Thursday, November 7, 2024

Sales cycle in D365 FO | Data flow from SalesTable and SalesLine tables to customer invoicing and ledger posting

The data flow from SalesTable and SalesLine tables to customer invoicing and ledger posting in Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) involves several steps and multiple tables. Here's a comprehensive and accurate outline of the data flow, along with the names of the tables involved and the key processes:

1. Sales Order Creation

  • Tables Involved:
    • SalesTable: Stores header-level information of the sales order (e.g., order number, customer, dates).
    • SalesLine: Stores line-level details of the sales order (e.g., item numbers, quantity, price).
  • Process: Sales order entry.

2. Sales Order Confirmation

  • Tables Involved:
    • SalesTable (updated): Status is updated to "Confirmed."
    • SalesLine (updated): Status is updated to "Confirmed."
    • SalesParmTable: Stores parameter data for the sales order confirmation.
    • SalesParmLine: Stores line-level information for the confirmation.
  • Process: Sales order confirmation.

3. Packing Slip Posting

  • Tables Involved:
    • CustPackingSlipJour: Stores the header information for the packing slip (shipment).
    • CustPackingSlipTrans: Stores line-level details of the packing slip.
    • InventTrans: Tracks inventory transactions for the shipped items.
  • Process: Posting the packing slip (shipment) to indicate that goods have been shipped.

4. Invoice Posting

  • Tables Involved:
    • CustInvoiceJour: Stores the header information of the customer invoice.
    • CustInvoiceTrans: Stores line-level details of the customer invoice.
    • CustTrans: Tracks the customer transactions related to the invoice.
    • CustSettlement: Tracks settlement details of the invoice and payment.
    • CustPostInvoiceJour: Stores detailed posting information about the customer invoice.
    • CustTransOpen: Tracks open (outstanding) transactions, such as unpaid invoices.
    • LedgerJournalTrans: Records financial postings related to the invoice.
    • InventTrans (updated): Inventory is adjusted upon invoice posting.
  • Process: Customer invoicing.

5. Ledger Posting (Financial Integration)

  • Tables Involved:
    • LedgerJournalTable: Stores header information about the general ledger journals.
    • LedgerJournalTrans: Stores the actual journal entries related to the invoice (account postings for revenue, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.).
    • CustTrans (updated): Customer transaction is recorded in financials.
    • VendTrans (if related to intercompany transactions): Tracks vendor transactions.
  • Process: Ledger postings for financial accounting purposes.

6. Payment and Settlement

  • Tables Involved:
    • CustTrans (updated): Updated when the payment is received.
    • CustSettlement (updated): Settlement between the invoice and payment.
    • CustTransOpen (updated): Closed once the payment is fully settled.
    • LedgerJournalTrans: Records journal entries for the payment and settlement.
  • Process: Customer payment and invoice settlement.

Summary of Key Tables:

  • Sales Order:
    • SalesTable, SalesLine
  • Order Confirmation:
    • SalesParmTable, SalesParmLine
  • Packing Slip Posting:
    • CustPackingSlipJour, CustPackingSlipTrans
  • Invoice Posting:
    • CustInvoiceJour, CustInvoiceTrans, CustTrans, CustPostInvoiceJour
  • Ledger Posting:
    • LedgerJournalTable, LedgerJournalTrans
  • Payment and Settlement:
    • CustTrans, CustSettlement, CustTransOpen

This is the typical flow of data from the sales order to invoicing and payment settlement in D365 F&O.