What is a Movement Type?
- Key for a specific goods movement
- Quantity Update (Stock Tables)
- Value Update (FI Document, account determination)
- Screen Layeout (dialog only)
- GR/GI Slip Print
- Checks (min. shelf life, dynamic availability, etc.)
- Link to WM, QM, Serial Number
Movement Types:
Goods Receipt
| Movement Type | Description |
| 101 | Goods Receipt with reference to PO |
| 102 | Goods Receipt without reference to PO |
| 103 | Goods Receipt into Goods Receipt Blocked Stock |
| 104 | Blocked Stock sending back to vendor |
Stock Tables Overview:
Goods Issue
| Movement Type | Description |
| 201 | Goods Issue to cost centre (User department) |
| 221 | Goods Issue for Projects (Particular Projects) |
| 231 | Goods Issue for customer order |
Classification of Movement Types:
Transfer Postings
| Movement Type | Description |
| 301 | Transfer posting plant to plant in one step |
| 303 | Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps (Remove from storage) |
| 305 | Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps (In placing storage) |
| 309 | Merging of two materials |
| 311 | Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in one step |
| 303 | Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in two steps |
| 315 | Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in two steps (In placing storage) |
| 331 | Withdraw of samples from Quality Inspection stock |
| 333 | Withdraw of samples from Unrestricted Stock |
| 335 | Withdraw of samples from Blocked Stock |
| 411 | Consignment stock into our own stock |
| 501 | Goods Receipt without PO into Unrestricted Stock |
| 503 | Goods Receipt Without PO into Quality Inspection stock |
| 505 | Goods Receipt without PO into Blocked Stock |
| 511 | Free of charge delivery from vendor (free samples from Vendor) |
| 551 | Scraping from Unrestricted Stock |
| 553 | Scraping from Quality Inspection stock |
| 555 | Scraping from Blocked Stock |
| 561 | Initial entry of stock into unrestricted Stock |
| 563 | Initial entry of stock into Quality Inspection Stock |
| 565 | Initial entry of stock into Blocked Stock |
Note: Book Stock means System Stock
Movement Type Tables: Customizable
Goods Issue
| Movement Type | Description |
| 601 | Goods issue for delivery |
| 603 | Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item |
| 605 | Goods receipt for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item |
| 621 | Transfer of unrestricted-use stock – returnable packaging with customer (shipping) |
| 623 | Goods issue from returnable packaging with customer (shipping) |
| 631 | Transfer of unrestricted-use stock – consignment stock at customer (shipping) |
| 633 | Goods issue from consignment stock at customer (shipping) |
| 641 | Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping) |
| 643 | Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order |
| 645 | Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order performed in one step (shipping) |
| 647 | Goods issue for a stock transport order performed in one step (shipping) |
| 651 | Returns from customer (shipping) |
| 653 | Returns from customer (shipping) to unrestricted-use stock |
| 655 | Returns from customer (shipping) to inspection stock |
| 657 | Returns from customer (shipping) to blocked stock |
| 661 | Returns to vendor using shipping |
| 673 | Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping) |
| 675 | Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping) performed in one step |
Physical Stock means actual stock
| Movement Type | Description |
| 701 | Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of unrestricted stock |
| 702 | Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of unrestricted stock |
| 703 | Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of Quality Inspection Stock |
| 704 | Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of Quality Inspection Stock |
| 707 | Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of Blocked stock |
| 708 | Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of Blocked stock |
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Movement Type Concept
GR for purchase order – reversal
GR for refurbishment order, customer stock – reversal