Topic overview

The Cockpit: Distribution requests application is used primarily to query distribution requests for basic information, such as the distribution request type and number. The application provides you with an overview of the distribution requests entered. You can also carry out further actions for one or more vouchers from the application, such as setting and removing the deletion marker for reorganization or outputting distribution requests.

For a general description of cockpit applications, which includes, among other things, the usual handling of a query and work pane, see the Cockpits article. Information on customizing functions, business entities, and authorizations can be found in the Distribution requests article, which describes the voucher application. The topics that apply specifically to the Cockpit: Distribution requests application are covered below.

Application description

You can use the query application Cockpit: Distribution requests to get an overview of all or selected distribution requests. In addition, further processing options are available, as the application allows you to:

• Display the voucher references chain for a single voucher
• Go to the Distribution requests application using a voucher number to further process the voucher
• Set and remove a deletion marker for reorganization
• Execute application-related actions

The application consists of a query pane and a work pane.

Query pane

Query fields are stored in the query pane. As a rule, the most important query fields are already available. However, the number of query fields and their placement can vary.

The query pane is saved per view. You can determine which query fields are displayed. To do this, select the desired query fields from the list of fields. The description of the query fields can usually be found in the What’s this help.

For a general description of query fields, see the Cockpits article.

For information on the meaning of the fields, please refer to the explanations in the Distribution requests article.

Detail searches

Furthermore, a detail search can be used in addition to the main search with query fields in the query pane. Detail searches can be combined with the main search so that both the search criteria from the query pane and the search criteria of the detail search can be analyzed as AND link. To combine them, a checkbox is available in the grouping line of the detail search. In order to display corresponding results in the work pane, as well, a button is available carrying the name of the detail search. If this button is activated, another heading line will appear in the work pane, including relevant detailed information.

The following detail searches are available:

• Basic line items

Work pane

A table is available in the work pane in which the queried distribution requests are displayed. You can determine yourself which information is displayed for a request. To view a  request in different ways with different information, several views can be created.

If you have also activated the detail search buttons, the table contains additional heading lines and detailed information.

For a general description of the work pane, see the Cockpits article.

For information on the meaning of individual columns, refer to the explanations in the Distribution requests article.

Application-related actions

The following application-related actions are available in the Cockpit: Distribution requests application:

• [Release distribution requests…]
• [Block distribution requests…]
• [Generate distribution requests…]
• [Output distribution requests…]

The actions are described in the Procedures: Distribution requests article. You can also refer to the article Actions: Release, block, and complete voucher or line items for information on how to release or block vouchers.