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Inventory Management: Project Stock
Description
As of Release 3.0, it is possible to manage project stocks.
Project stock is the quantity of a material that is in stock for the
purpose of carrying out a project. Project stock is firmly assigned to a WBS
element. Components can be withdrawn only for the WBS element.
Structure of special stock data
To manage the project stocks of a material for different projects
separately, special stock data is required in addition to material master
data.
This special stock data (table MSPR) is defined at storage location level
for each WBS element.
The special stock data is created automatically upon the first receipt into
project stock. This data cannot be maintained directly by the user but is
updated automatically with each goods movement (or physical inventory).
What stocks exist?
Project stocks are not managed in stock accounts but are assigned directly
to the project. For this reason, they are not part of the valuated stock.
They are divided into the following stock types:
- stock in quality inspection
Which goods movements are supported?
The goods movements supported (each with reversal or return) are as
follows:
- initial entry of stock balances
- goods receipt without purchase order/without order
- goods receipt for purchase order/for order
- goods issue for sales order
- transfer posting from storage location to storage location
- transfer postings between stock types (unrestricted-use, in quality
inspection, blocked)
- transfer of project stock to valuated stock
To find out how to enter these goods movements, please read the section
"Changes in procedure".
Physical inventory
The project stock is capable of inclusion in physical inventory.
Changes in procedure
You enter goods movements for project stock as follows:
- other goods receipts, goods issues, transfer postings
The movement types for project stock (except
transfer to your company's own stock) are marked by special stock indicator
Q.
When you enter a goods movement, you must
- enter the required movement type with special stock indicator
Q (you will find a list of all movement types under the menu option
Movement type or by clicking on the "Possible
entries" pushbutton for the movement type)
- enter the WBS element on the multiple-entry screen
- transfer into your company's own stock
To enter a transfer into your company's own
stock, select the function Goods movement -> Transfer
posting .
To find the movement type, select
Movement type -> Transfer posting -> Project stock -> Own from
project (movement type 405 without special
stock indicator).
- goods receipt for purchase order/for order
You enter a goods receipt for a purchase order
or for an order as usual with movement type 101. If an item is assigned to a
project (account assignment category Q), the special stock indicator is set
automatically for the goods receipt.
Further notes
For more information on project stocks, please read the Project System
Release note
Material in Project: Changes for 3.0 .