Archive for September, 2009

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 6

Stock Types, Valuation, GR in Warehouse - 3
Documents at Goods Receipt
The document principle also applies in IT-based Inventory Management. A document is the proof that a transaction involving stock changes has taken place. Documents are stored in the system.

September 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 5

Stock Types, Valuation, GR in Warehouse - 2
For goods receipts, you decide which stock type a quantity is posted to. The stock type is relevant for determining the stock available in Materials Planning and is used for withdrawals in Inventory Management.

September 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 4

Stock Types, Valuation, GR in Warehouse - 1
This series of articles cover the goods receipt of ordered goods into the warehouse and the effects that this goods receipt has on Inventory Management and Accounting. The material document and the accounting document are also discussed.

September 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 3

The following figure “SAP MM Material Valuation of Goods Receipt” clarifies both valuation procedures in a single example.

September 26, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 2

Material Master Record Accounting Data
In the material master record, you enter the necessary valuation data for a material in the accounting data. Depending on the valuation area, you must specify either the company code or plant when maintaining the accounting data.

September 26, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

SAP Material Valuation Basics - 1

This series of articles give an overview of the determination of valuation levels for materials using the valuation area, and the two possible procedures for material valuation.

September 26, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   One Comment

Purchasing Info Records - 4

Purchasing Info Record Automatic Update - 2
In the quotation, contract, scheduling agreement and the old purchase order (transactions ME21, ME22 und ME23), the Info update indicator has four characteristics:

” ” (Blank): The info record is not updated or created

September 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

Purchasing Info Records - 3

Purchasing Info Record Automatic Update - 1

Purchasing info records can also be created or updated automatically in SAP R/3 if you set the Info update indicator when maintaining a quotation, purchase order, or outline agreement.

September 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   No Comments

Purchasing Info Records - 2

The purchasing info record is an important source of information for the buyer. When creating the purchasing documents, the data from the info record is copied into the document as default values. You can also use the list displays for the info records to

September 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,  Posted in: Material Management (MM), SAP Functional Modules   3 Comments