The intercompany feature in Microsoft Dynamics AX handles direct delivery from the intercompany sales order to the customer (the original sales order), unlike Microsoft Axapta 3.0. The packing slip and invoice updates from the intercompany sales order, through the intercompany purchase order, to the original sales order.

The direct delivery parameter determines whether delivery is directly to the customer as well as synchronizing the term and mode of delivery. You enable and disable direct delivery on an original sales order. When you create a sales order, the direct delivery parameter is copied from the form to the .

The direct delivery parameter influences only intercompany purchase orders and not purchase orders for external vendors.

If the field (on the and form) is not selected, the delivery address on the intercompany purchase order is set to the standard address, and the terms of delivery and mode of delivery are not synchronized from the original sales order to the intercompany purchase order.

If the field on the and original sales order form is selected, then the delivery address on the intercompany purchase order is set to the delivery address from the original sales order, and the terms of delivery and mode of delivery are synchronized from the original sales order to the intercompany purchase order. This process occurs independently of intercompany actions.

Also, when the direct delivery parameter is selected and the packing slip update is performed on the intercompany purchase order, a successive packing slip update of the original sales order is initiated. This is also applied independent of intercompany. The over and under delivery percents are copied from the original sales order lines to the intercompany purchase order lines and the intercompany sales order lines.

You should be aware that Original sales order lines of type cannot be invoice-posted from the original sales order when the endpoint parameter for original sales order (direct delivery) is enabled. Such original sales order lines can only be invoice-posted automatically when the Intercompany sales order lines are invoice-posted. You cannot manually select original sales order lines (direct delivery) for invoice posting from the original sales order form.

Note Note

No intercompany orders converted from Microsoft Axapta 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX are treated as direct delivery orders regardless of the delivery address. This means that Microsoft Axapta 3.0 intercompany orders upgraded to Microsoft Dynamics AX that were meant for direct delivery must be processed manually. When the order status is invoiced, the orders must also be processed manually. The orders are treated as though you receive the goods in your own warehouse and you also distribute the goods to the end customer.

After you have upgraded your orders from Microsoft Axapta 3.0 orders to Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can enable the direct-delivery option on the original sales order header so that when your orders are synchronized, the direct-delivery information is synchronized through the intercompany order chain. This synchronization is possible only if the order process itself has not been started and none of the orders in the intercompany chain have started to be processed.