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   <Header>
      <Title>Overview of sales order handling</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1333851">
         <Level1>Sales order</Level1>
         <Level2>handling</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1333856">
         <Level1>Sales order</Level1>
         <Level2>overview</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Sales orders are used to sell and deliver items or services to a
		sold-to business partner under certain terms and conditions. Sales orders can
		result from a variety of sources, such as <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/sls.corg#contracts" role="option">Contracts</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/sls.corg#quotations" role="option">Quotations</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/sls.corg#eop" role="option">EDI</GUIRef>, and
		so on. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls" role="module" Update="No">Sales Control (SLS)</GUIRef> module, you can create and modify orders.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>After approval, a sales order is a legal obligation to deliver
		items according to the agreed terms and conditions, including specific prices
		and discounts.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Sales master data</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Before you can carry out the sales order procedure, you must
		define the sales master data.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>For details, refer to:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Sales item data</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Sales organizational data</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000005" role="manual">General sales data</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>You must also define the sales order parameters in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Sales order procedure</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The sales order procedure consists of the following
		  processes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The creation and communication of the sales order.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The delivery of the sold goods.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The invoicing of the sold goods.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The transfer of the delivered sales order to the history
		  database.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000055" role="manual">Sales order procedure</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Sales order additional processes</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>A number of processes do not always occur in the sales order
		procedure, but can be applicable in specific situations.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000054" role="manual">Sales orders - additional processes</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Sales item data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Sales organizational data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000005" role="manual">General sales data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000055" role="manual">Sales order procedure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000054" role="manual">Sales orders - additional processes</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>