Stock Transfer Using a Stock Transport Order

Use
You can use the following procedures to transfer materials from one plant to another: Stock Transfer Between Plants in One Step Stock Transfer Between Plants in Two Steps Stock Transport Order Without Delivery Stock Transport Order with Delivery via Shipping Stock Transport Order with Delivery and Billing Document !nvoice

Features
Stock Transfer Procedure without a Stock Transport Order

!n the stock transfer procedures descri"ed "elow# only Inventory Management $%%&!%' is involved( The following ta"le e)plains the characteristics of stock transfer procedures without a stock transport order: *rom Plant to Plant Movement type MM-IM *rom Plant to Plant

+ Step , Steps -.+: Transfer from plant to /oods issue: -.- $0emove plant from storage to plant'

/oods receipt: -.1 $Put away in plant' Price 2aluation price $supplying 2aluation price $supplying plant' plant' Planning using 0eservation & Stock after & Stock in transfer oods issue !elivery costs & "ross3ompany code clearing company-code using & 3ompany code clearing

Stock Transfer Between Plants in One Step

Use

This type of stock transfer can only be carried out in Inventory Management. Neither Shipping in the issuing plant nor Purchasing in the receiving plant is involved in the process. Transferring stock in one step has the following characteristics: The stock transfer is entered as a transfer posting in Inventory Management. The transfer posting can be planned by creating a reservation. The uantity of the stock transferred is posted immediately from the unrestricted!use stock of the issuing plant to the unrestricted!use stock of the receiving plant The transfer posting is valuated at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant. If the plants involved belong to different company codes" the transfer between plants is also a transfer between company codes. In this case" the system creates two accounting documents for the transfer posting. The stock posting is offset against a company code clearing account.

Stock Transfer Between Plants in Two Steps

Use
This type of stock transfer can only be carried out in Inventory Management. Neither Shipping in the issuing plant nor Purchasing in the receiving plant is involved in the process. The stock transfer includes the following processes: #. $ goods issue in the issuing plant %. $ goods receipt in the receiving plant Transferring stock in two steps has the following characteristics: The transfer posting cannot be planned by creating a reservation& The uantity posted from stock is first of all managed as stock in transfer in the receiving plant. 'nly once the goods receipt has been posted is the uantity posted to the unrestricted! use stock of the receiving plant. This enables the uantity (on the road( to be monitored. The transfer posting is valuated at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant. If the plants involved belong to different company codes" the transfer between plants is also a transfer between company codes. In this case" the system creates two accounting documents when the goods issue is posted. The stock posting is offset against a company code clearing account.

Stock Transfer Procedure with a Stock Transport Order

!n the stock transfer procedures descri"ed "elow# the following applications may "e involved: Purchasing $%%&P40'# Inventory Management $%%&!%'# Shipping $56&S7P'# Invoice Verification $%%&!2'# and Billing $SD&B!5'( The following ta"le e)plains the characteristics of stock transfer procedures with a stock transport order: Stock Transport Order Without Delivery Order type 4B !tem category 4 Stock Transport Stock Transport Order with Order with Delivery and Billing Document Delivery Order type 4B Order type 8B !tem category 4 ) !tem category B598: $cross&company&code' !tem category 4 $intra& company&code without "illing document' /!: ;<$, steps'
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Order type MM-PU#

Movement type /!: -1+ MM-IM /0: +.+ $One&step procedure not supported' !elivery type in & S! Schedule line & category in S!

/!: ;<+ $, steps' /!: ;<= $+ step' /0: +.+ 85 88

/!: ;<1 $+ step' /0: +.+ 8533 83

$illing type in & & S! !ocument type & & MM-I% Price 2aluation price 2aluation price $supplying plant' $supplying plant' Planning using Purchase order Purchase order Stock after Stock in transit Stock in transit oods issue !elivery costs yes "ross-company- 3ompany code code using clearing

!2 06 Pricing in SD and %% Purchase order $Stock in transit 33'

yes yes 3ompany code 0evenue account> clearing /0 !0 clearing

The document type $8B or 4B' determines the posting logic ? in other words# whether stock in transit is set up( The item category $4 or B598:' determines whether "illing takes place(

You can find an overview of all the movement types in the !mplementation /uide $!%/' for Inventory Management in the step 3opy 3hange %ovement Types( &dvantages of the Stock Transport Order The transfer of stock using a stock transport order has the following advantages over the transfer of stock without a stock transport order:
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9 goods receipt can "e planned in the receiving plant( You can enter a vendor $freight vendor' in the stock transport order( Delivery costs can "e entered in the stock transport order(

The stock transfer order is part of %0P: Purchase re@uisitions that were created in %0P can "e converted into stock transport orders(
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The system can run an availa"ility check for the stock transfer(

See 9vaila"ility 3heck for Stock Transport Orders The goods issue $/!' can "e entered using a delivery via Shipping (56&S7P'( *or the goods issue in SD# a replenishment delivery is created(
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You can enter a goods issue for the stock transport order in either Inventory Management $%%&!%' or Shipping $56&S7P'( See Posting a /oods !ssue in Shipping and Posting a /oods !ssue in !nventory %anagement !f you want to withdraw materials for stock transfers from different storage locations and stocks according to a particular strategy# you can use stock determination(
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The goods receipt $/0' can "e posted directly to consumption( The entire process can "e monitored via the purchase order history(

Stock Transport Order Without Delivery

Purpose
This type of stock transfer not only involves Inventory Management but Purchasing in the receiving plant. The goods issue posting in Inventory Management is carried out without the involvement of S*.

Characteristics of a Stock Transfer Order

The uantity posted from stock is first of all managed as stock in transit of the receiving plant. 'nly once the goods receipt has been posted is the uantity posted to the unrestricted!use stock of the receiving plant.

This enables the uantity (on the road( to be monitored. *elivery costs can be entered in the stock transport order. The transfer posting is valuated at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant. If the plants involved belong to different company codes" the transfer between plants is also a transfer between company codes. In this case" the system creates two accounting documents when the goods issue is posted. The stock posting is offset against a company code clearing account.

Process Flow
#. +reating a stock transport order in the receiving plant Plant $ would like to order materials from plant ,. Plant $ enters a stock transfer order. The stock transfer is used to plan the movement. %. Posting a goods issue in the issuing plant Plant , supplies the goods to plant $. Plant , enters the goods issue for the stock transfer order. The goods are then posted to the stock in transit of the receiving plant. -. Posting a goods receipt in the receiving plant 'nce the goods arrive in the receiving plant" the plant posts the goods receipt. The stock in transit is therefore reduced and the unrestricted!use stock increased. The goods receipt is entered with reference to the purchase order.

Stock Transport Order with Delivery via Shipping

Purpose
The following components are involved in this type of stock transfer: Purchasing .MM-PUR/ in entering the order Shipping .LE-SHP/ in making the delivery from the issuing plant Inventory Management .MM-IM/ at goods receipt in the receiving plant

Characteristics of a Stock Transfer Order

The uantity posted from stock is first of all managed as stock in transit of the receiving plant. 'nly once the goods receipt has been posted is the uantity posted to the unrestricted!use stock of the receiving plant. This enables the uantity (on the road( to be monitored. *elivery costs can be entered in the stock transport order. The transfer posting is valuated at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant.

If the plants involved belong to different company codes" the transfer between plants is also a transfer between company codes. In this case" the system creates two accounting documents when the goods issue is posted. The stock posting is offset against a company code clearing account.

Process Flow
#. +reating a stock transport order in the receiving plant Plant $ would like to order materials from plant ,. Plant $ enters a stock transfer order. The stock transfer is used to plan the movement. %. Posting a delivery in the issuing plant Plant , supplies the goods to plant $. Plant , enters a replenishment delivery in Shipping. The goods are then posted to the stock in transit of the receiving plant. -. Posting a goods receipt in the receiving plant 'nce the goods arrive in the receiving plant" the plant posts a goods receipt for the delivery. The stock in transit is therefore reduced and the unrestricted!use stock increased.

Stock Transport Order with Delivery and Billing Docu ent!"nvoice

Purpose
0ith this type of stock transfer" the transfer posting is not valuated at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant" but is defined in both the issuing and receiving plants using conditions.

Stock transfers that include deliveries and billing documents1invoices are only possible between plants belonging to different company codes. If you want to carry out a cross!company!code stock transport order with delivery but without a billing document" you must set the Relevant for Billing .data element FKREL/ indicator in +ustomi2ing of the item type to (blank( .Not relevant for billing/. The following applications are involved in this type of stock transfer: Purchasing .MM-PUR/ in entering the order Shipping .LE-SHP/ in making the delivery from the issuing plant ,illing .SD-BIL/ in creating the billing document for the delivery Inventory Management .MM-IM/ at goods receipt in the receiving plant Invoice 3erification .MM-IV/ at invoice receipt in the receiving plant

Characteristics of a Stock Transfer Order

The uantity posted from the stock of the issuing plant is managed neither in the issuing plant nor in the receiving plant. The uantity is first posted to the unrestricted!use stock of the receiving plant in the goods receipt posting. $fter the goods issue has been posted" the stock

overview displays the uantity transferred as Stock in tran ! "". This stock is determined dynamically for stock balance display. 0ith this transfer posting" price determination is carried out in both Purchasing and Sales 4 *istribution .S*/. o o In Purchasing" the price of the material in uestion is determined in the usual manner .from the info record" for e5ample/. In S*" pricing is also carried out as normal during the billing process.

The goods movements are valuated at the price determined in each case. $ccounting documents are created for the following transactions: o o o o 6oods issue 6oods receipt ,illing Invoice receipt

Stock Transport Order with #aluated and $on%#aluated Sales Order Stock 0hen entering goods issues for cross!company!code stock transport orders" you can work with both valuated and non!valuated sales order stock .7/ using the one!step procedure .movement type 89:/ and the two!step procedure .movement type 89-/. In the M;P view of the material master record .M;P 9/ you determine the stock from which material is to be withdrawn by selecting the De#en$ent re%&ire'ent in$icator for in$ivi$&al an$ collective re%&ire'ent . There are three options: Indicator set to Blank .individual and collective re uirements/: Material is removed from sales order stock Indicator set to ( .individual re uirements only/: Material is removed from sales order stock Indicator set to ) .collective re uirements only/: Material is removed from unrestricted!use standard stock

Process Flow
#. +reating a stock transport order in the receiving plant Purchasing also determines the price for the materials. %. Posting a delivery in the issuing plant The issuing plant enters a replenishment delivery in Sales and *istribution. <nlike a stock transfer without a billing document" no stock in transit is created. -. +reating a billing document in the issuing plant The issuing plant creates the billing document for the delivery. S* also determines the price for the delivery 9. Posting a goods receipt in the receiving plant

The receiving plant posts a goods receipt for the delivery. The goods are posted to unrestricted!use stock :. Posting an invoice in the receiving plant The invoice referring to the billing document is entered in the receiving plant.

Cross%Co pany Stock Transfer

Use
7ven when the plants involved in a stock transfer belong to different company codes" you can use conventional methods to transfer the stock: ,y transferring the stock between plants in one or two steps ,y carrying out a stock transport order without the delivery function via Shipping ,y carrying out a stock transport order with the delivery function via Shipping

In these cases" the value of the transfer posting is posted to a company code clearing account in both the issuing and the receiving plants. The stock transfer is posted at the valuation price of the material in the issuing plant.

Features
Stock Transport Order with Delivery #ia Shipping and Billing Docu ent!"nvoice
=ou can carry out stock transfers with the delivery and billing function. In this procedure" the stock is transferred in the form of a sale between two plants.

Stock transfers that include deliveries and billing documents1invoices are only possible between plants belonging to different company codes. If you want to carry out a cross!company!code stock transport order with delivery but without a billing document" you must set the Relevant for Billing .data element FKREL/ indicator in +ustomi2ing of the item type to (blank( . Not relevant for billing/. 0hen you use the delivery function in Shipping" the whole transaction ! from the delivery through billing and invoice verification ! is reflected in the system. The following Shipping functions are available for this: *elivery: >or e5ample" planning shipping activities" picking" packing ,illing: >or e5ample" price determination

,efore you can use a stock transport order with the delivery function and a billing document" the plant must be assigned to a vendor. =ou maintain the vendor ! plant assignment in the vendor master record. If a user enters a vendor when creating a stock transport order" the plant is automatically copied from the vendor master record. $ stock transport order with delivery and billing is a mi5ture of a standard purchase order and a stock transport order: as in the standard purchase order" when items are entered .standard items with no item category/ price determination is carried out and shipping data established? as in the stock transport order" the transfer of stocks from one location to another is monitored. Stock Transport Order with #aluated and $on%#aluated Sales Order Stock 0hen entering goods issues for cross!company!code stock transport orders" you can work with both valuated and non!valuated sales order stock .7/ using the one!step procedure .movement type 89:/ and the two!step procedure .movement type 89-/. In the M;P view of the material master record .M;P 9/ you define from which stock material is to be withdrawn by selecting the De#en$ent re%&ire'ent in$icator for in$ivi$&al an$ collective re%&ire'ent . There are three options: Indicator set to Blank .individual and collective re uirements/: material is removed from sales order stock Indicator set to ( .individual re uirements only/: material is removed from sales order stock Indicator set to ) .collective re uirements only/: material is removed from unrestricted!use standard stock

Prices In Purchasing" the price of the material in uestion is determined in the usual manner .from the info record" for e5ample/. In S*" pricing is also carried out as normal during the billing process.

=our company has to maintain settings in the +ustomi2ing system determining whether stock transfers between two plants should be with or without billing. =ou can also determine whether individual users can carry out stock transfers" for e5ample" with or without billing or in either of the two ways. If you choose P&rc*a e +r$er "reate Stock ,ran fer .i.e. a stock transport order without billing/ and stock transfer with billing has been defined for the plants in +ustomi2ing" a message appears indicating that you should create a standard purchase order.