Posting Inventory Differences (SAP Library

Posting Inventory Differences

Posting Inventory Differences after Entering the Count

Choose Logistics ® Materials management ® Physical inventory ® Difference ® Post.

Enter the number of the physical inventory document and if necessary, enter a threshold value. In the following selection screen, all items will then be selected whose difference amount exceeds the threshold value you have specified. Confirm your entries with Enter.

In the following selection screen, you will see the difference quantity and the difference amount displayed at batch level. You can enter a reason for the difference for each item.

Note

You can find additional information on the book, count, and difference quantities as well as on the count date and the person responsible for the count in the Phys. inv. history.

Select all the items for which you want to post differences and save your entries. In addition to the items you have selected, items whose difference amount is less than your threshold value will also be posted.

Posting Inventory Differences while Entering the Count

If you want to do this with reference to a physical inventory document, choose Logistics ® Materials management ® Physical inventory ® Difference ® Count/difference.

In the initial screen, enter the number of the physical inventory document and confirm your entry with Enter.

Enter the count in the system and save your entries. When you enter the count, the system automatically posts inventory differences.

If you want to do this without reference to a physical inventory document, choose Logistics ® Materials management ® Physical inventory ® Difference ® Enter w/o doc. ref.

Proceed exactly as you would when entering the count without reference to a physical inventory document.

Save your entries. When you enter the count, the system automatically posts inventory differences.

Caution

If the counted quantity is less than the quantity reserved by ARun, the differences cannot be posted. Before you can post inventory differences, the stock shortfalls must be deallocated.

Result

When you post the inventory difference, the system creates a material document that corrects the stock, as well as an accounting document that stores the necessary account transactions.