During consignment order processing, order allocation run (ARun) is executed only for ARun-relevant articles. When you create an article, select the Order Allocation Run checkbox in the Logistics: DC Fashion tab of the article master to specify if the article is ARun-relevant for a particular plant.
If the article is not ARun-relevant, the consignment processing takes place as in standard ERP.
If the article is ARun-relevant, the system executes ARun during consignment processing. During the consignment processing, the system performs the following:
Automatically executes the immediate allocation run in the background during order creation if the following condition is satisfied:
You assiged the ARun rule (for immediate allocation) to the order type in Customizing for Assign Rule to Order Types under
.Automatically creates a delivery when you save the order based on the settings you defined in Customizing for Define Sales Document Type under
.If Immediate delivery = A, the system creates a delivery immediately for the order type.
If Immediate delivery is BLANK, the system only executes the allocation run and you must manually create the delivery for the order type.
Note
If you do not assign ARun rule for immediate allocation and Immediate delivery is BLANK, you must execute the online ARun after saving the order. In addition, you must manually create the delivery.
When you fill the consignment stock of the customer using the consignment fill-up document and you use an ARun relevant article, allocation should be triggered before creating the delivery in addition to the standard procedure.
When you withdraw the consignment stock during the sales process, you document this procedure by creating a consignment issue (order type KE in the SAP system).
When you post a goods issue, the system deducts the relevant quantity from the customer's special stock and from your own valuated stock.
The ARun type selects the stock elements based on the rule you define in Customizing for Maintain Rules for Stock Selection under
. For example, for a selection rule, enable consignment stock and in view segments enable MSKU-KULAB. Both are essential if you want to allocate consignment stock.Customers can return unused consignment stock to your company’s warehouse using the consignment pick-up document. If the customer returns your consignment stock, you document this procedure by creating a consignment pick-up (order type KA in the SAP system).
When you post the goods issue, the system removes the customer’s special stock for the corresponding quantity and posts it to the normal stock of the receiving plant. Your total valuated stock remains the same since the returned stock was taken from your own inventory even while it was at the customer’s premises.
The ARun type selects the stock elements based on the rule you define in Customizing for Maintain Rules for Stock Selection under
. For example, for a selection rule, enable consignment stock and in view segments, enable MSKU-KULAB. Both are essential if you want to allocate consignment stock.Customers can return goods that were previously sold from the consignment stock using the consignment returns document. For this process you do not need an order allocation run.