Posting block & Freeze book inventory

[Former Member]

What is the difference between the posting block and Freeze book inventory.

Both does the same thing rite? by not allowing the user to post the stock till the physical check is completed.

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Edited by: Jeyakanthan A on Nov 29, 2011 12:27 AM

[Former Member]

Hi,

Both are different.

Posting Block allows you to set a block indicator so that system wont allow to make any stock postings during the Physical inventory period.

Where as Freeze inventory will Freeze the book inventory i.e. it makes a note of the total inventory of a material and freezes it. so that you can still make stock postings even after creating physical inventory documents.

For ex:

Suppose you have set Freeze book inventory for a SL and you are creating a physical inventory document today and currently your total stock in un-res use for a material is 100 in that particular SL.

After sometime you are entering a GR of say 100 qtys.

Now as per the physical count - total stock available physically was 90 only then in this case when you do a physical inventory posting - system will do a adjustment of 10 Quantities only and not 110 Quantities.

i,e. it will consider the freeze stock qty 100 rather than the total stock 200 Qty after the latest GRN.

Hope its clear.

Thanks & Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi,

in mi37 or MI01data in physical inventory docu.header if u select the posting block complete postings will be block

& if u select Freeze book inv.value it will allow the posting's. it is the inventory differnce and are verified against the book inventory.

Regards

Raj.

[Former Member]

Posting block - this blocks posting until the physical inventory is completed.

Freeze book inventory - posting can be done while physical inventory is being done. The inventory differnces are verified against the book inventory.

[kailas_ugale]

Hi

Both does the same thing rite? by not allowing the user to post the stock till the physical check is completed.

NO Freeze book inventory allow user to post stock ,it only freeze

but Posting block don't allow posting stock

check following link

[http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-log-mm/posting-block-vs-freezing-book-inventory-1578208]

Regards

Kailas Ugale

[Former Member]

Hi,

Posting block :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/4d/2b8d3943ad11d189410000e829fbbd/content.htm

Freezing the Book Inventory Balance:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/4d/2b8d6043ad11d189410000e829fbbd/content.htm