Learning SAP SD: Order-to-Cash explained clearly (with exam tips)
From sales order to billing: understand the SAP SD process, key transactions and typical exam traps.
What SAP SD covers
SAP SD (Sales & Distribution) maps a company's entire sales process — order-to-cash — from customer inquiry to incoming payment. In S/4HANA it is tightly linked to MM (stock) and FI (receivables, revenue).
Order-to-cash in 6 steps
Inquiry (VA11) and quotation (VA21) → sales order (VA01) with availability check and pricing → outbound delivery (VL01N) → goods issue (posts cost of goods sold in FI) → billing (VF01, posts revenue and receivable) → incoming payment (F-28). The document flow shows the whole chain.
Pricing and exam traps
Pricing uses the condition technique: pricing procedure, condition types, access sequences and condition tables. A common exam trap is which steps trigger an FI posting — goods issue and billing, not the sales order.
Run the process in the system at least twice and follow every document in the document flow. With 1:1 SAP SD tutoring, a few hours are often enough for it to click.
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