| # Maintain and Confirm Back Orders (tdsls4125m000) Use this session to maintain and confirm backorders. Backorders can be confirmed one by one or in a batch. Note For a processed sales order line, you cannot maintain or delete linked backorder lines if these lines are unconfirmed. Therefore, before processing a sales order line, make sure no unconfirmed backorder lines are available. Related topics Backorder handling for sales orders Sales Order The sales order for which the backorder is created. Status The status of the sales order. Allowed values Sales Order Header Status Sold-to BP Usually a customer's purchase department, the business partner who orders goods or services from your organization, that owns the configurations you maintain, or for whom you perform a project. The agreement with the sold-to business partner can include the following: Default price and discount agreements Sales order defaults Delivery terms The related ship-to and invoice-to business partner Pos The number used to identify the position of the order line on the sales or purchase order. Seq The number used to identify in detail the position number of a sales order (delivery) line or a purchase order line (detail). Related topics Sequence numbers on sales orders Back Order Quantity The backorder quantity expressed in the sales unit, the inventory unit, or another unit. The backorder quantity is calculated as follows:
    Ordered Quantity - Delivered Quantity
Back Order Quantity The unit in which the Back Order Quantity is expressed. Note The Back Order Quantity is by default expressed in the sales unit if the backorder quantity fits exactly in the sales unit and no information is lost because of rounding problems. If the backorder quantity does not fit in the sales unit, the Back Order Quantity is by default expressed in the inventory unit to prevent loss of information. However, you can also enter another unit in which the Back Order Quantity is expressed. Inventory Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Back Order Quantity in Inventory Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Planned Delivery Date The planned date on which the items on the order/schedule line must be delivered. The planned delivery date cannot occur before the order date/schedule generation date. Note If a backorder has planned components linked in the Sales Order Line - BOM Components (tdsls4532m000) session, and the backorder is confirmed, this field displays the latest planned delivery date that is calculated for one of the components based on the available-to-promise values in the components' master plan. Confirmed If this check box is selected, the back order is a confirmed backorder. Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants. You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) Ordered Quantity The quantity of items ordered by the sold-to business partner, expressed in the sales unit. Note This field is filled with the value of the: Confirmed Quantity field if this confirmed quantity is greater than zero. Required Quantity field if the Confirmed Quantity is equal to zero. Order Unit The unit in which an item is sold. Ordered Quantity in Inventory Unit The ordered quantity on the sales order, expressed in the inventory unit. Note This field is filled with the value of the: Confirmed Quantity in Inventory Unit field if this confirmed quantity is greater than zero. Required Quantity in Inventory Unit field if the Confirmed Quantity in Inventory Unit is equal to zero. Required Quantity The quantity of items that is required by the sold-to business partner. Required Quantity Unit The unit in which the Required Quantity is expressed. Required Quantity The quantity of items that is required by the sold-to business partner, expressed in the inventory unit. Confirmed Quantity The ordered quantity that is confirmed to the customer. Note This field can only be filled if the Use Confirmation (Sales) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Confirmed Quantity Unit The unit in which the Confirmed Quantity is expressed. Confirmed Quantity The ordered quantity that is confirmed to the customer, expressed in the inventory unit. Note This field can only be filled if the Use Confirmation (Sales) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Hold Back Quantity The manually entered part of the ordered quantity that is kept from being released when the backorder is released to Warehousing. This quantity is expressed in the sales unit. This field enables you to: Only release a part of the Ordered Quantity to Warehousing. In this way, you can assign limited stock to several business partners, instead of to only one business partner. Notify the business partner in advance on what the expected backorder quantity will be. Related topics Backorder handling for sales orders Confirm Confirms the backorder. Undo Confirm Cancels the confirmation of the backorder. Release to Warehousing Releases the line to Warehousing. Cancel Line Starts the Cancel Sales Orders (tdsls4201s300) session, in which you can cancel a specific line. Confirm Sales Backorder (Batch) Starts the Confirm Sales Backorder (Batch) (tdsls4210s000) session, in which you can confirm a selected range of backorders. |