Goods Movements Across Groups
Stock that belongs to one group work breakdown structure (WBS) element may need to be moved to another grouping WBS element. This can be done through standard transactions in the SAP system. When the distribution process is executed, costs follow such goods movements across groups. You cannot have a “no-cost” transfer of stock between groups through standard grouping, pegging, and distribution (GPD).
The costs are distributed from the account-assigned grouping WBS element (the grouping WBS element that bears the original cost of the stock) to the individual WBS element that is grouped under the receiving grouping WBS element. If there is a chain of group-to-group transfers, the sending group WBS element can be different from the account-assigned grouping WBS element.
The following types of goods movements exist between groups:
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This movement involves a stock transfer from one grouping WBS element to another.
Group-to-Group Goods Issue (also called nested groups or grouping hierarchies)
This movement involves a goods issue to a production order, where the sub-component replenishment belongs to one grouping WBS element and the production order belongs to a different grouping WBS element.
For more information, see Transfer Pegging Processor (Group-to-Group Transfers) .
Limitations
The following limitations exist:
Stock that is in transit cannot be moved between groups.
After a group-to-group transfer, you have to run one of the following:
Pegging for both groups together
The transfer pegging program, after having run pegging for both the groups independently (this only applies to the pegging report PEG01 ).
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