| Sales Releases Overview (tdsls3512m000)Use this session to view, enter, and
maintain sales releases, which are
used to generate sales schedules. A sales release mainly contains business partner
data. Note If the Status is Processed, you can no longer update the sales release. Release Identifies, by one release number, those sales schedules that
share the following common characteristics: - Sold-to business partner
- Ship-to business partner
- Ship-to address
- Release type (material release/ shipping schedule/ sequence
shipping schedule/ pick-up sheet)
- Shipment based schedule/ receipt based schedule
- Schedule quantity qualifier
- Forecast horizon start and end
- Sales release origin
- Customer release
- (Customer order)
- Customer contract reference
Release Revision A number that uniquely identifies the revision of the release.
The release revision number indicates the updates that are sent to the business
partner. The first sales release that is created for a specific
combination of the following characteristics, receives the revision number one: - Sold-to Business Partner
- Ship-to Business Partner
- Ship-to Address
- Release Type
- Shipment or Receipt Based
- Schedule Quantity Qualifier
- Sales Release Origin
- Customer Release
When a new sales release revision is created for these
characteristics, a sales release revision is created with revision number two,
and so on. Release Type A classification used to specify the type of the release based
on which schedule requirements are grouped and EDI messages can be generated.
These messages are indicated by the used schedule. Status The status of the sales release. Sold-to Business Partner 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
Ship-to Address The ship-to business partner's address. Customer Release The business partner's release number. This number can be used
for reference purposes. Customer Revision The business partner's release revision number. This number can
be used for reference purposes. Generation Date The generation date of the business partner's EDI message. Creation Date The date and time on which the sales release is inserted in
this session. Shipment or Receipt Based This field indicates whether the schedule requirements for the
sales release are Shipment Based or Receipt Based. Release Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. Schedule Quantity Qualifier The quantity type that is transmitted in the sales release. Forecast Horizon Start The start date of the forecast horizon that was transmitted in
the EDI message. Forecast Horizon End The end date of the forecast horizon that was transmitted in
the EDI message. | |