MOST IMPORTANT DETERMINATIONS IN SAP SD

SAP Basic Concepts, SAP Determinations, SAP SD

1. Item category determination for Sales document =

> Document type + Item category Group + Usage + High level Item Category

TCODE : VOV4
2. Schedule line category determination =>
Item category of the corresponding item + MRP type of the Material

ITEM CATEGORY COMES FROM THE SALES ORDER LINE ITEM I.E TAN
3. Delivery document determination =>
Delivery document default type attached to Sales document type in VOV8
4. Item category determination for Delivery document=>

a. Copy form Sales document

b. Delivery Document type + Item category Group + Usage + High level Item
Category

5. Shipping Point Determination =

> Delivery Plant + Shipping condition (Customer Master - Sold-to Party) + Loading
group (Material Master)

If plant is not maintained in customer master them system checks the plant in sales
order creation.
OVL2
6. Route determination =>

Departure zone of the shipping point (Customizing) + Shipping

condition (SP) + Transport group (MM) + Transportation zone of the Ship to
party
(General Data)

7. Billing document determination =>

Billing document default type attached to Sales document type in VOV8

8. Account determination (Revenue GL Determination=>

Chart of Accounts + Sales Org + Customer Account gr (Customer Master - Payer) +

Material Account grp (Material Master) + Account key
Chat of Account comes from company code : OBY6
Sales Organization comes from sales order :

Customer account group comes from customer master.

Material account assignment group comes from material master.
Account key comes from the Pricing Procedure.
9. Business area determination =>
Plant/Valuation Area OR Sales area OR Item division + Plant

10. Pricing procedure determination=

Sales Area + Document Pricing Procedure indicator from Sale/Billing Document type +
Customer Pricing Procedure indicator from Customer Master (Sold-to Party)
Tcode to determine Pricing Procedure

OVKK

Document Pricing Procedure :VOV8(Sales Document Type)

Customer Pricing Procedure comes from the customer Master
11. Tax determination => Destination Country of Ship-to Party + Departure Country
of Shipping Point + Tax Classification for Customer from Customer Master + Tax
Classification for Material Master

Country/PlntRegion/Region/TaxCl1Cust/[Link]/Ctrl code
Tcode : OX10
Tax Class.1 Customer
Tax Class. Material
Control Code Comes from the Material Master.
[Link] line category determination

Key combination:-

Itemcategory+MRP type-->Schedule line category

13. Storage location determination

Shipping point

+ Delivery plant

+ storage condition

In SAP storage location entity is a physical location where stock of materials is stored in a plant.
System determines storage location based on different determination rules.
In SAP standard Storage location determination take place at the time of delivery creation.

Below Customization are required for SLOC determination:

1. SLOC determination must be activated for the relevant delivery item category in transaction
code 0VLP. Make sure that ‘Determine SLOC’ is checked.

Delivery Type : OVLK

A determination rule must be assigned to the delivery type:

SPRO Path: SPRO ->Logistic Execution-> Shipping->Picking-> Determine picking location- >Define
rules for Picking location determination.

There are 3 rules for determining the storage location in SAP standard

A. MALA B. RETA C. MARE

. In case rule MALA is assigned to delivery type, the system determines storage location using
below formula:

Shipping point + delivery plant + Storage condition => SLOC

Shipping point and plant are directly copied from the predecessor document while the storage
condition is maintained can be maintained in the material master in the plant data/storage 1 tab.

B. In case rule RETA is assigned to delivery type, the system determines storage location using
below formula:

Delivering plant +Situation + Storage condition => SLOC

C. In case of rule MARE is assigned to delivery type, the system determines storage location using
below formula.

First system chooses rule MARA, if using MARA storage location is not determined, then it
switches to rule RETA.

Tcode to determine Storage Location at Delivery Creation screen or Automatic Storage Location
determination in delivery order.

Tcode : OVL3

Shipping Plant comes from Sales order.

Plant comes from Sales order

Shipping Condition comes from Material Master.
Picking determination
On bases of MALA rule

Delivery Plant

+ Loading Group

+ Storage condition(MM)

(storage rule also assignment to Delivery type)

Packing determination

Package usage

POD

This object use for confirmation of delivery, based on which billing document can create

Billing document determination

Sales document type is maintained as default type

For Billing plan, Billing Type maintain under Billing Plan Type of Maintain Date Category for Billing
Plan Type

Account determination

Chart of Accounts

+ Sales Org

+ Customer Account grp (Customer Master - Payer)

+ Material Account grp (Material Master)

+ Account key

Business area determination

Plant/Valutaion Area

OR

Sales area

OR

Item division + Plant

Company code determination

Sales organization uniquely attached to Company code

Partner determination

At -Account group level, sales document header level, item level, sales document delivery level,
Shipment level, Billing document level and item level

Delivery Plant determination

The system will determine Plant details at following in given sequence

Customer - Material info record

From customer master Ship-to Party

From Material Master

Output determination

Output determination at Sales document level, Delivery level, Billing level

Price determination

Pricing procedure

Sales Area

+ Document Pricing Procedure indicator from Sale/Billing Document type

+ Pricing Pricing Procedure indicator from Customer Master (Sold-to Party)

Text determination

1)Customer Material Information Record

2) Customer Master (General text, Accounting text, Sales text)

3) Material master text (Sales text or PO text)

Warehouse determination

Ware house number

+ Plant

+ Storage location
Lean Warehouse determination

Lean ware house activate,

Plant

+ Storage Location

+ Ware house number

Tax determination

Destination Country of Ship-to Party

+ Departure Country of Shipping Point

+ Tax Classification for Customer from Customer Master

+ Tax Classification for Material Master

Routing determination

Shipping point

+ Delivery plant

+ Loading condition

+ Shipping condition

Material determination

Create condition record

Maintain Customer Material record

Product substitute

Create condition record

Product Exclusion

Create condition record(Not to sale any particular product)

Product listing

Create condition record (Sale of one particular product)

Credit check

Credit check at Sales document level OR at Delivery OR at Good issue Risk group at Sales document
level and Risk category from Customer Master, Item category credit check should be activate

Incomplete log

Incomplete log assign to Status group, which is assign to Sales document, Item category or
Schedule line level

Rebate condition setup

customer master billing info checked, Sales organization activate, Billing document activate