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10 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionTo see how the exact price has been computed for a sales item, select Goto ➢ Item ➢ Conditi

First steps in sAp 11Figure 1.8 Availability ControlFigure 1.9 Sales order: Schedule Lines tabWe have now covered some of the major screens in a

12 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionCreating a DeliveryTo create a delivery, use the menu path SAP Menu ➢ Logistics ➢ Logistics

First steps in sAp 13Figure 1.11 Delivery Overview screenCreating a Billing Documente last step in the sales cycle is to bill the customer for th

14 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionAgain, you will observe that all the critical data is copied over from the reference docume

dAtAbA se tAbles 15Figure 1.13 Using HelpClicking the Technical Information button at the bottom of the Help screen gives you more technical data

16 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributione rst step is to know the important table names—at least the names of the tables commonly

dAtAbA se tAbles 17can carry out a search based on any of the parameters listed. For example, you may want to nd all the sales orders created on a

18 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionFigure 1.15 Data Browser: record displayOn the selection screen, you can change or add mor

dAtAbA se tAbles 19Figure 1.16 User-Specific Settings for the Data BrowserFigure 1.17 Data Browser: display showing field names404737c01.indd 19

CHAPTER 1Welcome to the world of SAP Sales and Distribution!In this chapter, we will start with the basics about the SAP ERP system. We will discuss t

20 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionYou will need to be familiar with eld names to communicate eectively with your technical

MAnAging CustoMizAtion ChAnges 21ABAP DictionaryWhile we are on the subject of tables and elds, we’ll talk about another transac-tion code that yo

22 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionThe System Landscapee system landscape is the arrangement of the various servers. A generi

MAnAging CustoMizAtion ChAnges 23Figure 1.19 System landscape exampleDEV QAS PRDFigure 1.20 Transport request numbere data related to the change

24 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionCASE STUDY OVERVIEW: GALAXY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSThroughout this book, we will use a case stu

suMMAry 25Figure 1.22 Transport Organizer screenSummaryis chapter oered an overview of the SAP ERP system and the various applications contained

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First steps in sAp 3Next we’ll cover the rst steps in accessing SAP. As we go through the application in this book, we will discuss each step in fu

4 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionSAP ERP oers several business applications. As you can see, the major application areas in

First steps in sAp 5NOTe A transaction code is a shortcut to a specific transaction in SAP. The menu path described would also lead you to the same

6 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributione focus of this book is the Sales and Distribution application. However, to com-plete the c

First steps in sAp 7Figure 1.3 Creating a sales orderFigure 1.4 Create Standard Order: Overview screene sales document consists of header, item,

8 ChApter 1 • introduCtion to sAles And distributionquantity, and item price, and so on, will be dierent on each line. e schedule line data pe

First steps in sAp 9Another screen is the Texts tab, which appears at the header and item levels. e menu path is either Goto ➢ Header ➢ Text or Got