Document types and item categories

- [Instructor] Document types and item categories … in the Sales and Distribution module … serve many requirements of businesses … across the sales cycle. … Let's take a look at how they work. … Document types serve varying purposes in the SD process. … SAP comes standard with predetermined document types. … Custom document types can also be added … to fit unique needs of a business. … The standard document types are broken down by use. … Let's look at some of the most commonly used. … Presales documents facilitate … sales inquiries and quotations. … Next order document types are created … for standard sales orders. … Cash sales, where an order is made and delivered … to the customer all at once and consignment orders. … Next, under outline agreements, there are different … document types for scheduling agreements and for contracts. … Finally, there are many issues processing document types. … These types are for scenarios like … sales order returns, creating debit and credit memos, …