Enter Sales Groups

Explanation

Use this activity to enter a logical group for the sales parts. Each sales part must be connected to a sales group. The sales groups are used for statistical purposes, such as queries and reports. They are also used when defining discounts on the customer agreement. It is possible to define if delivery confirmation should be used or not on part level.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• A sales group is defined.
• The sales group is available from the List of Values in other windows, e.g., Sales Part.
• The sales group is also available in Posting Controls as a Control Type (C79) for grouping financial data.
• Sales groups can be used to sort sales parts, and in standard queries for sales statistics.
• The sales group can be used in discount calculations.
• If the value of the Delivery Confirmation list selected is Delivery Confirmation Optional, delivery confirmation will be dependent on the setting on the customer order. If the value of the Delivery Confirmation list selected is Delivery Confirmation Required, parts will require delivery confirmation. If the value of the Delivery Confirmation list selected is Delivery Confirmation Not Allowed, parts should not be delivery confirmed. 

Window

Sales Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Sales Basic Data
Sales Basic Data/Sales Groups

Procedure

1. Open the Sales Basic Data window.
2. Click the Sales Groups tab, then select New.
3. Using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, enter the code for the sales group in the Sales Group field.
4. Enter the description of the sales group in the Description column.
5. The value of the Delivery Confirmation list is Delivery Confirmation Optional by default. Use this value or select another value from this list.
6. Save the record.