Intercompany STO - Reverse Process

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus

What is the process/config steps for the intercompany STO reverse process.

Forward is: NB (PO) --> NLCC (Delivery) --> IV (Billing). No sales order involved.

Please advise the reverse flow and necessary configs involved.

Regards

RG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please check the attcahed SAP help document for retrun process with STO;

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/en/4d/2b915e43ad11d189410000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

Check plant retrun and store return in purchase on left hand side.

BR,

Tushar

Edited by: Tushar Patankar on Feb 2, 2011 2:49 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

you mean the return P.O will have the recieving plant (earlier shipping plant) and it's org details ? will it not create high sales values between intercompany transactions?

Alternatively can I use the below flow as well ?

MIGO (Return to Vendor) --> Create a Delivery and Post Goods Reciept --> Create a Credit Memo ?

does it a workable approach ?

Regards

RG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

As per standard practice for managing intra compnay or intercompnay stock transfer return, you can use the followig process;

1.Create stock transport Purchase order and also tick mark the retrun indicator in the item overview.

2. Now create delivery(return) with VL10B. You must have already customized delivery type and item category settings in customization

For inter company transfer , use delivery type NCR and item cateory as NCRN

For intracompany transfer , use delivery type NLR and item category as NLRN

3. Goods reciept : Do the goods reciept for inventory management with movement type 101 , where as system will do the goods issue for return order with corresponding movement type 161.

4. Post goods Issue wihch in this case will act as post goods reciept.

Go to VL02N and do the Post Goods Issue

With this the system posts the goods receipt in the background.

For Cross-company-code:

With Two-step procedure movement type is 673

With One-step procedure 675

The goods receipt is automatically posted with movement type 161.

For Intra company code:

With Two-step procedure the movement type is 671

With One step procedure the movement type 677

The goods receipt is automatically posted with movement type 161.

I also suggest you please go through SAP OSS Note 430074 - Advice note plant return / store return which will help you in setting up the Stock transport returns.

BR,

Tushar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Tushar

Thanks for detailed steps.

I have already assigned the return delivery order type NCR for the P.O under the below path

MM --> Purchase Order --> Set -up STO --> Assign Delivery Type and checking Rule.

But still recieved the below error

No delivery type for returns processing assigned to item 00010

regards

RG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello RG,

You need to configure following in addition to above settings;

SPRO>>Materials Management>>Purchasing>>Purchase Order>>Returns Order>>Store Return / Return Plant to Plant

Here for your purchasing document type, please maintain delivery type for returns.

You need to use delivery type NCR or NLR depending upon the document type

This will solve your problem

BR,

Tushar

Edited by: Tushar Patankar on Feb 8, 2011 2:40 PM

[Former Member]

Hello,

Sales order is involved for managing the returns from the external customer. We use document type RE with reference to notification.

For intercompnay return you can do it in folowing ways;

Creating return purchase order (ME21N)>> Delivery due list for purchase orders (VL10B)>> Picking confirmation (Transfer order confirmtaion LT12)>>Goods issue (vl02N)>>Credit Memo Creation to manage vendor accounts

Once done return purchase order confirmation goes to vendor (supplying plant) is sent to the swhich in turn is sent to shipping department where the items are picked and shipped back along with a delivery note. When the shipping department creates the delivery the items are withdrawn from stock. A credit memo is generated which transfers liability to the vendor (supplyingg plants).

The other way of doing it is by creating a new stock transport order with supplying plant as recieving plant and recieving plant as issuing plant and balance the account.

Br,

Tushar

[Former Member]

hi,

1. Create a return purchase order by the receiving plant

2. Create delivery for the purchase order

3. Goods receipt - 161 movement type against the returns purchase order

4. Goods receipt at the supplying plant.

i suppose the invoice verification at the receiving plant is done only for the required qty (ie excluding the returns qty).

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can setup the same process: NB (PO) --> NLCC (Delivery) --> IV (Billing) but in reverse direction. Meaning receiving plant needs to be applied as sending one.

But it also depends on the reason for the reverse process. Does it involve physical movements of products between plants, or is it needed due to cancellation of documents - eg. because the products were damaged etc?

Regards,

Dominik Modrzejewski