Stock Transfer From Plant to Plant
A stock transfer from plant to plant generally takes place within a company code. It can, however, also take place between two company codes, if the plants are assigned to different valuation areas, which belong to different company codes.
Unlike a stock transfer from storage location to storage location, a stock transfer from plant to plant affects both accounting and Materials Planning, as follows:
Accounting is affected if both plants are assigned to different valuation areas. This means that a stock transfer leads not only to a quantity update but also to a value update (stock value, G/L accounts). Thus, parallel to the material document for stock transfer, an accounting document is created.
Materials Planning is affected because a change of plant stock is taken into account by Materials Planning.
You can enter this stock transfer using either the one-step procedure or the two-step procedure, whereby only the one-step procedure can be planned with a reservation.
Using the One-Step Procedure Without a Reservation Using the One-Step Procedure With a Reservation Using the Two-Step Procedure
You can only post a plant-to-plant stock transfer in one step if you have the relevant authorization in both plants.
For split-valuated materials, a plant-to-plant stock transfer in two steps is not possible for technical reasons. In this case, you have to enter the stock transfer using either the one-step procedure or a stock transfer order.