Goods Receipt Posting (SAP Library - Goods Receipt Process for Inbound Deliveries)

Goods Receipt Posting

Implementation Options

When processing individual inbound deliveries, you can also post goods receipt for them directly.

Prerequisites

In order to post goods receipt, all necessary activities must be completed. These activities include:

The data in the inbound delivery must be complete. For example, all entries relating to the storage location must be made.

Putaway of the individual inbound delivery items must be complete for all items for which you have set the Relevant for picking indicator in the Implementation Guide in the section Logistics Execution ® Shipping ® Picking under Define relevant item categories. You can only post goods receipt for quantities that have been put away.

All transfer orders must be confirmed for individual inbound delivery items if those items were put away using the Warehouse Management System (WMS) or Lean WM and if you have indicated them as being subject to confirmation in the following sections of the Implementation Guide:

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

The Define storage type activity in the Logistics Execution ® Warehouse management ® Master data section.

Lean WM

The Define storage type activity in the Logistics Execution ® Shipping ® Picking ® Lean WM section.

Process Flow

To post goods receipt for an inbound delivery, proceed as follows:

When creating or changing an inbound delivery, select Edit ® Post goods receipt on one of the overview screens.

Note

Before posting goods receipt, you can specify the actual goods receipt date without having to change the planned date. Simply enter the actual goods receipt date on an overview screen in the delivery.

If you have not made an explicit entry for the goods receipt date, the system uses the current date.

You can find more information about posting goods receipt for more than one inbound delivery in the Posting Goods Receipt with Collective Processing section.

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Goods Receipt Using the Decentralized Warehouse Management System

If you implement the Decentralized Warehouse Management System, you cannot post goods receipt using one integrated step. Goods receipt in the decentralized WMS is controlled by using the following process flow:

The delivery is reported to the decentralized system.

Putaway takes place in the decentralized system.

Goods receipt is also posted in the decentralized system. This main objective of this process is to keep goods receipt areas well organized.

Then, the decentralized system reports the delivery to the central system (Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP system).

Finally, stock is increased in the central system.

Result

As soon as the delivery is saved and goods receipt is posted, you receive a message that contains the delivery number. The goods-receipt document number is not shown.