Link between Configuration number of child material and sales order

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I need to find out the sales order for configuration number from VBAP (VBAP-CUOBJ).

For the header material, the configuration number is linked to sales order, but for child materials how can we link configuration numbers to sales order ?

Thanks in advance as it's a critical requirement.

[Ritz]

Hi,

Your issue is not clear , please add some more details in the post.

If sales order is already for header why do you assume there will be a another sales order for component?

If component is ordered separately it will have separate sales order and you can find the number using same logic you are using for header.

Thanks

Ritesh

[Former Member]

Hi Ritesh,

Actually we need to create a job that will execute in background and which will check is there any change in the configuration. So if we change the configuration for header, we can fetch the particular sales order using that configuration number. But if we change the item's configuration then how can we link that configuration number to the sales order . Or in simple how can we link the child material to sales order ?

[Ritz]

Hi,

if you are in pure MTO ( make to order) , your child component will also belong to same sales order sales order.

As you are mentioning configuration change for child , please tell me if you don't know sales order how a change in configuration could be done? My understanding is you are only changing order for header and changing the configuration values which leads to child component selection or even if child is also configurable material in the same sales order it will be added as low level component.

I suggest please take any existing sales order and check if your client is using high-level low level relationship in sales order.

You can also use MD04 and key in child component number to see sales plan or production order belonging to customer order segment.

Please check and reply. Also mark the thread helpful if it help's you.

Thanks

Ritesh

[anand_sagarsethi]

Midhun,

You want to see change happened in configuration, and that configuration is the change in the configuration of material, which comes at the item level of Sales table rather than header level of sales table.

Hence the configuration of material is stored in VBAP, you have to link VBAP with VBAK inorder to get what changes has happened, if your driving component in your background program is VBAK.

VBAP-CUOBJ is one that stores the link of configuration of material.

Thanks

Anand