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Unit 1: Copy Control

The Create with Reference function is available on the initial entry screen of creating a
document with reference as well as on the create sales document overview screen during
document entry. Using this function, you can, for example, combine several quotations for a
customer in one sales order.
There are separate copying control tables for sales documents, deliveries. and billing
documents.
There are copy control tables available for all levels of the sales document.

The levels for copying control for sales documents are as follows:
- Header

- Item

. Schedule line

Copying Requirements

Before data is copied from the source document to the target document, certain
requirements must be met. ABAP routines contain these requirements, which are assigned in
the copying control tables using their identification (ID) numbers.
You can also use transaction VOFM to create customer-specific routines. You can find
transaction VOFM in Customizing for Sales and Distribution under System Modifications —>
Routines —l9efine Copying Requirements .
The specified data transfer routines are not executed until the copying requirements are
fulfilled.

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Reqm rements met Execute
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copying requirement |] data transfer routines V
for header for document header

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copying requirement fiEl data transfer routines II’
for item for document Item

Evaluate Reqmrements met Execute

copying requirement I] [] data transfer routine

for schedule line for schedule line

Figure 3: Copying Requirements

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