Material Movement Types
Written By : Getahun Teferi SAP Functional and Business Consultant  Electrical and Computer Engineer Certified SAP Digital Badge in SAP S_4HANA Cloud - Support and Success Essentials for  SAP Consultant 



Goods Receipt Movement Types:

These are movement types used to record the receipt of goods in the system, which could be due to the purchase of materials, production orders, or other sources.

Movement Type
Description
101Goods Receipt with reference to PO
102Goods Receipt without reference to PO
103Goods Receipt into Goods Receipt Blocked Stock
104Blocked Stock sending back to vendor
122Return delivery to vendor
124Credit memo for purchase order
161Goods Receipt for order
501Goods Receipt for inbound delivery
561Initial entry of stock balances

Stock Tables Overview:

 

Goods Issue Movement Types

These are movement types used to record the issuance of goods from the system, which could be due to consumption, sales, or other reasons.

Movement Type
Description
201Goods Issue to cost centre (User department)
221Goods Issue for Projects (Particular Projects)
231Goods Issue for customer order
261Goods Issue for a Reservation
281Goods Issue for a Sales Order
601Goods Issue for Delivery
643Goods Issue for Scrap
701Goods Issue for Stock Transfer
541Record consignment to a customer
551Withdrawal for a vendor for various reason

Transfer Postings Movement Types

These are movement types used to record the transfer of materials from one location or plant to another.

Movement Type
Description
301Transfer posting plant to plant in one step
303Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps (Remove from storage)
305Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps (In placing storage)
309Merging of two materials
311Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in one step
303Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in two steps
315Transfer posting Storage location to Storage location in one plant in two steps (In placing storage)
331Withdraw of samples from Quality Inspection stock
333Withdraw of samples from Unrestricted Stock
335Withdraw of samples from Blocked Stock
411Consignment stock into our own stock
501Goods Receipt without PO into Unrestricted Stock
503Goods Receipt Without PO into Quality Inspection stock
505Goods Receipt without PO into Blocked Stock
511Free of charge delivery from vendor (free samples from Vendor)
551Scraping from Unrestricted Stock
553Scraping from Quality Inspection stock
555Scraping from Blocked Stock
561Initial entry of stock into unrestricted Stock
563Initial entry of stock into Quality Inspection Stock
565Initial entry of stock into Blocked Stock

Note: Book Stock means System Stock

Special Movement Types

These Movement Types in SAP are used for specific transactions that don't fit into the standard Goods Receipt or Goods Issue movement types.

Movement Type
Description
102Reverse a Goods Receipt transaction.
122Return goods to the Vendor
531Goods Issue: Sales Order, Cost Object
551Withdrawal for Vendor
561Initial Entry of Stock Balances
901Goods Receipt, No Purchase Order
901ERecord the receipt of materials that were procured externally.
901FRecord the receipt of materials against a production order.

These Special Movement Types are used to update inventory balances, track changes in material stock levels, and update accounting information in the system. They help to ensure accurate record-keeping of material movements in the company's supply chain.

Physical Inventory (PI) Movement Types:

These are movement types used to record changes in inventory due to physical inventory counts or adjustments.

Movement Type
Description
701Record an increase in the physical inventory count.
702Record a decrease in the physical inventory count.
703Scrapping of Inventory
711Stocktaking Difference Posting (Debit)
712Stocktaking Difference Posting (Credit)
731Difference Posting for Invoice Receipt
741Difference Posting for Goods Issue

These Physical Inventory Movement Types are used to update inventory balances, track changes in material stock levels, and update accounting information in the system.

Reversal Movement Types

Reversal Movement Types in SAP are used to reverse a previous inventory transaction that was recorded in the system.

Movement Type Tables: Customizable

Movement Type
Description
102Reversal of Goods Receipt
122Reversal of Return Delivery to Vendor
161Reversal of Goods Issue for Order
311Reversal of Transfer Posting
551Reversal of Withdrawal for Vendor
702Reversal of Decrease in Inventory
752Reversal of Scrap

Movement Type Tables

Movement Type Tables are used to store information about the movement types used in the system. There are several customizable tables related to movement types that can be maintained in the system. Here are some of the commonly used customizable tables related to movement types:

Goods Issue

Movement Type
Description
601Goods issue for delivery
603Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item
605Goods receipt for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item
621Transfer of unrestricted-use stock – returnable packaging with customer (shipping)
623Goods issue from returnable packaging with customer (shipping)
631Transfer of unrestricted-use stock – consignment stock at customer (shipping)
633Goods issue from consignment stock at customer (shipping)
641Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping)
643Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order
645Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order performed in one step (shipping)
647Goods issue for a stock transport order performed in one step (shipping)
651Returns from customer (shipping)
653Returns from customer (shipping) to unrestricted-use stock
655Returns from customer (shipping) to inspection stock
657Returns from customer (shipping) to blocked stock
661Returns to vendor using shipping
673Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping)
675Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping) performed in one step

Physical Stock means actual stock

Movement Type
Description
701Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of unrestricted stock
702Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of unrestricted stock
703Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of Quality Inspection Stock
704Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of Quality Inspection Stock
707Transfer if physical stock is greater than Books stock in case of Blocked stock
708Transfer if physical stock is less than Books stock in case of Blocked stock.

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