Sales Releases (tdsls3612m100)

Use this session to filter the sales releases and release lines received from a customer that require attention and to execute the appropriate actions on the lines.

Filters

You can use these filters to display the appropriate selection of releases and release lines:

  • General
    By Sales Office, Sold-to Business Partner, Ship-to Business Partner, Creation Date, Item, Customer Item, or by a combination of these fields.
  • Status
    By status.
  • Messages
    By warning or error message.
Note
  • The check marks next to the filter options indicate the filters that are activated.
  • The count fields display the number of lines for the filter. This number is displayed irrespective of the activation of the filter.
Tabs

The releases and release lines that match the activated filters are displayed on these tabs:

 

General
Sales Office
A department that is identified in the company business model to manage the business partner's sales relations. The sales office is used to identify the locations that are responsible for the organization's sales activities.
Sold-to Business Partner
The business partner who orders goods or services from your organization, who owns the configurations you maintain, or for whom you perform a project. Usually a customer's purchase department.

The agreement with the sold-to business partner can include:

  • Default price and discount agreements
  • Sales order defaults
  • Delivery terms
  • The related ship-to and invoice-to business partner
Ship-to Business Partner
The business partner to whom you ship the ordered goods. This usually represents a customer's distribution center or warehouse. The definition includes the default warehouse from which you send the goods, the carrier who carries out the transport, and the related sold-to business partner.
Creation Date
The date and time on which the sales release was created.
Item
The raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, and sold.

An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or which exist in multiple product variants.

You can also define nonphysical items, which are not retained in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The examples of nonphysical items:

  • Cost items (for example, electricity)
  • Service items
  • Subcontracting services
  • List items (menus/options)
Item Code System
An external, alternate way of coding items. Coding systems can be general standard systems (such as EAN) or systems that are dependent on a specific business partner.
Customer Item
Identification code for an item (product, component, or part). The item code can consist of multiple fields or segments.

This field is automatically filled with the incoming EDI item code, which must be converted during processing EDI messages.

Release Lines
The total number of sales release lines that are displayed, based on the General filter.
Status
Created
If a check mark is displayed, releases and lines with the status Created are displayed.

Click Created to activate or deactivate this filter.

Count
The count of the lines for the filter, which is displayed irrespective of the activation of the filter.
Processed
If a check mark is displayed, releases and lines with the status Processed are displayed.

Click Processed to activate or deactivate this filter.

Exception
If a check mark is displayed, releases and lines with the status Exception are displayed.

Click Exception to activate or deactivate this filter.

Superseded
If a check mark is displayed, releases and lines with the status Superseded are displayed.

Click Superseded to activate or deactivate this filter.

Messages
Warnings
If a check mark is displayed, releases that have warning messages are displayed.

Click Warnings to activate or deactivate this filter.

Errors
If a check mark is displayed, releases that have error messages are displayed.

Click Errors to activate or deactivate this filter.

 

Show All
Clears the filters, so you can make a new selection.
Last Revision
Displays only the last revision of a sales release.