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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tg/ebm/ff/ff000830" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Order entry</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1941691">
         <Level1>Order entry</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The objective of this business function is to enter sales
		  orders. You can also release these sales orders to Warehouse Management and
		  Invoicing, including back-order management and the assignment of commissions
		  and rebates. Sales orders can be normal orders or over-the-counter sales. The
		  objective of this business function is to enter a sales order and release the
		  order either to planning in a configured product, or specified product driven
		  environment, or to warehousing in a standard product driven environment, which
		  includes the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Management of back orders.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Assignment of commissions and rebates.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Check whether requested goods are in stock (inventory
		  check).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Check available-to-promise.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Enter sales order (STA) (code:
		MSL05a)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this business function is to enter sales
		orders. These sales orders can also be released to Warehouse Management and
		Invoicing, including backorder management and the assignment of commissions and
		rebates. Sales orders can be normal orders, over-the-counter sales.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In a Standard typology, sales orders can be entered based on
		  several types of input:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>EDI messages</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Manually entered sales order</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Enter sales order based on quotation.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Enter sales order from quick list (future release), which is a
		  new functionality, especially applicable for commodity goods for which
		  fast-order-entry functionality is required.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Retro-billing is only applicable for the Standard and
		  Predefined typologies. With sales orders, possibly based on quotations, and
		  sales contracts, you can change negotiated prices if price changes occur
		  later.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>LN Order Management and Sales Control</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Enter service order (quotation-based)
		(MSL05e)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to create a service order for
		field intervention. This process is the result of an accepted quotation by the
		customer. Based on the quotation, the service order is generated, complete with
		the required details.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>