How To Create Sales Document Type in SAP

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Sales Document Types

Sales Documents Types is a 2 character indicator, by which system process different documents in different way.SAP provides many standard sales document type. Sales documents types are used in-

  • Pre – sales activities (inquiry /quotation ).
  • Sales Order.
  • Sales Contract.
  • Customer Complaint.

In Sales order there are three levels –

  1. Header level data
  2. Item level data
  3. Schedule level data

In SAP several standard sales documents types are available.We can create custom sales document type by T-code-VOV8.

Create Internal No. Range for sales document type.

VN01 is T- code for creation for Internal No. range. We will use this internal no. in step-3.

  1. Enter T-code VN01 in command field in a new sap session.
  2. Click on Create button for interval .

  1. Click on +Interval Button to create new interval range.
  2. Enter From number / To number / current number / leave blank Ext which stands for External Number Range.
  3. Click on save button.

A Message “The changes were saved” is displayed.

Step 1)

  1. T-code for sales documents type is VOV8.
  2. Sales document types list.

Step 2)

To Create new Sales document type click on How To Create Sales Document Type in SAP

  • Enter sales document type .
  • Enter sales document categ from possible entries list.

This screen have multiple section as above-

  1. Number System
  2. General Control
  3. Transaction Flow
  4. Scheduling Agreement
  5. Shipping
  6. Billing
  7. Requested Delivery Date
  8. Contract
  9. Availability Check

We will enter data in Number System / General control / Transaction flow / Shipping Section.

Step 3) Number System

There are two method for define no. range for Sales Document.

  • Internal Assignment – This assignment works internally and number for sales document generate automatically.
  • External Assignment – This assignment works externally. e.g. in below picture number start from 02.

Step 4) General Control

  • Enter value in Check credit limit / Credit group / Output application field from possible value list/ check Item Division / Read info record.

Step 5) Transaction Flow

  • Enter value in screen sequence grp. / transaction group / document pricing procedure.
  • Enter value in field Display range / Fcode / quotation msg. / Outline agreement msg.

Step 6)

  • Enter value in delivery type filed from possible list entry.
  • Enter ship cost info profile from possible list entry.

Step 7)

Click on Save Button.

A Message “Data was saved”.

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