VAPMA Table usages

Often we come across issue with Material pricing, etc

Ideal way of finding Sales documents with specific Material is Table – VAPMA

Similarly is for VLPMA for deliveries and VRPMA for Billing docs.

Basic Organisational Structure In SD

Company Code

Company Code is smallest organizational unit of external accounting which forms the top of the sales and distribution chain

Sales Organisation

Sales Organisation is responsible for the sale and distribution of goods and services which represents the selling unit as a legal entity and is responsible for product guarantees and other rights to recourse. It is highest in the sales and distribution chain

Distributional Channel

Distributional Channel represents the channel through which sellable materials or services reach customers

Division

Division is a collection of Product groups. A material belongs to exactly one division only.

Sales Area

Sales Area is the set-up that combines sales organisation, distributional channel and division

Sales Office

Sales Office is the geographical aspects of the organization in business development and sales

Sales Group

Sales Group is the staff of a Sales office

Plant

Plant is the place where material movements take place. (manufacturing or storage)

Shipping Point

Shipping Point is responsible for scheduling and processing in-bound & out-bound deliveries

Customer Buying Process

Customer Buying Process

The process starts with the creation of Sales order, after discussion with the customer, on agreed price and delivery date. Invoice gets generated, after confirmation of the Order quantity and price. Allocation of the material is done as per the required delivery date and customer priority. Deliveries Note is created and transportation arranged, either by Company or the customer. Goods are issued from the warehouse to the customer. Goods receipted by the customer. Payment received by the Company and processed. Any price difference against the customer can be sorted out by debit or credit memo document.

High Level Overview

Sales Order created

Delivery note Created

Transfer Oder Created & Confirm

Shipment started & finished

Post good issue

Invoice Generated