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Negative Stock for Batch managed items

rajesh_khater
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Hi,

My client has this scenario:

They have items managed by batch. The Item's unit is Kgs. In AP Invoice, they enter the Qty as received in the Vendor invoice.

In AR Invoice, they physically weigh the item and enter the qty as per the actual weight.

There are situations when the AP invoice is recorded with qty as 100 Kgs (as per the vendor's invoice), but AR invoice needs to be made for 101 Kgs as the actual weight is more.

With batch managed items, even if I turn off the "Block Negative Inventory" in Document Settings, still the system does not allow to enter qty more than the books qty.

What is the solution? When SAP allows negative inventory for non-batch items, it should also allow negative inventory for batch-managed items.

Thanks.

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narayanis
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Hello Rajesh,

In document settings, please select without / with warning instead of "Block Release / Receipt" option under "Response to release / receipt of inventory outside defined range.

Please make sure you have appropriate G/L accounts defined and mapped for stock difference loss / gain.

Regards

Narayani

rajesh_khater
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Hi Narayani,

I have set the field "Response to release / receipt of inventory outside defined range" to "Without Warning".

I have also removed the checkbox for Block Negative Inventory.

Both the above settings seem to apply only for non-batch items.

How can I allow negative inventory for batch-managed items?

Thanks.

narayanis
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Dear Rajesh,

What message system is giving. In my case system is asking to map G/L accounts.

Regards

Narayani

rajesh_khater
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System does not give any message, but does not allow to enter more qty than available qty while selecting batches. If you try by mapping the GLs, you will come to know.

former_member211473
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Hi Rajesh

If u allow this your in stock quantity of item will be updated with negative amount and for next transactions it may cause stock differences.

Thanks

Ranu

rajesh_khater
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Its a genuine requirement in many businesses where items are weighed at the time of sale, and the weight may turn out to be more from what was entered at the time of purchase.

SAP introduced the negative inventory feature to handle such scenarios, but the settings dont work for batch managed items! I think I have to give it up as a system limitation.

narayanis
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Hi Rajesh,

Hope this will help you.

Regards

Narayani

Former Member
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Mr Rajesh,

No negative stock concept for Batch Managed Items.

rajesh_khater
Active Participant
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So how to handle the above mentioned scenario where the item is weighed at the time of sale, and weight is found to be more ?