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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Sales order procedure</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Sales order procedure</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Procedure</Level1>
			<Level2>sales orders</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Procedure</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>If a sales order is entered in SSA ERP, the available inventory, the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#SoldtoBusine.tc" role="glossary">sold-to business partner's</Link> (credit) status and the sales margins are checked. A <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#BackOrder.td" role="glossary">back order</Link> can be created if the available quantity of goods is insufficient.</Paragraph>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>The sales order procedure covers the complete administrative procedure for selling <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#StandaItem.ti" role="glossary">standard</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#CustomItem.ti" role="glossary">customized</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#GeneriItem.ti" role="glossary">generic</Link> items. The procedure consists of the following steps:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Create sales orders (mandatory): You can create a sales order manually, or it can result from a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#SalesQuotat.td" role="glossary" Update="No">sales quotation</Link>, a <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000110" role="glossary">sales contract</Link>, a <Link href="/baanerp/ts/glossary/glossary#ServicOrder.ts" role="glossary">service order</Link>, a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">retrobilling</Link> order, or a received <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000092" role="glossary">electronic data interchange (EDI)</Link> order.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Print sales order acknowledgments/RMAs (optional): Send an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#OrderAcknow.td" role="glossary">order acknowledgment</Link> to your sold-to business partner after the order is entered.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Release the sales order to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Release the sales order to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Process delivered sales orders (mandatory): The sales order can be closed if all transactions are linked with financial transactions.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>When the goods are delivered, the prices and discounts of the goods may be changed. Use the <Link href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4122m000" role="session">Change Prices and Discounts after Delivery (tdsls4122m000)</Link> session to maintain prices and discounts.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Release sales orders to <GUIRef role="package" href="/baanerp/wh">Warehouse Management</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef></SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>After the sales order acknowledgment is sent, the sales order can be released to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>. The administrative procedure for the following order steps is covered in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Generate the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000354" role="glossary">outbound advice</Link>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Release the outbound advice.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Print the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000361" role="glossary">picking list</Link>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Print the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000359" role="glossary">packing slip</Link>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Print the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000312" role="glossary">bill of lading</Link>.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>After the goods are delivered, the sales order can be released to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef>. Next, the sales order can be closed.</Paragraph>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The status of the sales orders that are released to warehousing or invoicing can be viewed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4510m000" role="session">Sales Order Lines Monitor (tdsls4510m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">To handle warehousing orders</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000013" role="manual">Outbound order lines</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">Invoicing</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
