Inventory Management: Structured Articles 

 

Use

By making transfer postings using special movement types, you can split up the header article of a structured article (for example, a prepack or display) into its constituent components or create a header article from the individual components.

Integration

·        A structured article is split into its constituent components automatically, either in the purchase order or at goods receipt, depending on how your system is configured.

·        You can also use this function if Warehouse Management (WM) is active.

Prerequisites

·        You can only use structured articles if you use SAP Retail.

·        If you want to have the system automatically split up structured articles, you must make the retail-specific article settings in Customizing to control the logistics processes involved with structured articles.

Features

Creation of Structured Article Headers

You can use movement type 317 to create a structured article header from the individual components. This posting leads to the stock of the header article being increased and that of the components decreased. The transaction is reversed using reversal movement type 318.

You enter a transfer posting to create a box of structured article “Display” comprising components 1 and 2. This results in the following article document items:

Quantity	Unit of measure	Article	Movement type
1	Carton	Display	317 +
4	Piece	Component 1	317 -
5	Piece	Component 2	317 -

 

Splitting up Structured Article Headers

You can use movement type 319 to split up a structured article (such as a lot or prepack) into its constituent components. A structured article is split into its constituent components automatically, either in the purchase order or at goods receipt, depending on how your system is configured.

The stock of the header article is debited and the components credited. The transaction is reversed using reversal movement type 320.

You enter a transfer posting to create a box of structured article “Display” comprising components 1 and 2. The article is split automatically at goods receipt, resulting in the following article document items:

Quantity	Unit of measure	Article	Movement type
1	Carton	Display	101 +
1	Carton	Display	319 -
4	Piece	Component 1	319 +
5	Piece	Component 2	319 +