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 Project Stock

Definition

Quantity of a material which is held in stock for the completion of a project. The project stock is allocated to a work breakdown structure (WBS) element. Components can only be withdrawn for the WBS element.

You can manage valuated or non-valuated project stock.

If the project stock is not valuated, it is managed via a cost collector. The system does not carry out invoice verification postings for goods movements, and you cannot obtain an overview of how the stock is valuated until the end of the settlement period in Controlling.

If the project stock is valuated, you have immediate access to its value in Financial Accounting. The assigned accounts are debited and credited as a result of the valuated goods movements.

Project stock is available for the project from an MRP point of view.

Use

Creating Valuated Project Stock

If you want to work with valuated project stock, in the Accounting view of the material master record you can define your own valuation classes and thereby create your own stock accounts under Project stock valuation class.

Displaying Valuated Project Stock

You can display the valuated project stock. Choose Start of the navigation path Environment Next navigation step Stock Next navigation step Valuated special stock. End of the navigation path

Possible Movements

The following movement types are defined for valuated and non-valuated project stock (in each case they can be reversed or canceled):

  • Receipts

  • Goods receipt for purchase order, if the order item is account assigned to the project

  • Goods receipt for subcontract order

  • Goods receipt for order, if the order is account assigned to the project

  • Goods receipt for run schedule header

  • Goods receipt without purchase order

  • Goods receipt without production order

  • Initial Entry of Inventory Data

  • Goods receipt of by-products

  • Issues

  • Goods issue for project, sales order, order, network

  • Taking of a sample

  • Scrapping

  • Transfer Postings

  • Transfer into own stock

  • Stock Transfer Using Stock Transport Order

  • Transfer posting from storage location to storage location in one step

  • Transfer posting from plant to plant in one step

  • Transfer (using transfer posting) between unrestricted-use stock, stock in quality inspection and blocked stock

  • Transfer postings from material to material

  • Transfer posting from one project stock to another project stock

  • Transfer posting to sales order stock

  • Subcontracting

Refer to Subcontracting for Sales Order Stock and Project Stock

Entering Goods Movements

When you enter a goods movement for project stock, you should consider the following:

  • When you enter a goods movement with reference to a purchase order or production order, the WBS element is taken from the reference document.

  • When you enter other goods movements, you must specify the WBS element manually.

Goods movements for project stock are entered as follows:

  • Other goods receipts, goods issues, transfer postings:

Enter the relevant movement type with the special stock indicator Q and the WBS element.

  • Transfer to own stock:

Enter movement type 411 and the special stock indicator Q .

  • Goods receipt for purchase order/for order:

Enter a goods receipt for a purchase order or for an order as normal using the movement type 101 . If an item is assigned to a project (account assignment category Q), the system automatically sets the special stock indicator at goods receipt.