Sales Document Type

Sales document can have many different document type.  Each document type have its own usage..

Some commonly used document type are:-

• OR - Standard Order
• RE -  Returns
• FD - Delivery Free of Charge

Different Sales Document type have different control parameters.

For e.g. Document type ZOWN :-

General control :- 
Check Division - 
Blank -> no checks 
       1 -> Dialog to inform user that the division is different from material master 
       2 -> Error when division is different from material master

Shipping 
Immediate Delivery 
Blank -> Create delivery separately 
       1 -> Create delivery immediately when sales order is save 
       2 -> Create delivery if quantity can be confirmed to day

Maintain Sales Document Type

• Transaction VOV8 - Double click on the document type to check the configuration.

Some configurations you can specify:-

• Check credit limit
• Define the default Delivery type
• Define the default Billing type
• Block the Document Type from being used etc.