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Free Goods in Sales and Distribution Processing - Basic Functions and Master Data in SD Processing (SD-BF) - SAP Library
Free Goods in Sales and Distribution Processing - Basic Functions and Master Data in SD Processing (SD-BF) - SAP Library
FreeGoodsinSalesandDistributionProcessingBasicFunctionsandMasterDatainSDProcessing(SDBF)SAPLibrary
FreeGoodsinSalesandDistribution
Processing
Use
Ifyougrantfreegoodstoacustomer,youcanimplementautomaticfreegoodsdetermination.Thesystem
automaticallycreateafreegoodsiteminthesalesorder.Theitemisfreeofcharge.Forinclusivefreegoods,the
mainitemisautomaticallyreducedbythefreegoodsquantity.Forexclusivefreegoods,thequantityofthemain
itemremainsthesame.
Example
Yougrant2piecesofamaterialasfreegoodswhenthecustomerorders100pieces.Forinclusivefreegoods,
thetwopiecesaredeductedfromthequantityofthesalesmaterialandcreatedasaseparatefreeofcharge
item.Forexclusivefreegoods,thecustomerreceivestwoadditionalpiecesasanadditionalfreeofcharge
item(seefigurebelow).
Prerequisites
Customizing
FreegoodsdeterminationrequiresCustomizingsettingsinSDbasicfunctions.
Masterdata
Freegoodsdeterminationrequiresthatthefreegoodsbemaintainedinthemasterdata.
Features
Freegoodsdeterminationinthecustomerorder
Thefreegoodsrecordshaveavalidityperiod.Theyareaccessedusingthepricingdate.
Thefreegoodsitemisdeterminedautomaticallybythesystem,accordingtothedatainthefreegoodsrecord.In
thestandardsystem,itemcategoryTANNissetforfreegoodsitems.
Note
YoucanalsoenterfreegoodsmanuallybyenteringitemcategoryTANNastheitemcategoryindoubleline
entry.Inthiscase,however,thesystemwillnotaccessthemasterdataandthecontrolparameterscontained
therein.
Thesysteminformsyouifanorderdoesnotreachtheminimumquantityspecifiedforfreegoods.InCustomizing
youhavetheoptionofsuppressingthismessageorsettingitasanerror(InCustomizingchoose: Salesand
distributionSalesSalesdocumentsDefinevariablemessages ThiscaseconcernsmessageV4160).
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Note
Youcanviewafreegoodsanalysiscarriedoutbythesystem.Intheorderchoose: Environment
Analysis Freegoods Inbound. Thesystemdisplaysthekeyitusestoaccessthefreegoods
masterdata.Italsoinformsyouiffreegoodsisnotpossible(e.g.forproductselection).
Youcanchangethefreegoodsquantity.Thesystemissuesanerrormessageifthefreegoodsquantityexceeds
thequantityofthematerialordered.
Otherthanthequantity,nootherdataisavailableforentryinthefreegoodsitem.
Caution
Subsequentchangestoquantitiesordatescanbemadetothemainitem.Thismeansthatfreegoods
determinationiscarriedoutagain.Thismeansthatmanualchangestothefreegoodsquantityarelost.
Freegoodsinthedelivery
FreeGoodsintheDelivery
Freegoodsinthebillingdocument
Thefreegoodsitemsaredisplayedasitemsfreeofcharge.
Integration
FreegoodsinControlling(COPA)
YouhavedifferentoptionsfortransferringcostsinControlling(COPA).Thisisbestexplainedusingthefollowing
threeexamples:
1.Example:
Freegoodsisgrantedtopromotethefreematerial.
Thefreegoodsmaterialistreatedindependentlyofthematerialordered.
Thecostvalueistakenasthecostofthefreegoodsmaterial.
BillingdocumentinSD
Material
Quantity
Price
Discount
Cost
Mainitem
Freegoods
10pieces
1pieces
100USD
40USD
5USD
IndividualitemsinCOPA
Material
Quantity
Salesrevenue
Salesdeduction
Costs
Mainitem
Freegoods
10pieces
1piece
100USD
40USD
5USD
Thisexamplecorrespondswiththestandardversion.
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Pricingisnotactivatedforthefreegoodsitemcategory(TANN).
1.Example:
Freegoodsisgrantedtopromotethefreematerial.
Thefreegoodsmaterialistreatedindependentlyofthematerialordered.
Thecostvalueandthesalesdeductionistakenasthecostofthefreegoodsmaterial.
BillingdocumentinSD
Material
Quantity
Price
Discount
Cost
Mainitem
Freegoods
10pieces
1piece
100USD
20USD
20USD
40USD
5USD
IndividualitemsinCOPA
Material
Quantity
Salesrevenue
Salesdeduction
Costs
Mainitem
Freegoods
10piece
1piece
100USD
20USD
20USD
40USD
5USD
Toimplementthisexample,youmustmakethefollowingsettingsinCustomizing(forfurtherinformation,seethe
IMGunder: SalesanddistributionBasicfunctionsFreegoods ):
Youactivatepricingforthefreegoodsitemcategory(TANN)usingspecialsettingB.
Youdefinedanewconditiontype,whichyousetinthecorrespondingpricingprocedureasa100%discount.
Youassignrequirement55(freegoods)tothisconditiontypewhichchecksforindicatorBinpricing.
1.Example:
Freegoodsisgrantedtopromotethematerialordered.
Thecostsofthefreegoodsareassignedtothematerialordered.
Neithercostsnorsalesdeductionsaretakenintoaccountforthefreegoods.
BillingdocumentinSD
Material
Quantity
Price
Discount
Cost
Mainitem
10pieces
100USD
45USD(40+5)
Freegoods
1piece
IndividualitemsinCOPA
Material
Quantity
Salesrevenue
Salesdeduction
Costs
Mainitem
10pieces
100USD
45USD
Freegoods
1pieces
YouneedtomakethefollowingsettingsinCustomizing:
DeactivatepricingforitemcategoryTANN.Thisisthestandardversionsetting.
Atmainitemlevelincopycontrolfordeliverytobillingdocument,youactivatetransferofthecostpricefromthe
subitemstothemainitem(seetheinformationintheIMGunder: SalesandDistribution Basic
functions Freegoods ).
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FreegoodsintheSalesInformationSystem
ThethreeexamplesgivenintheprevioussectionforCOPA,areequallyvalidfortheSalesInformationSystem.
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