A physical goods movement generally requires a document in printed form to serve the following functions for the following areas: as a transfer document (goods receipt slip, goods issue slip) for the warehouse, as a label for identification of the material (pallet slip), and as a goods issue slip for goods issue. In the Inventory Management system, this category of document is called a goods receipt/issue slip (also referred to as a GR/GI slip or goods accompanying slip). In addition to printing GR/GI slips, Inventory Management allows you to print material document information on labels.

The Inventory Management system uses the output technique to process GR/GI slips and labels. Output is a text that is generated at the time of goods movements.

Depending on the output type, output can either be printed or sent to a recipient through some other means of communication (for example, through the MAIL system). Output for GR/GI slips or labels is usually printed.

The Inventory Management system supports three types of GR/GI slip, as follows:

• Goods receipt slip for external goods receipts
  For goods receipts with reference to purchase orders as well as return delivery slips
• Goods receipt slip for internal goods receipts
  For goods receipts with reference to orders
• Goods issue slip
  For goods issues and other goods movements

At the time of goods movement, the system automatically determines the type of GR/GI slip relevant for the given movement.

There are three printout versions available for printing a goods receipt slip or goods issue slip:

• Version 1: Individual slip
  In this version, one GR/GI slip is printed per material document item.
• Version 2: Individual slip with inspection text
  In this version, one slip is also printed per material document item. In addition, the printout includes any quality inspection text if contained in the material master record.
• Version 3: Collective slip
  In this version, a collective slip is printed containing all of the items of the material document.

You can specify the desired version when you enter a goods movement.