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Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 2
Assign supply plant and receiving plant to same company code ........................................................ 2
Setup Stock Transport Order ............................................................................................................. 3
Define Purchase Order Document Type ............................................................................................... 3
Define Shipping Data for Plants ........................................................................................................ 5
Create receiving plant as a customer ................................................................................................... 5
Create supplying plant as a vendor ...................................................................................................... 7
Create Checking Rule ...................................................................................................................... 10
Define Checking Rule ...................................................................................................................... 11
Assign Delivery Type and Checking Rule .......................................................................................... 12
Assign Document Type, One-Step Procedure and under delivery Tolerance .................................... 13
Define Allocation for Stock Transport Orders (AFS) ......................................................................... 15
Define Rule for Determination of Shipping Point ............................................................................. 16
Test example ......................................................................................................................... 18
Create STO PO .................................................................................................................................... 19
Create outbound delivery .................................................................................................................. 20
Stock requirement list (MD04) after delivery creation (Before PGI) .................................................. 21
Pick / PGI of outbound delivery .......................................................................................................... 23
Stock Requirement List (MD04) after PGI .......................................................................................... 23
Create inbound delivery ..................................................................................................................... 25
Goods receipt at receiving plant ........................................................................................................ 26

Introduction
Its often required to transfer stock between plants in a same company code. For example, if one plant
has stock, which is required by the other plant, you need to have a mechanism in SAP to do that. As part
of the SAP process, you should be able to track the stock in transit and print all documents required for
that as well. Plant to plant stock movement in SAP is known as Stock Transport Orders in SAP (STO).
Lets see how we can configure this STO process.
Business Scenario:
Lets say I want to transfer stock from Plant A300 to Plant A301.

Configuration
Assign supply plant and receiving plant to same company code

Both supplying plant (A300) and receiving plant (A301) has to be assigned to the same company
code

IMG Path:


Setup Stock Transport Order
Define Purchase Order Document Type
IMG Path:

Standard SAP has delivered below PO types for different purposes;


o For Intra company STOs - UB
o Inter company STOs - NB

Since our focus is on Intra company (Within same company) stock transport orders, lets look at the
purchase order type configuration for UB

Allowed item category is U


This item category should be assigned to the respective purchase requisition type as shown below.


Most of the stock transport order configuration is created under below IMG path.

IMG Path:

Define Shipping Data for Plants


This IMG node is used to assign the sales area and the customer number of the receiving plant.
In our example, plant A301 is the receiving plant. Therefore we need to assign that as a customer here
to the plant A301.
Therefore, before doing this configuration, we need to define plant A301 as a customer master.
Create receiving plant as a customer
Transaction: XD01

Assign above customer to respective plant (Receiving plant) in the below IMG node.

IMG Path:

Select your receiving plant and go into details using

button

Assign the customer number to the correct sales area



Create supplying plant as a vendor
Transaction: XK01
In our example, the supplying plant is A300. Therefore I need to create it as a vendor.
In the vendor master record, under Purchasing option, I need to assign the plant code.

Go to Purchasing Data view

Go to below menu option to assign this vendor as supplying plant

Save the vendor master

Create Checking Rule


In order to execute the availability check at the supplying plant, you can create a availability check rule
in this IMG path. Alternatively you can use an existing rule as well.
IMG Path:

Define Checking Rule


In this IMG node, you can assign above created checking rule to the availability check and configure
settings of ATP.
IMG Path:

Eg:


Details:

Assign Delivery Type and Checking Rule


In the below IMG node, you need to assign the delivery type and the checking rule that should be
determined based on the supplying plant and purchase order type combination.
In standard SAP, there are 2 different delivery types available for below purposes.

Stock Transfer Without Billing NL


Stock Transfer With Billing NLCC (Eg: Intercompany STO)

IMG Path:


Since our example is intra company STO, we need to assign delivery type NL for the combination of
purchase order type UB and supplying plant A300


Note: For Intra Company STO process, assigning a delivery type in the above configuration is not
mandatory.

Assign Document Type, One-Step Procedure and under delivery Tolerance


Under this IMG path, you can configure below;

If the supplying and receiving plants belong to the same company code, choose the document
type UB. Physical stock transfer will be carried without a billing document

If the supplying and receiving plants belong to different company codes, choose the document
type NB. Physical stock transfer will be carried out with delivery and billing document

IMG Path:


In the same configuration you can specify, how the logistic process should be managed within SAP.
If the business wants to do the goods receipt as soon as the supply plant outbound delivery is PGId,
then select the below setting. That is known as the one-step process. In that case, you will not need to
do goods receipt for the STO PO.


In case if you want to track the goods in transit, do not select the One-step check box. In such a case,
user will have to manually do goods receipt for STO PO.

Define Allocation for Stock Transport Orders (AFS)


Below IMG node is only relevant for IS-AFS systems only. This is to run the allocation run in background
for STO deliveries in the supplying plant.


You need to create an entry for the STO PO type, supplying plant combination


You can achieve same in below configuration node under AFS allocation run as well.

Define Rule for Determination of Shipping Point


Under this IMG node, you can specify how the shipping point should be determined for the outbound
delivery of the supplying plant. i,e, based on the combination of plant, loading group, and shipping
condition.
IMG Path:

Based on the business requirement, set it as plant dependent or storage location dependent shipping
point determination.


Once above configuration is in place, system will determine the correct shipping point from below IMG
setting.
Shipping condition is determined from the customer master, where as, loading group from the material
master.

Test example

Create a STO PO from receiving plant (A301) to the supplying plant (A300)

Before we create any transactional data, lets look at the existing stock situation in both plants:

MMBE transaction for material AW01 in Plant A300 (Supply plant)

MMBE transaction for material AW01 in Plant A301 (Receiving plant) 0 Quantity available


Create STO PO
Now lets create a STO PO from plant A301 to plant A300.

Vendor: Supplying plant (A300)


Plant in the STO PO line item: Receiving plant (A301)
PO Type: UB

Refer below highlited fields in the STO PO.


STO Purchse Order # - 4500000487

Since we have assign an allocation type for this STO purchase order type (UB), the allocation takes place
in background automatically.
Create outbound delivery

Create outbound delivery from supply plant A300 for this STO PO 4500000487

Transaction: VL10B

Outbound delivery got created from plant A300.


Now lets look at the outbound delivery for more information.
As you can see below, delivery was created for the ship to party A301 (Which is out receiving plant).
Delivery type determined as NL and the shipping point determined correctly as A300


Stock requirement list (MD04) after delivery creation (Before PGI)

Supplying plant A300

As you see below, this STO PO is listed in D tab

Receiving plant A301

As you can see below, same STO PO is listed under A tab as a incoming purchase order for plant
A301

Pick / PGI of outbound delivery


Do pick and PGI for this delivery 80000389
Transaction: VL02N
You can configure output determination to print your transport documents from the delivery document.
Click here to learn more about output type configuration in SAP.

Stock Requirement List (MD04) after PGI
Supplying plant A300
As you see below, our STO PO is no longer listed under supply plant A300.

Receiving plant A301

Since we havent done the goods receipt at receiving plant (A301), this PO is still listed under A tab as
a incoming purchase order


If you look at the STO PO history tab, you will be able to see the movement type used for this purpose.

Create inbound delivery


Depend on your business requirement; you can create an inbound delivery using this STO PO number.
This inbound delivery is used as an Advanced Shipping Notification to the receiving plant (ASN)
Transaction: VL31N

Goods receipt at receiving plant


Once PGI takes plant in the supply plant, we can do the goods receipt at the receiving plant
Transaction: MIGO


Once good receipt is completed, you can see the stock is moved to A301 plant as below

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