Delivery Block against Advance Payment

Question

Dear Friends,
Please let me know the process through which we can block the delivery for the payment terms where there is any advance to be received.
Rgds
Anis

Answer 1

Hi Anis
If you create a new item category for the prepaid scenario, you can select what item category (and process) to use at order entry. It is also possible to code a
user exit so that only certain customers will get the prepaid process. This can be done also with item category groups (can be used to determine what default item category that should appear). This would mean that you either have different material numbers for the different processes or use different distribution channels in the sales order. DC 10 could be  the normal process and DC 20 the prepaid process. Then you need to create the sales  views in material master for DC 20 for all materials that should be possible to run in the  prepaid scenario, and enter the "prepaid item category group in the sales item category  group field in material master. 
Here is a proposal of customizing activities to achieve this: 
1. Create a new item category as a copy of the normal item category used for non-prepaid  sales. (Change the billing in the item category to order related billing with no billing plan) 
2. Create a new item category group "ZXXX" or something of your choice with the
   description "Prepaid" or something like that. 
3. In item category assignment, add or check entries so that you have the order type used,  and item category group defaulting the new item category. 
4. Check copy control from sales document to billing document for the new item category.
   Also delivery copy control could be good to check. 
5. Create a new distribution channel and assign it to the company structure (plant, sales org etc) 
6. Extend your material(s) with views for the new distribution channel and enter the "ZXXX"  item category group in the field for sales item category group
Thanks
G. Lakshmipathi