Goods Receipt: Origin of a Store Goods Receipt
Use
Goods can be received in a store as a result of the following transactions:
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Purchase orders placed with an external vendorThe head office or the store itself placed an order with a vendor. Merchandise is then delivered for the order.
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Purchase orders placed with a distribution centerThe head office or the store itself placed an order with a distribution center. Merchandise is then delivered for the order. This can be handled in one of two ways:
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Stock transfer in two stepsIn the first step the distribution center posts the goods issue; the goods receipt is posted in a second step in the store. Following the goods receipt posting, the goods receipt data is transferred to the central R/3 system in the form of intermediate documents (IDocs).
A two-step stock transfer ensures that the stocks of a particular article are only flagged as being available for use in the R/3 system once the goods have actually been received in the store.
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Stock transfer in a single stepThe distribution center posts both the goods issue and the goods receipt for the store. This is the more simplified procedure but results in the stocks of a particular article being flagged as available for use in the R/3 system even though the goods have not actually been received in the store.
When the goods receipt is checked in the store, the results of the check can be sent to the central R/3 system as intermediate documents (IDocs). In processing the store goods receipt, the system automatically compares the results of the check with the goods receipt that has already been posted in the system. If differences are established (exceptions), the system triggers action on the part of the user to process the exception.