Credit Memo processing
What
Creating a credit or debit memo request enables creation of credit or debit memos based on a complaint. In this
case, the debit or credit memo request is a business transaction which takes place between two companies
(company codes) belonging to one organization. If the price calculated for Company A was too high (for example,
with the wrong scaled prices or because a discount was forgotten, etc.), a credit memo request is created. The
credit memo request can be automatically blocked for checking. Once it has been approved, the block can be
removed.
Consequently, if the prices calculated for Company B were too low (for example, if the wrong scale prices were
calculated, etc.), a debit memo request is created. The debit memo request can be automatically blocked for
checking. Once it has been approved, the block can be removed.
A debit or credit memo request can be created in the following ways:
– Without reference to an order
– With reference to an existing order, enter which order the complaint refers to.
– With reference to an invoice, enter which invoice the complaint refers to.
In all cases, the value or quantities that should be in the credit or debit memo are specified.
In SAP, the following entries are important when creating a debit or credit memo request:
• The company who requests a credit memo or to whom a debit memo is to be forwarded
• Order reason (why the debit/credit memo request is necessary)
• Material and the quantity in the request
When
Credit Memo Requests - If Company A complains that the price was miscalculated (for example, too high) you
request a credit memo for the appropriate sum, and you do not take the goods back.
Debit Memo Requests - If Company B complains prices were calculated as too low, a debit memo is requested.
How
Step 1: Request for Cr./Dr. Memo
In NS a request for Cr./Dr. Memo arises due to price difference or returns.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
For the intercompany debit/credit memo, another company will receive debit/credit memo.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Debit/Credit Memo processing
Commissions Processing
What
A commission is given to an agent who gets the sales order. It is to be paid per transaction and only after the
customer has made the payment for the sales incurred.
When
The Commission process begins when NS and the Agent agree upon an outline agreement for commissions from
sale of products or services.
How
Step 1: Create sales order
Sales section creates a credit memo request in the system by entering all required information into SAP system.
The Credit memo request will be printed for checking and approval process.
System will do a credit checking. If the credit limit is exceeded, system will block the sales order for further
transaction.
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
NS raise commission
agreementwith Agent
End
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Inter Company Commissions processing
What
It is an agreement between two companies (company codes) belonging to one organization for commissions to be
paid by Company A to Company B for services rendered by Company B.
When
The Inter Company Commission process begins when two companies (company codes) belonging to one
organization agrees upon an outline agreement for commissions from services rendered.
How
Step 1: Create sales order
Sales section creates a credit memo request in the system by entering all required information into SAP system.
The Credit memo request will be printed for checking and approval process.
System will do a credit checking. If the credit limit is exceeded, system will block the sales order for further
transaction.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Commission Agreement
raised betwen two company
End
Special Considerations
If NS gets the order from Japanese Companies, NS will give commissions to NS Tokyo.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Commissions processing
Special Discount
What
A special discount in the NS business may be a retroactive payment to the customer or a discount given to the
customer on a yearly basis.
If it is a retroactive payment to the customer, a special discount agreement has to be created in the system. This
special discount is based on the customer's sales volume over a specified time period as defined and agreed upon
in a special discount agreement. This agreement will have details such as,
• who receives the special discount payment
• On what criteria the special discounts is based ( customer, customer and material , and so on).
• How long the special discount agreement is valid – period.
Special discount Agreement can be settled partially or fully. In NS environment a full settlement is used. The
system automatically calculates the special discount based on the sales volume statistics or the lump sum and
deducts any previously paid special discounts. It then creates a credit memo request, and the document is
automatically blocked for billing. After approving the credit memo request, the person responsible can remove the
billing block. Now, create the final credit memo and issue the credit memo to the customer.
If a discount is to be given to a customer on a yearly basis, NS will raise a credit memo request. When the system
creates a credit memo request, the document is automatically blocked for billing. After approving the credit memo
request, the person responsible can remove the billing block. Now, create the final credit memo and issue the
credit memo to the customer.
When
The Special Discount process begins when the customers request for it.
How
Step 1: Customer request
Upon customer request.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
Step 9: Go to Step 3
Go to step 3
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer request
Agreement
No Create Sales Order
Required?
Yes
End
SettlingSpecial Discount
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
The standard version of the SAP R/3 System includes the following agreement types (the table shows the
corresponding condition types):
Agreement type Basis of special discount condition type
0001 Customer/material (%) BO01
Customer group (%) BO01
0002 Customer/material BO02
(quantity dependent)
0003 Customer (%) BO03
0004 Customer hierarchy (%) BO04
Cust. hierarchy/material(%) BO05
0005 Sales volume independent BO06
We can process the special discount agreements when the following prerequisite conditions are met:
• The sales organization in which we are processing sales orders must be relevant for the special discount
processing. We set this indicator in Customizing for Sales.
• The payer must be relevant for rebate processing. In many cases, the payer is the same as the customer. You
indicate whether a customer can receive the special discount by marking the Rebates field in the Billing view
of the customer master record.
• The billing type (invoice, credit memo, and so on) we are using must be relevant for rebate processing. We
set this indicator when defining billing types in Customizing for Sales.
See Also
Stock Order Processing
Direct Order Processing
What
In this case, NS delivers free samples to the customer upon request from the customer. NS will purchase these
samples from the vendor.
When
When the customer raises a request for samples.
How
Step 1: Customer raises a request
Customer raises a request for samples to Nissei Sangyo.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
We can create free of charge deliveries for sending samples of our products to the customer. The system will then
generate a delivery based on the free-of-charge delivery. This product is purchased from the supplier.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Sending samples without Cost
b) Sending Samples with Price
What
In this case, NS delivers free samples to the customer upon request from the customer. NS will obtain these
samples free from the vendor too.
When
When the customer raises a request for samples.
How
Step 1: Customer raises a request
Customer raises a request for samples to Nissei Sangyo.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
We can create free of charge deliveries for sending samples of our products to the customer. The system will then
generate a delivery based on the free-of-charge delivery. This product is given free from the supplier.
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Sending samples with Cost
b) Sending Samples with Price
What
In this case, NS delivers samples to the customer upon request from the customer and bills customer for these
samples. NS will obtain these samples free from the vendor.
When
When the customer raises a request for samples.
How
Step 1: Customer raises a request
Customer raises a request for samples to Nissei Sangyo.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
End
Special Considerations
It is the same like stock order processing.
SAP Settings
•
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Sending samples with Cost
b) Sending samples without Cost
What
Installation/warranty Service Agreement or service agreement in SAP, is a agreement to record the details of the
installation/warranty/service package that NS have agreed to provide a service recipient with, over a specified
period of time. Currently, NS only has this agreement between NSHS and Sanyo Hi-Tech Company (SHC). In this
agreement, NSHS is to provide installation and NSHS or another party ( Sanyo Hi-Tech Services – SHS ) will
carry out warranty services for a year to SHC ‘s customers who purchase the Sanyo Chipmounter product.
Consequently, NSHS will bill SHC in 3 billings. First billing is for the installation cost, the second invoice is the cost
for the first six months of warranty and the third billing is the cost for the last six months of warranty. In SAP,
NSHS will perform a cumulative billing for the second and third invoice generation. The table below shows the
conditions NSHS requires before doing an installation or warranty services under the installation/warranty/service
agreement.
When
When NSHS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of installation/warranty/services through
this process. There after, customer fulfills this agreement by placing purchase order (PO) to NSHS.
How
Step 1: Customer raises outline agreement
NSHS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of installation/warranty/services through this
process.
O = Check
X = Authorization
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the fill-up sales order. If the fill-up order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
Step 6: Collect service reports and staff claims from service engineers
After servicing is done, service engineers will produce a service report to indicate the number of hours worked and
attached the staff claims for the service. Staff claims will indicate the amount for travel expenses.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Installation
OR
Warranty Settle cost to CO-PA for
Warranty
Installation reporting at month end.
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
• Invoice List
• Periodic billing
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Inter Company Installation/warranty Service Agreement
b) Chargeable Service
What
Inter Company Installation/warranty Service Agreement is very similar to that of Installation/warranty Service
Agreement Process (please refer to the Installation/warranty Service Agreement BPP). The difference is that, this
agreement is now between two company codes belonging to the same organization. Currently, in NS, this
agreement is practiced between NSHS and NSS or NSHS with NSTH.
When
When two company codes belonging to the same organization agree upon an outline agreement for sale of
installation/warranty/services through this process. There after, the ordering plant fulfills this agreement by placing
purchase order (PO) to the delivering plant.
How
Step 1: Ordering Plant raises outline agreement
NSHS and the ordering plant agree upon an outline agreement for sale of installation/warranty services through
this process.
$1001 ~ $10000 O O O O O X
$10001 ~ O O O O O X X
Registration of ALL O O O O X
customer/supplier
Registration of Item ALL O X
Delivery ALL O X
(Authorization of D/O
& Export Invoice)
Sales (Issuing Tax ALL O O X
Invoice)
O = Check
X = Authorization
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the service agreement. If the service agreement order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return
to the sales section.
Step 7: Collect service reports and staff claims from service engineers
After servicing is done, service engineers will produce a service report to indicate the number of hours worked and
attached the staff claims for the service. Staff claims will indicate the amount for travel expenses.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Create
Service Agreement
Installation
OR
Warranty Warranty Settle cost to CO-PA for
Installation reporting at month end.
NSHS
Special Considerations
Every month according to the billing plan, one billing document is generated to capture sales of warranty. Then a
cumulated billing for the first six months of warranty will be generated. And another cumulated billing for the last
six months of warranty will be generated at the end of warranty period. In another company, it will be captured as
an invoice receipts every six months.
SAP Settings
• Invoice List
• Periodic billing
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Installation/Warranty Service Agreement
b) Chargeable Service
On Call Service
What
Services sold under this process are services not covered under the service agreement (please refer to Service
Agreement BPP or Inter Company Service Agreement BPP), or, services where the warranty period has expired.
The table below shows the conditions NSHS requires before doing a chargeable service.
When
When NSHS needs to provide services not covered under the service agreement (please refer to Service
Agreement BPP or Inter Company Service Agreement BPP), or, services where the warranty period has expired.
How
Step 1: Customer Request for Service
Customer calls in for request of service
O = Check
X = Authorization
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the service order. If the service order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
Step 10: Collect service reports and staff claims from service engineers
After servicing is done, service engineers will produce a service report to indicate the number of hours worked and
attached the staff claims for the service. Staff claims will indicate the amount for travel expenses.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer request
for service
Engineers performs
service
Create
Service Claims (Quotation)
Create
Post service hours
Service Order
referencing service order
and item no.
End
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Inter Company Installation/Warranty Service Agreement
b) Installation/Warranty Service Agreement
What
Currently this process applies to NSTH only. NSTH orders the goods from the supplier and the supplier sends the
goods to NSTH premises. These goods that have been sold to the customer are not immediately delivered to the
customer, instead, these goods, which now belong to the customer is kept in NSTH warehouse until the customer
needs it. Though it still sits in NSTH warehouse, NSTH will continue to bill the customer but the customer will only
make payment to NSTH according to the quantities they take delivery of. Non-valuated plant will be introduced in
this process.
When
When NS and the customer agree upon an outline agreement for sale of products through this process. There
after, customer fulfills this contract by placing sales order to NS.
How
Step 1: Customer ask for quotation
If the customer did not request for a quotation then proceed to step 4,
If a quotation is requested then proceed to step 2.
Miteihin
S$0 ~ S$ 200 000 O O O Θ
S$ 200 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Loss
S$0 ~ S$ 3000 Θ
S$3001 ~ S$ 5000 O O Θ
S$5001 ~ S$ 10 000 O O O Θ
S$10 001 ~ O O O O Θ
Sales Reduction
S$0 ~ S$ 30 000 Θ
S$30 001 ~ S$ 50 000 O O Θ
S$50 001 ~ S$ 100 000 O O O Θ
S$100 001 ~ O O O O Θ
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the sales order. If the order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales section.
All printed official purchase order and sales confirmation (if any) must be signed by Sales Manager or his
designated person. Sales section is to type in case mark(s) onto the purchase order if required, or sales
confirmation if required.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Yes
No
Initiate Purchase
Need to revise Requisition
quotation
Create
Purchase Order
Goods Receipt
No
Verify supplier invoice
End
Special Considerations
Goods receipt will be done in non-valuated plant automatically.
SAP Settings
•
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Purchase Order Processing
b) Goods Receipt
c) Invoice Verification
Overhaul/Scheduled Service
What
Services sold under this process are services not covered under the service agreement (please refer to Service
Agreement BPP or Inter Company Service Agreement BPP), or, services where the warranty period has expired.
The table below shows the conditions NSHS requires before doing a chargeable service.
When
When NSHS needs to provide services not covered under the service agreement (please refer to Service
Agreement BPP or Inter Company Service Agreement BPP), or, services where the warranty period has expired.
How
Step 1: Customer Request for Service
Customer calls in for request of service
O = Check
X = Authorization
When Admin section receives all relevant documents from the sales section, Admin section it to check and
confirm the service order. If the service order is rejected, all documents concerned are to return to the sales
section.
Step 10: Collect service reports and staff claims from service engineers
After servicing is done, service engineers will produce a service report to indicate the number of hours worked and
attached the staff claims for the service. Staff claims will indicate the amount for travel expenses.
Responsibility
Sales Section
Admin Section
Start
Customer request
for service
Overhaul/Scheduled
Service
Create
Quotation
Yes
Customer No
Need to requote?
approve quotation?
Yes
No
Customer raises PO
Customer acknowledges
service report
No
Special Considerations
SAP Settings
• Sales Document Header
See Also
a) Inter Company Service Agreement
b) Service Agreement