Bill of lading

[Former Member]

where we maintain billing of lading date?

when we create billing?

Regards

PDR

[former_member183879]

Hi,

Bill of lading is actually a transport document using which the goods are transferred to the customer. It is something similar to our waybill when we send goods to somebody. The customer should finally show the waybill to collect the freight. Bill of lading is one such document which tells the title of the goods, address of the receiver, quantity etc.

The BOL document number is entered in the delivery at the header level. The field is LIKP-BOLNR. Then an output will be created in SAP printing all the details which a BOL document is supposed to contain. When the carrier carries the goods, he can produce this document during checks by the Customs/Excise at various ports.

The follow up process of Bill of lading in invoice is already described.

[Lakshmipathi]

As you should be aware, Bill of Lading is used in export scenarios. So for your export billing type in VOFA, you should select the box "Posting Block" and save so that as and when you generate export billing documents, accounting document will not be generated and in the document flow, it would be "Blocked".

Once the user receives the Bill of Lading after a couple of days, they have to release it manually either via VF02 or automatically via VFX3. The date of releasing to FI is nothing but your bill of lading date. If users are not releasing the billing document then and there that is, as and when they receive the Bill of Lading but subsequently updating, then you should try with Function Module EXIT_SAPLV60B_001 in include ZXVVFU01.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi