Sales Order Number Blank In MD04

I have a sales order which is complete in all respects. The sales order appears in MD04 with correct date and quantity. However MD04 does not show the sales order number. (number is blank)

Delivery can be created from this sales order. This delivery is seen in MD04 with correct date and quantity, but the delivery number is not shown in MD04. Delivery is successfully PGI'ed subsequently.

Why the numbers that are saved in SD not shown in MD04?

Solution:

Check in Material Master - MRP3 View.

Availability Check might be maintained as "01" - Daily requirement. 

If is, then the sales order number will not appear in MD04 list. 

SO number will appear for 02- Individual requirement.

Fyi:

Once sales order is created - it will be appear in MD04, once delivery is created wrt: SO ( w/o PGI), then delivery number will appear, SO number will not appear. Once PGI is done against to this delivery document. Then the line item from MD04 will be deleted.

To recovery / delete the inconsistent entries, you can run the prog: SDRQCR21

It makes sense as well that for 01, the orders on the same day are summarized.

Your understanding is perfectly right. 

This is the reason, why you can't see the SO number in MD04 for Materials which has AC:01.

In MD04- line appears as summarized requirement for the whole day, it could consist all the SO numbers on that day. So you can’t see the SO number in this case.

To check the Availability Check rules for existing sales order (VBBE), do the following:

1. Go to the sales order.

2. Select particular line item.

3. Click on Display availability button at the bottom

4. You shall get the availability screen. 

5. ON the top , click on SCOPE OF CHECK

6. You shall see that on top left section, there are two fields

A) Availability Check ( eg 01, 02 etc)

B) Checking rule ( A , B etc )

Your focus should be on Availability Check. If it is 02, it indicates Individual Requirement. 

If your availability check option is 01, it means table VBBS shall be updated with Daily ( total records / requirements )

If your availability check option is 02, then ideally table VBBE should have been updated for that sales order

PS: 

For existing sales order that were already created, it will still shows blank as the system only copied the MRP Settings once.

New sales order or new item line in the same sales order with the materials will work after MM - MRP View 3 - Availability Check had been changed to "02".

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