Functions of Delivery Document in SAP SD Process

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In standard SAP SD process, delivery document acts major role in complete order to
cash process. It is responsible to initiate all processes behind shipping and delivery
process. It may be starting from assigning the numbers to delivery document to
picking, packing and delivery rescheduling. Please go through following functions of
delivery documents in SAP SD process with given screenshot. 

Functions of Delivery Document in SAP SD Process:

1. You can configure number assignment range of delivery document in delivery document

type. So when delivery document is created it will pick up the sequence number based on given
internal number assignment and given increment number.

Number assignment in Delivery Document Type

How to create internal number assignment:

a. Determine which internal number ranges are provided for the relevant document
type. Choose the function "Maintain number range" of the document type (for example,
Purchase order -> Maintain number range) for this purpose.

b. Choose a number range and note its number.

c. Enter the number of the desired number range.

2. Delivery document controls the allowed partner functions to be determined or

which can be entered when delivery document is created. You define partner
determination procedures in SD Customizing through Functions -> Partner
determination.
 Partner determination in delivery document type

3. Delivery document handles whether delivery split is possible by warehouse

number or not. If you check the check-box in given scree screenshot which cause a
delivery split by items of different warehouse numbers are split up among different
deliveries.

Delivery split by warehouse indicator in Delivery document type

4. You can define the text determination procedure in delivery document type.

Text determination in Delivery document type

5. You can define in delivery document type whether delivery document should be
created with reference to other preceding document(specially sales order) or not,
refer given screenshot.
 Order reference control in delivery document type

6. Toy can give item requirement which identifies a requirements routine for a
delivery item that does not refer to a sales document. The delivery item must meet
the requirements of the routine before it can be further processed. For example, During
delivery processing, you may want to create delivery items for returnable packaging.
You may also want the system to process these items and, for example, keep track of
stocks of the packaging material. You can create a routine that identifies such items
and processes them accordingly.

Item requirement in delivery document type

7. Route is determined based on given specification in delivery type document,

system will check for new route if it permissible with the help of given specification in
delivery document type.

Route determination in Delivery document type

8. You can specify in delivery document type whether rescheduling should take
place or not. During rescheduling, it is assumed that the activities that are to be
carried out for the backlog delivery can begin on the current day at the earliest. The
new shipping deadlines are redetermined from the current date using forward
scheduling.

Rescheduling indicator in delivery document type 

 Set the indicator to 'X' if you want to reschedule backlog deliveries.

 If the indicator is set to 'Y' deadlines are redetermined even if there is a change
in the routes that were transferred from the order, or if a new route plan is determined.
 If the indicator is set to 'A, then the deadlines are also redetermined for the
criteria entered under 'Y' even if a new weighting group is determined when you create
or change items.
 If this indicator is not set, the deadlines are copied directly from the order with
no changes.
9. It is possible to activate automatic packing for each delivery type in SAP SD
process.

Automatic packing indicator in delivery document type

10. You can define whether it is permissible to generate packaging material as a

delivery item for respective delivery document type or not. You can use packaging-
material item generation to bill packaging materials to customers or to maintain
packaging materials in inventory management. SAP recommends that you only
implement item generation in goods receipt and goods issue.

Generate packaging item in delivery document

11. You can specify selection of storage location for picking based on rules defined
in the delivery type. (There are three rules for storage location selection which are
MALA, RETA and MARA. MALA is determined based on Plant, Shipping Point and Storage
Condition.)

Storage location selection for picking in delivery type

12. You can defined which output types are allowed for the business transaction and
according to which output determination procedure are they proposed

Output determination in delivery type