| # Contract deliveries using sales schedules If you want to set up a list of time-phased deliveries based on a sales contract, you can specify a sales schedule and sales schedule lines that are converted to sales orders. This simplified sales schedule solution allows you to generate sales orders in time. Example
Contract line | Sales schedule line | Quantity | Sales order | Quantity
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
100 pieces (pcs) | 01/12/2005 | 20 pcs | SO1 01/12/2005 | 20 pcs
| 08/12/2005 | 25 pcs | SO2 08/02/2005 | 25 pcs
| 15/12/2005 | 40 pcs | SO3 15/12/2005 | 40 pcs
| 22/12/2005 | 15 pcs | SO4 22/12/2005 | 15 pcs
To specify contract deliveries using sales schedules: Step 1. Create a sales contract and a sales contract line Create a sales contract in the Sales Contracts (tdsls3500m000) session and a sales contract line in the Sales Contract Lines (tdsls3501m000) session. You must activate this sales contract line. Step 2. Create a sales schedule and sales schedule lines To set up a list of time-phased deliveries, click Generate Sales Schedule in the Sales Contract Lines (tdsls3501m000) session. As a result, the Sales Schedules (tdsls3111m000) session is started in which you can create a new sales schedule. The sales contract data is copied to the sales schedule when the Sales Schedules (tdsls3111m000) session is started. These fields have the following values: The Origin is Contracts. The Schedule Type is Shipping Schedule if the EDI message field is Shipping Schedule only in the Items - Sales Business Partner (tdisa0510m000) session. Otherwise, the Schedule Type is Material Release. The Generation Date is the system date. The Self-Billing check box in the Items - Sales Business Partner (tdisa0510m000) session determines whether the Self-Billing check box is selected or cleared. To specify the time-phased deliveries for the sales contract, click Lines in the Sales Schedules (tdsls3111m000) session. As a result, the Sales Schedule Lines (tdsls3107m000) session is started in which you can specify: The date on which a shipment must take place The quantity to be shipped Note Sales schedules that are used to specify contract deliveries cannot: Be referenced Have revisions Have cumulatives and authorizations Be created through EDI Step 3. Approve the sales schedule The value of the Requirement Type field in the Sales Schedule Lines (tdsls3107m000) session determines the actions that are performed when you approve a sales schedule. If the Requirement Type is Firm: Planned inventory transactions are generated in the Planned Inventory Transactions (whinp1500m000) session The available-to-promise is updated in the Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session History is created for the sales schedule and sales schedule lines, which you can view in the Sales Order/Schedule History (tdsls5505m000) session Quality is updated on what is expected to be inspected If the Requirement Type is Planned: The available-to-promise is updated in the Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session The Unconfirm. Cust.Ord. quantity is updated in the Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session Step 4. Release the sales schedule to a sales order After the sales schedule line is approved, you can release the sales schedule line to a sales order in the Release Sales Schedules to Order (tdsls3207m000) session. You can view the sales order in the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session. After a sales order is generated based on the sales schedule line, the following fields are updated in the Sales Schedule Lines (tdsls3107m000) session: Order Position Sequence When the sales order is processed, the sales schedule line is processed. Next, the sales order can be deleted. Related topics Scheduled requirements for a sales contract Sales schedule procedure Sales contracts - overview |