Stock Transfer via Stock Transport
Order 
Purpose
The execution of stock transfers via stock transport orders has more control and processing options than simple stock transfers in the one- and two-step procedures.
● With the help of the delivery date specified in the stock transport order, you can plan stock transfers exactly.
● You have the option of entering delivery costs.
● As long as you create a stock transport order with delivery and billing document, material prices will be determined in the issuing and receiving plants via price determination.
● If you have made the corresponding assignments in Customizing, the system will automatically convert stock categories of the receiving plant into requirements categories of the issuing plant.
In the SAP system you have several options for executing a stock transfer with a stock transport order. Please refer to the SAP standard documentation on
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Stock transport orders
without Delivery
Here the goods issue is carried out without implementing sales and
distribution (SD). The material to be transferred is valuated with the
valuation price of the issuing plant.
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Stock Transport Orders
with Delivery via Shipping
Here the goods issue is carried out with the involvement of shipping (LE-SHP).
The system posts a replenishment delivery in shipping in the issuing plant
instead of a goods issue. The material to be transferred is valuated with the
valuation price of the issuing plant.
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Stock Transport Orders
with Delivery and Billing Document/Invoice Stock transport orders
with billing documents are only possible in stock transfers between plants
that belong to different company codes. Here you do not create a stock
transport order, but rather a standard purchase order. This is because the
material to be transferred is not posted for the valuation price of the
issuing plant, but rather is valuated differently using a price determination
process of the issuing plant in shipping and of the receiving plant in
purchasing.
Process Flow
A stock transfer via stock transport order includes the following steps:
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1. The receiving plant requests required material from another plant by creating a stock transport order (item category U). If a billing document should be generated, a standard purchase order is created.
2. Depending on the procedure, the issuing plant enters a goods issue or a replenishment delivery (SD). The material is posted in the stock in transit of the receiving plant.
3. As soon as the goods have arrived at the receiving plant, the plant posts the goods receipt. When it posts the goods receipt, the material is transferred from the stock in transit to the unrestricted-use stock.
For special features of stock transfers of categories, see the documentation on Stock Transport Orders for AFS Materials with Coverage Strategies.
Stock Transport Orders with SD
Stock transfers with stock transport orders are also possible with SD. In the AFS system the stock must be assigned before a delivery can be created. To do this, you define an allocation type in Customizing, which controls which stock should be assigned for stock transfers (AFS ®Sales and Distribution ® Shipping ®Maintain stock transfer order settings). The system then assigns the stock in the background.
You can find
further information on Stock Transport Orders
with SD in the documentation on cross-application processes.