Title: Create a Sales Order

ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution

Create a Sales Order VA01

Purpose
Use this transaction to create a Standard Order with or without reference to a quotation.

Prerequisites
Customer, quotation and material master data must exist before performing this action.

Related Documents
VA01 – Create Credit Memo Request
VA02 – Change Sales Order
VA03 – Display Sales Order

Menu Path
In order to access the transaction for Create a Sales Order, use the following menu path:

Logistics → Sales and Distribution → Sales Order → VA01- Create

Transaction Code

• VA01
 Title: Create a Sales Order
ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution

Work Instructions
1. From the SAP Easy Access screen, access the transaction via the menu path or the
transaction code.

Create Sales Order: Initial Screen

2. Update the following Required, Optional, and Conditional fields, as needed:

Field R/O Description/Action
/C
Order Type 1 R Possible ALEX order types:
ZOR1, ZCR, ZDR, ZRE1
If in Display or Change, this is viewed under Header,
Sales.
Sales organization C Sales organization
Distribution Channel C Distribution Channel
Division C Division
Sales Office O Sales Office
Sales Group O Sales Group

Note:
 Title: Create a Sales Order
ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution

The Sales organization, Distribution Channel, Division, Sales Office and Sales Group should be
left blank on the Initial Screen; since they will be copied from the referenced quotation.

3. Update the following Required, Optional, and Conditional fields, as needed:

Field R/O/C Description/Action
Ship-to R Carried over from initial selection screen.
Purch order no. O Purch order no.
PO Date O PO Date
Contact person O Contact person
Contact note O Contact note
Contact Telephone O Contact Telephone
Description O Description
Req. deliv. date R Actual date and time of the load (call-off
order)
Material R Alphanumeric key identifying the material.
Quantity R The order quantity.
Sales UOM R Sales UOM
Plant R Plant
Storage Location R Storage Location

4. Enter schedule line dates, prices in the item level details.

 Title: Create a Sales Order
ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution
 Title: Create a Sales Order
ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution

5. Check the partner functions at item level.

6. Check the partner functions at header level.

 Title: Create a Sales Order
ALEX
Functional Area: Logistics
SENORA
Sub Area: Sales and Distribution

7. Save the sales order.