SAP transaction codeObjectVA15ModuleSD_O2C

VA15 — Inquiry List

VA15 is used to list sales inquiries by customer, material, sales area, date and status. It is most useful when sales teams need a worklist of inquiry documents or want to trace pre-sales demand before quotations/orders. Start with the exact document, material, organizational scope and business date, then follow status and document flow before changing configuration or master data.

Verified practitioner reference for VA15 — Inquiry List. It covers purpose, practical use, key data, proof-in-data checks, S/4HANA context, common errors and related objects so the transaction can be used as part of an end-to-end SAP investigation.

Published 19 Sept 2026· 540 words

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Purpose

list sales inquiries by customer, material, sales area, date and status. VA15 should be understood in the surrounding business flow: source document or requirement, master data, determined status and follow-on document. Capturing that chain is more reliable than treating the transaction as an isolated screen.

When it is used

VA15 is typically used when sales teams need a worklist of inquiry documents or want to trace pre-sales demand before quotations/orders. It is also valuable in project testing because it provides a repeatable point in the process. In production, narrow the document/material scope first and capture the before-state before mass actions or configuration changes.

How to use it in practice

  • Restrict sales area and date range.
  • Add customer/material/status fields required by the question.
  • Drill into VA13 for document details.
  • Follow subsequent quotation/order document flow where present.
  • Use consistent selection variants for trend comparisons.

Key data objects

These are the fields and objects that most often explain the result in VA15. Record them in test evidence and support handovers.

  • inquiry — verify the exact value, status, validity and relationship to the source or follow-on document.
  • sold-to party — verify the exact value, status, validity and relationship to the source or follow-on document.
  • material — verify the exact value, status, validity and relationship to the source or follow-on document.
  • sales area — verify the exact value, status, validity and relationship to the source or follow-on document.
  • validity/status — verify the exact value, status, validity and relationship to the source or follow-on document.

How to prove it in the data

Prove the scenario through chronology and document flow. Start with the source order, delivery, requirement or master record; capture the transaction status; then follow the resulting delivery, billing, production or procurement object. Reconcile quantities, dates and statuses using the same organizational scope. A correct diagnosis explains why SAP selected or rejected the object, not just what message appeared.

ECC vs S/4HANA

SAP Help lists VA15 among sales-document list transactions available in S/4HANA. For new S/4HANA designs, use current strategic applications and clean-core guidance even when a classic SAP GUI transaction remains available for support.

Common pitfalls and how to diagnose them

  • Treating inquiries as committed demand. Check the source and follow-on document statuses before applying a workaround.
  • Comparing lists with different validity/date criteria. Check the source and follow-on document statuses before applying a workaround.
  • Ignoring follow-on documents already created from the inquiry. Check the source and follow-on document statuses before applying a workaround.

Whose problem this is

Primary ownership is the SD/O2C team, with MM, warehouse, Finance or Basis involved when the document flow crosses those components. A strong escalation includes document/material, plant or sales area, date, status, expected result and checks already completed.

Related SAP objects

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