How can we automate Physical Inventory difference posting?
EWM: Automatic posting of Physical inventory document after entering the count
If the difference quantity is below the tolerance limit, system can post PI document automatically after entering the count .To achieve this, it is required to maintain the set up against Reason for physical Inventory.
Configuration
- Define Physical Inventory Area: Here we maintain the PI processes along with permitted document types
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory-Physical-Inventory-Area-Specific Settings-Define Physical Inventory Area
Here ,check the posting after count button. It Indicates whether or not the system is to post the count results immediately after they are entered
- Assign Physical Inventory Area to Activity Area :
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Assign Physical Inventory Area to Activity Area
- Define Tolerance Groups
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Define Tolerance Groups
- Define Tolerance Group for Difference Analyzer
- Define Tolerance Group for Posting Differences
- Define Tolerance Group for Recounting
- Define Reason and Priority
Spro- Img-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Reason and Priority
- Define Priorities
- Define Reason for Physical Inventory
Here if we select the ‘Autom’ , there is no automatic posting after the counting of physical inventory documents that are subject to differences and which were created with the reason
the automatic posting of differences into the ERP system is prevented if this is carried out via the transaction /SCWM/WM_ADJUST (“Automatic Posting of Differences “).
If you do not select this checkbox, automatic posting is allowed.
- Define Reason for Differences
- Define Standard Reason for Each Phys. Inv. Procedure
Process:
Create a physical inventory document:
SAP Easy Access- SCM Extended Warehouse Management- Extended Warehouse Management-Physical Inventory- Create Physical Inventory Document
T Code : /SCWM/PI_CREATE
Process PI document
Here enter the qty with difference and save
Check the PI document status is ‘Counted’ ( not posted automatically )
Now un check the ‘Autom’ from the reason ‘UPLD’
Again create & process a new PI document
Enter qty with difference below the tolerance limit and save the document
Once ‘save’ the document, it can be posted automatically.
EWM: Automatic posting of Physical inventory document after entering the count
If the difference quantity is below the tolerance limit, system can post PI document automatically after entering the count .To achieve this, it is required to maintain the set up against Reason for physical Inventory.
Configuration
- Define Physical Inventory Area: Here we maintain the PI processes along with permitted document types
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory-Physical-Inventory-Area-Specific Settings-Define Physical Inventory Area
Here ,check the posting after count button. It Indicates whether or not the system is to post the count results immediately after they are entered
- Assign Physical Inventory Area to Activity Area :
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Assign Physical Inventory Area to Activity Area
- Define Tolerance Groups
SPRO - IMG-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Define Tolerance Groups
- Define Tolerance Group for Difference Analyzer
- Define Tolerance Group for Posting Differences
- Define Tolerance Group for Recounting
- Define Reason and Priority
Spro- Img-SCM Extended Warehouse Management-Extended Warehouse Management-Internal Warehouse Processes-Physical Inventory- Warehouse-Number-Specific Settings- Reason and Priority
- Define Priorities
- Define Reason for Physical Inventory
Here if we select the ‘Autom’ , there is no automatic posting after the counting of physical inventory documents that are subject to differences and which were created with the reason
the automatic posting of differences into the ERP system is prevented if this is carried out via the transaction /SCWM/WM_ADJUST (“Automatic Posting of Differences “).
If you do not select this checkbox, automatic posting is allowed.
- Define Reason for Differences
- Define Standard Reason for Each Phys. Inv. Procedure
Process:
Create a physical inventory document:
SAP Easy Access- SCM Extended Warehouse Management- Extended Warehouse Management-Physical Inventory- Create Physical Inventory Document
T Code : /SCWM/PI_CREATE
Process PI document
Here enter the qty with difference and save
Check the PI document status is ‘Counted’ ( not posted automatically )
Now un check the ‘Autom’ from the reason ‘UPLD’
Again create & process a new PI document
Enter qty with difference below the tolerance limit and save the document
Once ‘save’ the document, it can be posted automatically.