Creating Inbound Deliveries (SAP Library - Goods Receipt Process for Inbound Deliveries)

Creating Inbound Deliveries

Implementation Options

In its role as central object of the inbound process, the inbound delivery supports all activities such as putaway, packing, transportation and goods receipt. During the inbound delivery process, planning information is recorded, the status of different activities is monitored, and data accumulated during inbound shipment processing is documented. When the inbound delivery is created, activities such as putaway or scheduling are initiated, and data that is generated during processing of the inbound delivery is included in the delivery.

Prerequisites

Define the order acknowledgements for inbound deliveries in the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Logistics Execution ® Shipping ® Deliveries. You can set the system so that inbound deliveries are created automatically only for a certain combination of plant / storage location.

Check which warehouse number the decentralized Warehouse Managing System is active for.

Check for which order type inbound deliveries are to be created automatically.

Assign an order confirmation to each combination of order type and plant/storage location so that inbound deliveries can be created automatically.

Process flow

An inbound delivery can be created as follows:

With reference to a purchase order
With collective processing for several purchase orders
With reference to a stock transport order
With reference to a customer return

Depending on your requirements, you can create inbound deliveries automatically using work lists, or manually. Overviews allow you to monitor the inbound deliveries that were created and activities relating to those deliveries that are due to be carried out.

The system carries out the following activities when an inbound delivery is created:

Checks the order and materials to make sure an inbound delivery is possible

Determines the delivery quantity of an item

Calculates the weight and volume of the delivery
Calculates work expenditure
Assigns a storage location for putaway
Updates order processing

You can subsequently make changes in a delivery in order to report the quantity that was put away or if the delivery situation changes in any way. In addition, you can use the display function to access inbound-delivery information in a delivery.

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