The Movement Type Concept (SAP Library - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory (MM-IM))

The Movement Type Concept

What Is a Movement Type?

When you enter a goods movement in the system, you must enter a movement type to differentiate between the various goods movements. A movement type is a three-digit identification key for a goods movement. The following table contains examples of movement types.

Goods Movements and Movement Types

Goods movement

Movement type

Goods receipt for a purchase order

101

Goods issue for a cost center

201

Release from quality inspection stock

321

Control Functions of the Movement Type

The movement type has important control functions in Inventory Management.

For example, the movement type plays an important role in

updating of quantity fields
updating of stock and consumption accounts
determining which fields are displayed during entry of a document in the system

Goods movement	Movement type
Goods receipt for a purchase order	101
Goods issue for a cost center	201
Release from quality inspection stock	321