INTER-COMPANY STOCK TRANSPORT ORDER
PRE- REQUISITES
SUPPLYING PLANT ARU1
Material should exist in both the plants with same number.
Create and extend the material.
If Material is Warehouse managed then maintain the same
settings in both plants.
RECEIVING PLANT BRU2
Vendor Master Settings
Vendor master should be created in Receiving plant.
Supplying plant acts as a Vendor to the Receiving plant.
Create Vendor master record using XK01 in Receiving plant.
While creating the vendor master, in PURCHASING DATA under Extras enter the Supplying plant ARU1.
Maintain all other entries like Account group, Reconciliation account, Payment terms, Currency, Partner
functions and Tax Catergory if applicable.
SAVE your entries.
In XK01 (Create Vendor Master)
Customer Master Settings – XD01
A customer master should be created in Supplying Plant.
The Receiving plant acts as a Customer in the Supplying Plant.
Create customer master using XD01 with its Sales Areas (Sales.org/Distribution channel/Division).
Maintain Partner Functions as shown below.
Save your entries.
Material Master – MM01
Create material master using MM01.
Maintain the material in both plants ARU1 and ARU2 by creating or extending in MM01.
In SALES views maintain the Transportation group and the Loading group.
Likewise if the material is BATCH managed, tick-mark the same.
If the material is Warehouse managed, maintain the necessary details.
Maintain the necessary MRP details in the MRP views.
Maintain the General Plant/Storage data.
Maintain the Accounting Data.
Save your entries.
Configuration in MM
Transaction code SPRO
IMG Menu SPROMaterials ManagementPurchasingPurchase OrderSetup STO
Choose the Plant and enter the Customer number along with the Sales Area data for the plants.
Assign Delivery Type and Checking Rule
Here we assign the Delivery type and Checking rule for
Inter-company STO and
Intra-company STO
If Checking Rule is set then the Availability check happens during PO creation while saving the PO.
If checking Rule is not set then the Availability check doesn't happen during PO creation while saving the
PO.
Assign Document Type, One-step Procedure, Underdelivery Tolerence
He we can decide whether we need a one-step procedure or two-step procedure.
In one-step procedure the goods receipt happens automatically.
In two-step procedure we manually have to do the PGI then the GR.
CONFIGURATION IN SD
Assign Shipping point to Plant
Shipping Point Determination – OVL2
PICKING LOCATION DETERMINATION – OVL3
COPY CONTROL PROCEDURES – VTFL
Here we can use Standard SAP Document types for Sales order, Delivery and Billing.
Or we can use Copy control for creating new Document types for Sales order, Delivery and Billing.
Copy control for IV NLCC
Copy Control for F8 NL
PRICING PROCEDURE
Pricing procedure is also an important factor for the STO to function properly.
Maintain pricing procedure in SD and MM.
It should match.
PROCESS FLOW – INTER-COMPANY STO
CREATE A INTER-COMPANY STO
Use Tcode – ME21N to create a Stock Transport Purchase order.
Document type – NB
Vendor – Enter the vendor master that we created. For us ARU1 acts as a Vendor.
Material – Enter the STO material.
Quantity – Quantity to be Transferred.
Plant – Enter the BRU1.
Storage Location – Enter BRU1 as Storage Location
Price - Enter the Net Price
Note:
We can see the Availability check being carried out.
We can see the SHIPPING TAB in the item details.
SAVE the entries to generate the PO number.
DELIVERY CREATION IN VL10G/VL10F
Enter the Shipping point.
In PURCHASE TAB – enter the PO number
Execute
Select the Line item and hit the BACKGROUND button
Now, select the line item with the GREEN light and click on for log creation.
Now, click on the DOCUMENTS button
Now, select the item and click on Dis. DOC button.
In the following screen goto change mode by clicking on button
In the PICKING TAB we should enter the PICKED QTY and click on POST GOODS ISSUE to finish the
delivery process.
Once the picking quantity is entered in the PICKED QTY column the status will show as “FULLY PICKED”
and overall WM status as “COMPLETED”.
Since our Material is warehouse managed, it is greyed out in the above screen.
We have to create a TRANSFER ORDER creation using Tcode – LT03 to do the picking activity.
Now, click on to complete the DELIVERY process.
SAVE – Outbound document numbers are generated at the same time.
NOTE:
Two outbound document numbers are generated since this process is a one-step process.
In the PO History TAB, we can see the two document numbers are generated.
GOODS RECEIPT PROCESS
Since this process is a one-step process we don’t need to do a Goods Receipt.
The goods receipt is automatically done in the background.
In two-step processing, Goods issue and Goods receipt are done separately.
BILLING PROCESS – VF01
Do the billing process in this transaction.
Choose the Billing Type as IV (inter-company billing)
Enter the Outbound document number here and do the billing.
Save – A Billing document number is generated.
INVOICE RECEIPT – MIRO
Do the Invoice receipt in MIRO.
NOTE:
See the log in PO HISTORY TAB.
INTRA-COMPANY STO
Stock Transfers between two plants that belong to the same company code.
In Intra-company STO the process remains the same as Inter-company STO.
Here we use Document type “UB” instead of “NB”.
Another difference is instead of the Vendor, system will prompt for a Supplying Plant.
The only difference is in most cases, Intra-company will not have Billing process.
Only Pro-forma Invoice is generated.
Note:
Billing process can be generated only if it is a Business Requirement.
PROCESS FLOW
Create Intra-company STO in ME21N.
Choose “Document TYPE – UB”
Enter Supplying Plant
Enter the Receiving Plant’s “Company code, Purchasing Org and Purchasing group”
Enter the Material that is to be Transferred.
Enter Quantity
Enter the Receiving Plant and Storage Location of receiving plant.
We can see the SHIPPING TAB in the item overview.
Enter NET PRICE.
SAVE.
Purchase Order number generated.
DELIVERY PROCESS – VL10G
Enter the SHIPPING POINT, PO number and EXECUTE
Select the Line item and click button.
Select the line item and click on for log creation.
Select the item and click on
Select the item and click on
In the next screen click on the Change button .
In the PICKING TAB we should enter the PICKED QTY and click on POST GOODS ISSUE to finish the
delivery process.
Once the picking quantity is entered in the PICKED QTY column the status will show as “FULLY PICKED”
and overall WM status as “COMPLETED”.
Since our Material is warehouse managed, it is greyed out in the above screen.
We have to create a TRANSFER ORDER creation using Tcode – LT03 to do the picking activity.
Now, click on to complete the DELIVERY process.
SAVE – Outbound document numbers are generated at the same time.
NOTE:
Two outbound document numbers are generated since this process is a one-step process.
In the PO History TAB, we can see the two document numbers are generated.
GOODS RECEIPT PROCESS-MIGO
Since this process is a one-step process we don’t need to do a Goods Receipt.
The goods receipt is automatically done in the background.
In two-step processing, Goods issue and Goods receipt are done separately.
BILLING PROCESS – VF01
Do the billing process in this transaction.
Choose the Billing Type as IV (inter-company billing)
Enter the Outbound document number here and do the billing.
Save – A Billing document number is generated.
INVOICE RECEIPT – MIRO
Do the Invoice receipt in MIRO.
NOTE:
See the log in PO HISTORY TAB.
