Back dated and future dated sales orders

[Former Member]

Hi,

when we are looking for backdated and future-dated sales orders , we got the sales order document which was created on 21.04.2013 and it is valid from 27.04.2013 to 30.04.2013.

the question is there will be scenario such that valid from date is much for away from creation date.

Is there any business logic behind this scenario.Explain?

Thanks

vishnu

[phanikumar_v3]

Dear ,

Yes-you can propose the valid from date for a sales order based on business requirement.

A customer asked you to supply a material in next month and that material price & MRP changes from month on month--then you can propose valid from date which is controlled at Header (VOV8) level.

(Propose valid from date in Requested delivery date/Pricing date/PO date sub tab)

The intersting thing is--WHERE YOU SAW VALID TO DATE IN SALES ORDER(Except contracts/Quotation)

Phanikumar

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply.

yes the answer gave sounds good.

But it is schedule agreement where it is showing the following dates and if you observe pricing date is also same as creation date.

[Former Member]

Vishnu,

Pricing date is only used to determine which price should be used for the order. Sales Docs can generally have just about any pricing date.  There does not have to be any relationship between creation date and pricing date.

Pricing date may in some cases be determined in part by creation date, but in some sales docs it can be changed by the user to reflect business requirements.

In your example, the creator of the order may have decided that he wanted to use the pricing that was in effect on April 21, even though the order might have been scheduled to be executed between April 27 and April 30.  This is perfectly legitimate from a business perspective.

Best Regards,

DB49

[Former Member]

hi ,

Thanks for your inputs.

please refer my original post i am taking about the creation dates along with valid from and valid to dates.

when we are looking for backdated and future-dated sales orders , we got the sales order document which was created on 21.04.2013 and it is valid from 27.04.2013 to 30.04.2013.

the question is there will be scenario such that valid from date is much for away from creation date.

Is there any business logic behind this scenario.Explain?

Thanks

Vishnu

[Former Member]

Vishnu,

It is really the same logic as I described in pricing, which is to say there does not have to be any relationship between creation dates and validity dates.  I am really struggling to understand your interest in this matter.

Let me reverse the question.  A scheduling agreement represents a contract between your company and one of your company's customers.  What do you think is the business scenario that REQUIRES that the creation date of the contract have some special relationship with validity dates in a scheduling agreement?  Why are you even questioning this very mundane combination of dates?

Consider this scenario.  A customer calls you and tells you that he wants to establish a Sales Scheduling Agreement with your company.  He gives you the pertinent info about the proposed contract, including the dates that represent his proposal for the validity period   Those dates happen to be in the future. Your company decides to accept the customer's proposal. Why would you even consider waiting until the beginning of the validity period before you enter the SA into the system?

Best Regards,

DB49

[phanikumar_v3]

Dear Vishnu,

Yes, as per Mr DB49 comments--a contract may be created today and validity can start from next month--it can be possible in business.

Pl clarify us where you are actually stucked--if possible with your own example.

Phanikumar

[krishna_mohan34]

This is possible in one scenario where.

Company is introducing a scheme where the orders created from so and so date will be granted additional 10% discount.

Ex today is 2 jan 2013

New scheme  valid from 10.01.2013 to 31.01.2013

Additional 10% discounts whose sales orders have validity from 10.01.2013 to 31.01.2013.

[srinu_s1]

vishnu g

Is there any business logic behind this scenario.Explain?

To get the answer for the above question better to contact the business( who has actually created).

As already said by other members the validity dates could be different from the document creation date.

thanks,

Srinu.

[Lakshmipathi]

we got the sales order document which was created on 21.04.2013 and it is valid from 27.04.2013 to 30.04.2013.

Can you please reconfirm your above statement is correct as I never heard a sale order with some validity dates ?

G. Lakshmipathi