Inventory Management: Withdrawal Sequence for Goods Issues for Bills of Material (BOM)
Description
As of Release 3.0, it is possible to define a withdrawal sequence for each material. With goods issues for bills of material, the withdrawal sequence determines the stock from which the material is withdrawn:
- from unrestricted-use stock
- from consignment stock
- from the pipeline
For this, you must first enter a withdrawal sequence group (for example, PIPE) in the material master record (MRP 2).
In Customizing for Inventory Management, you now specify the withdrawal sequence for each group. For example, you can specify that the System is to first attempt to make the withdrawal from the pipeline. If no pipeline info record exists, the withdrawal is to be made from consignment stock. If no vendor consignment data exists, the withdrawal is then to be made from the company's own stock.
With a goods issue for a bill of material, the withdrawal sequence is determined and, if necessary, the special stock indicator (K or P) set automatically.
Change system parameters in customizing
To define the withdrawal sequence groups, select Transactions -> Goods
issue/transfer postings -> 
Define withdrawal sequence for BOM withdrawal in Customizing for
Inventory Management.
Further notes
The withdrawal sequence is likewise determined for run schedule headers.