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Company Code
A complete Accounting unit can be representing as the smallest organizational unit of external accounting. At Company Code level we create Balance sheet required by law Profit and Loss statement. Each company code represents an independent accounting unit. Several company codes can use same chart of account.

Assignment
Company code to company Company code to Credit control area Company code to Controlling area Company code to financial management area

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Sales Organization

The highest-level of organizational unit in SD is Sales Organization. Sales organization assigned to a company code. Responsible for Distributing goods & services, Negotiation sales conditions, Product liability. Sales organization is also used to take for example a regional, national or international.

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Sales And Distribution Define Sales Organization.
1. 2. Statistics Currency Content for form text modules - Address Text Name, Letter Header Text, Footer Lines Text, Greeting Text Name , Text SDS Sender User first creates & maintains the text module using transaction code SO10 and then assigns the text modules to their respective positions in the sales organization customization screen. RefSorg SalesDoc Type - If sales organization is created by copying from an existing sales organization, this field will automatically get populated with the source sales organization number from which you copied. Cust. Inter-co. Bill. - Enter the intercompany customer number for your sales organization.

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Sales Org. Calendar - Enter the factory calendar for your sales organization. A factory calendar in SAP SD defines the working and nonworking days for your plant/factory/country setup and controls the shipping and billing activities. Rebate Proc. Active - Select this checkbox when you want to activate rebate processing for your sales organization.

IMG Enterprise Structure Assignments Sales And Distribution Assign Sales Organization To Company Code

Distribution Channel
Distribution Channel represents strategies to distribute goods and services to customer. Distribution Channel is assigned to a sales organization. The assignment is not unique. Customer Master Data , Sales Master Data , Condition Master - DC specific

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IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Sales And Distribution Define Distribution Channel IMG Enterprise Structure Assignments Sales And Distribution Assign Distribution Channel To Sales Organization

Division
Division is used to group material and services. A material can have only one Division. User can use cross division to enter multiple materials with various divisions in a sales order. User can choose division specific sales, it is controlled by customizing for sales document type. Customer Material Info Record - Division Specific

Common Distribution Channel / Division

You can share Customer, Material and Condition master data by maintaining a reference/common Distribution Channel. IMG Sales And Distribution Master Data Define Common Distribution Channel

IMG Sales And Distribution Master Data Define Common Division You can share Customer, Customer Material Info Record and Condition master data by maintaining a reference/common Division.

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Sales Area
A sales area can belong to only one company code. Assign the sales organization to company code. Each sales and distribution document is assigned to exactly one sales area. This assignment cannot be changed. Various master data depending on the sales area, for example o Customer master data, o Material master data, o Price and discount.

IMG Enterprise Structure Assignment Sales and Distribution Set up Sales Area

Maintain Sales Office

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Sales And Distribution Maintain Sales Office

IMG Enterprise Structure Assignment Sales And Distribution Assign Sales Office to Sales Area

Maintain Sales Office

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Sales And Distribution Maintain Sales Group

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IMG Enterprise Structure Assignment Sales And Distribution Assign Sales Group To Sales Office.

Business area
The Business Area is a separate business unit for which internal reporting can be carried out. A company code may be divided into multiple business areas. A business area may also be shared by several company codes. Business area is not limited by company codes. For this reason, the business areas in all company codes must have the same description. Using organizational unit is optional. Business area can be used to prepare balance sheets and profit and loss statements not only for company code, but also for other internal areas (E.g., division-related). The relevant business area is determined for each order item according to defined rule. Rules for Business area determination : -

Define Plant OX10

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Logistics General Define, Copy, Delete, Check Plant Define Plant 1. 2. Tax Jurisdiction - This field captures the tax jurisdiction code for plant for the purpose of tax Factory Calendar - The value in this field represents the operational factory calendar for the plant. A factory calendar sets the working/nonworking days for a plant. Inventory valuation is done either at company code level or Plant level; however the stock is managed at Storage location level. Delivering plant assigned to Combination of Sales organization and Distribution channel. A plant is essential for determine the Shipping Point. In absence of a Delivering plant determination there can be no automatic determining of shipping point or automatic tax determination, no availability check can be carried out and no outbound delivery can be set up.

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Assign Plant to Company Code OX18

IMG Enterprise Structure Assignment Logistics General Assign Plant To Company Code.

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Assign Plant to Sales Org and Distribution Channel OVX6N

If this setting is missed, user will not be able to create an order in SAP

Plant determination
1. 2. 3. Pick from Customer Master Info record Not found then , Pick from Ship-To-Party Not found then, pick from Material Master.

Define Storage Location OX09

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Materials Management Maintain Storage Location 1. 2. Storage location is stock location inside Plant. Storage location is always set up with respect to a plant.

Shipping Conditions Determination

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Shipping Point And Goods Receiving Point Determination Define Shipping Conditions. User can assign a shipping condition to a sales document type and overrule the value coming from the customer master.

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IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Shipping Point And Goods Receiving Point Determination Define Shipping Conditions By Sales Document Types.

Loading Group
Grouping of materials with same loading requirement IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Shipping Point And Goods Receiving Point Determination Define Loading Group. Assign this loading group in Material Master Sales: General Plant

Define Shipping Point OVXD

Shipping Point highest organizational unit in Shipping. A shipping point is under client level. A shipping point assigned to a Plant. A Shipping point can be assigned to multiple plants. Various Shipping point can be assigned to same plant. The Shipping point can be a loading ramp, a mail depot or a rail depot. It can also be a group of employees responsible only for organizing urgent deliveries. The shipping point is responsible for processing shipping. Each Outbound Delivery is processed by exactly one shipping point. The shipping point is normally determined automatically (At item level) for each item in the sales document. The automatic default value can be later changed manually in sales order if we have planned for a different shipping point. We can change shipping point in delivery document only at initial create screen before saving the delivery document. Shipping point determination based on these combinations. o Delivering Plant o Shipping condition- Sales document type OR Customer master data-Sold to Party (Shipping Tab Page) Shipping condition from sales document type has precedence over that from customer master. o Loading group-Material master data (Sales: Gen/plant) Shipping Point and Route determination happen on GR/GI

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IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Logistics Execution Define, Copy, Delete, Check Shipping Point
A shipping point represents the

organizational entity where the deliveries are processed. Each plant needs to have at least one shipping point from where the deliveries pertaining to that plant can be processed. You cannot create and process a delivery in SAP without a shipping point. Times - Factory Calendar and Working Times fields - User can set up the working days and working hours for your shipping point. 2. Determine Load. Time - This field helps determine the time taken for loading the goods. a. A - Route-dependent b. B - Route-independent loading time determination c. C - SAP will pick the loading time user defined for the Loading Time w.Days field. d. Blank - Do not determine Determine Pick/Pack Time - This field helps determine the time taken for picking/packing the goods. loading time. Blank - Do not a. A - Route-dependent determine loading time. b. B - Route independent pick/pack time determination. c. C - SAP will pick the time you defined in the Pick/Pack Time Wrkdys field. d. Blank - Do not determine loading time. Form Text Names - Enter text that appears frequently on various shipping outputs. You maintain this text using transaction code SO10. Print Picking List -It controls the output processing for picking lists. Background Processing - Selecting the Displ.info field check box will help display information messages in addition to error Messages in the delivery due list processing log. Others - The Pick Confirmation field controls picking confirmations applicability for shipping point. This is applicable only where you dont use MMWM transfer orders to perform picking. a. A - If user wants make confirmation compulsory for all the items processed via this shipping point. 1.

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Assign Shipping Point to Plant - OVXC

IMG Enterprise Structure Assignment Logistics Execution Assign Shipping Point To Plant

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Shipping Point Determination

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Shipping Point And Goods Receiving Point Determination Assign Shipping Points.

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Shipping Point And Goods Receiving Point Determination Set Up Storage LocationDependent Shipping Point Determination.

Define Rule for Determination of Shipping Point

Assign Shipping Points According to Storage Location

Define Scheduling for shipping Point

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Define Loading Point OVX7

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Logistics Execution Maintain Loading Point Loading Point is optional. Loading Point is sub-division of Shipping Point . User can divide a shipping point into multiple loading points Loading Point is always set up with respect to a Shipping Point

Define Transportation Planning Point - OVXT

IMG Enterprise Structure Definition Logistics Execution Maintain Transportation Planning Point A transportation planning point is the organizational unit that manages transportation- related activities. The shipment documents are assigned to specific transportation planning point

Define Calendar
(Client independent settings)

TCODE - SCAL, IMG SAP NetWeaver General Settings Maintain Calendar

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WareHouse
Warehouse having following organizational units for efficient processing of goods receipt and goods issue. Warehouse Number: The entire warehouse structure is managed under one warehouse Number. This number represents the warehouse complex. o Warehouse Number assigned to a combination of Plant and storage location. o You can group Transfer Order based on warehouse number Storage Type: The different warehouse areas, which differ with respect to their organizational and technical features, are defined as storage types (for example-high-rack warehouse with random storage, picking warehouse with fixed bins, or shipping area). Picking area: Below the storage Type level, The Picking area group together storage bins from a picking point of view. A delivery can be split up into different picking areas to make parallel picking possible. Staging area: The staging area is a part of the warehouse where goods are stored immediately after unloading or shortly before loading. Door: A Door can be used for both the inbound and outbound delivery of goods. Door determination takes place at the delivery header level. Staging area determination can take place at the delivery header level and item level. Different staging area at the delivery item level lead to a transfer order split because the staging area is a header level in the Transfer Order.) The connection of the organizational unit in the warehouse to MM Inventory Management results from the Assignment of Warehouse No. to a combination of plant and storage location. You can Group Transfer order based on the warehouse number.

Route Determination
Route determination is carried out in sales order item and depends on: Departure zone - Shipping point (customizing) Shipping condition - Sales document type or sold to party Transportation zone - Ship to party (shipping tab) Transportation group - Material master (general/plant) In the order item, you can manually overwrite the route that is determined. You can re-determine the route in the outbound delivery based on the weight (weight group). Whether the route is redetermined depends on the configuration of the delivery type.

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Enterprise Structure Defining Modes of Transport

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Define Routes Define Modes Of Transport

Defining Shipping Types

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Define Routes Define Shipping Types

Setting Up Transportation Connection Points

IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Define Routes Define Transportation Connection Points. Defining Transportation Zones IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Route Determination Define Transportation Zones. Define the transportation zones to specify all the regions that you plan to cover with your routes.

Creating Transportation Groups IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Route Determination Define Transportation Groups. A transportation group combines all materials that share the same transportation requirements.

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Setting Up Weight Groups IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes RouteDetermination Define Weight Groups. If the exact weight of the delivery plays a role in route determination in your organization, you can set up weight groups Defining Routes IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Define Routes Define Routes And Stages

Determining Routes IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Route Determination Maintain Route Determination. Automatic route determination is based on the following factors: Country/departure zone (picked up from the address of shipping point) Country/destination zone of the recipient (from the ship-to party address) Shipping condition Transportation group (from the material master)

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IMG Logistics Execution Shipping Basic Shipping Functions Routes Route Determination Define New Route Determination by Delivery Type.

Lean WM
Assign Warehouse to Plant / Storage Location

Activate Warehouse

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Define Staging Area

Determine Staging Area by Ship To Party

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