Import material tracking

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Following client requirement needed to be mapped,, For import material the invetroy tracking is needed in following places.

Stock of material before arrives the port in container yard (shipping lines), in our container yard and stock in our plant. As of now we do GRN in plant only.Soplease let me know how to track all these in inventroy with or without inbound delivery.

Suggetions hoghly appriciated.

RB

[Former Member]

Dear,

You can manage this via Purchase Order.

In Purchase Order - ME21N, Item detail level Confirmations tab available.

Maintain 0004 - Tracking Import in the filed of Confirmation Control.

You can also active it in vendor master - XK01.

Then you can maintain different status in this control.

1) Acknowled. by Vendor

2) Dispatched by Vendor

3) Arrived at Port

4) Clearence at Port

5) Stocked at Port

6) Dispatch. to Factory

At last when you maintain status Dispatch. to Factory, at that time system allow u to create good receipt.

Regards,

Mahesh Wagh.

[Former Member]

Hi Mahesh,

Thanks for your reply. Could you please explain in details the process with transaction codes and let me know weather workflow is needed or not?If youhave any document please send

to below mail ,, rb dot sapmm at gmail

rakesh

[Former Member]

Dear,

Tracking Import.

First enter XK01 - Create Vendor, in purchasing view you can assign Confirmation Control Key - 0004 - Tracking import.

If vendor is already create, then enter XK02 - change vendor and maintain it in purchasing view.

So at the time of purchase order creation - ME21N system take by default tracking import in purchase order -> Conformation tab -> confirmation control -> Tracking Import.

You can maintain below mention status in Tracking Import,

Acknowledge by Vendor

Dispatched by Vendor

Arrived at Port

Clearance at Port

Stocked at Port

Dispatch. to Factory

After maintain this you can map all process of import purchase.

Exa: - If you purchase material from import market and you prepaid import purchase order - ME21N and maintain tracking import in purchase order.

Then maintain vendor acknowledge when vendor receive your purchase order.

You can maintain dispatch detail by vendor at the time of vendor dispatch etc.

Due to this you can find out actual status of import purchase.

If in your company tracking import is not activated.

So you can config it with below path.

SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define External Confirmation Categories.

Here you can define status of tracking import like

Acknowledge by Vendor

Dispatched by Vendor

Arrived at Port

Clearance at Port

Stocked at Port

Dispatch. to Factory.

SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define Internal Confirmation Categories.

Here active Order Acknowledgment - Z1 - Acknowledge by Vendor.

Then

SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Set Up Confirmation Control.

Create Tracking Import - 0004 and assign confirmation sequence.

Acknowledge by Vendor

Dispatched by Vendor

Arrived at Port

Clearance at Port

Stocked at Port

Dispatch. to Factory

At last record Dispatch to Factory, Here click on three indicators as per below mention detail,

Indicator for MRP - Relevant

Indicator for GR - Relevant

Indicator for GR - Assignment,

Also assign Reference date.

Then follow above mention process.

Regards,

Mahesh Wagh