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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. Again, this return
product has to be sent back to supply plant for any rectification, because customer shipping plant cant rectify the
product. This document shall address how the return process happens in STO.
Business Need
Process flow
The process starts with the creation of Normal STO till the receipt of return product by issuing plant.
Normal STO:
- Create STO
- Create shipment delivery
- Post Goods Receipt
- Create Billing (if applicable)
- Post Invoice (if applicable)
Return STO:
- Create Return STO
- Create shipment delivery
- Post Goods Receipt in MM Route
- Post Goods Receipt in SD Route
- Create Billing (if applicable)
- Post Credit Invoice (if applicable)
Stock overview shows, 200 qty. is transferred to plant 3500 (storage location 0002) through STO with delivery.
Customer reported defect in shipped qty of 100. The qty of 200 received back to the plant 3500
Stock is received back to plant 3500. Now this qty 100 needs to be sent back to supplying plant 3400 for
rectification.
MD04: Stock list in Receiving plant shows negative qty due to return
MIGO - GR: Goods receipt is performed with reference to the outbound delivery. here, system automatically
default 161 movement type based on return indicator in return STO.
MB5T: After goods receipt against outbound delivery, return stock is placed in stock in transit.
VL02N: Post Goods receipt is done ("Post Goods issue" in case of normal STO)
ME23N: The complete return history is shown below. movement type related to intracompany STO are 161 and 671
(in case of inter company STO movement types are 161 and 673)
MMBE: Stock overview shows defect product is being returned to supply plant (3400)
For intra company code STO return, the process ends with posting goods receipt in VL02N. In case of inter company
code STO, the process ends with internal credit memo because of billing.
Configuration Overview
Switch off "Availability check" for item categories NLRN (Intra company) & NCRN (Inter
company)
Path: Logistics Execution Shipping Deliveries Define Item Categories for Deliveries
Conclusion
With the above process and customization steps, SAP logistics consultants would understand the return
STO process and hopefully this would serve a better content for them.