Entering the Inventory Results in WMS 

Once the inventory list has been printed, the warehouse worker can begin the physical inventory count in the warehouse. The warehouse worker enters the counted results in the column provided in the list. After the warehouse worker has entered the counted results on the inventory list, you can enter these results in the system.

  1. Choose Logistics ® Logistics Execution ® Internal Whse Processes ® Physical Inventory ® In Warehouse Management ® Count Results ® Enter from the SAP menu.
  2. On the initial screen, enter the warehouse number, the warehouse inventory list number, and the date of the inventory.

    3. As an option, you can also enter the name of the person taking inventory on this screen. The system then copies this name into the item counted. The system only displays the name on the two-line display.

    If the count data is loaded into the system using IDoc WMIVID01, the Name is taken from the new IDoc field.

    If you work synchronously with mobile data entry (MDE) scanning devices that function as remote terminals, the system copies the name used when logging on into the field.

    For recounts, the name can be overwritten with a new name. When you change an inventory count document, the system only changes the name when the quantity in the corresponding item is changed.

    Choose ENTER .

  3. On the data entry screen you enter the counted results in the Counted qty column. You can define the format of this screen and the data that it contains in the inventory list parameters. See under Logistics Execution ® Warehouse Management ® Activities ® Physical Inventory ® Define default values in the implementation Guide (IMG) for Warehouse Management IMG documentation for more information about this topic.

    4. If a storage bin is designated as empty and the counted result shows no stock, you can select the item in the E column. In this way you confirm that the storage bin is actually empty.

    If a storage bin is designated as empty but the counted result shows a quantity, enter the material and the quantity counted.

    If a storage bin has more bin quantities than are listed in the data entry screen, choose Edit ® New Entries ® List or Individual to add the material and quantity.

    If you enter a counted amount that is different than the book amount, the system may display a message and a difference window, depending on the size of the difference.

  4. Post the results of the inventory count to the data base.

The system issues a message that the counted results were created in the system for the specified system inventory record.

What Happens in the System?

The Inv.status field in the system inventory record is set to Z, which means that the inventory count has been completed. An inventory can also have the status of A, which means that the count has been started but not completed (such as in the case of a recount). All other statuses related to the inventory for the storage bin and in the system inventory record are unchanged.

See also:

Using Batch Input for Inventory Count Results