Return STO- SAP

Return STO - SAP Overview Generally, Stock movement happens between storage location to storage location, plant to plant or company code to company code. Inclusion of delivery cost, tracking of transit stock can be achieved through STO. Stock shipped out of receiving plant to customer /retailer may receive back to the receiving plant as a return. gain, this return product has to be sent back to supply plant for any rectification, because customer shipping plant can!t rectify the product. This document shall address how the return process happens in STO.

Business Need • •

"roduct return from #ustomer "roduct damage during transit

Process fow The process starts with the creation of $ormal STO till the receipt of return product by issuing plant.

Normal STO: % Create STO % Create shipment delivery % "ost Goods Receipt % #reate &illing 'if applicable( % "ost Invoice (if applicable) Return STO: % #reate )eturn STO % #reate shipment delivery - Post Goods Receipt in MM Rote % "ost Goods )eceipt in S* )oute % #reate &illing 'if applicable( % "ost #redit Invoice 'if applicable(

Key organization structure #ompany code + --- 'Intra company code( Supply plant  Storage loc + --  ---0 )eceiving plant  storage loc + 1--  ---2 warehouse number % 'if applicable( Normal STO Process

3420$5 STO of 6& document type is created with the 7ty 2--.

890-&5 Outbound delivery is created

89-2$5 "ost Goods issue % "rere7uisite create Transfer order 'Optional(

Transfer order is created.

"ost goods issue in 89-2$ is done.

"O history shows complete inter company STO process.

Stock overview shows, 2-- 7ty. is transferred to plant 1-- 'storage location ---2( through STO with delivery.

Out of 2-- :ty, 0-- :ty is issued to #ustomer 'through 33 )oute(

Stock 7ty reduced in plant 1-- 'shipping plant to customer(

#ustomer reported defect in shipped 7ty of 0--. The 7ty of 2-- received back to the plant 1--

Stock is received back to plant 1--. $ow this 7ty 0-- needs to be sent back to supplying plant -- for rectification.

Return STO Process 3420$5 )eturn STO is created with the same parameters like normal STO. )eturn indicator needs to be selected.

3*-5 Stock list in )eceiving plant shows negative 7ty due to return

890-&5 *elivery for return STO is created.

3IGO % G)5 Goods receipt is performed with reference to the outbound delivery. here, system automatically default 0;0 movement type based on return indicator in return STO.

3&1T5 fter goods receipt against outbound delivery, return stock is placed in stock in transit.

89-2$5 "ost Goods receipt is done ' <"ost Goods issue< in case of normal S TO(

342$5 The complete return history is shown below. movement type related to intracompany STO are 0;0 and ;=0 'in case of inter company STO movement types are 0;0 and ;=(

33&45 Stock overview shows defect product is being returned to supply plant '--(

>or intra company code STO return, the process ends with posting goods receipt in 89-2$. In case of inter company code STO, the process ends with internal credit memo because of billing.

on!guration Overview S!itch o" #$vailability chec%# for item cate&ories 'R' (Intra company)  'CR' (Inter company) Path: Logistics Execution→ Shipping→ Deliveries→ Defne Item Categories or Deliveries

Assign delivery ty"e >or Inter company5

Path: Materials Management→ Purchasing → Purchase Orer → !eturns Orer→ !eturns to "enor 

>or Intra company5

Path: Materials Management→Purchasing→ Purchase Orer→ !eturns Orer→Store !eturn # !eturn Plant to Plant 

onclusion ?ith the above process and customi@ation steps, S" logistics consultants would understand the return STO process and hopefully this would serve a better content for them .