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 Support for the Return Delivery Process

Use

If you create a purchase order for a material that is relevant for return delivery, the system automatically creates a return delivery requisition. This ensures that the material is returned promptly to the issuing force element if it is no longer required by the receiving force element.

The return delivery (RD) is requested by means of a purchase requisition and is made by means of a stock transport order.

Integration

Two new fields have been added to the Basic Data 1 view in the material master:

  • Return Code

    Indicates whether the material can be returned.

  • Return to Logistics Level

    Determines the level in the logistics chain up to which the material can be returned.

Prerequisites

The automatic creation of RD requisitions depends on specific material movements and the movement type:

  • The goods must be moved as a result of a purchase order.

  • The movement type must be relevant for RD.

  • Only items of materials with RD-relevant return codes are taken into consideration.

  • The Supply Relationship field must contain an entry.

  • The order type must be relevant.

  • The advice code of the order item must be RD relevant.

  • The combination of issuing and receiving logistics levels must be RD relevant.

In Customizing, you have to make the following settings:

  • You define the return code in Customizing for Defense Forces and Public Security by choosing Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Return Delivery Next navigation step Return Code End of the navigation path .

    In this IMG activity, you define a return code and assign it an RD document type and RD condition code.

  • You enter the logistics level in Customizing for Defense Force and Public Security by choosing Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Return Delivery Next navigation step Logistics Level End of the navigation path .

    In this IMG activity, you define for which logistics levels the automatic creation of an RD requisition is to apply.

  • You define the RD-relevant movement and order types in Customizing for Defense Forces and Public Security by choosing Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Return Delivery Next navigation step Movement/Order Types Relevant for Return Delivery End of the navigation path .

    In this IMG activity, you define for which movement and order types the system is to automatically create an RD requisition.

Features

For each RD-relevant item, an RD requisition is created with a corresponding document type and condition code, depending on the return code. In the RD requisition, the system replaces the issuing storage location and plant with the receiving storage location and plant.

If the system cannot generate the RD requisition, it sends you an express mail informing you of the cause of the error. You can then check the transaction and, if possible, create the RD requisition manually.

The RD requisition is indicated with an appropriate advice code.

Note Note

You can use a Business Add-In (BAdI) to override the standard logic for determining the receiving plant/storage location combination for the RD requisition.

You can find the relevant BAdI in Customizing for Start of the navigation path Defense Forces and Public Security underMaterials Management Next navigation step Business Add-Ins Next navigation step BAdI: Influencing of Data for Return Delivery End of the navigation path .

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