Sales Order Stock (SAP Library - Managing Special Stocks (MM-IM))

Sales Order Stock

Definition

Stock that is used for a sales order. It is directly allocated to a sales order. Components can only be used to produce material ordered by the customer and the finished product can only be delivered to the customer via the sales order.

You can manage valuated or non-valuated sales order stock.

If the sales order stock is not valuated, it is managed via a cost collector. The system does not carry out invoice verification postings for goods movements, and you cannot obtain an overview of how the stock is valuated until the end of the settlement period in Controlling.

If the sales order stock is valuated, you have immediate access to its value in Financial Accounting. The assigned accounts are debited and credited as a result of the valuated goods movements. From the viewpoint of MRP, the sales order stock is available for the sales order only.

Note

The transactions for sales order stock are described in the Sales (SD-SLS) component in the sections Make-to-Order Production and Individual Purchase Orders.

Use

Creating Valuated Sales Order Stock

If you want to work with valuated sales order stock, in the Accounting view of the material master record you can define your own valuation classes and thereby create your own stock accounts under Sales order stock valuation class.

Displaying Valuated Sales Order Stock

You can display the valuated sales order stock. Choose Environment ® Stock ® Valuated special stock.

Possible Movements

The following movement types are defined for valuated and non-valuated sales order stock (in each case they can be reversed or canceled):

Receipts

Goods receipt for purchase order, if the order item is account assigned to a sales order
Goods receipt for subcontract order
Goods receipt for order, if the order is account assigned to a sales order
Goods receipt for run schedule header
Goods receipt without purchase order
Goods receipt without production order
Initial Entry of Inventory Data
Goods receipt of by-products

Issues

Goods issue for sales order, order, project, network
Taking of a sample
Scrapping

Transfer Postings

Transfer into own stock
Stock Transfer Using Stock Transport Order
Transfer posting from storage location to storage location in one step
Transfer posting from plant to plant in one step
Transfer (using transfer posting) between unrestricted-use stock, stock in quality inspection and blocked stock
Transfer postings from material to material
Transfer posting from one sales order stock to another sales order stock
Transfer posting to project stock

Returns

You can only enter a return from the customer via a returns delivery in the component Sales (SD-SLS). The quantity is posted directly to the sales order stock and not to the blocked stock returns. Subsequent transfer to own stock using movement type 411 is possible.

Subcontracting

Refer to Subcontracting for Sales Order Stock and Project Stock

Entering Goods Movements

When you enter a goods movement for sales order stock, you should consider the following:

When you enter a goods movement with reference to a purchase order or a production order, the sales order number and item are copied from the reference document.
When you enter other goods movements, you must specify the sales order number and item.

Goods movements for sales order stock are entered as follows:

Other goods receipts, goods issues, transfer postings:

Enter the relevant movement type with the special stock indicator E and the sales order number and item.

Transfer to own stock:

On the initial screen, enter movement type 411 and the special stock indicator E.

This movement allows you to change the material number. This is required if the material is not managed in valuated stock (for example, configurable materials).

Goods receipt for purchase order/for order:

Enter a goods receipt for a purchase order or for an order as normal using the movement type 101. If an item is assigned to a sales order (account assignment category E), the system automatically sets the special stock indicator at goods receipt.