What is release strtegy for sales order

Question

hi gurus
what is release strategy for sales order
can any one throw some light
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kishore

Answer 1

Dear Rama,
There is nothing like release strategy for sales order. There is a release strategy for purchase order. A bit of search on sdn forum in MM section will help you a lot on this area.
For your reference, The release code is a two-character ID allowing a person to release (clear, or approve) a requisition or an external purchasing document. The release codes is basically controlled via a system of authorizations (authorization object M_EINK_FRG).
Use SE12, structure CEKKO to check all the fields available for controlling the Purchase Order.
e.g. If the total value for the Purchase Order exceeds 10,000, release strategy 01 is assigned to the Purchase Order.  There is only one characteristic created in this example.  For controlling the Purchase Order type, create characteristic for CEKKO-BSTYP and the value NB.
CT04 - Create Characteristic   e.g.  NETVALUE
Click Additional data Table name CEKKO      Field name  GNETW    and press enter
(for currency dependent field, you are prompt to enter the currency which the system then converts the currency of the Purchasing document into this currency)
In the Basic data (X refers to tick),
X    Mutliple values
X    Interval values
In the Value data, in the Char. value column, type >10000 and press enter
Save your data
CL02 - Class
Class - Create REL_PUR
Class type - 032
Click Create
Description - Release Procedure for Purchase Order
In the Same Classification section, click Check with error
In the Char. (characteristic) tab, type NETVALUE to assign your characteristics to the class
OMGS - Define Release Procedure for Purchase Order Type
Release Group - New entries
Rel.group   Rel. Object   Class                 Description
  02                                 REL_PUR        Rel. Strategy for PO
Release codes - New entries
Grp         Code
02           01
Release indicators
Release indicators           Release        Description
      0                                                        Blocked
      1                                     X                Release
Release Strategy
Release group   02
Rel.strategy    01
Release codes   01
Release status   0
                        1
Classification   Choose your check values
OMGSCK - Check Release Strategies
(make sure there are no error messages)
Once the Purchase Order is not release, buyers will not be able to print the Purchase Order.
Goods Receipts will be shown with Message no. ME 390 - Purchasing document XXXXXXX not yet released.
In 4.6c, Purchase Order with Release Strategy have a tabs at the end of the Header.  This allowed the buyers to check the release status of the Purchase Order.
The person with the release authorization have to use ME28 to release the Purchase Order.
Hope this helps you.
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Rakesh
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