How to Shipping Point Determine in SAP SD

What is Shipping Point?

A Shipping Point is an independent organizational entity where the issuance and delivery processing of goods take place. It helps to process and monitor the deliveries and goods while it is issued. A Shipping point is a top level unit for shipping organization that can be determined for each order item.

Shipping point determination in SAP SD depends on the following three factors-

  1. Shipping terms and conditions from the customer master record (shipping screen). E.g Company agreed with customer to deliver product as soon as possible.
  2. Loading group from the material master (Sales/Plant data screen). E.g Loading group defines that the product is always loaded by crane.
  3. Delivering plant (A plant from where the product will be delivered .A shipping point can be assigned to delivering plant and plant can have multiple shipping point).

How to Determine Shipping Point in SAP OVL2

Step 1) Create New Entries

  1. Enter T-code in OVL2 in command field.
  2. Click on New Entries Button.

Determine Shipping Point in SAP OVL2

Step 2) Enter the details in SAP Shipping point table

  • Enter Shipping condition.
  • Enter Loading Group.
  • Enter Plant (Plant is place where goods are manufactured or stored).
  • Enter proposed shipping point (shipping point is a place within the plant from where company ship the goods to the customer).

Determine Shipping Point in SAP OVL2

Step 3) Save the data
Click on Save Determine Shipping Point in SAP OVL2Button.

A message “Data was saved ” displayed.

Determine Shipping Point in SAP OVL2

Summary

A Shipping Point is an independent organizational entity where the issuance and delivery processing of goods take place.

  • SAP Shipping point determination depends on the following factors:
    1. Shipping terms and conditions from the customer master record (shipping screen). E.g Company agreed with customer to deliver product as soon as possible.
    2. Loading group from the material master (Sales/Plant data screen). E.g Loading group defines that the product is always loaded by crane.
    3. Delivering plant (A plant from where the product will be delivered .A shipping point can be assigned to delivering plant and plant can have multiple shipping point).