Processing Goods Movements in SAP Retail Store (SAP Library

Processing Goods Movements in SAP Retail Store

Use

You use this function to enter stock transfers and other goods movements in a store. The system accesses reference documents, for example purchase orders or goods receipt documents.

Procedure

Decide whether you want to enter a stock transfer or a different type of goods movement.

Posting date

The system automatically defaults the current date. You can change this date if necessary.

GR/GI slip

You can make reference to other documents (such as a bill of lading).

You identify articles using:

EAN/UPC
Article number

To go to the entry screens, choose Edit item.

PDC processing for stock transfers and goods movements using the PDC link with Web browser

If you use Search, you can select PDC files.
Articles that were entered using a PDC device can be included in the processing using Upload PDC File.

Depending on the data you entered on the initial screen, you have the following options:

Stock transfer

You use this function to transfer goods within your company.

You choose the business transaction.
If necessary, you enter a reason for the stock transfer.
You choose the receiving site.
You enter the article identification number, the quantity and the unit of measure.
If necessary, you can go to the detail view and enter additional data.
You can update the data by choosing Update. The SAP System, which is linked to your system, checks your entries and confirms your data.
You complete the process by choosing Post.
If you want to print the document that you have just posted, select Print. In the case of stock transfers and goods issues, the ship-to party is displayed in the document header. In all other cases, the vendor is displayed in the header.

Other goods movements

You use this function to post transactions such as breakage, spoilage, theft, or markdowns.

You choose the business transaction.
If necessary, you enter the reason for the goods movement.
You select the vendor.
You enter the article identification number, the quantity and the unit of measure.
If necessary, you can go to the detail view and enter additional data.
You can refresh the data by choosing Update. The SAP System, which is linked to your system, checks your entries and confirms your data.
You complete the process by choosing Post.
If you want to print the document that you have just posted, select Print. In the case of stock transfers and goods issues, the ship-to party is displayed in the document header. In all other cases, the vendor is displayed in the header.

PDC link by RFC interfaces

Select the format type with which the data that is required for entering goods receipts should be formatted on the PDC device and then choose Format Data.
You can also format reference documents individually. To do this, enter the required reference document number and choose Format Data.

To process goods receipts that you entered using a PDC device, choose PDC Monitor.

PDC monitor

In the PDC monitor, you can display transactions you entered with the PDC device in accordance with your Customizing settings. These might be miscellaneous goods movements or stock transfers.

If the release indicator is not activated in Customizing, the system only displays the PDC transactions that contain errors. You can correct and then post these transactions here. You can do this using the option for item processing.

If the release indicator has been set in Customizing, the system displays all the PDC transactions that were updated manually.

Result

The goods movement is entered in the central SAP System for the store concerned.