Shipping Point

Shipping points in SD represent an independent organizational unit that are linked to a plant. Shipping points show the point of departure or receipt of materials. In SAP, a plant may have many shipping points. However, delivery is created from one shipping point only. The shipping point is the basic requirement for a delivery to happen in SAP SD. No delivery can be made without a shipping point. The shipping point is determined by the system based on the shipping conditions.

The Delivery Process

SAP SD Sales & Distribution Concepts - The Delivery Process / Delivery Creation Process VL01 VL04

In SAP SD, one can create delivery either individually from a sales document or individually via the menu path or via the delivery due list. I am discussing each of these different types of deliveries in brief below. 

• Creating an Individual Delivery Document - 

User can use the following menu path: Sales & Distribution >> Shipping >> Delivery >> Create. Otherwise this can be reached directly via Transaction Code VL01. At the time of delivery document creation, SAP SD will ask for shipping point, selection date, and sales document number in case delivery is to be created with reference to a sales order. 

• Creating a Delivery via the Delivery Due List - 

 The following menu path can be used: Sales and Distribution >> Shipping >> Delivery >> Create Collective Processing Transaction Short Path is VL04. Delivery due list can be processed using either the stock transport orders or the sales orders. SAP SD automatically creates deliveries for selected sales orders. Some of the fields which can be selected include Distribution Channel, Division, Sales Office, Forwarding agent, Route, Sold to Party, Ship to Party, Delivery priority, delivery block, and Complete delivery

Basic Process of how Packing Works

Let's say you want to pack a material shirt_jai in test_pack.

Using MM01, create material type=packaging test_pack

[SPRO] IMG-Logistics Execution-Shipping-Packing- Define Packaging Material Types 

Let's say JPAC. The settings that I chose:
Plant determ. - Plant is entered manually in handling unit
Pack. matl. cat. - Packaging materials
Generate Dlv. Items - blank
Number assignment - Number range interval 'HU_VEKP'


IMG-Logistics Execution-Shipping-Packing- Define material group for packaging material
Let's say JGRP

IMG-Logistics Execution-Shipping-Packing- Define allowed packaging materials
JGRP - JPAC


MM02: Check settings for the materials
First, test_pack

Sales:General/Plant -> Matl. Grp. Pack. Matls: JGRP (Note)
Sales:General/Plant -> Packaging Mat. Type: JPAC (Note)
Basic Data 1 -> Material: JMAT

Then, shirt_jai

Sales:General/Plant -> Matl. Grp. Pack. Matls: JGRP
Sales:General/Plant -> Packaging Mat. Type: -
Basic Data 1 -> Material: JMAT


VL01N Outbound Delivery -> Packing
Enter the materials at top and at bottom
(Select shirt_jai and
Edit - Pack)

This is how the basic process of packing works.