Stock Transfer without Delivery

1. Stock Transfer without Delivery SAP Best Practices

2. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps • Purpose • Transfer material requested automatically by MRP or manually by a buyer from one plant to another within the same company code • Benefits • Simple handling for processes where delivery is not required: Less documents are generated • Stock-in-transit can be monitored • Key Process Steps • One-step stock transfer • Creating stock transport order • Posting goods issue for stock transport order • Checking the status of the stock transfer • Receiving transferred materials

3. Required SAP Applications and Company Roles • Required SAP Applications • Enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 • Company Roles • Purchaser • Warehouse Clerk

4. Detailed Process Description • Stock Transfer without Delivery • The cross-plant internal procurement of materials can be carried out within one company code (intercompany) or by using several company codes (cross-company). This process can be dealt with using standard functions, such as material requirements planning, purchase requisitions, stock transport orders, transportation planning, and the handling of internal deliveries. • The process begins with a requirement to transfer material from one plant to another within the same company code. The stock transfer without a delivery can be performed in two different ways: • A one-step transfer posting at the issuing plant is possible which moves the stock immediately from the issuing plant to the receiving plant. This is useful if the distance between the two plants is short and when there is no need for stock-in-transit stock overview. • A buyer at the receiving plant requests material with a stock transport order. This is useful if the issuing plant needs a formal request to send material to the receiving plant or the distance between the two plants is longer and there is a need for stock-in-transit stock overview. • There are no master data requirements beyond the material master to support the stock transfer process. The material master must exist in both the procuring (receiving) plant and the providing (issuing) plant. Also, stock transfer purchase orders are not subject to approval like other purchase orders.

5. Process Flow Diagram Stock Transfer without Delivery Event Material Arrival at Plant Need for material End Process Buyer (Receiving Plant) Create Stock Transport Order (UB) (w/o MRP) Warehouse Clerk (Issuing Plant) GI Slip Inventory Transfer @ Standard Cost Gain/Loss Inventory Transfer Post Goods Issue Check Status of Stock Transfer Warehouse Clerk (Receiving Plant) Post Goods receipt for Delivery Post Goods receipt (one step stock transfer) GR Slip MRP = Material Requirements Planning, GR = Goods Receipt

6. Diagram Connection Legend <Function> Hardcopy / Document External to SAP Financial Actuals Business Activity / Event Budget Planning Unit Process Manual Process Process Reference Existing Version / Data Sub-Process Reference Process Decision System Pass/Fail Decision