Purpose of this document:

An inquiry document is an internal document. It records the information about the request from a prospective customer to be circulated in the company and is not a legal document.

The information captured is mainly the materials and the quantity. More details could be added to the document, which is optional. The big advantage of creatingan  inquiry is to reduce any business overhead needed for completing the reply to the customer.

T-code for creating an Inquiry is: VA11.

So, as soon as we have an idea of what this document is for, we can start and create one from scratch:

Step-1

  1. Enter T-code VA11 in the command field.
  2. Select Inquiry Type from the help. In screenshot,  "IN" is selected for Inquiry.
  3. Enter Sales organization / Distribution channel / Division / Sales office / Sales Group.
  4. Select Sales Icon

 Step-2

  1. Enter Sold-To Party / Ship-To Party (This is Partner Function).
  2. Enter Material Code and Quantity .
  3. Click on Save button.

Step-3

A Message "Inquiry 10000001 has been saved" will be displayed.