In this step, you define strategy types for batch determination in Sales and Distribution:

Example

You wish to use different batch search strategies for different combinations of sales areas and sales document types. For this purpose, you create the following strategy types:

• a strategy type with a selection class that uses the shelf life expiration date as search criterion during batch determination
• a strategy type with a selection class that uses the goods receipt date as search criterion during batch determination
• a strategy type without a selection class; this enables you to define the selection class when you create the strategy record

Requirements

To be able to define strategy types, you must have defined the necessary access sequences.

Standard settings

Strategy types SD01, SD02, and SD03 are defined in the standard SAP R/3 System.

Recommendation

You should not change the strategy types contained in the standard.

Activities

To define a strategy type, select New entries and enter the corresponding values in the detail screen.

Further notes

You can define selection classes and sort rules either in this IMG activity using function Maintain or in activities Define selection classes and Define sort rules.

Note on transport

If you intend to transport Customizing settings to another system, you should create and assign selection classes and sort rules to the strategy types only in the target system as they cannot be transported.