What is SD module in SAP?

SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) is one of the core and most used component in SAP ERP software,
this module performs the activities related to sales flow of a product in a particular company, it is
highly linked to FI (Finance), MM (Material Management) and other SAP modules.
Major activities in SD module are:

 Pre - sales activities.

 Processing of Sales Orders.
 Shipment and Delivery of products.
 Billing and Finance.

Major components involved in SD module are:

 Master data.
 Sales.
 Shipment.
 Transportation.
 Localization.
 Foreign Trade.
 Billing.
 Sales Support.

Below is the standard sales and distribution (SD) document flow in SAP .

INQUIRY -> QUOTATION -> SALES ORDER -> DELIVERY -> SHIPPING -> BILLING ->
INVOICE

INQUIRY
VA11 is the T-Code for inquiry and related tables are VBAK, VBAP. Once inquiry is done customer
requests quotation.

QUOTATION
T-code for quotation in VA21, tables are VBAK, VBAP.After quotation flow goes for purchase order.

SALES ORDER
Sales order t-code is VA01, related tables are VBAK, VBAP. Once sales order is created, delivery
will be done.

DELIVERY
T-Code for delivery order is VL01N, tables are LIKP, LIPS. Next the goods should be delivered
through shipping

SHIPPING
Shipping t-code is VT01, related tables are VTTK, VTTP.Once goods are shipped, go for billing.
BILLING
Billing t-code is VF01, tables are VBRK,VBRP. Every bill has invoice...next provide invoice.

INVOICE
Invoice t-code is VF21, related tables are VBRK, VBRP.Invoice end of sales flow.

SD Business Process

1. Business Partner place an order to sales department for finished products.

2. With reference of order, sales department creates Sales Order
3. With reference of sales order, sales department can do ATP check (Availability To
Promise) on finished products to know available or not.
4. If ATP check OK, then from WM goods can be issue to the customer. In Goods
issued Picking, Packing and Delivery can be maintained.
5. After Goods issue completed, sales department can give bill/invoice to the customer
for payment.
6. With reference of invoice in FI Department account document can be created. With
the reference of Account document, FI Department can collect payment from
customer.
Abaper’s work will be to create or make a changes in Sales order Application,
Picking, Packing and Delivery Applications, Bill/Invoice applications, Account
document Applications etc..
Below are the some of the important tables related to SAP Sales and Distribution

Sales Document
Table/Structur
Description
e

VBAK Sales Document: Header Data

VBAP Sales Document: Item Data

VBKD Sales Document: Business Data/Sales district data

VBPA Partners

VAKPA Partner index

VBFA Document Flow

Sales Document: Schedule Line / Data related to line items, delivery

VBEP
lines

VBAKUK Sales Document: Header and Status Data

VBUP Sales Document: Item Status

VBUK Header Status and Administrative Data

VBBE Sales Requirements: Individual Records

VBBS Summarized requirements

VBUV Incompletion log

VBLB Forecast delivery schedules

VMVA Matchcodes

VEDA Contract Data

VBKA Sales activity

Logical Database
AK
Sales documents
V

Delivery Documemt
Table/Structure Description
 Delivery Document: Header
LIKP
data

LIPS Delivery Document: Item data

Shipping
Table/Structur
Description
e

VTTK Shipment header

VTTP Shipment item

VTTS Stage in transport

VTSP Stage in transport per shipment item

VTPA Shipment partners

VEKP Handling Unit - Header Table

VEPO Packing: Handling Unit Item - Contents

Billing Document
Table/Structur
Description
e

VBRK Billing: Header data

VBRP Billing: Item data

Customer Master
Table/Structur
Description
e

KNA1 Customer Master: General Data

KNB1 Customer Master: Company Code Data

KNB4 Customer Payment History

KNB5 Customer Master: Dunning data

KNBK Customer Master: Bank Details

KNBW Customer Master: Wwithholding tax types

KNKA Customer Master: Credit Mgmt.

KNKK Customer Master: Credit Control Area Data - credit limits

KNVA Customer Master: Loading/Unloading Points

KNVD Customer Master: Record sales request form/documents

KNVH Customer Hierarchies

KNVI Customer Master: Tax Indicator

KNVK Customer Master: Contact Partner

KNVL Customer Master: Licenses

KNVP Customer Master: Partner Functions

KNVS Customer Master: Shipping Data

KNVT Customer Master: Record Texts for Sales

KNVV Customer Master: Sales Data

KLPA Customer/Vendor Link

Transaction codes related to Sales and Distribution module in SAP.

Sales Order Processing

Content T-code

Creating Sales Order VA01

Maintaining a Sales Order VA02

Displaying a Sales Order VA03

Releasing an Order or Delivery from Credit Hold: Non-Flooring VKM1

Display List of RMAs by Customer VA05 / VA05N

Confirm RMA Goods Receipt VL02

Generate list of open return orders for deletion VA05 / VA05N

Display Customer returns eligibility MCSI

Content T-code

Removing a Billing Block (Approving Credit/Debit Requests) V.23

Pricing Master Data

Content T-code

Create Pricing VK11

Creating a Sales Deal VB21

Maintaining a Sales Deal VB22

Displaying a Sales Deal VB23

Maintaining Prices Naster VK12

Displaying Prices Master VK13

Material Master Data

Content T-code

Creating Material Substitution Master Data VB11

Maintaining/Deleting Material Substitution Master Data VB12

Displaying Material Substitution Master Data VB13

Creating a Bundled Master MM01

Creating a Sales BOM CS01

Maintaining a Sales BOM CS02

Displaying a Sales BOM CS03

Customer Master Data

Content T-code
Content T-code

Maintaining Customer Master Data XD02

Displaying Customer Master Data XD03

Deactivating a Partner VD06

Customer Credit Info

Content T-code

Creating/Maintaining New Customer Credit Information FD32

Displaying Customer Credit Information FD33

Blocking or Unblocking a Customer VD05

Shipping

Content T-code

Creating a Delivery VL01N

Displaying a Delivery VL03N

Deleting a Delivery VL02

Shipment Inquiry / Display VT03N

Adjusting Transfer Order - Confirmation Quantity LT12

Collectively Confirm Transfer Order LT25

Batch Shipment Confirmation VL19

Reprinting an Delivery or viewing print preview VL71

Creating Service Provider/Carrier Master Data XK01

Maintaining Serive Provider/Carrier Master Data XK02

Content T-code

Displaying Service Provider/Carrier Master Data XK03

Maintaining Product Master/Serial # Profile/Unit of Measure/Shipping Unit MM02

IDoc Inquiry WE02 / WE05

Billing

Content T-code

Invoicing a Customer Shipment VF01

Reprinting an Invoice VF31

Releasing a Sales Order for Billing V.23

Creating an Invoice by Using the Billing Due List VF04

Checking Open Billing Documents VF05

Create Credit/Debit Memo FB01

A/R - Accounts Receivable Procedures

Content T-code

Controlling Total Debit/Credit bkgs F.03

Generate FI Account balance F.08

Generate Month-to-date Inv. register F.02

Process payments FBZ1

Rqst Individual Customer Corresp. FB12

Generate Customer Correspondence F.61

Enter Batch totals under Control ttl FB07

Content T-code

Display G/L Acct. totals FBL3N

Reverse Posted Amounts FB08

Customer Refunds FBL6N

Customer Refund to other than Payer FB05

Clearing Debit/Credit on Cust. acct. FB1D

Customer Balance in Local Currency F.23

G/L Account Balance Report F.08

Create Invoice - legal entity adjust FB01

Generate Cust. Acct. statements F.27

Generate Dunning Letters F150

Generate Billing Due List VF04

Generate Blocked Billing Doc list VFX3

Inq. via Credit Release Screen VKM1

List orders by partner VA05 / VA05N

Past Due invoices by customer FD11

Check number info by G/L account FBL3N

Display customer Line items FBL5N

Treasury - Cash Application

Content T-code

Post Customer payments FF68

Content T-code

Verify if A/R is updated FB03