How activate storage location as a mandatory field during GRN for account assignment category K cost centre and A -Asset with material code?

[Former Member]

As per business requirement,we want to track storage location during GRN against material PO , for  all those material code which has been created with account assignment category K -Cost centre OR A-Asset code,is it possible?please suggest..

[shankar_kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

steps to do  -

1. See the Material Type settings for required co. code as quantity update ticked.

2. Create the plant stock view in material type and Update the material at storage location level also.

3. Crete PO for the above plant and storage location with account assignment K or A.

4. Storage Location should appear in GRN.

It worked in my case, Confirm if it doesnot work.

Thanks,

Shankar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

What is the steps to Create the plant stock view in material type ?

[shankar_kumar · Accepted solution]

It is one of the view in material master data (MM01).

This view is being updated at storage location level.

you can configure the same while defining material type UNBW.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

for material type UNBW ,it has been already configured ,also worked for the same material type,but we want to similar fuctionallity for all material types,kindly suggest.

[former_member192897 · Accepted solution]

UNBW Material type is meant for Non Valuated Materials. Non Valuated Materials are valuated on a Quantity basis and not by value.

What is the business requirement to have similar functionality for all Material types? What kind of Industry is yours? Don't you keep the stock in Inventory?

If your requirement is met with UNBW for account assigned procurement then you may go ahead.

[shankar_kumar · Accepted solution]

For other material type also, Just extend the material to required storage location and then proceed for the PO and GRN.

Don't forget to mention storage location in PO.

Hope this will work.

Shankar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Storage location field not display during PO creation,if we have to select acct assign category K with material code.Only unloading point field have been activated,but not in editable mode.

[former_member192897 · Accepted solution]

Please consider Account assignment category "K" is mainly used for Direct Consumption or for Consumable procurement where the stock would issued to Cost center as soon as you post Goods receipt.

If your requirement is to consume to a Cost center separately then procure it as normal stockable item and the consume it for a cost center (201) normally.

[shankar_kumar · Accepted solution]

In the line Item of material there is a field of storage Location right side of PO. you can fill the data there and save the PO.  The same Storage Location will appear in MIGO - GR.

Thanks,

Shankar

[Former Member]

Hi,

Raise a PO without account assignment and do the goods issue with account assignment.

This way you can maintain the storage location at goods receipt and also do the issue/consume the material with the account assignment or cost object.

Regards

Ravi

[shankar_kumar]

Find the screen shot for GR- of account assignment data.

Material Type -           Non - valuated UNBW

Quantity updated on storage Location view.

  PO No – 1301010101

MIGO Data

MIGo screen PO data

MIGO Screen Account Assignment Data

This worked for me.

[JL23]

this is caused by the special attributes for material type UNBW, because UNBW forces inventory management while the costs are posted to cost center. Of course you need a storage location if you forced to manage quantity.

But if you dont  manage quantity, then the storage location field is hidden in a receipt and as well in the PO after you entered the account assignment category and material number and pressed enter. .

[shankar_kumar]

Hi Jürgen L,

What is the configuration done behind UNBW, that it store material at storage location and cost at cost center.

Can we can replicate the same in other material type, if we need that to be stored in storage location in every case.

[JL23]

in OMS2 you define per material type and plant if it is quantity/value managed

UNBW is just a preconfigured material type for this purpose, any material type can act like UNBW if you activate quantity managed but do not activate value managed.

[Former Member]

OK.....thanks for your kind support.

[ajitkumar]

For purchase orders created to consumption ( account assigned K , F etc ) the cost object is the cost center, order, asset etc. The cost is brought to the cost object as the order consumes the material. If you want to track the material, a better way willl be to bring it to inventory and consume it from there by 201 , 261 etc.

[Former Member]

but before consume it from 201,221 or 261,how we can bring this type of material to inventory,if PO has already made with acct assign cat k with mat code?

[ajitkumar]

you may have to modify the PO, I suppose, before GR

[former_member533324]

Dear chandrakala,

We too had a similar requirement what we did is made the storage location field mandatory in the PO.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Mohit Bhinde

[Former Member]

Dear Mohit Ji,

How we can set storage location as a mandatory field in PO only for account assignment category K witg material code?

[former_member192897]

There is no meaning of assigning the storage location in a PO item as for Account assigned Purchase order goods receipts it is not needed and doesnt flow into GR item.

The GL account specified in the PO item under account assignment tab will get debited and gr/ir will get credited in this case.

Since it is a direct consumption what you want to track storage location wise? Your inventory account will not impacted here and only consumption triggers here.

[former_member533324]

If your Po types are different for assets and cost center then you can define it Under Field selection group for Purchase order type.

But if your are using the same PO type for purpose of normal procurement and you don't want to make the the storage location mandatory for that process than you need to take the help of an abaper for the enhancement

Regard,

Mohit Bhinde

[Former Member]

[former_member192897]

Storage Location is not required in Goods Receipt for Account assigned Purchase orders. As soon as you Receipt them they get consumed immediately.

For Stockable Materials, you get a message in Standard itself for Storage location entry during GRN.

This question has been answered several times in SDN forum. Please use search functionality before you post any new thread.

[Former Member]

but as per our business decision we want to track storage location for those material also ,which has been created with account assignment category K with material code?

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

Keep Storage Location as Required Entry with Field Name GOITEM-LGORT in
t.code: OMJX and save.

Now try doing Goods Receipt for material with and see the difference!

Regards,

Biju K

[Former Member]

During GRN ,storage location field not appeared for acc assign cat K with material code.

only unloading point field has been displayed as below:-

[JL23]

there is no coding in SAP that supports entering a storage location for a K account assigned order during goods receipt.

You may investigate the usage of material type UNBW if you want store the materials while the costs get directly charged to a cost center.