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1 REVISION HISTORY ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8
2 DISTRIBUTION LIST ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8
3 BUSINESS BLUEPRINT AGREEMENT ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 9
4 INTRODUCTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10
4.1 OVERVIEW OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10
4.2 SCOPE OF IMPLEMENTATION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11
4.3 LEGEND ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 12
5 SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 13
5.1 SALES ORGANIZATION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 13
5.2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14
5.3 PRODUCT DIVISION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14
5.4 SALES AREA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14
5.5 INTERNAL ORGANIZATION IN SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 15
5.6 SALES DISTRICT ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 18
5.7 SALES OFFICE ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19
6 MASTER DATA MAINTENANCE ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20
6.1 CUSTOMER MASTER DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20
6.1.1 BUSINESS SPECIFICATIONS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20
6.1.1.1 Chemical Division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20
6.1.1.2 Agri Division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20
6.1.1.3 Textile Division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 21
6.1.2 SAP ENABLED BUSINESS PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 22
6.1.2.1 Salient Features of Customer Master Data ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 25
6.1.3 CONTROLS FOR MASTER DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 26
6.1.4 CUSTOMER MASTER CONFIGURATION DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 29
6.1.5 MATERIAL MASTER‐VALUE ADDITIONS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 29
6.2 CUSTOMER CREDIT MASTER DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.1 BUSINESS SPECIFICATIONS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.1.1 Chemical division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.1.2 Agri Division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.1.3 Textile Division ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.2 SAP ENABLED PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.2.1 Purpose of Credit Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 31
6.2.3 CREDIT EXPOSURE LIMITS DEFINITION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 34
6.3 CONDITIONS MASTER DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 35
7 BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 41
8 END TO END BUSINESS SCENARIOS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 43
8.1 ORDER TO CASH ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 43
8.2 COMPLAINTS PROCESSING WITH CREDIT MEMO ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 45
8.3 RETURNS PROCESSING WITH CREDIT MEMO ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 47
8.4 RETURNABLE PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 49
A. CHEMICALS DIVISION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 51
1 BUSINESS PROCESS OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 52
1.1 PRE‐SALES PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 54
1.1.1 BUSINESS SPECIFICATION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 54
1.1.2 INQUIRY PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 54
1.1.2.1 Process Flow ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 54
1.1.2.2 Process Description ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 54
1.1.3 QUOTATION PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 55
1.1.3.1 Process Flow ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 55
1.1.3.2 Process Description ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 55
1.2 SAP ENABLED BUSINESS PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 56
1.2.1 SAP QUOTATION PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 56
1.2.2 INQUIRY/QUOTATION PROCESSING CONFIGURATION DATA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 56
1.2.3 PRE SALES‐VALUE ADDITIONS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 56
1.3 SALES ORDER PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 59
1.3.1 BUSINESS SPECIFICATIONS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 59
1.3.1.1 Dealer Sales: Direct & through zone office ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 59
1.3.1.2 Institution Sales: Direct and through zones office ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 61
1.3.1.3 Exports Order Processing ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 63
1.3.1.4 Sales Through Pipeline: ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 64
1.3.2 SAP ENABLED BUSINESS PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 64
1.3.2.1 In‐direct Sales Order Processing (Sales & Distribution): ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 66
1.3.2.2 Direct Sale Process (Sales & Distribution) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 68
1.3.2.3 Export Sale Process (Sales & Distribution) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 70
1.3.2.4 Sales through Pipeline Sale Process ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 72
1.3.2.5 Tender Sales Process ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 73
1.3.2.6 Return Sales Order Process ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 74
1.3.2.7 Salient Features of Standard Order ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 75
1.3.2.8 Controls of Sales Order ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 77
1.3.2.9 Sales Order Processing Configuration Data: ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 82
2 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 121
2.1 STANDARD AND NON‐STANDARD SEGREGATION OF REPORTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 121
3 SCRIPTS REQUIREMENTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 122
B. AGRI DIVISION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 123
1 BUSINESS PROCESS OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 124
1.1 PRE‐SALES PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 126
1.1.1 BUSINESS SPECIFICATION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 126
1.1.2 INQUIRY PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 126
1.1.2.1 Process Flow ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 126
1.1.2.2 Process Description ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 126
1.1.3 QUOTATION PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 127
1.1.3.1 Process Flow ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 127
1.1.3.2 Process Description ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 127
1.2 SAP ENABLED BUSINESS PROCESS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 128
1.2.1 SAP QUOTATION PROCESSING ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 128
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2.1 STANDARD AND NON‐STANDARD SEGREGATION OF REPORTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 182
3 SCRIPTS REQUIREMENTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 183
C. TEXTILE DIVISION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 184
1 BUSINESS PROCESS OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 185
2 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 247
2.1 STANDARD AND NON‐STANDARD SEGREGATION OF REPORTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 247
3 SCRIPTS REQUIREMENTS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 248
Revision History
Date Prepared By Reviewed By Ver No. Comments
Saturday,April 12, 2008 Zia & Shoaib Tahir Lodhi 1.0 1st Review
Monday, April 14, 2008 Tahir Lodhi Shahzaib Siddiqi 2.0 2nd Review
Tuesday, April 28, 2008 Shahzaib Siddiqi Muhammad Moin 3.0 3rd Review
Wed ,April 30, 2008 Tahir Lodhi Shahzaib Siddiqi Final Final Review
2 Distribution List
Distribution List
Mr. Iqbal
Sales and Marketing Manager
Textile Division
Mr.Ather Mujhaid
Project Manager
Sitara Chemicals Industries Limited
Shahzaib Siddiqi
Project Manager
AbacusConsulting
Signing this document records SCIL agreement to the contents of this Business Blueprint,
and confirms that the remainder of the project can proceed.
The objective of the Business Blue Print document is to present To Be SAP enabled
business processes for SCIL Sales and Distribution function that will be carried out in
Chemicals, Agri and Textile divisions.
The document contains proposed organizational structure that will be defined in the SAP
system, this include definition of sales organization , distribution channel, production division,
sales area, internal organization in sales and distribution, sales district and sales office.
This documents is the hybrid of SAP business process and technical specification that would
be defined and configured into the Development, Q/A and Production systems. Input and
consensus of the nominated power users were taken for the finalisation of Organizational
structure and Business Processes.
The scope of this document is restricted to the following standard SAP Business processes:
Pre sales processes, Sales order processes, Shipping process, Billing process.
The submission and approval of this document marks the completion of the Blue print Phase
of our SAP implementation at SCIL
The design of the Sales and Distribution module emphasis on using sales strategy that is
sensitive to the market. As a priority of the Parameterization in Sales and Distribution
module is to set up a data structure that can record, analyze and control the activities that
will satisfy customers and produce adequate profit over the next accounting period and into
future.
The Sales and Distribution module provides a set of master data records and a system of
documented business transactions. The standard business programs of Sales and
Distribution module are organized around, master data, sales support, Sales, shipping and
billing. These activities represent value-adding processes because SCIL can lose value in
terms of reputation and in financial terms if any of them is allowed to perform badly.
The Sales and Distribution’s Sales Information System will allow SCIL to gain insight on all
matters concerning prospecting, sales and deliveries. The feature of display and flexible
access to the master records and transaction data allows statistical analyses and evaluation
of decision-making and strategic planning.
This document describes the business process flows and activities for the following:
1. Sales
2. Shipping
o Delivery Processing
o Goods Issue
3. Billing
Preparation Data
Out of system
decision
Following portrays the structural organization and special features of Sales and Distribution
for SCIL. In the SAP, several structures can be used to represent the legal and
organizational structure of the company. Organization elements can be structured from the
point of view of accounting, materials management, and sales and distribution. It is possible
to combine these structures. The organizational structures form a framework in which all
business transactions can be processed.
The distribution channel defines how different Materials reach to the customer. For example
local, export or wholesaler In SCIL we have four distribution channels which are given below.
Division Description
10 Basic Chemicals
20 Speciality Chemicals
30 Agri
40 Yarn
50 PVC
99 Miscellaneous
1000 20 10
1000 20 20
1000 20 30
1000 20 40
1000 20 50
1000 20 99
1000 30 10
1000 30 20
1000 30 30
1000 30 40
1000 30 99
1000 40 30
1000 40 40
1000 40 99
The internal organizations in Sales are represented by the elements like sale district, sales
office and sales group and sales town.
A geographical sales district in (SCIL deemed as sales regions) where it will plan, execute
and analyze each step of sales activities and ground level marketing and make different
discussion on the basis of data received. SCIL will assign customers to a sales district and
later use the sales district to generate sales statistics.
These Sales District are maintained for SCIL considering the growth of sales and in case of
increase in sales offices internal organization could be developed flexible so that additional
sales office could be maintained under Sales District.
A sales office establishes contact between the Institutions, Dealers and SCIL Staff under the
instruction of sales districts. It monitors SCIL sales in the market, which is done by SCIL
sales force. It also resolves all issues between Customer and SCIL.
There are 4 customer types in the current system for chemical division.
• Institutions
• Agents
• Direct Customers
• Export
¾ Institutions
Customers off SCIL chemical division include industrial customers who place orders directly
and indirectly. These customers are given discounts and rebates due to their regular
purchases and huge volumes over certain period of time. Some of these customers are
given better prices, due to their ongoing relationship with SCIL. Institutions can place their
orders at head office or regional offices.
¾ A ge n ts
SCIL chemical division, in order to reach different regions and cater to customers with
smaller orders has appointed some dealers as their agents who order the SCIL products on
behalf of these customers. These agents are responsible for the payments delay if any and
there fore receive performance based discounts and rebates.
¾ D i r e c t Cu s to m e r s
Direct customers place their orders directly at SCIL head office sales and marketing
department and the sales process is complete within the SCIL head office.
¾ Ex p or t C u st om e rs
Export Sales are done through Agents specified as export Agents.
Export products are packaged in cardboard boxes with specification printed stickers. Agents
play a major role in the sale of Textile division sales.
• Inquiries by mail
• Agent contacts Export Sales office with foreign customers query.
• Cost sheet for export is prepared by finance department
• Cost sheet is approved by CEO
• L/C based sales 120 days terms are made.
• Standard export sales process follows.
There are three customer types in the current system for Agri Division
¾ D i r e c t Cu s to m e r s
Direct customers place their orders directly at SCIL Faisalabad sales and marketing
department.
¾ R e ta il
Retailing facility is available to Agri division customers.
• Corporate
• Retail
• Export
Cash Sales are made from Faisalabad Godown. Sales basis on customer to customer basis:
• Advance payments
• Credit Sales
¾ Ex p or t C u st om e rs
Export Sales are done through Agents specified as export Agents.
Export products are packaged in cardboard boxes with specification printed stickers. Agents
play a major role in the sale of Textile division sales.
• Inquiries by mail
• Agent contacts Export Sales office with foreign customers query.
• Cost sheet for export is prepared by finance department
• Cost sheet is approved by CEO
• L/C based sales 120 days terms are made.
• Standard export sales process follows.
¾ D i r e c t Cu s to m e r s
Direct customers place their orders directly at SCIL head office sales and marketing
department.
¾ R e ta il Cu st o m e rs
Retailing facility is available to both Textile and Agri division customers but not chemical
division. Retail customers are served from Faisalabad office.
¾ S AP C u s t o m e r Ma s te r Pr oce s s D ef in i t io n
Each person or company bought from SCIL in the past or is accorded the status of a
prospective customer, because SCIL have a responsible expectation that the person or
company will purchase from SCIL in future is represented by a master record. The customer
master record stores the following data types:
• General data
• Company code data
• Sales Area Data
¾ Ge ne ral Dat a
is maintained for every customer. Examples of General data would include Name, Address,
Telephone Numbers, Fax Numbers, Email Address, Contact Persons, Sales tax registration
number, Customer group etc.
Sold-to-Party
The person (Legal / Actual) who actually orders the goods.
Ship-to-Party
The person (Legal / Actual) who actually receives the goods.
Bill-to-Party
The person (Legal / Actual) who actually receives the invoice.
Payer
The person (Legal / Actual) who actually settles the invoice.
Sales Manager
The person (Legal / Actual) who is actually responsible for sales.
Process Flow:
Process Description
2. Sales and Marketing assistant check if the customer already exists in the system.
4. If customer don’t exist in the system then sales assistant create customer master
date in the system
¾ C r e a te N e w C u s t om e r
New customers master data will be created using SAP transaction code XD01 or SAP
standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Master Data > Business Partner > Customer > Create >
Complete.
General Data: It will be used to record general data of customer such as address, phone
number, contacts number etc.
Company Code Data: It will be used to record data of customer related to financial
accounting such as reconciliation account, sales tax etc.
Sales Area Data: It will be used to record data of customer related to Sales and Distribution
transaction such as data for sales process, shipping process, billing process and partner
function. All critical fields maintained in the system are set as mandatory fields, so that users
could easily be able to identify necessary data key fields.
Customer Master Data will be updated using SAP transaction code XD02 or SAP standard
menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Master Data > Business Partner > Customer > Change
> Complete
Mass processing can also be done if many customers need to be updated in one process via
SAP transaction code: XD99 or SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Master Data > Business Partner > Customer Master
Mass Maintenance.
¾ R ef er e nc e f o r C us to m er M a s t e r R e c o r d C r e a t i o n
If a new customer master record require to be created, for which similar data already exists
in any other customer master data, SCIL will create with functionality of creation customer
master data with reference, this will reduce the effort required to create the new master
record.
During creation of master data with reference, if SCIL enter only the customer number in the
reference section, the system will copy only the general data into the new customer master
record. If SCIL also enter data on the sales area, the sales and distribution data will also be
copied. Only data, which can be identical for both master records, is copied. For example,
¾ D e l e t i o n / B l o c k e x is t i n g C us to m er s
SCIL can mark a customer master record for deletion if, for example, SCIL no longer
maintains business relationships with the customer, by using the deletion indicator SCIL can
mark the customer master record. The master record is only deleted after all dependent data
has been deleted.
To mark a customer master record for deletion, use the following steps:
In the Sales and Distribution master data screen select, Business partners > Sold-to Party >
Mark for deletion.
The deletion indicator can be recognized by warning and error messages (for example,
when entering a sales order). SCIL can cancel a deletion indicator in a customer master
record by removing the indicators. To do this, proceed exactly as if SCIL wanted to set a
deletion indicator.
Similarly a customer master record can be blocked, for example, when SCIL want to
temporarily stop business relations with a customer. To block the customer master record of
a sold-to party, for example, use the following steps. In the Sales and Distribution select,
In most cases all the four functions are the same. So when sold to party is created, all other
functions would be automatically created. We can create more than one ship to party /
Consignee for one sold to party / Customer.
• Sales & Marketing Manager responsible for that customer will be stored in customer
master partner data.
• Industry will also be maintained in the customer profile.
• System will always assign a unique internally generated 5-digit number to each customer
created.
• All customers would be created for a sales area, which comprises the sales organization,
distribution channels and the divisions.
• Regions will be maintained for every customer. The following two regions have been
identified and will be available in the new system,
1. Punjab
• Sales tax status and registration numbers will be maintained in a optional field. Business
will maintain Customers sales tax registration no. in the provided field for every
registered customer, NA for the registered whose ST registration no is not known and
NIL for unregistered customer.
• Incoterms and Payment terms will be maintained wherever applicable. This information
will be copied to subsequent documents (Quotation/Sales order etc )
¾ A d din g C us to m er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to add customers to the customer
master file is limited to appropriately authorized personnel. Control over who can create
customers should exist through security access.
Suggested Procedures
Appropriate security restrictions should be implemented by configuring appropriate
authorization objects, that would control access to add customers Centrally and in the
Accounting and Sales views.
This control should be implemented at the time of roles and user profiles design.
¾ C om p le t io n
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that new customer data is complete.
Suggested Procedures
Report RFDKAG00, the ‘customer comparison’ report can list all customers set up in a sales
area that have not been set up in accounting (alternatively it can list all customers set up in
accounting which are not in a sales area).
The SAP process owner should do monthly review of this report in order to ensure that
customer records are complete and all views have been created.
¾ Duplication
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to prevent duplicate customers from being added to the
customer master file. SAP does not allow duplicate customer numbers. However, it is still
possible to enter the same customer record twice. Customer records will be created first by
the sales & marketing departments and then the accounting data will be added by the
finance department.
Suggested Procedures
Report RFDKVZ00, the “New Customer Audit Trails” which provides a list of customers, can
be used to prevent duplication of customers.
This report should be reviewed by the SAP process owner on monthly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the assignment of multiple delivery addresses to
customers is reviewed and approved.
Suggested Procedures
Multiple delivery addresses can be set up by creating new customers and completing the
alternative payer field. The invoice is sent to the alternative payer. An alternative is to use
‘ship to’ addresses. The control applied should be a review of audit trails in the same way as
the creation of new customer records.
All customers set up as ‘ship to’ can be listed using report RFDKAG00 ‘Customer
Comparison’ and selecting the account groups set up for ‘ship to’ customers.
The SAP process owner should review the report on a monthly basis.
¾ N u m b e r R a n g es
Control Objective
Control should be in place to ensure that customers may only be assigned customer
numbers within approved number ranges. SAP allows number ranges to be internally or
externally assigned. More controls can be applied to numbers that are internally assigned.
Suggested Procedures
It is recommended that internal assignment of customer account numbers is used as it offers
the additional control of accounting for the completeness of vendor accounts in reporting and
analysis since account numbers are sequential. If external vendor account number
assignment is allowed, there is a chance that standard naming conventions may not be
followed, and all numbers in the range not being assigned.
¾ C on v e r s i o n of P r o s p ec ts t o Cu s t o m e r s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to convert prospects to customers is
limited to authorized personnel. Although the company is currently not using the option of
prospective customers, however, following procedures are recommended for conversion of
prospects to customers, if used in future.
Suggested Procedures
Controls over creating customers should not be bypassed when converting prospects to
customers. A sales prospect and a sales customer both require authorizations over objects.
These objects should be appropriately configured in order to control access.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
¾ Au th o r iza t io n a n d Rev i e w of C ha n g es
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only authorized personnel have the ability to make
changes to the customer master. Control over who can make changes to the customer
master should exist, in particular the accounting views where payment date is input.
¾ A l t er a ti o n of C r e d i t L i m i t
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to create/change customer credit limits
is restricted to authorized personnel. It is important that ‘credit control area’ has been
properly defined in sales area by the SAP Process Owner.
Suggested Procedures
• The objects required for authorization to create/change limits should be appropriately
configured in order to control access.
• These control objects should be implemented at the time of roles designs and user
profiles.
• Credit limits for all customers can be reported using report RFDKLI40 - Credit Overview.
• Monthly review of the report by the SAP process owner is recommended.
• Changes to the credit limit for a specified customer can be displayed, including the user
id of the person making the changes.
• Monthly review of the report by the SAP process owner is recommended.
¾ Deletion
Control Objective
Control should exist to prevent deletion of customer accounts while there are still
outstanding transactions. Customers cannot be deleted if there are any open items and if
there is any balance on the account in the previous month.
Suggested Procedures
Only authorized staff should flag customers for deletion. The appropriate objects should be
configured to control access to this function.
¾ T e r ms a n d C on d i ti o ns
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure terms and conditions offered are consistent with
management guidelines.
Suggested Procedure
The terms and conditions should be reviewed on a quarterly basis by an appropriate level of
management in order to ensure that they are in line with the management guidelines.
¾ Ba nk in g D a ta
Control Objective
Banking data is created/changed and deleted only by authorised staff.
In SCIL credit management exist but not practiced firmly. Sales and Marketing department
checks the Credit history of customer before taking the order. Sales and marketing
department have the authority to bypass the credit limit block set by finance if needed.
In Agri Division credit management exist but not practiced firmly. Sales and Marketing
department checks the Credit history of customer before taking the order.
This section aims to provide the users with a complete overview Of Credit Management in
SAP
Outstanding receivables or bad debts can have a substantial effect on the success of a
company, but with the aid of Credit Management, the risk can be minimized by defining
specific credit limits. Thus the authorities can take the financial pulse of a Customer or group
of customers, and enhance their credit-related decision-making. There will be Four Credit
control Areas in SCIL.
This means that sales orders worth Rs This means that dispatches worth
6,000 have been made for this Rs 90,000 have been made for
customer, but the dispatch and the Bata Industries and the customer
invoicing has not taken place. has been invoiced for this amount
The following subsection will provide with an overview of the credit management process to
be followed in SAP:
2. Assuming that this sales order leads to the credit limit being exceeded for this
customer, the system outputs a warning message, but does not prevent SCIL from
saving the order. It blocks the order.
3. If the order is blocked, the credit representative processes the blocked order from
a list of blocked sales and distribution documents.
4. The credit representative now decides if the additional credit should be granted, as
per the authorized limits.
5. The credit representative can release the Blocked Sales Order if he has the
necessary authorization. (Credit Control Area / Risk Category (Customer Rating) /
Credit limit % used)
8. Once the credit representative releases the Sales order, a delivery can be created
and a billing document generated. Once SCIL have saved this document, the
accounting department will post this document and hence a financial accounting
document will be generated.
9. The customer pays the invoice that SCIL created in the previous step. SCIL then
post the incoming payment in Accounts Receivable (FICO).
Prerequisites
• Credit control areas (CCA) will be defined and assigned to each Sales Area.
• The credit data (credit limit and risk category) for the customers will be maintained in
Customer credit control data by the authorize personnel. In SCIL Accounting department
will be responsible of doing and maintaining this activity in the system.
The business has to decide the exposure limits definition in SAP. This means, that the
percentages up to which the credit managers would be allowed to release the sales orders.
Pricing for chemicals is controlled by finance department. Discounts are value and quantity
based depending on customer and material.
¾ Incentives
Rebates
Different rebates are given to customers on product quantity, monthly volume of sales orders
as per the value of sales orders in a specific period of time. In time payments of due amount
also make a customer eligible for rebate.
Discount
Discounts are only for sales order based on minimum order quantity for discount allowance.
Commission
Dealers are paid commission on the value of the order. Commission is not mentioned on the
invoice. Calculated on monthly basis and adjusted in bills.
They follow backward pricing procedure to calculate basic price. Offered Price may vary by
customer to customer and incorporates different discounts on product basis. Different
discounts and rebates are offered to customer. Transportation of goods is not SCIL’s
responsibility but freight is included in basic price of the product, according to the
transportation zone.
Even though products are sold in small packaging of 1,2,3 liters still sales are recorded on
net weight basis, i.e. Gross weight less net weight less packaging weight.
1. Commercial Vehicles
2. SCIL vehicles
1. Customer
2. Product
3. Value
4. Quantity
¾ Incentives
Rebates
Different rebates are given to customers on product quantity, monthly volume of sales orders
as per the value of sales orders in a specific period of time. In time payments of due amount
also make a customer eligible for rebate.
Discount
Discounts are only for sales order based on minimum order quantity for discount allowance.
Commission
Dealers are paid commission on the value of the order. Commission is not mentioned on the
invoice. Calculated on monthly basis and adjusted in bills.
For Textile prices totally depends on yarn market movement. Offered Price may vary by
customer, Depends on negotiation with the customer. No discount or rebates are offered to
customer. Transportation of the goods is customer’s responsibility (in case of retail) so no
freight is charged to customer. For yarn sales, sales Tax is 0% based.
After the sale of yarn if the product is still not moved by the customer then a charge of 2Rs.
per bag is charged in the system, but in practice this is not followed due to very competitive
market.
¾ Incentives
Textile division do business with different agents for different orders. There is no process of
registration of agents, and these change with order to order. Different agents are on different
scales of commissions and discounts on performance basis as per quantity and month wise
sales orders. Discounts are for agents and only on sales order. Dealers and agents are paid
commission on per unit value of the order. Commission is not mentioned on the invoice.
¾ S AP C o n d i ti o n Ma s t e r P r oce s s D e f in i ti o n
The term condition master data/records allow SCIL to store and retrieve pricing information
in the system. All the pricing elements of SCIL daily business - the prices, discounts,
surcharges for freight and taxes - that SCIL want to use for automatic pricing will be stored in
the system as condition records. SCIL can define as many condition records, as it wants for
the different pricing elements for any validity period.
Conditions represent a set of circumstances that apply when a price is calculated. For
example, a particular customer orders a certain quantity of a particular Material on a certain
day. The variable factors here could be - the customer, the Material, the order quantity, and
the date (Key combination at the time of generating sales orders). The information about
each of these factors can be stored in the system as master data. This master data is stored
in the form of condition records.
Activities for Condition master data maintenance will be done by SCIL Accounting
department responsible users.
SCIL needs to create condition records for all the pricing elements that the system takes into
account during the automatic pricing. These conditions could be of prices, commission and
certain valid period. During document processing, the system transfers data from the
condition records and determines the amounts for individual pricing elements and the final
amount for the sales document.
SCIL could maintain fix prices for chemicals and Agri whereas manual pricing will be used
for Textile. SCIL can maintain discounts for variable net prices, so that analysis could be
made available about organization and group of customer availing discounts etc.
The following pricing types will be maintained for SCIL in pricing master data:
KF00 Freight
• SAP comprehensive pricing module will provide you with an advanced, more flexible,
matrix based and centrally maintained price and conditions maintenance system.
Fully automatic price and conditions determination at each and every transaction.
• SAP system enables the user to maintain the validity period for each condition to
signify their effectiveness for a set period.
• System will not only copy the centrally maintained conditions, after determination, on
transaction but will also allow them to be changed at time of order and quotation, if
user is authorized.
• SAP system will allow ease of maintaining conditions as master data. Here
conditions represent a set of circumstances that apply when the price will be
calculated. These conditions will be based on variable factors which are used to
• SAP system has one of the most enhanced master data management systems and
organizes data on a single platform
• For SCIL Account Groups have been maintained to provide a consistent number range
for the customers created in the system, enabling unique identification of the customer.
• The company code will be assigned to a credit control area, which will enable automatic
credit control. Therefore credit limits can be maintained centrally for each customer code.
• Material Master Data will be maintained centrally in the database and will work as central
information source for all SAP components. This way not only data redundancy will be
avoided but also this data will be used in most transactions.
• Centrally maintained price and conditions maintenance system
• If the need be special prices in the SAP system can be maintained for a particular
transaction. The price will be valid for that transaction only and customer will not be
extended sales discount on any other transaction.
• The system automatically determines which gross price the customer should be charged
and which discounts and surcharges are relevant given the conditions that apply.
• User can search for all condition records regardless of condition type where a particular
material is used as part of the condition record key (searching for condition records via
an index)
• SAP provides seamless flow of data from one functional silo to another. Currently all
functional silos at SCIL work discretely. No formal channels exist for the exchange of
business information. Business data is exchanged informally through ad hoc and
manually generated documents. This raises serious concerns for data security and
sensitivity. However SAP solution automatically ensures smooth flow of the data through
its seamless integration and ensures that data is created updated and accessed only by
the authorized users.
• The system provides a transaction to list all of the sales documents that have been
blocked for delivery, with information about what has caused the block. Credit
department manually reviews the Customer’s current credit situation, and when the sales
order is approved, the delivery block is removed from the sales order
• System will automatically block the orders exceeding credit limits and will forward the
blocked orders to authorized person for necessary action. Other orders will not need
confirmation and authorization of credit limits as a result sale order processing time will
dynamically decrease.
• Each sale will be recorded with relevant sale employee in the system and extensive
reporting will help find out individual employee sales at any level.
• Now all the functions required for Sales order processing (e.g. stock availability check,
pricing and credit limit check) will be performed automatically by system and no more
multiple department involvement will be required resulting in fast processing
• The dates confirmed by system, using online Available to promise check and smart
delivery scheduling, will be 100% accurate and will help SCIL achieve on time delivery,
Following is the Mega Business process in Sales and Distribution module of SAP. This
process shows the document and work flow along with the integration of Sales and
distribution with the Financials and Materials Management
Sales Sales
support Sales activity
Information M
System A
Sales T
Inquiry
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Quotation R
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USD Contract
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Free-of-charge
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delivery
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Shipping Outbound
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delivery N
Shipment A
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Debit memo Invoice Credit memo E
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Financial accounting
© SAP AG 1999
1.1 Pre-Sales Process
Customer Inquiry is a primary document in the pre-sales process. An Inquiry presents the
customer requests for a quotation from the supplier (SCIL). The SCIL sales department will
record a particular requisition from the customer, mostly in the cases of inquiries from
Institutions customer. This information is then available to sales department in future period
for preparation of quotation and subsequently sale orders. With the help of maintaining
inquires in system SCIL could be able to analyze which inquires and quotation and prospect
orders are won or lost and not matured, for future sales strategies.
A quotation presents the customer with a legally binding offer for delivering a Material or
providing a service within certain fixed conditions from the supplier (SCIL). This information
is then available to sales department so that it can make the subsequent Sales Order with
reference to Quotation. An important aspect of the Quotation will be its usefulness in the
information flow being maintained in the system, e.g. if the quotation submitted to a certain
customer results in a sales order (booking), then in that case the information in the quotation
can be directly copied into the next documents.
Pre sales activities will be done by SCIL Sales and Marketing department responsible users.
Process Flow
Process Flow
Process Flow
A sales order is an electronic document that records customer's request for goods or
services. The sales order contains all information to process the customer's request during
the order processing. The sales component thus automatically proposes data from master
records and control tables that were previously stored. As a result, possible input errors
occurring during sales order processing and entering of redundant data is avoided. Multiple
items can be entered on a single screen. The way in which a material is obtained for a sales
order can depend on the type of material and on the sales transaction.
In SCIL, Customer order entries in SAP System will be more than just capturing customer
demand. Through the integration built into the system, the act of entering the order into the
system will have implications in the areas of production planning, materials management,
Credit management, financial controlling and forecasting. Once the required information is
entered in the Sales order, such as the customer no., material, quantity, required delivery
Process Flow:
2. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
3. Crate Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
4. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
5. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
8. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
2. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
3. Crate Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
4. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
5. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
8. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
4. Finance department check the cost sheet and if not approved the inform S&M
department.
5. On the approval, approved cost sheet send to S&M department, which is then
send to customer.
6. If Customer agrees to rates: Sales & Marketing department will create or change
sales order in the system. If sales order does not exist in the system then S&M
assistant will create the sales order, if sales order already exist then S&M
assistant or authorized person will change the sales order if required.
7. Crate Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
8. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
9. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
11. Create delivery in the system with reference to the sales order.
12. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
1. SCIL also sell some product through direct pipeline to only one customer ”Aslam
Chemicals” adjacent to the Sitara chemicals.
2. SCIL has maintained the pipeline with that customers and flow meter is placed in
Materials Management department under lock and key.
4. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
5. Create Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
6. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
7. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
9. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Tendering Business:
SCIL-Chemical also performs tendering business but only with Government Institutions.
It can be both on Quantity basis or time based. Price of product in tender is different from the
regular price of product.
Predefined format is used to carry out tendering business, main items in this format are:
In SAP, separate Sales Order Type will be used for tendering business, to have manual
pricing function in the sales order. Through this order type automatically determined price
can be changed in the sales order.
Process Flow
Process Description
Return process with complete or partial quantity is returned is also in practice of SCIL. In
return sales order process users create return order with reference to subsidiary document
which is a sales order number. In this process user will mentioned the return reason that can
be any (SCIL SAP user will provide the return reason list). Return order will release. Then
SCIL user will create return delivery process in this user will receive Goods receipt. Finance
will issue the Debit or Credit note to the Customer.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only valid order types are created when sales
orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
The system should be configured to display only valid order types at the creation of a sales
order. This will limit the display of Order Types to only those that are relevant making it
easier for the user.
¾ C om p l e t io n of M a n d a t o ry F i e l ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all relevant and required sales order information is
captured before an order is acted on.
Suggested Procedures
Order types should be configured to ensure that all mandatory information is captured before
the order can be released.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales – Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ Ma n da to r y R ef er en ce
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that mandatory reference order types are configured.
Suggested Procedures
Order types, such as debit/credit memos and return orders can have a reference mandatory
indicator set so that these order types can only be created with reference to another order
type, i.e. standard order. Reference mandatory indicator should be set accordingly.
¾ C r e a ti o n of S a l e s O r de rs
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customer requests result in sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ M i n im u m S a l es O r der Q u a n t i ty
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that minimum order quantities are applied, where
applicable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders are numbered consecutively.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders received are appropriate and authorized.
Suggested Procedures
Orders should only be received for valid products, which the customer is authorized to
receive and the sales representative is authorized to allow.
Both customers and products are allocated to Sales Areas (Sales Organization, Distribution
Channel, Division), so a customer is restricted to receive only products within a Sales Area.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that “free of charge” orders are reviewed and
approved.
Suggested Procedures
Free of charge items can be controlled by order type within a Sales Order. There is no
standard SAP report available to review free of charge items. However, a selection of all
free of charge items can be made in the Information Systems Reporting Section.
An added precaution on all free of charge orders would include a delivery block. This would
enable an individual to be responsible for checking the details before shipping occurs, thus
allowing a release procedure to be established.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that order schedules are reviewed.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides a report for all incoming orders. This can be accessed through the following
menu path: Information Systems - Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales Organization –
Sales Organization - Incoming Orders. or through transaction code MC(I).
To ensure timely processing of orders received, the SAP process owner should review this
report on a regular basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that Inventory is checked as orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
This is a standard feature of SAP. Configuration will determine what is included in the
availability check by appropriately setting “scope of availability check”.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders, which cannot be complete, are placed on
backorders.
Suggested Procedures
Backorders should be monitored together with all other orders not delivered. Backorders
can be checked at the time of the order.
To list backorders by sales area, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –
Information Systems - Orders - Display Backorders. Report V.15.
Another option is to look at incomplete documents and choose all orders that have not been
delivered. Menu path : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales - Information Systems -
Orders - Incomplete Orders. Report V.02.
These reports should be reviewed by the SAP process owner on a monthly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that backorders are prioritized.
Suggested Procedures
A report can be run at any time to select back-orders, which can now be met after revised
stock availability, i.e. additional receipts or production.
To process backorders, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales -
Backorders - Backorder Processing - SD Document (V_RA).
SAP does not block orders for products where goods are already on backorder, i.e. when
stock becomes available customers can jump the queue if this report is not run regularly.
There should be user procedures set up to control this aspect of backorders.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that that the ability to override backorders is limited to
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Overrides to the back-order system are controlled by authorizations for the following
processes:
• Control over stock reservations
• Releasing back-orders
Controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
¾ Ac cu ra t e Rec o r d in g of Or d er ed Ma ter i a l s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that ordered materials are recorded accurately
Suggested Procedures
A review of the material master should be made to ensure only accurate orders can be
placed in the system. The data should be reviewed periodically, by the SAP process owner,
to ensure only relevant data is maintained.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders can only be received for valid products,
which the customer is authorized to receive and the clerk/officer is authorized to allow.
Suggested Procedures
Customers and products are allocated to sales areas – so that a customer can only receive
certain products.
Access control over authorization objects restricts access to creating sales orders in sales
organizations and order types in a sales order.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
¾ El ec tr on i c Da ta In terc ha n ge (ED I)
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that EDI data transmissions are verified
Suggested Procedures
If SCIL uses EDI, data should be verified for validity at each sending/receiving point. Well
defined procedures are required so that there is no miscommunication of information.
¾ A p pr ov ed Pr ic es a n d D i sc o u n t
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices and discounts applied are those stated in
the approved price list and/or the customer master file.
¾ Ma i n te na nce of Pr ic in g Da ta
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only authorised personnel maintain pricing data.
Suggested Procedures
Control should be in place to ensure that access control over authorization objects are
limited to authorised personnel. Access needs to be restricted to objects for configuring
different methods of pricing (condition types) and for pricing in different sales organization.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that valid prices are set.
Suggested Procedures
Pricing procedures and access sequences determine which prices/discounts/etc. are used
and the order in which they are applied.
As part of the order entry procedure, the account representatives should review the pricing
prior to saving the order. Pricing can be reviewed at an individual item level or at the overall
pricing of the entire order. Any problems in pricing should be immediately reported.
The pricing strategy should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is still in line with ICI’s
policies for pricing.
¾ C on tr ol O ver N on -S ta n da r d Pr ic es a n d Ov errides
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that non-standard prices and overrides are controlled.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows each pricing element to be configured to block overrides at the time of the order.
Minimum prices for products can also be set by specifying conditions under SAP. This
overrides any discounts which reduce the price below the set minimum (except cash
discounts).
Prices must be current. This can be controlled by ensuring an error message is displayed if
the price is set to the past (in backdate).
¾ R ea s on a b le n e s s o f Pr ic e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that set prices are reasonable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all orders have a price.
Suggested Procedures
An order cannot be released without a price. In order to enter a price, a PR00 condition
record must be created to create a price for a sales order, if the price for that product
(material) has not yet been set up.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer.
This review should be done by the sales representative when the return order is being
created.
• SAP provides seamless flow of data from one functional silo to another. Currently all
functional silos at SCIL work discretely. No formal channels exist for the exchange of
business information. Business data is exchanged informally through ad hoc and
manually generated documents. This raises serious concerns for data security and
sensitivity. However SAP solution automatically ensures smooth flow of the data through
its seamless integration and ensures that data is created updated and accessed only by
the authorized users.
• The system provides a transaction to list all of the sales documents that have been
blocked for delivery, with information about what has caused the block. Credit
department manually reviews the Customer’s current credit situation, and when the sales
order is approved, the delivery block is removed from the sales order. You go directly
from the list to an individual sales document by placing the cursor on the relevant
document and choosing Edit sales doc.
• SAP Sales processing system supports creation of orders with or without reference to
quotations. An extensive status view is provided to find out references quickly and to
view status of documents at both header and item level.
• As discussed in Credit Master Maintenance, that credit for customers will be defined and
controlled centrally. System will automatically block the orders exceeding credit limits
and will forward the blocked orders to authorized person for necessary action. Other
orders will not need confirmation and authorization of credit limits as a result sale order
processing time will dynamically decrease.
• Each sale will be recorded with relevant sale employee in the system and extensive
reporting will help find out individual employee sales at any level.
• Now all the functions required for Sales order processing (e.g. stock availability check,
pricing and credit limit check) will be performed automatically by system and no more
multiple department involvement will be required resulting in fast processing.
• The dates confirmed by system, using online Available to promise check and smart
delivery scheduling, will be 100% accurate and will help SCIL achieve on time delivery,
accurate production and procurement requirements, quick and reliable decision making
and above all customer satisfaction.
• In the sales order, a committed quantity and date are issued alongside the confirmed
quantity calculated by the availability check, which enables see whether committed
quantities and delivery dates have been complied with. These new functions are
particularly useful if the users are expecting production bottlenecks and where obligatory
agreements on dates have to be met. Users can specify the delivery time at header level
and this influence the delivery times for all items in a sales order but you can also enter
different delivery times for single items at item level. When you create a sales order with
reference to a contract or quotation the system copies the delivery time into the sales
order item. If you do not enter a delivery, nothing changes in sales processing.
• In the schedule line screen for the sales order items there are fields for the committed
quantities and dates. In a normal sales order, the commitment date results from the first
availability check. If a second availability check results in different data, users can
compare the two to see if the availability situation for a sales order item has improved or
deteriorated. The commitment date is calculated using the delivery time in sales orders
that may refer to a quotation with a delivery time. The committed quantity is calculated
from the agreed delivery time or from the confirmed quantity. If there is any change the
Process Flow
Process Description
• Customer Lodges Complaint by Filling Complaint Form.
• Sales And Marketing Department Forwards The Complaint After Acceptance To Finance
For Approval.
• Credit Memo/Debit Memo Created and Sent To Customer.
This document aims to provide the audience with a complete, concise and a comprehensive
overview of the credit notes and debit notes in SAP. The process of Credit / Debit memo
notes is discussed under the following heads:
Process Flow
¾ D e b it M e m o R e q ue st & D e bi t N o tes
Debit note request will be created with reference to invoice or independently. In the first
case, all information maintained in invoice would be replicated into debit note request. When
this requested would be verified by authorize concerns, debit note will be created against
Debit Note Request
Following data will be maintained in system to create credit memo request and credit note.
Process Flow
Solids:
SCIL uses two types of packing material for the delivery of solid material:
Bags
Drums
Gas:
Cylinders are used for the delivery of gases. Following are the necessary information which
has to be maintained for the delivery of gases in cylinders:
LAB Test
After getting all the required material, sample is taken from the truck and sent to the lab for
quality assurance. Now with the Loading Slip truck drivers also have the lab test report
document. Vehicle is now ready for the dispatch and reaches the Weigh Bridge-II.
Weigh Bridge
Weigh Bridge-II records the gross weight of the truck.
Net weight = Gross weight – Tare Weight (Liquid Only)
Net weight = Gross weight – (Tare weight + Packaging)
This net weight is used for billing of the product, this is also known as charge weight.
Excise Department
Driver reaches the excise department, where all the necessary information is recorded,
which includes:
Excise Copy
Marketing Dept. copy
Finance Dept. copy
Customer/Transporter copy (Used for good receipt acknowledgement, and recorded in
marketing department when truck comes for the next load)
Detailed Specifications for Cylinders used in sales of Gases. These specifications are
available within the system and are part of the sales document.
Process Flow
Process Description
• Head Office Delivery Process is maintained even though no goods delivery from SCIL
FSD.
• Karachi office maintains a minimum stock at a third party ware house.
• The Sales order is placed and process similar to direct orders via zonal office but the
delivery is made through the warehouse.
• In this case the customer will pay for the storage charges.
Dispatch/Delivery note will be generated with reference to the sales order. The system
provides the functionality of generating a delivery due list, this list is date specific. The
highest level of integration allows the person creating delivery to collect/pick all the data from
sales order according to the delivery schedule maintained in the sales order created by the
sales admin officer.
¾ S hi pp i n g P r oc ess S A P D ef in i t io n :
The result is an efficient and largely automatic shipping process in which manual changes
are only necessary under certain circumstances. The result is an effective and mainly
practised shipping process. Shipping is a subsequent activity of the Sales Document
component.
¾ D e l iv ery D o c u m e n t C r ea t i o n
Individual delivery document creation using SAP standard transaction code VL01N, or using
SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Single Document > With Reference to Sales Document
Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VL10C or using SAP standard menu
path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Collective Processing > Sales Document and Schedule Lines
¾ P os ti n g Go o d s Is su e
After finalizing the delivery note, the warehouse in charge posts this delivery note in the
system; this process is called Outbound Post Goods Issue. As soon as it is posted in the
system, the inventory is reduced automatically and it is reflected on financial ledger.
When the goods leave the plant, the shipping business activity is finished. The outbound
delivery forms the basis of goods issue posting. The data required for goods issue posting is
copied from the outbound delivery into the goods issue document, which cannot be changed
manually. In this way, the users can be sure that the goods issue document is an accurate
reflection of the outbound delivery.
When post goods issue is carried out for an outbound delivery, the following functions are
carried out on the basis of the goods issue document:
After goods issue is posted for an outbound delivery, the scope for changing the delivery
document becomes very limited. This prevents there being any discrepancies between the
goods issue document and the outbound delivery.
Process Flow
Process Description:
1. Open Sales Orders in system received after creation of delivery in sales order
process.
3. Sales & Marketing Assistant Create Delivery for picking and packing process at
warehouse.
4. Vehicle i.e the truck or tank lorry is assigned to certain delivery in the system.
5. Security/Admin contacts the transporter for the truck to be moved inside the SCIL
premises.
7. After clearance from the vehicle checks , it is then forwarded to move to WB-1 for
tare Weight process.
10. QC Lab takes the sample from the vehicle and issues the lab report.
11. QC Lab Clear the test and a copy of the lab test is attached with other delivery
documents.
12. After fill up the vehicle goes to WB-2 for the Gross Weight, Gross weight – Tare
weight = Net Weight.
13. Weight card is Printed from system and issued to the driver.
14. Gross weight is recorded in the system & also on the Weight card.
16. Excise officer updates delivery order by changing net weight, entering Lab report
details and Builty No. (For fare purpose) in the system.
19. Truck is loaded vehicle reaches the security section again for the final inspection
and Seal the upper led.
Process Flow
Process Description:
1. Open Sales Orders in system received after creation of delivery in sales order
process.
3. Sales & Marketing Assistant Create Delivery for picking and packing process at
warehouse.
Process Flow
1. S&M assistant create delivery in the system, print out of delivery will be used as
loading slip.
5. After that security person goes to weigh bridge and record the opening and closing
reading of flow meter.
8. Now information reached to the excise department through system where they
issue the dispatch advice and follows the standard procedure.
¾ C r e a ti o n of D is pa tc h N ot e s
Control Objective
Dispatch notes should only be created with reference to the sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure that dispatch notes can only be created with reference
to the sales orders. The dispatch staff should not be allowed to create deliveries on their
own initiatives. All relevant information should be copied from the sales order.
¾ O nl y C o m p l e t e S a l e s O r d e r s P r o c e s s e d f o r D el i v e r y
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete sales orders are processed for
delivery.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete orders are
processed for delivery.
¾ D e l iv ery R ec or ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
Suggested Procedures
The picked quantity cannot be higher than the ordered quantity within SAP. Through
discussions we understand that SCIL will not be using the picking facility in SAP and post
goods issue will be based on the dispatch note. Controls should be in place to ensure that
appropriate and accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
¾ S toc k Al l oc a ti o n
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that stock assignments/allocations are recorded as
soon as possible upon acceptance of an order.
¾ P r o mp t D el iv er ies
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that timely deliveries are made.
Suggested Procedures
All confirmed orders should be delivered in time. The delivery due list (VL10A) processes all
orders ready for delivery and lists all orders due for delivery (for each shipping point). The
SAP process owner should review this report regularly to ensure old orders are followed up.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customers who do not want partial deliveries do
not receive them.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows partial deliveries. The delivery note will contain the stock recorded as picked
(which will be less than the order). The shortage will be recorded on the delivery due list
(VL10A). A flag setting in the customer master determines if the customer allows partial
deliveries. If all customers require full deliveries, this should be set as a mandatory field in
the customer master.
¾ C on s e c u ti v e N u m b e r i n g
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all dispatch documents have a consecutive
number.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature in SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be appropriate to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ O ve r r i d e s t o D i s pa tc h N o t e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that overrides to the dispatch note are restricted.
Suggested Procedures
Information on the dispatch note is copied from the sales order and material master. It is
recommended that the overrides to the information on the dispatch note be restricted to
authorized users. We understand that manual overrides will be allowed, which may result in
reduction in quantities and/or changes to text information. Manual controls should be in
place to authorize these overrides.
Consultant’s Comments: The system allows certain changes to the dispatch note to facilitate
the operation/user. This includes information from any preceding document or data and can
only be added at the dispatch stage, and only the dispatch department is knowledgeable
about such information. Reducing the dispatch quantity is a logical activity for example,
incase of system/physical availability of stock but the condition/stacking of goods is such that
¾ D e l iv ery M e t h o ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that appropriate delivery methods are used to deliver
orders.
Suggested Procedures
The material master record contains details of the material, and any special handling
requirements. When a pack is opened the system automatically selects appropriate items.
The shipping point determination selects the cheapest/most appropriate shipping point (and
hence delivery method) based on this information.
The accuracy of the descriptive information (weight, dimension, hazard codes) held on the
material master must be maintained. If this information is inaccurate, then the control will not
work and there will be a higher risk that inappropriate delivery methods will be used.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that back-orders are monitored and controlled.
Suggested Procedures
Customer requirements that cannot be immediately satisfied are placed on back order.
Back-orders should be regularly monitored together with all other orders not delivered -
using List of incomplete orders (V.02) menu path: Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales
Information Systems - Orders - Incomplete Orders (V.02).
The SAP process owner should review this report regularly to ensure timely delivery of all
outstanding orders.
¾ P r oc ess i n g S ta tu s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the system updates the processing status of all
orders regularly.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides the functionality of monitoring the overall processing status of any order at any
point of time. The status of the order should remain ‘open’ as long as delivery document is
not posted. Its status should change from ‘open’ to ‘being processed’ at the time the delivery
is posted. When the sales tax invoice is created the status should than be changed to
‘completed’. Controls should be in place to ensure that the status of all orders is updated in a
timely fashion.
¾ R ev e r s a l of D is pa t ch N o te
Control Objective
Reversal of a dispatch note should not be allowed if a subsequent document is created
against that dispatch note.
Suggested Procedures
¾ Q ua l i ty C o n tr o l Re v ie w of R etu r ne d G o o ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that returned goods are subject to inspection by quality
control department.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure the returned goods are subject to quality controls
review before the dispatch department will book the goods return. Based on the review result
of the quality control department, the goods will be appropriately classified in the accounting
records.
¾ C r e d i t N o tes C re a t ed O n ly Wi t h R e f e r e n c e t o R e t u r ns
Control Objective
Where goods are returned the credit note should only be created with reference to the
returned delivery.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure credit notes are created only with reference to the
returned deliveries. The system should be configured to allow users to raise/process credit
notes only with appropriate reference to the returned deliveries.
¾ I d e n t if ic a t i on of R e tu r n s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all returns are clearly identified.
Suggested Procedures
The returned goods should be held separate in the warehouse pending inspection. In SAP,
the return delivery should be appropriately referenced to the corresponding dispatch note to
allow for appropriate identification of the return.
Additional controls include the following:
If the Bill of Lading (BOL) does not match the receiving report, the receiving report should
take precedence. The returns should be placed in the inspection area with a different
movement type.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer. This review should be done by the sales
representative when the return order is being created.
¾ M o n i t or in g of R etu rn L e v el s
Suggested Procedures
The inventory and sales information systems can be configured to produce statistics (and
graphs) on returns. Following standard reports for returns are available within the SAP.
The SAP process owner should review these report on a quarterly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that returns are credited appropriately.
Suggested Procedures
The SAP process owner should review the following reports on a regular basis to ensure
returns are credited appropriately.
• Credit Memo Report by Sales Organization
• Sales Org. Credit Memos, Selection (MC+6), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics
- Sales and Distribution - Sales Information System - Sales Organization – Sales Org.
Credit Memos Selection (MC+6).
The credit memo report (MC+6) should be compared to the returns (MC+Y). Manual
procedures are required and follow-up is essential to control quality customer service in this
area. Other reports available within SAP include:
• Credit Memo Report by Customer
• Customer Credit Memos-Selection (MC+I), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics -
Sales and Distribution - Customer - Credit Memos (MC+I).
• Credit Memo Report by Material
• Material Credit Memos, Selection (MC+U), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics -
Sales & Distribution - Material - Credit Memos (MC+U).
¾ B l oc k in g of C r edi t N ote s
Control Objective
Suggested Procedures
In configuration it is possible to set up credit notes so that they are automatically blocked for
billing. A different person must then remove the block.
Definition of appropriate activity types and access control over authorization objects should
be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
¾ R el e a s e o f C r e d it N o t es
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only approved credit notes are released.
Suggested Procedures
Credit notes should only be released with proper approval. It is possible for many users with
access to accounting documents to be able to post credit notes. Controls can be improved
by allocating the credit note document types to a special authorization group and only
allowing authorized staff to be able to post to this authorization group.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
• SAP Delivery processing system provides Collective Delivery processing using delivery
due list. When the items become ready to be delivered to customer according to the
system suggested ATP date, a work list is displayed to logistics user with various signal
lights showing the time wise priority to process the deliveries. The user can process all
the deliveries at one button click. The deliveries which can be combined e.g. deliveries of
a single ship to party will be combined by the system automatically.
• SAP system provides strong document and audit trails. System keeps a track record of
the creator of the document, date of creation of the document, date of update of the
document, user responsible for update and details of preceding and subsequent
documents. It also keeps a log of any warning messages ignored by the user. This
enables the management to exercise control on the users and hold them accountable for
their mistakes.
Process Flow
• Billing process starts at the time when Excise Department issues dispatch advice “D.A”.
• On receiving finance copy of D.A, finance department executes the billing process.
• Billing department gets necessary information from Dispatch Advice and details entered
in system by sales and marketing department, weigh bridge, etc and prepares invoice for
customer.
• Terms of payments SCIL-Chemical uses are:
Advance
Cash
Credit / Debit Memo
• The factors involved in billing are:
Rate (Basic Price) of Product
Discounts are valid for any customer
Tax classification for type of sales
Excise duty on product
Sales Tax
Dealer commission for product. Payment on monthly basis.
Freight
¾ B ill i n g Pr oc ess D ef in it i on SA P
Invoice is a legal document used to bill a customer for goods delivery. Deliveries and
services, which are carried out on the basis of sales documents and are, invoiced to the
customer billing represents the final processing stage for a business transaction in Sales and
Distribution. Information on billing is available at every stage of document processing and
delivery processing.
Individual invoice document creation using SAP standard transaction code VF01, or using
SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Create
Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VF04, or using SAP standard menu
path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Maintain Billing Due List
Process Flow:
Process Description:
2. Sales & Marketing department will have option to create billing document either
individually or collectively.
4. Once the invoice is created in the system, sales tax invoice can be printed
8. This invoice is in favor of the customer, it will reflect the gross price, it will not
show the agent commission amount, whereas commercial invoice is for agent and
will show all rebates and commission details.
The salient features of the Sales Tax Invoice Processing are discussed as below:
• The dispatch note and the Sales Tax Invoice will be generated before the
physical delivery of the goods, and will be sent with the goods.
• The warehouse staff will have to physically check the stocks before posting the
dispatch note.
• The sales tax invoice will always generate an invoice for the quantity on the
dispatch note.
• System will assign an internally generated number to each Sales Tax Invoice
regardless of division.
• Various deliveries can be generated for each Sales Order. One Sales Tax Invoice
will be created for each Dispatch note.
• Bill-to-Party will be copied from Sales order and can’t be changed on SALES TAX
INVOICE.
• Sales tax will appear on Sales Tax Invoice as per the applicable Government
regulations. This can be updated in the master data when required.
• The business has decided to implement de-centralized invoicing, with invoicing at
Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad offices.
• It is imperative that signatory authorities be defined at the regional offices for the
signing of the sales tax invoices.
• As per the controls proposed, the system will be configured that the sales tax will
be either deducted at the time of delivery or the receipt of advance payment
whichever is earlier.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Partial deliveries are correctly invoiced and the balance of the delivery is completed and
invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
For partial deliveries - a report can be run showing all partial orders (menu path: Logistics -
Sales & Distribution - Billing - Environment - List Deliveries using transaction VL05).
This can be run for open deliveries by ship-to-party or material. This report should be
reviewed monthly by the SAP process owner to ensure deliveries are completed and
invoicing is up to date.
¾ P os ti n g o f G o ods I s su e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to post goods issue is limited to
authorised personnel.
Suggested procedures
The authorisation object, authorising posting for goods issue should be restricted to those
individuals having authority to post goods issue. The object activities should also be
reviewed to ensure access for deleting deliveries is controlled.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all deliveries to customers are invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
The billing due list (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Billing - Billing Document -
Billing Due List , transaction VF04) details all deliveries which have not been billed.
This report should be run regularly and outstanding documents followed up, to ensure
invoicing is complete for all orders delivered
¾ Ac cu racy of I n v o ic es
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that invoices sent to customers are accurate.
Suggested Procedures
We understand that invoices have been configured to restrict any changes in line items.
However, certain condition records in the pricing procedure are allowed for manual overwrite
during sales order creation. To control any errors in input/changes to the pricing data, it is
recommended that minimum and maximum limits are set for the condition records. This
control is for sales order creation.
In order to review the accuracy of invoices, invoice details are automatically obtained from
the sales order and dispatch details. To review the billing documents: Logistics - Sales &
Distribution - Billing - Billing Document - List Billing Document (VF05).
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that billing documents are assigned consecutive
numbers.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ P os ti n g Bl oc ks
Control Objective
Controls should be in place for posting of unusual or particularly sensitive documents.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows posting blocks to be configured by document type, for documents requiring
additional control, i.e. returns, credit notes, debit notes, etc. It is recommended that SCIL
consider the use of this facility.
Where the posting block indicator is on, this will block the automatic transfer of billing
documents to the accounting records. The corresponding accounting document is only
created after the block is cancelled.
Where billing documents have not been updated in the FI module, it should be manually
updated to the accounting records (menu path : Logistics - Sales/Distribution - Billing -
Change - Release to Accounting).
Consultant’s comments: Blocks are not cancelled but released. Billing documents are not
manually updated but are released for posting in FI.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that SAP billing transactions are executed only by
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Authorisations objects, allowing access for maintaining billing documents by billing type and
sales organisation should be restricted to those individuals having authority for billing. This
should be done at the time of roles design.
¾ C u t - of f
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that sales and cost of sales are recorded in the correct
accounting period.
Suggested Procedures
Sales and cost of sales should be included in the correct accounting period. At period end,
the sale and the cost of sale should be matched.
The cost of sales accounting is updated at the goods issue (delivery) and sales accounting is
updated at billing. Therefore, there will only be a difference if billing has not been run after
goods issue. This can be discovered by running the billing due list - transaction VF04 (menu
path: Logistics - sales/distribution - billing - billing document - billing due list). The total value
on this report will give the necessary adjustment for cut-off.
Sales and distribution documents used to bill a customer for a delivery of goods or for
services rendered. Billing/invoice type controls the processing of invoices, credit memos,
debit memos and cancellation documents. Following Billing/Invoice document types will be
used:
• Along with this extensive secure authorization, system provides facility of printing
invoices with payment history and status.
• Process of billing due list can be done either as a background task or foreground.
• System will allow you to create invoice splits, for single order or either collective bills
for several orders, for the same customer.
• Periodic billing plans for space rental orders are also available in the SAP system.
• The seamless integration of the SAP system minimizes redundant activities. Data
posted in the SD or MM becomes source of data for financial document, hence need
for ad hoc reports, forms and documents are eliminated.
• System will maintain aging of open accounts receivable items which helps finding out
invoice dates
• As complaints are processed in system, system will allow generating credit memos
and handle returns with reference to these complaints. System will provide ease of
creation credit / debit memos with reference to already created invoices. System also
supports creation of Pro-forma invoices.
• The system combines documents with the same customer number, proposal billing
type and sales organization, and attempts to include them all in the same billing
document. If the preconditions are met, then a single invoice is created for the
deliveries and/or orders. The invoice list lets you create, at specified time intervals or
• System automatically posts revenue to the profit center which is defaulted into the
sales documents from the material master data. System automatically generates a
profit center documents and directly posts the revenue to the profit center.
Sales Reports are flexible tool for collecting, and evaluating data (available in system) from
the operative application. In addition SCIL can use this data as the basis for forecasting and
planning sales activities. SCIL can therefore use the information for controlling, monitoring
and planning purposes.
Apart from available data from the Sales and Distribution application few certain external
generation.
Standard Reports that are the closest matches to reports submitted by Business Key Users.
Following scripts / printing forms were identified by SCIL for their Chemicals division:
S.No. Description
1 Finish Product Loading Slip
2 Receipt WB2
3 Dispatch Advise
4 Invoice
Following is the Mega Business process in Sales and Distribution module of SAP. This
process shows the document and work flow along with the integration of Sales and
distribution with the Financials and Materials Management
Sales Sales
support Sales activity
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© SAP AG 1999
Customer Inquiry is a primary document in the pre-sales process. An Inquiry presents the
customer requests for a quotation from the supplier (SCIL). The SCIL sales department will
record a particular requisition from the customer, mostly in the cases of inquiries from
Institutions customer. This information is then available to sales department in future period
for preparation of quotation and subsequently sale orders. With the help of maintaining
inquires in system SCIL could be able to analyze which inquires and quotation and prospect
orders are won or lost and not matured, for future sales strategies.
A quotation presents the customer with a legally binding offer for delivering a Material or
providing a service within certain fixed conditions from the supplier (SCIL). This information
is then available to sales department so that it can make the subsequent Sales Order with
reference to Quotation. An important aspect of the Quotation will be its usefulness in the
information flow being maintained in the system, e.g. if the quotation submitted to a certain
customer results in a sales order (booking), then in that case the information in the quotation
can be directly copied into the next documents.
Pre sales activities will be done by SCIL Sales and Marketing department responsible users.
Process Flow
Process Description
• Customer places the order with the appointed dealers.
• Dealer may send the order directly to head office or to the zonal office.
• Head office receives the order from the dealer or zonal office.
• Sales order becomes part of queue of different orders received from other zonal offices.
• If possible, and possibility is defined as the necessary checks with inventory and
production, the sales department validates the order.
Process Flow
Process Flow
A sales order is an electronic document that records customer's request for goods or
services. The sales order contains all information to process the customer's request during
the order processing. The sales component thus automatically proposes data from master
records and control tables that were previously stored. As a result, possible input errors
occurring during sales order processing and entering of redundant data is avoided. Multiple
items can be entered on a single screen. The way in which a material is obtained for a sales
order can depend on the type of material and on the sales transaction.
In SCIL, Customer order entries in SAP System will be more than just capturing customer
demand. Through the integration built into the system, the act of entering the order into the
system will have implications in the areas of production planning, materials management,
Credit management, financial controlling and forecasting. Once the required information is
entered in the Sales order, such as the customer no., material, quantity, required delivery
date and other relevant information, the in- built integration in SAP system will enable the
personnel of the sales & distribution department to commit a delivery date to the customer
which is accurate and can be honoured. At the same time the relevant information is passed
on the concerned departments to make preparations to deliver the goods or services on the
date promised to the customer.
Process Flow:
2. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
3. Create Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
4. If credit limit exceeds then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
5. If credit limit does not exceed the allowed limit then sales order is created in the
system.
8. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
2. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
3. Create Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
4. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
5. If credit limit does not exceed the allowed limit then sales order is created in the
system.
8. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
4. Finance department check the cost sheet and if not approved they inform S&M
department.
5. On the approval, approved cost sheet send to S&M department, which is then
send to customer.
6. If Customer agrees to rates: Sales & Marketing department will create or change
sales order in the system. If sales order does not exist in the system then S&M
assistant will create the sales order, if sales order already exist then S&M
assistant or authorized person will change the sales order if required.
7. Create Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
8. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
9. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
11. Create delivery in the system with reference to the sales order.
12. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow
Process Description
Return process with complete or partial quantity is also in practice of SCIL. In return sales
order process users create return order with reference to subsidiary document which is a
sales order number. In this process user will mentioned the return reason that can be any
(SCIL SAP user will provide the return reason list). Return order will release. Then SCIL user
will create return delivery process in this user will receive Goods receipt. Finance will issue
the Debit or Credit note to the Customer.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only valid order types are created when sales
orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
The system should be configured to display only valid order types at the creation of a sales
order. This will limit the display of Order Types to only those that are relevant making it
easier for the user.
¾ C om p l e t io n of M a n d a t o ry F i e l ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all relevant and required sales order information is
captured before an order is acted on.
Suggested Procedures
Order types should be configured to ensure that all mandatory information is captured before
the order can be released.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales – Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ Ma n da to r y R ef er en ce
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that mandatory reference order types are configured.
Suggested Procedures
Order types, such as debit/credit memos and return orders can have a reference mandatory
indicator set so that these order types can only be created with reference to another order
type, i.e. standard order. Reference mandatory indicator should be set accordingly.
¾ C r e a ti o n of S a l e s O r de rs
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customer requests result in sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ M i n im u m S a l es O r der Q u a n t i ty
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that minimum order quantities are applied, where
applicable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders are numbered consecutively.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders received are appropriate and authorized.
Suggested Procedures
Orders should only be received for valid products, which the customer is authorized to
receive and the sales representative is authorized to allow.
Both customers and products are allocated to Sales Areas (Sales Organization, Distribution
Channel, Division), so a customer is restricted to receive only products within a Sales Area.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that “free of charge” orders are reviewed and
approved.
Suggested Procedures
Free of charge items can be controlled by order type within a Sales Order. There is no
standard SAP report available to review free of charge items. However, a selection of all
free of charge items can be made in the Information Systems Reporting Section.
An added precaution on all free of charge orders would include a delivery block. This would
enable an individual to be responsible for checking the details before shipping occurs, thus
allowing a release procedure to be established.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that order schedules are reviewed.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides a report for all incoming orders. This can be accessed through the following
menu path: Information Systems - Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales Organization –
Sales Organization - Incoming Orders. or through transaction code MC(I).
To ensure timely processing of orders received, the SAP process owner should review this
report on a regular basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that Inventory is checked as orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
This is a standard feature of SAP. Configuration will determine what is included in the
availability check by appropriately setting “scope of availability check”.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders, which cannot be complete, are placed on
backorders.
Suggested Procedures
Backorders should be monitored together with all other orders not delivered. Backorders
can be checked at the time of the order.
To list backorders by sales area, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –
Information Systems - Orders - Display Backorders. Report V.15.
Another option is to look at incomplete documents and choose all orders that have not been
delivered. Menu path : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales - Information Systems -
Orders - Incomplete Orders. Report V.02.
These reports should be reviewed by the SAP process owner on a monthly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that backorders are prioritized.
Suggested Procedures
A report can be run at any time to select back-orders, which can now be met after revised
stock availability, i.e. additional receipts or production.
To process backorders, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales -
Backorders - Backorder Processing - SD Document (V_RA).
SAP does not block orders for products where goods are already on backorder, i.e. when
stock becomes available customers can jump the queue if this report is not run regularly.
There should be user procedures set up to control this aspect of backorders.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that that the ability to override backorders is limited to
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Overrides to the back-order system are controlled by authorizations for the following
processes:
• Control over stock reservations
• Releasing back-orders
Controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
¾ Ac cu ra t e Rec o r d in g of Or d er ed Ma ter i a l s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that ordered materials are recorded accurately
Suggested Procedures
A review of the material master should be made to ensure only accurate orders can be
placed in the system. The data should be reviewed periodically, by the SAP process owner,
to ensure only relevant data is maintained.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders can only be received for valid products,
which the customer is authorized to receive and the clerk/officer is authorized to allow.
Suggested Procedures
Customers and products are allocated to sales areas – so that a customer can only receive
certain products.
Access control over authorization objects restricts access to creating sales orders in sales
organizations and order types in a sales order.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
¾ El ec tr on i c Da ta In terc ha n ge (ED I)
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that EDI data transmissions are verified
Suggested Procedures
If SCIL uses EDI, data should be verified for validity at each sending/receiving point. Well
defined procedures are required so that there is no miscommunication of information.
¾ A p pr ov ed Pr ic es a n d D i sc o u n t
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices and discounts applied are those stated in
the approved price list and/or the customer master file.
¾ Ma i n te na nce of Pr ic in g Da ta
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only authorised personnel maintain pricing data.
Suggested Procedures
Control should be in place to ensure that access control over authorization objects are
limited to authorised personnel. Access needs to be restricted to objects for configuring
different methods of pricing (condition types) and for pricing in different sales organization.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that valid prices are set.
Suggested Procedures
Pricing procedures and access sequences determine which prices/discounts/etc. are used
and the order in which they are applied.
As part of the order entry procedure, the account representatives should review the pricing
prior to saving the order. Pricing can be reviewed at an individual item level or at the overall
pricing of the entire order. Any problems in pricing should be immediately reported.
The pricing strategy should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is still in line with ICI’s
policies for pricing.
¾ C on tr ol O ver N on -S ta n da r d Pr ic es a n d Ov errides
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that non-standard prices and overrides are controlled.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows each pricing element to be configured to block overrides at the time of the order.
Minimum prices for products can also be set by specifying conditions under SAP. This
overrides any discounts which reduce the price below the set minimum (except cash
discounts).
Prices must be current. This can be controlled by ensuring an error message is displayed if
the price is set to the past (in backdate).
¾ R ea s on a b le n e s s o f Pr ic e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that set prices are reasonable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all orders have a price.
Suggested Procedures
An order cannot be released without a price. In order to enter a price, a PR00 condition
record must be created to create a price for a sales order, if the price for that product
(material) has not yet been set up.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer.
This review should be done by the sales representative when the return order is being
created.
Process Flow
Process Description
• Customer Lodges Complaint by Filling Complaint Form.
• Sales And Marketing Department Forwards The Complaint After Acceptance To Finance
For Approval.
• Credit Memo/Debit Memo Created and Sent To Customer.
This document aims to provide the audience with a complete, concise and a comprehensive
overview of the credit notes and debit notes in SAP. The process of Credit / Debit memo
notes is discussed under the following heads:
Process Flow
Credit Note can be issued for many reasons. For e.g. Discounts offered to a customer
(besides Sales Tax Invoice) are issued through credit notes. Credit note can be issued with
reference to sales invoice, return delivery or even without reference as the case may be.
¾ D e b it M e m o R e q ue st & D e bi t N o tes
Debit note request will be created with reference to invoice or independently. In the first
case, all information maintained in invoice would be replicated into debit note request. When
this requested would be verified by authorize concerns, debit note will be created against
Debit Note Request
Following data will be maintained in system to create credit memo request and credit note.
Credit or Debit Memo documents can be created using one of the following:
• Create a Debit Memo and Credit Memo request.
• Individual invoice document creation using SAP standard transaction code VF01, or
using SAP standard menu path: Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing
Document > Create
• Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VF04, or using SAP standard
menu path: Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Maintain
Billing Due List (Select Document Related Billing on selection screen).
Drums are returnable and at the time of sale the customer pays for the security deposit of
the drums.
Process Flow
Batch wise lab tests are documented and accompany to the customer along with all sales
documents. Since Agri products are sold in pre packaged cans and sacks, therefore lab
tests are done before packaging is done.
This lab certificate becomes part of delivery documents. Now with the Loading Slip truck
drivers also have the lab test report document. Vehicle is now ready for the dispatch and
reached the Weigh Bridge-II.
Weigh Bridge No 2.
Weigh Bridge-II records the gross weight of the truck.
Net weight = Gross weight - Tare weight - Packaging
This net weight is used for billing of the product, this is also known as charge weight.
Excise Department:
Driver reaches the excise department, where all the necessary information is recorded,
which includes:
• Lab Report
• Quantity
• Bilty No
• Transporter information,
• Vehicle No.
• Weight details
• Now the Excise Department issues the dispatch advice:
• Excise Copy
• Marketing Dept. copy
• Finance Dept. copy
• Customer/Transporter copy (Used for good receipt acknowledgement, and recorded in
marketing department when truck comes for the next load)
Dispatch/Delivery note will be generated with reference to the sales order. The system
provides the functionality of generating a delivery due list, this list is date specific. The
highest level of integration allows the person creating delivery to collect/pick all the data from
sales order according to the delivery schedule maintained in the sales order created by the
sales admin officer.
¾ S hi pp i n g P r oc ess S A P D ef in i t io n :
The result is an efficient and largely automatic shipping process in which manual changes
are only necessary under certain circumstances. The result is an effective and mainly
practised shipping process. Shipping is a subsequent activity of the Sales Document
component.
¾ D e l iv ery D o c u m e n t C r ea t i o n
Individual delivery document creation using SAP standard transaction code VL01N, or using
SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Single Document > With Reference to Sales Document
Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VL10C or using SAP standard menu
path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Collective Processing > Sales Document and Schedule Lines
¾ P os ti n g Go o d s Is su e
After finalizing the delivery note, the warehouse in charge posts this delivery note in the
system; this process is called Outbound Post Goods Issue. As soon as it is posted in the
system, the inventory is reduced automatically and it is reflected on financial ledger.
When the goods leave the plant, the shipping business activity is finished. The outbound
delivery forms the basis of goods issue posting. The data required for goods issue posting is
copied from the outbound delivery into the goods issue document, which cannot be changed
manually. In this way, the users can be sure that the goods issue document is an accurate
reflection of the outbound delivery.
When post goods issue is carried out for an outbound delivery, the following functions are
carried out on the basis of the goods issue document:
After goods issue is posted for an outbound delivery, the scope for changing the delivery
document becomes very limited. This prevents there being any discrepancies between the
goods issue document and the outbound delivery.
Process Flow
1. Open Sales Orders in system received after creation of delivery in sales order
process.
3. Sales & Marketing Assistant Create Delivery for picking and packing process at
warehouse.
4. Vehicle i.e. the truck or tank lorry is assigned to certain delivery in the system.
5. Security/Admin contacts the transporter for the truck to be moved inside the SCIL
premises.
7. After clearance from the vehicle checks, it is then forwarded to move to WB-1 for
tare Weight process.
Truck is loaded
Transfer of requirement
10. After fill up the vehicle goes to WB-2 for the Gross Weight, Gross weight – Tare
weight = Net Weight.
11. Weight card is Printed from system and issued to the driver.
14. Excise officer updates delivery order by changing net weight, entering Lab report
details and Builty No. (For fare purpose) in the system.
17. Truck is loaded vehicle reaches the security section again for the final inspection
and Seals the upper lid.
¾ C r e a ti o n of D is pa tc h N ot e s
Control Objective
Dispatch notes should only be created with reference to the sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure that dispatch notes can only be created with reference
to the sales orders. The dispatch staff should not be allowed to create deliveries on their
own initiatives. All relevant information should be copied from the sales order.
¾ O nl y C o m p l e t e S a l e s O r d e r s P r o c e s s e d f o r D el i v e r y
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete sales orders are processed for
delivery.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete orders are
processed for delivery.
¾ D e l iv ery R ec or ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
Suggested Procedures
The picked quantity cannot be higher than the ordered quantity within SAP. Through
discussions we understand that SCIL will not be using the picking facility in SAP and post
goods issue will be based on the dispatch note. Controls should be in place to ensure that
appropriate and accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
¾ S toc k Al l oc a ti o n
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that stock assignments/allocations are recorded as
soon as possible upon acceptance of an order.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP performed at goods issue. Before goods issue the stock
will be allocated to the confirmed customer order.
¾ P r o mp t D el iv er ies
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that timely deliveries are made.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customers who do not want partial deliveries do
not receive them.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows partial deliveries. The delivery note will contain the stock recorded as picked
(which will be less than the order). The shortage will be recorded on the delivery due list
(VL10A). A flag setting in the customer master determines if the customer allows partial
deliveries. If all customers require full deliveries, this should be set as a mandatory field in
the customer master.
¾ C on s e c u ti v e N u m b e r i n g
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all dispatch documents have a consecutive
number.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature in SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be appropriate to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ O ve r r i d e s t o D i s pa tc h N o t e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that overrides to the dispatch note are restricted.
Suggested Procedures
Information on the dispatch note is copied from the sales order and material master. It is
recommended that the overrides to the information on the dispatch note be restricted to
authorized users. We understand that manual overrides will be allowed, which may result in
reduction in quantities and/or changes to text information. Manual controls should be in
place to authorize these overrides.
Consultant’s Comments: The system allows certain changes to the dispatch note to facilitate
the operation/user. This includes information from any preceding document or data and can
only be added at the dispatch stage, and only the dispatch department is knowledgeable
about such information. Reducing the dispatch quantity is a logical activity for example,
incase of system/physical availability of stock but the condition/stacking of goods is such that
it cannot be dispatched, so the quantity on dispatch note can be reduced. However, quantity
cannot be increased if over tolerance is not allowed. Hence, the system does not allow any
editing which involves any inherent risk in the underlined process.
¾ D e l iv ery M e t h o ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that appropriate delivery methods are used to deliver
orders.
The accuracy of the descriptive information (weight, dimension, hazard codes) held on the
material master must be maintained. If this information is inaccurate, then the control will not
work and there will be a higher risk that inappropriate delivery methods will be used.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that back-orders are monitored and controlled.
Suggested Procedures
Customer requirements that cannot be immediately satisfied are placed on back order.
Back-orders should be regularly monitored together with all other orders not delivered -
using List of incomplete orders (V.02) menu path: Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales
Information Systems - Orders - Incomplete Orders (V.02).
The SAP process owner should review this report regularly to ensure timely delivery of all
outstanding orders.
¾ P r oc ess i n g S ta tu s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the system updates the processing status of all
orders regularly.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides the functionality of monitoring the overall processing status of any order at any
point of time. The status of the order should remain ‘open’ as long as delivery document is
not posted. Its status should change from ‘open’ to ‘being processed’ at the time the delivery
is posted. When the sales tax invoice is created the status should than be changed to
‘completed’. Controls should be in place to ensure that the status of all orders is updated in a
timely fashion.
¾ R ev e r s a l of D is pa t ch N o te
Control Objective
Reversal of a dispatch note should not be allowed if a subsequent document is created
against that dispatch note.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP. Where a dispatch note is to be deleted/cancelled, all
references to any subsequent documents, should first be deleted to allow cancellation of a
particular dispatch note.
¾ Q ua l i ty C o n tr o l Re v ie w of R etu r ne d G o o ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that returned goods are subject to inspection by quality
control department.
¾ C r e d i t N o tes C re a t ed O n ly Wi t h R e f e r e n c e t o R e t u r ns
Control Objective
Where goods are returned the credit note should only be created with reference to the
returned delivery.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure credit notes are created only with reference to the
returned deliveries. The system should be configured to allow users to raise/process credit
notes only with appropriate reference to the returned deliveries.
¾ I d e n t if ic a t i on of R e tu r n s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all returns are clearly identified.
Suggested Procedures
The returned goods should be held separate in the warehouse pending inspection. In SAP,
the return delivery should be appropriately referenced to the corresponding dispatch note to
allow for appropriate identification of the return.
Additional controls include the following:
If the Bill of Lading (BOL) does not match the receiving report, the receiving report should
take precedence. The returns should be placed in the inspection area with a different
movement type.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer. This review should be done by the sales
representative when the return order is being created.
¾ M o n i t or in g of R etu rn L e v el s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that return levels are monitored.
Suggested Procedures
The inventory and sales information systems can be configured to produce statistics (and
graphs) on returns. Following standard reports for returns are available within the SAP.
The SAP process owner should review these report on a quarterly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that returns are credited appropriately.
Suggested Procedures
The SAP process owner should review the following reports on a regular basis to ensure
returns are credited appropriately.
¾ B l oc k in g of C r edi t N ote s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to create and/or unblock credit notes is
limited to authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
In configuration it is possible to set up credit notes so that they are automatically blocked for
billing. A different person must then remove the block.
Definition of appropriate activity types and access control over authorization objects should
be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only approved credit notes are released.
Suggested Procedures
Credit notes should only be released with proper approval. It is possible for many users with
access to accounting documents to be able to post credit notes. Controls can be improved
by allocating the credit note document types to a special authorization group and only
allowing authorized staff to be able to post to this authorization group.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
• SAP Delivery processing system provides Collective Delivery processing using delivery
due list. When the items become ready to be delivered to customer according to the
system suggested ATP date, a work list is displayed to logistics user with various signal
lights showing the time wise priority to process the deliveries. The user can process all
the deliveries at one button click. The deliveries which can be combined e.g. deliveries of
a single ship to party will be combined by the system automatically.
• SAP system provides strong document and audit trails. System keeps a track record of
the creator of the document, date of creation of the document, date of update of the
document, user responsible for update and details of preceding and subsequent
documents. It also keeps a log of any warning messages ignored by the user. This
enables the management to exercise control on the users and hold them accountable for
their mistakes.
• System provides standard reports, which are updated online, and real time basis. SAP
will display report of all pending orders. System provides ease of changing orders if one is
authorized to do so. System also provides deadline monitoring for reference documents
due for shipment (sales orders and purchase orders, for instance).
• System provides enhanced reporting features for freight and transportation expenses.
Process Flow
¾ B ill i n g Pr oc ess D ef in it i on SA P
Invoice is a legal document used to bill a customer for goods delivery. Deliveries and
services, which are carried out on the basis of sales documents and are, invoiced to the
customer billing represents the final processing stage for a business transaction in Sales and
Distribution. Information on billing is available at every stage of document processing and
delivery processing.
• Individual invoice document creation using SAP standard transaction code VF01,
or using SAP standard menu path:
• Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Create
• Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VF04, or using SAP
standard menu path:
• Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Maintain Billing
Due List
Process Flow:
Process Description:
2. Sales & Marketing department will have option to create billing document either
individually or collectively.
4. Once the invoice is created in the system, sales tax invoice can be printed
8. This invoice is in favor of the customer, it will reflect the gross price, it will not
show the agent commission amount, whereas commercial invoice is for agent and
will show all rebates and commission details.
The salient features of the Sales Tax Invoice Processing are discussed as below:
• The dispatch note and the Sales Tax Invoice will be generated before the
physical delivery of the goods, and will be sent with the goods.
• The warehouse staff will have to physically check the stocks before posting the
dispatch note.
• The sales tax invoice will always generate an invoice for the quantity on the
dispatch note.
• System will assign an internally generated number to each Sales Tax Invoice
regardless of division.
• Various deliveries can be generated for each Sales Order. One Sales Tax Invoice
will be created for each Dispatch note.
• Bill-to-Party will be copied from Sales order and can’t be changed on SALES TAX
INVOICE.
• Sales tax will appear on Sales Tax Invoice as per the applicable Government
regulations. This can be updated in the master data when required.
• It is imperative that signatory authorities be defined at the regional offices for the
signing of the sales tax invoices.
• As per the controls proposed, the system will be configured that the sales tax will
be either deducted at the time of delivery or the receipt of advance payment
whichever is earlier.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Partial deliveries are correctly invoiced and the balance of the delivery is completed and
invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
For partial deliveries - a report can be run showing all partial orders (menu path: Logistics -
Sales & Distribution - Billing - Environment - List Deliveries using transaction VL05).
This can be run for open deliveries by ship-to-party or material. This report should be
reviewed monthly by the SAP process owner to ensure deliveries are completed and
invoicing is up to date.
¾ P os ti n g o f G o ods I s su e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to post goods issue is limited to
authorised personnel.
Suggested procedures
The authorisation object, authorising posting for goods issue should be restricted to those
individuals having authority to post goods issue. The object activities should also be
reviewed to ensure access for deleting deliveries is controlled.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all deliveries to customers are invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
The billing due list (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Billing - Billing Document -
Billing Due List , transaction VF04) details all deliveries which have not been billed.
This report should be run regularly and outstanding documents followed up, to ensure
invoicing is complete for all orders delivered
¾ Ac cu racy of I n v o ic es
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that invoices sent to customers are accurate.
Suggested Procedures
We understand that invoices have been configured to restrict any changes in line items.
However, certain condition records in the pricing procedure are allowed for manual overwrite
during sales order creation. To control any errors in input/changes to the pricing data, it is
recommended that minimum and maximum limits are set for the condition records. This
control is for sales order creation.
In order to review the accuracy of invoices, invoice details are automatically obtained from
the sales order and dispatch details. To review the billing documents: Logistics - Sales &
Distribution - Billing - Billing Document - List Billing Document (VF05).
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that billing documents are assigned consecutive
numbers.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ P os ti n g Bl oc ks
Control Objective
Controls should be in place for posting of unusual or particularly sensitive documents.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows posting blocks to be configured by document type, for documents requiring
additional control, i.e. returns, credit notes, debit notes, etc. It is recommended that SCIL
consider the use of this facility.
Where the posting block indicator is on, this will block the automatic transfer of billing
documents to the accounting records. The corresponding accounting document is only
created after the block is cancelled.
Where billing documents have not been updated in the FI module, it should be manually
updated to the accounting records (menu path : Logistics - Sales/Distribution - Billing -
Change - Release to Accounting).
Consultant’s comments: Blocks are not cancelled but released. Billing documents are not
manually updated but are released for posting in FI.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that SAP billing transactions are executed only by
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Authorisations objects, allowing access for maintaining billing documents by billing type and
sales organisation should be restricted to those individuals having authority for billing. This
should be done at the time of roles design.
¾ C u t - of f
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that sales and cost of sales are recorded in the correct
accounting period
Suggested Procedures
Sales and cost of sales should be included in the correct accounting period. At period end,
the sale and the cost of sale should be matched.
The cost of sales accounting is updated at the goods issue (delivery) and sales accounting is
updated at billing. Therefore, there will only be a difference if billing has not been run after
goods issue. This can be discovered by running the billing due list - transaction VF04 (menu
path: Logistics - sales/distribution - billing - billing document - billing due list). The total value
on this report will give the necessary adjustment for cut-off.
Sales and distribution documents used to bill a customer for a delivery of goods or for
services rendered. Billing/invoice type controls the processing of invoices, credit memos,
debit memos and cancellation documents. Following Billing/Invoice document types will be
used:
• Along with this extensive secure authorization, system provides facility of printing
invoices with payment history and status.
• Process of billing due list can be done either as a background task or foreground.
• System will allow you to create invoice splits, for single order or either collective bills
for several orders, for the same customer.
• Periodic billing plans for space rental orders are also available in the SAP system.
• The seamless integration of the SAP system minimizes redundant activities. Data
posted in the SD or MM becomes source of data for financial document, hence need
for ad hoc reports, forms and documents are eliminated.
• System will maintain aging of open accounts receivable items which helps finding out
invoice dates
• As complaints are processed in system, system will allow generating credit memos
and handle returns with reference to these complaints. System will provide ease of
creation credit / debit memos with reference to already created invoices. System also
supports creation of Pro-forma invoices.
• The system combines documents with the same customer number, proposal billing
type and sales organization, and attempts to include them all in the same billing
document. If the preconditions are met, then a single invoice is created for the
deliveries and/or orders. The invoice list lets you create, at specified time intervals or
• System automatically posts revenue to the profit center which is defaulted into the
sales documents from the material master data. System automatically generates a
profit center documents and directly posts the revenue to the profit center.
Sales Reports are flexible tool for collecting, and evaluating data (available in system) from
the operative application. In addition SCIL can use this data as the basis for forecasting and
planning sales activities. SCIL can therefore use the information for controlling, monitoring
and planning purposes.
Apart from available data from the Sales and Distribution application few certain external
generation.
Standard Reports that are the closest matches to reports submitted by Business Key Users.
Following scripts / printing forms were identified by SCIL for their Agri divisions:
S.No. Description
1 Finish Product Loading Slip
2 Receipt WB2
3 Dispatch Advise
4 Invoice
Following is the Mega Business process in Sales and Distribution module of SAP. This
process shows the document and work flow along with the integration of Sales and
distribution with the Financials and Materials Management
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Customer Inquiry is a primary document in the pre-sales process. An Inquiry presents the
customer requests for a quotation from the supplier (SCIL). The SCIL sales department will
record a particular requisition from the customer, mostly in the cases of inquiries from
Institutions customer. This information is then available to sales department in future period
for preparation of quotation and subsequently sale orders. With the help of maintaining
inquires in system SCIL could be able to analyze which inquires and quotation and prospect
orders are won or lost and not matured, for future sales strategies.
A quotation presents the customer with a legally binding offer for delivering a Material or
providing a service within certain fixed conditions from the supplier (SCIL). This information
is then available to sales department so that it can make the subsequent Sales Order with
reference to Quotation. An important aspect of the Quotation will be its usefulness in the
information flow being maintained in the system, e.g. if the quotation submitted to a certain
customer results in a sales order (booking), then in that case the information in the quotation
can be directly copied into the next documents.
Pre sales activities will be done by SCIL Sales and Marketing department responsible users.
Process Flow
Process Flow
Process Flow
Process Description
• Customer Order Directly, these orders are of small quantity like 6 or 7 bags.
• Sales and Marketing assistant receive cash.
• Sales and Marketing assistant issue delivery order.
A sales order is an electronic document that records customer's request for goods or
services. The sales order contains all information to process the customer's request during
the order processing. The sales component thus automatically proposes data from master
records and control tables that were previously stored. As a result, possible input errors
occurring during sales order processing and entering of redundant data is avoided. Multiple
items can be entered on a single screen. The way in which a material is obtained for a sales
order can depend on the type of material and on the sales transaction.
In SCIL, Customer order entries in SAP System will be more than just capturing customer
demand. Through the integration built into the system, the act of entering the order into the
system will have implications in the areas of production planning, materials management,
Credit management, financial controlling and forecasting. Once the required information is
entered in the Sales order, such as the customer no., material, quantity, required delivery
date and other relevant information, the in- built integration in SAP system will enable the
personnel of the sales & distribution department to commit a delivery date to the customer
which is accurate and can be honoured. At the same time the relevant information is passed
on the concerned departments to make preparations to deliver the goods or services on the
date promised to the customer.
Process Flow:
5. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
6. Crate Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
7. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
8. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
10. Create delivery in the system with reference to the sales order.
11. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
5. Sales & Marketing department will create or change sales order in the system. If
sales order does not exist in the system then S&M assistant will create the sales
order, if sales order already exist then S&M assistant or authorized person will
change the sales order if required.
6. Crate Sales order : SAP credit limit check and Credit Block comes under finance
department, Therefore SCIL Agents Credit limit check will be checked through
Finance department.
7. If credit limit exceed then sales order can be saved but delivery cannot be
prepared.
8. If does not exceed the limit then sales order is created in the system.
10. Create delivery in the system with reference to the sales order.
11. If sales order already in the system then user can change or amend sales order
subsequently create delivery note.
Process Flow:
1. Customer Order directly, these order are of small quantity like 6 or 7 bags .
Process Flow
Process Description
Return process with complete or partial quantity is returned is also in practice of SCIL. In
return sales order process users create return order with reference to subsidiary document
which is a sales order number. In this process user will mentioned the return reason that can
be any (SCIL SAP user will provide the return reason list). Return order will release. Then
SCIL user will create return delivery process in this user will receive Goods receipt. Finance
will issue the Debit or Credit note to the Customer.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only valid order types are created when sales
orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
The system should be configured to display only valid order types at the creation of a sales
order. This will limit the display of Order Types to only those that are relevant making it
easier for the user.
¾ C om p l e t io n of M a n d a t o ry F i e l ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all relevant and required sales order information is
captured before an order is acted on.
Suggested Procedures
Order types should be configured to ensure that all mandatory information is captured before
the order can be released.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales – Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ Ma n da to r y R ef er en ce
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that mandatory reference order types are configured.
Suggested Procedures
Order types, such as debit/credit memos and return orders can have a reference mandatory
indicator set so that these order types can only be created with reference to another order
type, i.e. standard order. Reference mandatory indicator should be set accordingly.
¾ C r e a ti o n of S a l e s O r de rs
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customer requests result in sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. The SAP process owner should review this report on a monthly basis.
¾ M i n im u m S a l es O r der Q u a n t i ty
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that minimum order quantities are applied, where
applicable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders are numbered consecutively.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders received are appropriate and authorized.
Suggested Procedures
Orders should only be received for valid products, which the customer is authorized to
receive and the sales representative is authorized to allow.
Both customers and products are allocated to Sales Areas (Sales Organization, Distribution
Channel, Division), so a customer is restricted to receive only products within a Sales Area.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that “free of charge” orders are reviewed and
approved.
Suggested Procedures
Free of charge items can be controlled by order type within a Sales Order. There is no
standard SAP report available to review free of charge items. However, a selection of all
free of charge items can be made in the Information Systems Reporting Section.
An added precaution on all free of charge orders would include a delivery block. This would
enable an individual to be responsible for checking the details before shipping occurs, thus
allowing a release procedure to be established.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that order schedules are reviewed.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides a report for all incoming orders. This can be accessed through the following
menu path: Information Systems - Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales Organization –
Sales Organization - Incoming Orders. or through transaction code MC(I).
To ensure timely processing of orders received, the SAP process owner should review this
report on a regular basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that Inventory is checked as orders are entered.
Suggested Procedures
This is a standard feature of SAP. Configuration will determine what is included in the
availability check by appropriately setting “scope of availability check”.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders, which cannot be complete, are placed on
backorders.
Suggested Procedures
Backorders should be monitored together with all other orders not delivered. Backorders
can be checked at the time of the order.
To list backorders by sales area, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –
Information Systems - Orders - Display Backorders. Report V.15.
Another option is to look at incomplete documents and choose all orders that have not been
delivered. Menu path : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales - Information Systems -
Orders - Incomplete Orders. Report V.02.
These reports should be reviewed by the SAP process owner on a monthly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that backorders are prioritized.
Suggested Procedures
A report can be run at any time to select back-orders, which can now be met after revised
stock availability, i.e. additional receipts or production.
To process backorders, the menu path is : Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales -
Backorders - Backorder Processing - SD Document (V_RA).
SAP does not block orders for products where goods are already on backorder, i.e. when
stock becomes available customers can jump the queue if this report is not run regularly.
There should be user procedures set up to control this aspect of backorders.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that that the ability to override backorders is limited to
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Overrides to the back-order system are controlled by authorizations for the following
processes:
• Control over stock reservations
• Releasing back-orders
Controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
¾ Ac cu ra t e Rec o r d in g of Or d er ed Ma ter i a l s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that ordered materials are recorded accurately
Suggested Procedures
A review of the material master should be made to ensure only accurate orders can be
placed in the system. The data should be reviewed periodically, by the SAP process owner,
to ensure only relevant data is maintained.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that orders can only be received for valid products,
which the customer is authorized to receive and the clerk/officer is authorized to allow.
Suggested Procedures
Customers and products are allocated to sales areas – so that a customer can only receive
certain products.
Access control over authorization objects restricts access to creating sales orders in sales
organizations and order types in a sales order.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
¾ El ec tr on i c Da ta In terc ha n ge (ED I)
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that EDI data transmissions are verified
Suggested Procedures
If SCIL uses EDI, data should be verified for validity at each sending/receiving point. Well
defined procedures are required so that there is no miscommunication of information.
¾ A p pr ov ed Pr ic es a n d D i sc o u n t
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices and discounts applied are those stated in
the approved price list and/or the customer master file.
¾ Ma i n te na nce of Pr ic in g Da ta
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only authorised personnel maintain pricing data.
Suggested Procedures
Control should be in place to ensure that access control over authorization objects are
limited to authorised personnel. Access needs to be restricted to objects for configuring
different methods of pricing (condition types) and for pricing in different sales organization.
These controls should be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user
profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that valid prices are set.
Suggested Procedures
Pricing procedures and access sequences determine which prices/discounts/etc. are used
and the order in which they are applied.
As part of the order entry procedure, the account representatives should review the pricing
prior to saving the order. Pricing can be reviewed at an individual item level or at the overall
pricing of the entire order. Any problems in pricing should be immediately reported.
The pricing strategy should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is still in line with ICI’s
policies for pricing.
¾ C on tr ol O ver N on -S ta n da r d Pr ic es a n d Ov errides
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that non-standard prices and overrides are controlled.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows each pricing element to be configured to block overrides at the time of the order.
Minimum prices for products can also be set by specifying conditions under SAP. This
overrides any discounts which reduce the price below the set minimum (except cash
discounts).
Prices must be current. This can be controlled by ensuring an error message is displayed if
the price is set to the past (in backdate).
¾ R ea s on a b le n e s s o f Pr ic e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that set prices are reasonable.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all orders have a price.
Suggested Procedures
An order cannot be released without a price. In order to enter a price, a PR00 condition
record must be created to create a price for a sales order, if the price for that product
(material) has not yet been set up.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer.
This review should be done by the sales representative when the return order is being
created.
• SAP provides seamless flow of data from one functional silo to another. Currently all
functional silos at SCIL work discretely. No formal channels exist for the exchange of
business information. Business data is exchanged informally through ad hoc and
manually generated documents. This raises serious concerns for data security and
sensitivity. However SAP solution automatically ensures smooth flow of the data through
its seamless integration and ensures that data is created updated and accessed only by
the authorized users.
• The system provides a transaction to list all of the sales documents that have been
blocked for delivery, with information about what has caused the block. Credit
department manually reviews the Customer’s current credit situation, and when the sales
order is approved, the delivery block is removed from the sales order. You go directly
from the list to an individual sales document by placing the cursor on the relevant
document and choosing Edit sales doc.
• SAP Sales processing system supports creation of orders with or without reference to
quotations. An extensive status view is provided to find out references quickly and to
view status of documents at both header and item level.
• As discussed in Credit Master Maintenance, that credit for customers will be defined and
controlled centrally. System will automatically block the orders exceeding credit limits
and will forward the blocked orders to authorized person for necessary action. Other
orders will not need confirmation and authorization of credit limits as a result sale order
processing time will dynamically decrease.
• Each sale will be recorded with relevant sale employee in the system and extensive
reporting will help find out individual employee sales at any level.
• Now all the functions required for Sales order processing (e.g. stock availability check,
pricing and credit limit check) will be performed automatically by system and no more
multiple department involvement will be required resulting in fast processing.
• The dates confirmed by system, using online Available to promise check and smart
delivery scheduling, will be 100% accurate and will help SCIL achieve on time delivery,
accurate production and procurement requirements, quick and reliable decision making
and above all customer satisfaction.
• In the sales order, a committed quantity and date are issued alongside the confirmed
quantity calculated by the availability check, which enables see whether committed
quantities and delivery dates have been complied with. These new functions are
particularly useful if the users are expecting production bottlenecks and where obligatory
agreements on dates have to be met. Users can specify the delivery time at header level
and this influence the delivery times for all items in a sales order but you can also enter
different delivery times for single items at item level. When you create a sales order with
reference to a contract or quotation the system copies the delivery time into the sales
order item. If you do not enter a delivery, nothing changes in sales processing.
• In the schedule line screen for the sales order items there are fields for the committed
quantities and dates. In a normal sales order, the commitment date results from the first
availability check. If a second availability check results in different data, users can
compare the two to see if the availability situation for a sales order item has improved or
deteriorated. The commitment date is calculated using the delivery time in sales orders
that may refer to a quotation with a delivery time. The committed quantity is calculated
from the agreed delivery time or from the confirmed quantity. If there is any change the
Process Flow
Process Description
• Customer Lodges Complaint by Filling Complaint Form.
• Sales And Marketing Department Forwards The Complaint After Acceptance To Finance
For Approval.
• Credit Memo/Debit Memo Created and Sent To Customer.
This document aims to provide the audience with a complete, concise and a comprehensive
overview of the credit notes and debit notes in SAP. The process of Credit / Debit memo
notes is discussed under the following heads:
Process Flow
Credit Note can be issued for many reasons. For e.g. Discounts offered to a customer
(besides Sales Tax Invoice) are issued through credit notes. Credit note can be issued with
reference to sales invoice, return delivery or even without reference as the case may be.
¾ D e b it M e m o R e q ue st & D e bi t N o tes
Debit note request will be created with reference to invoice or independently. In the first
case, all information maintained in invoice would be replicated into debit note request. When
this requested would be verified by authorize concerns, debit note will be created against
Debit Note Request
Credit Note Date / Request Date Current date will be default. Can be
changed.
Material Stocks are transferred from mills warehouse to Faisalabad Godown by creating a
stock transfer order. Three godowns are used for the storage of Textile division products
namely;
• Karachi
• Faisalabad
• Mill
Per bag half kg is additional weight in order to compensate for loss of moisture in storage.
Partial delivery is allowed in most cases.
Process Flow
Process Flow
Process Description
• Head Office Delivery Process is maintained even though no goods delivery from SCIL
FSD.
• Karachi office maintains a minimum stock at a third party ware house.
• The Sales order is placed and process similar to direct orders via zonal office but the
delivery is made through the warehouse.
Dispatch/Delivery note will be generated with reference to the sales order. The system
provides the functionality of generating a delivery due list, this list is date specific. The
highest level of integration allows the person creating delivery to collect/pick all the data from
sales order according to the delivery schedule maintained in the sales order created by the
sales admin officer.
¾ S hi pp i n g P r oc ess S A P D ef in i t io n :
The result is an efficient and largely automatic shipping process in which manual changes
are only necessary under certain circumstances. The result is an effective and mainly
practised shipping process. Shipping is a subsequent activity of the Sales Document
component.
¾ D e l iv ery D o c u m e n t C r ea t i o n
Individual delivery document creation using SAP standard transaction code VL01N, or using
SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Single Document > With Reference to Sales Document
Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VL10C or using SAP standard menu
path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Shipping and Transportation > Outbound Delivery >
Create > Collective Processing > Sales Document and Schedule Lines
¾ P os ti n g Go o d s Is su e
After finalizing the delivery note, the warehouse in charge posts this delivery note in the
system; this process is called Outbound Post Goods Issue. As soon as it is posted in the
system, the inventory is reduced automatically and it is reflected on financial ledger.
When the goods leave the plant, the shipping business activity is finished. The outbound
delivery forms the basis of goods issue posting. The data required for goods issue posting is
copied from the outbound delivery into the goods issue document, which cannot be changed
manually. In this way, the users can be sure that the goods issue document is an accurate
reflection of the outbound delivery.
When post goods issue is carried out for an outbound delivery, the following functions are
carried out on the basis of the goods issue document:
After goods issue is posted for an outbound delivery, the scope for changing the delivery
document becomes very limited. This prevents there being any discrepancies between the
goods issue document and the outbound delivery.
Process Flow
1. Open Sales Orders in system received after creation of delivery in sales order
process.
3. Sales & Marketing Assistant Create Delivery for picking and packing process at
warehouse.
Truck is loaded
Otherwise Transfer of requirement to production is sent.
8. Customer gives the gate pass to the security to clear the goods from warehouse
Process Flow:
Process Description:
¾ C r e a ti o n of D is pa tc h N ot e s
Control Objective
Dispatch notes should only be created with reference to the sales orders.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure that dispatch notes can only be created with reference
to the sales orders. The dispatch staff should not be allowed to create deliveries on their
own initiatives. All relevant information should be copied from the sales order.
¾ O nl y C o m p l e t e S a l e s O r d e r s P r o c e s s e d f o r D el i v e r y
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete sales orders are processed for
delivery.
Suggested Procedures
All orders can be saved, even if the order is missing pertinent information. A message
appears when saving an incomplete order to either save the incomplete document, process
the incomplete document or cancel the order.
Report V.02 (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Sales –Information Systems-
Order - Incomplete Orders) can be used to review and complete previously created
incomplete orders. Controls should be in place to ensure that only complete orders are
processed for delivery.
¾ D e l iv ery R ec or ds
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
Suggested Procedures
The picked quantity cannot be higher than the ordered quantity within SAP. Through
discussions we understand that SCIL will not be using the picking facility in SAP and post
goods issue will be based on the dispatch note. Controls should be in place to ensure that
appropriate and accurate records of deliveries are maintained.
¾ S toc k Al l oc a ti o n
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that stock assignments/allocations are recorded as
soon as possible upon acceptance of an order.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP performed at goods issue. Before goods issue the stock
will be allocated to the confirmed customer order.
¾ P r o mp t D el iv er ies
Control Objective
Suggested Procedures
All confirmed orders should be delivered in time. The delivery due list (VL10A) processes all
orders ready for delivery and lists all orders due for delivery (for each shipping point). The
SAP process owner should review this report regularly to ensure old orders are followed up.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that customers who do not want partial deliveries do
not receive them.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows partial deliveries. The delivery note will contain the stock recorded as picked
(which will be less than the order). The shortage will be recorded on the delivery due list
(VL10A). A flag setting in the customer master determines if the customer allows partial
deliveries. If all customers require full deliveries, this should be set as a mandatory field in
the customer master.
¾ C on s e c u ti v e N u m b e r i n g
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all dispatch documents have a consecutive
number.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature in SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be appropriate to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ O ve r r i d e s t o D i s pa tc h N o t e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that overrides to the dispatch note are restricted.
Suggested Procedures
Information on the dispatch note is copied from the sales order and material master. It is
recommended that the overrides to the information on the dispatch note be restricted to
authorized users. We understand that manual overrides will be allowed, which may result in
reduction in quantities and/or changes to text information. Manual controls should be in
place to authorize these overrides.
Consultant’s Comments: The system allows certain changes to the dispatch note to facilitate
the operation/user. This includes information from any preceding document or data and can
only be added at the dispatch stage, and only the dispatch department is knowledgeable
about such information. Reducing the dispatch quantity is a logical activity for example,
incase of system/physical availability of stock but the condition/stacking of goods is such that
it cannot be dispatched, so the quantity on dispatch note can be reduced. However, quantity
cannot be increased if over tolerance is not allowed. Hence, the system does not allow any
editing which involves any inherent risk in the underlined process.
¾ D e l iv ery M e t h o ds
Control Objective
Suggested Procedures
The material master record contains details of the material, and any special handling
requirements. When a pack is opened the system automatically selects appropriate items.
The shipping point determination selects the cheapest/most appropriate shipping point (and
hence delivery method) based on this information.
The accuracy of the descriptive information (weight, dimension, hazard codes) held on the
material master must be maintained. If this information is inaccurate, then the control will not
work and there will be a higher risk that inappropriate delivery methods will be used.
¾ Ba ck O r d er s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that back-orders are monitored and controlled.
Suggested Procedures
Customer requirements that cannot be immediately satisfied are placed on back order.
Back-orders should be regularly monitored together with all other orders not delivered -
using List of incomplete orders (V.02) menu path: Logistics - Sales and Distribution - Sales
Information Systems - Orders - Incomplete Orders (V.02).
The SAP process owner should review this report regularly to ensure timely delivery of all
outstanding orders.
¾ P r oc ess i n g S ta tu s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the system updates the processing status of all
orders regularly.
Suggested Procedures
SAP provides the functionality of monitoring the overall processing status of any order at any
point of time. The status of the order should remain ‘open’ as long as delivery document is
not posted. Its status should change from ‘open’ to ‘being processed’ at the time the delivery
is posted. When the sales tax invoice is created the status should than be changed to
‘completed’. Controls should be in place to ensure that the status of all orders is updated in a
timely fashion.
¾ R ev e r s a l of D is pa t ch N o te
Control Objective
Reversal of a dispatch note should not be allowed if a subsequent document is created
against that dispatch note.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP. Where a dispatch note is to be deleted/cancelled, all
references to any subsequent documents, should first be deleted to allow cancellation of a
particular dispatch note.
¾ Q ua l i ty C o n tr o l Re v ie w of R etu r ne d G o o ds
Control Objective
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure the returned goods are subject to quality controls
review before the dispatch department will book the goods return. Based on the review result
of the quality control department, the goods will be appropriately classified in the accounting
records.
¾ C r e d i t N o tes C re a t ed O n ly Wi t h R e f e r e n c e t o R e t u r ns
Control Objective
Where goods are returned the credit note should only be created with reference to the
returned delivery.
Suggested Procedures
Controls should be in place to ensure credit notes are created only with reference to the
returned deliveries. The system should be configured to allow users to raise/process credit
notes only with appropriate reference to the returned deliveries.
¾ I d e n t if ic a t i on of R e tu r n s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all returns are clearly identified.
Suggested Procedures
The returned goods should be held separate in the warehouse pending inspection. In SAP,
the return delivery should be appropriately referenced to the corresponding dispatch note to
allow for appropriate identification of the return.
Additional controls include the following:
If the Bill of Lading (BOL) does not match the receiving report, the receiving report should
take precedence. The returns should be placed in the inspection area with a different
movement type.
¾ P r ice C he ck o n G oo ds R e tu r n ed
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that prices for returned items are verified.
Suggested Procedures
The customer specific price should be reviewed when goods are returned, to determine the
credit that will be given to the customer. This review should be done by the sales
representative when the return order is being created.
¾ M o n i t or in g of R etu rn L e v el s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that return levels are monitored.
Suggested Procedures
The inventory and sales information systems can be configured to produce statistics (and
graphs) on returns. Following standard reports for returns are available within the SAP.
The SAP process owner should review these report on a quarterly basis.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that returns are credited appropriately.
Suggested Procedures
The SAP process owner should review the following reports on a regular basis to ensure
returns are credited appropriately.
• Credit Memo Report by Sales Organization
• Sales Org. Credit Memos, Selection (MC+6), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics
- Sales and Distribution - Sales Information System - Sales Organization – Sales Org.
Credit Memos Selection (MC+6).
The credit memo report (MC+6) should be compared to the returns (MC+Y). Manual
procedures are required and follow-up is essential to control quality customer service in this
area. Other reports available within SAP include:
• Credit Memo Report by Customer
• Customer Credit Memos-Selection (MC+I), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics -
Sales and Distribution - Customer - Credit Memos (MC+I).
• Credit Memo Report by Material
• Material Credit Memos, Selection (MC+U), menu path: Information Systems - Logistics -
Sales & Distribution - Material - Credit Memos (MC+U).
¾ B l oc k in g of C r edi t N ote s
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to create and/or unblock credit notes is
limited to authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
In configuration it is possible to set up credit notes so that they are automatically blocked for
billing. A different person must then remove the block.
Definition of appropriate activity types and access control over authorization objects should
be implemented at the time of the roles design and creating user profiles.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that only approved credit notes are released.
Suggested Procedures
Credit notes should only be released with proper approval. It is possible for many users with
access to accounting documents to be able to post credit notes. Controls can be improved
by allocating the credit note document types to a special authorization group and only
allowing authorized staff to be able to post to this authorization group.
Access control over authorization objects should be implemented at the time of the roles
design and creating user profiles.
• SAP Delivery processing system provides Collective Delivery processing using delivery
due list. When the items become ready to be delivered to customer according to the
system suggested ATP date, a work list is displayed to logistics user with various signal
lights showing the time wise priority to process the deliveries. The user can process all
the deliveries at one button click. The deliveries which can be combined e.g. deliveries of
a single ship to party will be combined by the system automatically.
• SAP system provides strong document and audit trails. System keeps a track record of
the creator of the document, date of creation of the document, date of update of the
document, user responsible for update and details of preceding and subsequent
documents. It also keeps a log of any warning messages ignored by the user. This
enables the management to exercise control on the users and hold them accountable for
their mistakes.
• System provides standard reports, which are updated online, and real time basis. SAP
will display report of all pending orders. System provides ease of changing orders if one is
authorized to do so. System also provides deadline monitoring for reference documents
due for shipment (sales orders and purchase orders, for instance).
• System provides enhanced reporting features for freight and transportation expenses.
Process Flow
¾ B ill i n g Pr oc ess D ef in it i on SA P
Invoice is a legal document used to bill a customer for goods delivery. Deliveries and
services, which are carried out on the basis of sales documents and are, invoiced to the
customer billing represents the final processing stage for a business transaction in Sales and
Distribution. Information on billing is available at every stage of document processing and
delivery processing.
Individual invoice document creation using SAP standard transaction code VF01, or using
SAP standard menu path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Create
Collective processing using SAP standard transaction VF04, or using SAP standard menu
path:
Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Document > Maintain Billing Due List
Process Flow:
Process Description:
2. Sales & Marketing department will have option to create billing document either
individually or collectively.
4. Once the invoice is created in the system, sales tax invoice can be printed
8. This invoice is in favor of the customer, it will reflect the gross price, it will not
show the agent commission amount, whereas commercial invoice is for agent and
will show all rebates and commission details.
The salient features of the Sales Tax Invoice Processing are discussed as below:
• The dispatch note and the Sales Tax Invoice will be generated before the
physical delivery of the goods, and will be sent with the goods.
• The warehouse staff will have to physically check the stocks before posting the
dispatch note.
• The sales tax invoice will always generate an invoice for the quantity on the
dispatch note.
• System will assign an internally generated number to each Sales Tax Invoice
regardless of division.
• Various deliveries can be generated for each Sales Order. One Sales Tax Invoice
will be created for each Dispatch note.
• Bill-to-Party will be copied from Sales order and can’t be changed on SALES TAX
INVOICE.
• Sales tax will appear on Sales Tax Invoice as per the applicable Government
regulations. This can be updated in the master data when required.
• The business has decided to implement de-centralized invoicing, with invoicing at
Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad offices.
• It is imperative that signatory authorities be defined at the regional offices for the
signing of the sales tax invoices.
• As per the controls proposed, the system will be configured that the sales tax will
be either deducted at the time of delivery or the receipt of advance payment
whichever is earlier.
¾ P a r t i a l D el i v er i e s
Control Objective
Partial deliveries are correctly invoiced and the balance of the delivery is completed and
invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
For partial deliveries - a report can be run showing all partial orders (menu path: Logistics -
Sales & Distribution - Billing - Environment - List Deliveries using transaction VL05).
This can be run for open deliveries by ship-to-party or material. This report should be
reviewed monthly by the SAP process owner to ensure deliveries are completed and
invoicing is up to date.
¾ P os ti n g o f G o ods I s su e
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that the ability to post goods issue is limited to
authorised personnel.
Suggested procedures
The authorisation object, authorising posting for goods issue should be restricted to those
individuals having authority to post goods issue. The object activities should also be
reviewed to ensure access for deleting deliveries is controlled.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that all deliveries to customers are invoiced.
Suggested Procedures
The billing due list (menu path: Logistics - Sales & Distribution - Billing - Billing Document -
Billing Due List , transaction VF04) details all deliveries which have not been billed.
This report should be run regularly and outstanding documents followed up, to ensure
invoicing is complete for all orders delivered
¾ Ac cu racy of I n v o ic es
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that invoices sent to customers are accurate.
Suggested Procedures
We understand that invoices have been configured to restrict any changes in line items.
However, certain condition records in the pricing procedure are allowed for manual overwrite
during sales order creation. To control any errors in input/changes to the pricing data, it is
recommended that minimum and maximum limits are set for the condition records. This
control is for sales order creation.
In order to review the accuracy of invoices, invoice details are automatically obtained from
the sales order and dispatch details. To review the billing documents: Logistics - Sales &
Distribution - Billing - Billing Document - List Billing Document (VF05).
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that billing documents are assigned consecutive
numbers.
Suggested Procedures
This is an automatic feature of SAP for internally assigned numbers. The configuration must
be reviewed to ensure no external numbers can be assigned.
¾ P os ti n g Bl oc ks
Control Objective
Controls should be in place for posting of unusual or particularly sensitive documents.
Suggested Procedures
SAP allows posting blocks to be configured by document type, for documents requiring
additional control, i.e. returns, credit notes, debit notes, etc. It is recommended that SCIL
consider the use of this facility.
Where the posting block indicator is on, this will block the automatic transfer of billing
documents to the accounting records. The corresponding accounting document is only
created after the block is cancelled.
Where billing documents have not been updated in the FI module, it should be manually
updated to the accounting records (menu path : Logistics - Sales/Distribution - Billing -
Change - Release to Accounting).
Consultant’s comments: Blocks are not cancelled but released. Billing documents are not
manually updated but are released for posting in FI.
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that SAP billing transactions are executed only by
authorized personnel.
Suggested Procedures
Authorisations objects, allowing access for maintaining billing documents by billing type and
sales organisation should be restricted to those individuals having authority for billing. This
should be done at the time of roles design.
¾ C u t - of f
Control Objective
Controls should be in place to ensure that sales and cost of sales are recorded in the correct
accounting period
Suggested Procedures
Sales and cost of sales should be included in the correct accounting period. At period end,
the sale and the cost of sale should be matched.
The cost of sales accounting is updated at the goods issue (delivery) and sales accounting is
updated at billing. Therefore, there will only be a difference if billing has not been run after
goods issue. This can be discovered by running the billing due list - transaction VF04 (menu
path: Logistics - sales/distribution - billing - billing document - billing due list). The total value
on this report will give the necessary adjustment for cut-off.
Sales and distribution documents used to bill a customer for a delivery of goods or for
services rendered. Billing/invoice type controls the processing of invoices, credit memos,
debit memos and cancellation documents. Following Billing/Invoice document types will be
used:
• Along with this extensive secure authorization, system provides facility of printing
invoices with payment history and status.
• Process of billing due list can be done either as a background task or foreground.
• System will allow you to create invoice splits, for single order or either collective bills
for several orders, for the same customer.
• Periodic billing plans for space rental orders are also available in the SAP system.
• The seamless integration of the SAP system minimizes redundant activities. Data
posted in the SD or MM becomes source of data for financial document, hence need
for ad hoc reports, forms and documents are eliminated.
• System will maintain aging of open accounts receivable items which helps finding out
invoice dates
• As complaints are processed in system, system will allow generating credit memos
and handle returns with reference to these complaints. System will provide ease of
creation credit / debit memos with reference to already created invoices. System also
supports creation of Pro-forma invoices.
• The system combines documents with the same customer number, proposal billing
type and sales organization, and attempts to include them all in the same billing
document. If the preconditions are met, then a single invoice is created for the
deliveries and/or orders. The invoice list lets you create, at specified time intervals or
on specific dates, a list of billing documents (invoices, credit and debit memos) to
send to a particular payer. The billing documents in the invoice list can be single or
• System automatically posts revenue to the profit center which is defaulted into the
sales documents from the material master data. System automatically generates a
profit center documents and directly posts the revenue to the profit center.
Apart from available data from the Sales and Distribution application few certain external
generation.
Following scripts / printing forms were identified by SCIL for their Textile division:
S.No. Description
1 Finish Product Loading Slip
2 Agency Invoice
3 Invoice