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 Goods Movements via Shipping

Purpose

If the standard goods receipt/issue slips in Inventory Management are not sufficient or if you want to plan picking, packing, and transportation in detail, you can post goods movements via the Shipping (LE-SHP) application component . The system takes into account all the points that are involved in shipping.

Prerequisites

To create a delivery via Shipping, the following data has to be maintained in the SAP System (refer to Creating Outbound Deliveries ):

  • The plant data, sales organization, distribution channel, shipping point , and division

  • The sales and distribution data in the material master

  • The customer field in the central vendor master record, as the vendor for shipping is also the customer

Scope of Functions

You can manage the following goods movements via Shipping:

  • Goods issue for delivery

  • Stock transfers using stock transport orders

  • Returns from the customer

  • Return deliveries to vendors

  • Returns for stock transport orders

    Note Note

    You enter these goods movements from the Shipping menu (transaction code VL01N for Create O utbound Delivery with Reference to Order or transaction code VL01NO for Create O utbound Delivery Without Reference to Order ). Goods movements via Shipping are represented in the system by the movement types 6XX. You can find an overview of all the movement types in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Inventory Management in the step Copy/Change Movement Types .

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In Materials Management, you can also enter the following deliveries in the background:

  • Return deliveries to a vendor via Start of the navigation path Inventory Management Next navigation step Material Document Next navigation step Return Delivery End of the navigation path or via the transaction for goods movements ( MIGO) (also refer toReturn Deliverysapurl_link_0003_0003_0006)

  • Provide components for a subcontract order via Start of the navigation path Purchase Order Next navigation step Reporting Next navigation step SC Stocks per Vendor End of the navigation path (also refer toProviding Components for Existing Purchase Orderssapurl_link_0003_0004_0006)

Shipment Scheduling

When you create deliveries via Shipping, you can plan the following activities using the functions of shipment scheduling (see also Transportation and Shipment Scheduling ):

  • Material availability date

  • Transportation planning date

  • Loading date

  • Goods issue date

The system takes into account the factory calendar of the issuing plant when it calculates the material availability date.

Note Note

If you post a goods movement as a delivery, the system creates a delivery, but does not create a material document (refer to Goods Issue ).

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