When an outbound delivery is created for a sales order, from which object does the system determine the default delivery type to be used?

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Options

• ASales order type
• BShipping point
• CShipping conditions
• DSales order item category

• A
  78% (32)
• B
  7% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  12% (5)

Explanation

When SAP creates an outbound delivery for a sales order, it reads the sales order type (e.g., OR for standard orders, RO for returns) to determine the default delivery type (e.g., LF, LR). This mapping is configured in customizing under "Define Order Types" - the delivery type is a direct attribute of the sales order type, making A correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Shipping point): The shipping point controls scheduling, output, and warehouse assignment, but does not determine the delivery type.
• C (Shipping conditions): Shipping conditions influence route and shipping point determination, not delivery type selection.
• D (Sales order item category): Item categories affect delivery item categories (e.g., TAN → DLN), not the header-level delivery type.

Memory tip: Think "type begets type" - the sales order type (a header-level object) maps directly to the delivery type (also a header-level object). Header-to-header, type-to-type.

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