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SD examples

Quick answer

The example makes SD-MM-FI integration concrete: how an order becomes a delivery (inventory out) and an invoice (revenue in).

Key takeaways

  • Create a sales order (VA01) with pricing and availability checks, create the delivery (VL01N) and post goods issue, reducing MM…
  • VA01 / VA02 / VA03: create/change/display sales order.
  • VL01N: create outbound delivery (pick, goods issue).
  • Watch out: Goods issue not posted, sale incomplete.

The order-to-cash transactions

  • VA01 / VA02 / VA03: create/change/display sales order.
  • VL01N: create outbound delivery (pick, goods issue).
  • VF01: create billing document (invoice).
  • VA05 / VF05: order / billing lists.

A worked example

Create a sales order (VA01) with pricing and availability checks, create the delivery (VL01N) and post goods issue, reducing MM stock and posting cost of goods sold, then bill it (VF01), posting revenue and the customer receivable in FI. Watch each document and its FI postings.

What it teaches

The example makes SD–MM–FI integration concrete: how an order becomes a delivery (inventory out) and an invoice (revenue in). Reproducing it shows why pricing, availability and account determination all matter.

Common pitfalls

  • Goods issue not posted, sale incomplete.
  • Pricing/account-determination errors at billing.
  • Ignoring availability/credit checks.

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Check your understanding

  1. Which statement is true of SD examples?

    • A. Watch each document and its FI postings.
    • B. WE19 is the SAP transaction code for IDoc Test Tool (Integration).
    • C. The company code is the central organizational unit of financial accounting in SAP, it represents an…
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    A. Watch each document and its FI postings.

    Covered in the “A worked example” section of this lesson.

  2. Which of these also applies to SD examples?

    • A. Reproducing it shows why pricing, availability and account determination all matter.
    • B. Broken copy control, data not flowing order→delivery→billing.
    • C. Wrong tool for the integration style.
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    A. Reproducing it shows why pricing, availability and account determination all matter.

    Covered in the “What it teaches” section of this lesson.

  3. Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers SD examples?

    • A. SAP examples
    • B. SAP MCQs
    • C. SAP integration
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    A. SAP examples

    This lesson sits in the SAP examples section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term SD examples refer to in SAP?

These SD examples follow order-to-cash, sales order, delivery, billing, showing sales and distribution as an integrated flow that ends in revenue.

What is the practical takeaway on SD examples?

The example makes SD-MM-FI integration concrete: how an order becomes a delivery (inventory out) and an invoice (revenue in).

What is worth remembering about SD examples in practice?

Create a sales order (VA01) with pricing and availability checks, create the delivery (VL01N) and post goods issue, reducing MM stock and posting cost of goods sold, then bill it (VF01), posting revenue and the customer receivable in FI.

What tends to go wrong with SD examples?

Goods issue not posted, sale incomplete. Pricing/account-determination errors at billing. Ignoring availability/credit checks.
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