Key Figures: Purchasing 

Order Volume

Order volume comprises all orders in Purchasing involving external vendors. The period allocation is usually based on the purchase order date.

This key figure is displayed in a variety of versions (quantity, cost, rtlT, rtl, number of transactions).

Stock transport orders (internal orders) are not included in the key figure. In the case of cross-company code stock transport orders, the site that issues the stock is updated as the vendor.

Order Stock: Issues

This key figure basically shows the goods receipts resulting from purchase orders involving external vendors.

Updating takes place on the delivery date of the respective purchase order.

This key figure is displayed in a variety of versions (number, quantity, cost, rtlT, rtl).

The issue of order stock causes the open order stock to be reduced. Internal goods receipts due to stock transfers are not taken into account.

Order Stock: Receipts

Receipts of purchase orders from external vendors.

This key figure is displayed in a variety of versions (number, quantity, cost, rtlT, rtl).

Updating takes place in accordance with the delivery date.

The receipt of order stock causes the open order stock to increase.
Internal orders (for example, stock transfer orders) are not taken into account.

Original Retail Price

The original retail price is the retail price of an article (including tax) at the time of the first purchase order or the first receipt/issue in the respective store. This retail price does not change again.

The original sales price is calculated from the sales price of the goods received or the purchase order divided by the quantity. The key figure value for the retail price always includes tax.

Note that in the standard analyses, a store and an article need to be specified for this key figure.

This key figure is included in the calculation of the key figures "fictitious stock" and "fictitious sales".

Stock Transport Order

This key figure represents the order volume that consists of all the purchase orders of one site (usually a store) at other sites.

Updating of this key figure is based on a stock transport order.

Here, the ordering site and the supplying site (usually a distribution center) are both sites in the same company code.

This key figure is expressed on terms of the following: number of transactions, cost, quantity in BUn, rtl, rtlT, volume, weight.

The key figure "stock transport order 2" is, as a rule (see information structure S160 "Perishables"), updated in parallel to this key figure and represents the transaction from the perspective of the supplying site.

Stock Transport Order 2 (Supplying Site View)

This key figure represents the order volume that consists of all the purchase orders of sites at one site (usually a distribution center).

Updating of this key figure is based on a stock transport order. Here, the ordering sites (distribution center, store) and the supplying site are all sites in one company code.

This key figure is expressed in terms of the following: number of transactions, cost, quantity in BUn, rtl, rtlT, volume, weight.

The key figure "stock transport order" is, as a rule (see information structure S160 "Perishables"), updated in parallel to this key figure and represents the transaction from the perspective of the ordering site.

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How Key Figures Are Calculated