How to handle stock transfer posting in SAP Inventory Management

STOCK Transfers in SAP

 Stock transfers can happen in two ways:

1.       Change in status only, no physical stock movement

2.       Change in physical status, movement from one location to another.

Let's discuss the change in status only. The possible business scenarios are as follows:

•              Materials moved from Quality stock type to Unrestricted stock type

•              Materials moved from Quality stock type to Blocked stock type

•              Materials moved from Unrestricted stock type to Quality  stock type

•              Materials moved from Unrestricted stock type to Block  stock type

•              Materials moved from Block stock type to Unrestricted stock type

•              Material to material movement

 Let's discuss the change in physical status only. The possible business scenarios are as follows:

•              Stock movement from one storage location to another storage location

•              Stock movement from one plant to another plant.

•              Stock movement from one company to another.

Stock transfers (No physical movement )can happen via MIGO transaction by using different movement types.

Following movement types can be used while doing stock transfer posting

321 Transfer posting stock in quality inspection - unrestricted-use stock  

323 Transfer posting storage location to storage location - stock in quality inspection                                                                                                                       

325 Transfer posting storage location to storage location - blocked stock                   

343 Transfer posting blocked stock - unrestricted-use stock                                            

349 Transfer posting blocked stock - stock in quality inspection                                     

Stock transfers with physical movement can happen via MIGO transaction by using different movement types.

Following movement types can be used while doing stock transfers

301 Transfer posting plant to plant in one step                                                                      

303 Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps - removal from storage                        

305 Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps - placement in storage                           

311 Transfer posting storage location to storage location in one step                           

313 Stock transfer -  storage location to storage location in two steps -     removal from storage                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

315 Transfer posting storage location to storage location in two steps -  placement in storage                                                                                                                

351 Goods issue for a stock transport order (without SD)