Initial stock Categories

[Former Member]

Hi all,

We are in SCM 4.0, I would like to know how the system identifies that what are the categories it needs to be considered for Initial stock when the stock is CIFfed from ECC.

In otherwords, what are the settings that needs to maintained if I want to consider the stock categories like CF or CI (along with CC) as Initial stock. Also as per SAP, Stock on hand categories are selected from "Stock Category Group" from location master. But, currently, we are not maintaining this Stock Category group in the system.

You thoughts are well appreciated.

Thanks,

Sai

[aparna_ranganathan · Accepted solution]

Hi Sai ,

You are absolutely right . When a specific stock category group is assigned in the location master then the sytem considers all the stock categories assigned to that category group while calculating the initial stock.

If no stock category group is assigned in location master then the system looks at the category group "ST1 - Opening stock" in SPRO and considers all categories in cat group ST1 while calculating the initial stock.

So to include CF / CI / any other cateogy in the initial stock calculation , all you have to do is assign those categories to ST1 category group . Once this is done you will be able to c the difference in your initial stock.

Atleast that is how it works in SCM 5.0 . Not sure about 4 , but please check it out

Thanks

Saradha

Edited by: Saradha Ramesh on Jan 18, 2010 4:40 PM