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| On a sales order or service order, you can indicate whether you want the sold goods to be directly delivered. In case of a direct delivery, a sales order or service order results in a purchase order. Because the buy-from business partner delivers the goods directly to the sold-to business partner, Warehouse Management is not involved. For detailed information on generating and processing direct delivery orders, refer to the following topics: Direct delivery sales orders Direct delivery service orders To update direct delivery purchase orders Fields on the generated purchase order (line) that are filled by Sales Control or Service are disabled and cannot be changed manually. As long as no receipts are executed, you can change the following fields on the purchase order line from Sales Control or Service: Ordered Quantity Planned Receipt Date Receipt Address To delete direct delivery purchase orders You cannot delete a direct delivery purchase order from Sales Control or Service. You can only delete a direct delivery purchase order line manually in Purchase Control. However, when the service order receives the Released status, you can no longer delete the linked direct delivery purchase order. Note If the direct delivery purchase order is deleted, the deletion is communicated to Service in the Related Orders (tsmdm4500m000) session. You cannot delete a service order line to which a direct delivery purchase order line is linked. You must first delete the direct delivery purchase order line manually. To cancel direct delivery purchase orders You cannot cancel a direct delivery purchase order line in Purchase Control. You must cancel the linked sales order line in Sales Control or the linked service order line in Service to cancel the direct delivery purchase order line. However, if receipts are executed for the purchase order, you can no longer cancel the linked sales order line or service order line. Related topics Direct delivery sales orders Direct delivery service orders |