Optimizing freight cost distribution in SAP SD – Best practice meets GOpus experience

Many companies rely on the standard method for pricing in SAP SD: Freight cost conditions are distributed proportionally to the items in the invoice according to quantity.

What initially sounds logical often leads to problems in practice – especially when the document contains items without a price (e.g. free deliveries, bonus items or spare parts).

The result: Even these free items receive a share of the freight costs, which leads to discrepancies in the e-invoice – often resulting in the recipient rejecting the e-invoice.

Best practice from the SAP world: Note 3105205

SAP has recognized this behavior and in SAP Note 3105205 – „Freight conditions for partial invoicing“ A solution has been published.

This note amends the pricing logic in the USEREXIT_PRICING_COPY routine of program RV61AFZA so that freight costs (e.g., condition type HB00) are not distributed to items with a value of 0. This ensures that only billing-relevant items with a net value other than zero receive freight costs – a clean and audit-proof approach that consistently implements SAP best practices.

GOpus extends the SAP standard: More flexibility per condition and sales organization

At GOpus, we don't just rely on the SAP standard – we take it further.
Our consultants have enhanced the logic of note 3105205, so that you can now individually control whether the extended distribution logic should be active for each sales organization and condition type.

A dedicated customizing table allows you to precisely define which condition types (e.g., freight, packaging, surcharges) the behavior applies to. This combines the stability of the SAP standard with the flexibility of a customized solution – without modifications.