What Is a Movement Type?

T-code = mb51
When you enter a goods movement in the system, you
must enter a movement type to differentiate between
the various goods movements. A movement type is a
three-digit identification key for a goods movement. The
following table contains examples of movement types.

Description of Movement Types

Below you will find a short description of the standard
movement types. The reversal movement type is the
movement type + 1 (reversal of 101 = 102).

101
Goods receipt for purchase order or order
If the purchase order or order has not been assigned to an account, a stock type
(unrestricted-use stock, stock in quality inspection, blocked stock) can be entered during
goods receipt.
If the purchase order or order has been assigned to an account, the goods receipt is not
posted to the warehouse, but to consumption.
In the case of non-valuated materials, the goods receipt is posted to the warehouse,
although the purchase order has not been assigned to an account.
Possible special stock indicators:
K Goods receipt for purchase order to consignment stock
O Goods receipt for purchase order to stock of material provided to vendor
E GR for purchase order or order to sales order stock
Q GR for purchase order or order to project stock.
Goods receipt for
subcontract order: at goods receipt, the consumption of the components is posted at
the same time (see movement type 543)
Goods receipt for
stock transport order: at goods receipt the transported quantity is posted in the
receiving plant from stock in transit into unrestricted-use stock (stock in quality
inspection or blocked stock).

122
Return delivery to supplier or to production
Using movement type 122, you can distinguish real return deliveries for a purchase order or
order from cancellations (102).
In the standard version, you must enter a reason for the return delivery if you are using
movement type 122. This enables you to carry out evaluations for return deliveries.
The effects of movement type 122 correspond to a cancellation of movement type 101.
Possible special stock indicators:
K, O, E, Q

201
Goods issue for a cost center
The goods can only be withdrawn from unrestricted-use stock.
Possible special stock indicators:
K: Goods withdrawal from consignment stock
P: Goods withdrawal from the pipeline
If you have withdrawals from consignment stock and from pipeline, payables to suppliers ensue.

261
Goods issue for an order
This refers to all withdrawals for orders (for example,
DS:GLOS.3526C388AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>production orders, maintenance
orders), with the exception of customer orders.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, P, Q, W
The goods issue can be posted manually in Inventory Management or automatically
when an order is confirmed or via a delivery in Shipping.

311
Transfer posting storage location to storage location in one step
The quantity is transferred from unrestricted-use stock of the issuing storage location
to unrestricted use in the receiving storage location.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, M, Q

321
Transfer posting stock in quality inspection - unrestricted-use stock
The quantity is transferred from stock in quality inspection into unrestricted-use stock.
Here you can post the quantity to another storage location.
You cannot use this movement type for QM-managed materials since transfer posting
for these materials takes place via the usage decision.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, O, Q, V, W

501
Goods receipt without purchase order - unrestricted-use stock
This movement type is used for deliveries from vendors that are not based on a
purchase order. Invoice verification is not possible for these goods receipts.
For a goods receipt for purchase order (101), the receipt of returnable transport
packaging can be entered using movement type 501 and special stock indicator M.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, M, Q

531
Goods receipt from by-product from the order
The goods receipt of a by-product usually refers to an order, but it can be entered without a
reference.
If a component is entered with a negative quantity in the order, a reservation item is created with
531 (instead of 261). The receipt of a by-product can be entered when the component for the
order is withdrawn from stock or it can be entered as an 'other goods receipt'.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, Q

541
Transfer posting unrestricted-use stock - stock of material provided to vendor
With this movement type you provide the subcontractor with the components required for
subcontract orders. The quantity is posted into unrestricted-use stock of material provided to
vendor.
If there is a goods receipt for a subcontract order (101) consumption of components is posted
from this stock.
The transfer posting can be posted via a delivery in Shipping.
Possible special stock indicators:
None

601
Goods issue for delivery (Shipping)
In Shipping this movement type is created automatically with the Goods issue for delivery
function.
The quantity is taken from unrestricted-use stock.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, Q

701
Inventory differences in unrestricted-use stock (MM-IM)
This movement is generated automatically during inventory difference posting in Inventory
Management.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, K, M, O, Q, V, W

131
Goods receipt for run schedule header
This movement type cannot be entered manually. It is generated automatically at notification of
goods receipt for a run schedule header.
Possible special stock indicators:
E, Q

Bill of Material (BOM)

Definition
List of all materials required in a process together with the quantities
required.

Use:
The BOM is part of the master data of production planning and is also used in discrete
manufacturing. However, note that the following features are specific to process
industries:
In general, the BOM is created and edited directly from within the master recipe for
which it is required.
By creating a production version, you can uniquely combine a master recipe with an
alternative BOM. The material components of the alternative BOM can then be
assigned to the operations or phases of the master recipe and be taken into account in
material quantity calculation.

Structure
You create a BOM for the product. In the BOM header, you define a base quantity of
the material you want to produce. All other quantities are relative to the base
quantity.
There may be several alternative BOMs for a product, which are used for different
manufacturing processes, lot sizes, or validity areas.
You assign all other materials together with their quantities to the BOM as BOM items
or material components. They include: Ingredients with positive quantities Output
materials (that is, by-products and remaining materials) with negative quantities
Catalysts and intra materials with two items respectively representing the material
entering and leaving the process.

Co-Products: Special Features

When manufacturing co-products, you can create a BOM for a process material or for
the co-product that in general initiates production.You assign all other co-products to
the BOM as BOM items with negative quantities and set the Co-productindicator for
them. When you create an order, the system creates a separate order item for the coproducts.

Purchase Requisition
Procurement in every organization starts with gathering requirements. Once
requirements are gathered we need to inform the purchasing organization. Purchase
Requisition is a document that will contain list of requirements. The key points about
purchase requisition are as follows:
Purchase requisition is a request that is made to purchasing organization to procure
certain list of material.
Purchase requisition is an internal document; specifically it remains within the
organization.
Purchase requisition needs approval from purchasing organization.
If purchase requisition is approved then changes are possible only to limited extent.
Purchase requisition can be created for the following procurement types:
Standard: Getting finished material from vendor.
Subcontracting: Providing raw material to vendor and getting finished material.
Consignment: Procuring material that is kept in companys premises and paying to
vendor for that.
Stock transfer: Getting material from within the organization.
External service: Getting services like maintenance from third party vendor.

Create Purchase Requisition

Purchase Requisition can be created by following below steps:
Path to Create Purchase requisition:
Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchasing Requisition => Create
TCode: ME51N

Fill in all required details like name of material, quantity, delivery date, material group,
plant. Click on save. A new Purchase Requisition will be created.

After creating purchase requisition, we need to send our requirements to vendor. Requirements
to vendor are sent through a document that is known as purchase order. Purchase order can be
directly created from purchase requisition

Creating Purchase Order from Purchase Requisition

Purchase Order from purchase requisition can be created by
following below steps:
TCode: ME21N

Provide purchase requisition number for which you want to create purchase order.
Then select execute icon.

Drag the standard reference Purchase requisition to the cart next to NB Standard PO.

Verify the details of purchase order and do the necessary changes as per requirement.
Click on save. Purchase order from purchase requisition will be created.

How to Post Goods Receipt invoice (GRIN) MIGO

Path to reach Movement Type:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Goods
Movement => Goods Movement (MIGO)
TCode: MIGO

Reservation
Sometimes, stock need to be blocked in advance so that it can be available at a
particular point of time. This is known as reservation. Reservation ensures that stock
is available and it can be used when required. Reserved quantity can be viewed by
TCode MMBE. Provide the material number and plant. Reserved quantity can be
seen in the reserved tab as shown below.

Path to create Reservation:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Reservation
=> Create
TCode: MB21

Some important Tcodes in MM

1. For Online Gate Entry Process ZMMI001.
2. For Gate Entry Display - ZMMI003.
3. For Gate Entry Change ZMMI002.
4. For Online Material Transfer Request
ZMMM2MT.
5. Online Material Creation Request
ZMMM001.
6. Material Upload & Download ZMMSU01