Converting from finished products non-batch to batch management

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

Can you tell what is the best strategy to convert a system from non-batch managed to batch managed for the finished and salable product? Batch management should have been implemented from the start, but my client just realized that mistake. This is knowing that we already have inventory and all kinds of transactional data: purchase orders, sales order, production orders...

I am looking for the less painfull strategy, as detailed as possible.

Thank you.

Fotso

[Former Member]

Its going to be painful.............

1) Reverse all material stocks. Create a new cost center and consume the available stocks to that cost center using 201 mvt type.

2) If there are any open sale orders for that material delete the line item in those sale orders.

3) Update the batch management indicator in the material master.

4) Add back the material in the respective sale orders.

5) Post the stocks with batches by reversal mvt type 202 from the cost center.

Regards,

GSL.

[Former Member]

Hi,

This can be achieved through something called 'Material to Material' transfer, using which one can transfer stocks of one material into another.

You will have to create new materail records with the Batch Determination functionality and post stock into these materials equivalent, in value and qty, to existing stocks. You will need close coordination with SD, for pricing, MM, PP and FI. Make sure all the previous materials are blocked for transactions, there are no open docs at any stage of processing. You will need system downtime to accomplish this.

Regards,

Saurabh Diwakar

[Former Member]

hello, friend.

this is possible, if inventory of the material is 'zero'.

what you could do if inventory is not zero, is to create a dummy material and transfer all inventory to the dummy. then, activate batch management for the material. after this, switch the inventory back from the dummy to your material.

try this.

regards.