Q&A in Class (2024-08-02) S4510

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Question: Issue in Stock Transport Order Quantity "Not Consumed" during SD Outbound Delivery, what ATP parameters missing (if any) that causes this issue (sometimes), if exist in S/4 HANA ? 

Findings: when there is the chance to access S/4HANA 2023 or 2024 SAP versions and when time permits will test this scenario as there are no IDES data and setting this up will take a lot of time, hope to create a Blog Posts on this in the future. 

At the mean time, here are helpful documentation links on STO and Availability check:

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/Inventory Management and Physical Inventory (MM-IM) - Availability Check

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/Availabiity Check on STO/

Links to EXPERTs recommendations for STO Availability check: 

https://sap-supply-chain-ideas.blogspot.com/2012/10/getting-availability-check-right-for.html

https://sapinsider.org/blogs/supply-chain-solving-stock-transport-order-sto-problems/

Found the following SAP notes (could be useful especially  ****): 

SAP Note 650290 - No ATP check with creation of STO without SD delivery

SAP Note 885177 - Stock transfer in purchasing

SAP Note 995265 - Stock transport order can not be supplied using VL10*/VL04

SAP Note 1512272 - MPN\SUS:New schedule line processing in STO is not supported

SAP Note 1154801 - Delivery creation from STO with multiple sched. lines fails

SAP Note 766475 - FAQ: ATP check and confirmation of stock transport orders ****

SAP Note 498149 - FAQ: Availability check in purchasing *****

SAP Note 498143 - FAQ: Stock transfer with delivery in purchasing ****

SAP Note 76301 - Scheduling stock transport order/PReq

SAP S/4HANA also release the aATP (Advanced Available to Promise) may impact the STO Availability Check which is another point of Configuration to be considered, and ALL of these new Availability Check introduced will require a lot of time and effort to study and testing the functionality, and hope to find the time to work on this in the future. 

At the mean time, here are helpful documentation links to aATP:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/aATP/

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Question: For Expiry date OR Production date entry and updating (including Batch), what is the use and impacts of the fields "Expiration Date" in the Material Master Plant Storage 1 data view on the SLED/BBD field in the MIGO to the same field in the Batch Master?

Findings: check Simulation result via link to below
https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2024/08/sap-mm-material-master-expiration-date.html

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Questions: How to perform Vendor Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) receive and return method?

There are 2 types of RTP (Returnable Transport Packaging) represented by 2 standard Special Stock Type in the SAP system (available in ECC and S/4HANA). 

• Vendor RTP (Special Stock "M") - Packaging Material belong to Vendor that come with Product from Vendor
• Customer RTP (Special Stock "V") - Packaging Material belong to us that go with Product to Customer

For both Vendor/Customer RTP, SAP recommended Material Type "LEIH" which is setup in OMS2 as "with Quantity Update" and "without Value Update" (similar to Material Type "UNBW"), meaning that the Material is only managed with Quantity only and without any Value. (Note: SAP also recommended Material Type "VERP" in some other documentation). 

Vendor RTP (Special Stock "M"), see the following Blog Posts:

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2016/09/material-management-inventory_7.html

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2021/03/material-management-our-rtp-transfer.html

For Vendor RTP, it is not possible to enter the Material in the Purchase Order, the standard recommended method is to GR the Purchased Material PO via MIGO and use "+" to add a the Vendor RTP Material using Movement Type "501"+"M" to receive the Vendor Packaging Material into Special Stock "M". AND in order to return to the Vendor, in the next receiving PO for another Purchasing item/Material, click the "+" to add Material BUT with Movement type "502"+"M". 

Customer RTP (Special Stock "V"), see the following Blog Posts:

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2024/08/material-management-for-sd-customer-rtp.html

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2023/06/sap-sd-customer-rtp-shipments-pick-up.html

For processing Customer RTP, use Material type "LEIH"/"VERP"/"UNBW" or user defined Material Type BUT ensure it is assigned with an appropriate Item Category Group that will determine Item Category "TAL" or "LAN" (or user definable) which will determine Schedule Line Category "F3" or "F2" (or user definable) (with assigned Standard SAP Movement Type "622"). User can include both the Selling Product and Customer RTP in the same Sales Order, Outbound Delivery will ship both to the Customer and the Customer RTP material will be registered as Special Stock indicator 'V" with the Customer number in MMBE or MB52. No Accounting for the Customer RTP when PGI from the Outbound Delivery as the Material belong to the Sander who create the Sales Order. 

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Questions: Review the Step by Step to activate and setup Split Valuation in S/4HANA ?

See Blog Post on step by step of how to configuration the above:
https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2024/08/blog-post_4.html

The demonstration includes:

• Activate Split Valuation (OMW0).
• User defined Acct Cat.Ref “Y” with Val.Class “YYYY” (OMSK).
• Step 1: Create Valuation Category “Z” (OMWC).
• Step 2: Create Valuation Type “Z_NEW”, “Z_USED” and “Z_FOC” (OMWC).
• Step 3: Assign Valuation Types to Valuation Category “Z” (OMWC).
• Step 4: Assign Valuation Category “Z” to Plant 1010 (OMWC).
• Create new Material Type “ZSP” with Acct Cat.Ref “Y” (OMS2). 
• Create new Material “ZSP01” using Material Type “ZSP” superior Accounting view with Val.Category “Z” (MM01). 
• Extend Material “ZSP01” to Valuation Type “Z_NEW” (MM01) 50EUR/pc.
• Extend Material “ZSP01” to Valuation Type “Z_USED” (MM01) 5EUR/pc.
• Extend Material “ZSP01” to Valuation Type “Z_FOC” (MM01) 0EUR/pc.
• Display all Accounting views for Material “ZSP01” (MM60). 
• Create Info Record for “ZSP01” Valuation Type “Z_NEW” (ME11). 
• Create Purchase Order for “ZSP01” to procure Valuation Type “Z_NEW” (ME21N).
• Goods Receipt (MIGO) the PO to Valuation Type “Z_NEW” and check Stocks in (MMBE) and (MB52). 
• Goods Receipts without PO (MIGO) for “Z_USED” and “ZFOC” (MIGO).
• Check Stocks (MMBE) and (MB52). 

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Questions: Update of Cycle Counting indicator ?

Answer: Check the following Blog Posts:
https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2016/08/material-management-physical-inventory.html

See the following links on SAP Help on Cycle Counting: 

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/Cycle Counting Method of Physical Inventory/

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Questions: How to use Account Modification for Movement Type to Determine the G/L Account in S/4HANA?

Click below to Blog Posts demonstration OBYC to determine G/L (using Account Modification for the Trx Event Key GBB for a new Movement Type) AND OKB9 to determine the Cost Center.
https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2024/08/blog-post.html

The demonstration includes:

• New Movement Type “XXX” (OMJJ).
• New Valuation Class “YYYY” (OMSK). 
• New Material Type “XYZ” (OMS2). 
• New Material “MATERIAL-XYZ” (MM01).
• New G/L Account “65301999” (FS00). 
• Check VGC “0001” assigned to Plant 1010 (OMWD).
• New Account Modifier “ZZZ” for Movement Type “XXX” for Trx Event Key “GBB” (OMWN).
• Assign Stock G/L” to Trx Event Key for the necessary influencing factors above (OMWB or OBYC).
• Assign G/L “65301999” to Trx Event Key for the necessary influencing factors above (OMWB or OBYC). 
• New Cost Center “Z888” (KS01). 
• Set Cost Center “Z888” to G/L “65301999” (OKB9).

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