missing SO

[Former Member]

I have this delivery number which has missing sales order.

I opened the doc flow and still the SO is not appearing.

In the practice of my client, there is sales order always before delivery order.

1. what causes this?

2. how can I find the connected sales order of that delivery order?

3. how can i prevent this from happening?

[PhaniKalvagunta · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This could be because of the deletion of delivery items after creating it.

Please check this link http://scn.sap.com/message/5911060 and go through Thiago Pierson's reply

Phani Prasad

[former_member182378 · Accepted solution]

Phani,

Former Member 's reply is excellent

Thanks for sharing it!

[Jelena]

If there was a record in VBFA then it most likely would've been displayed in the document flow.

LIPS-VGBEL/VGPOS fields usually have the preceding document/item. If these are blank then item must have been added directly in the delivery. Check the delivery change log for any changes/deletions.

[Former Member]

Jelena,

I was able to replicate the issue by creating a new delivery and then removing the existing line items and then I input a new material and then I saved it. After saving it, I was able to create a delivery order number without reference to sales order.

How can I prevent this from happening? I mean deleting all of the items and then manually inputting a new material on the delivery order?

[former_member182378]

Anwar,

Could you please investigate why the user is creating a delivery with reference to a sales order and then deleting all the line items? (and creating new line items in the delivery).

I think training can help in solving this issue.

E.g. if a delivery is to be created with line items different from a sales order then delivery type LO (or a copy thereof) could be used.

[mithu_mukhejee]

Hi,

it is just because in delivery line items has been deleted which linked to sales order,& then again it has been eneterd may be same item or different manualy.

[Former Member]

can I prevent that from happening?

[Shiva_Ram]

Apart from the above suggestions, make sure in t.code VTLA,at item level, the update document flow needs to be checked in order to see the previous document attached to delivery document.

Regards,

[former_member184701]

dear,

to check out a 'relationship' simply run VTLA and look whether your delivery type is linked to sales document type...

regards,

[former_member184701]

and second,

(if you're sure the sales order must exist)

run SE11 (SE16) for table VBFA, put your delivery number as VBELN field and try to find out VBELV which would be your sales order number (set up VBTYP_N = 'J')

regards,

[former_member184065]

Hello ,

First make sure this Process as starts from Delivery without reference sales order or not in outbound delivery document.

Thanks,

Naren