S4510 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory in SAP S/4HANA

Unit 1: Introduction to Inventory Management

Defining Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Sketch the basics of inventory management and physical inventory

Moving Goods with the Post Goods Movement App

• Describe the central app for goods movements
• Hold data for goods movements
• Explain the transaction MIGO
  • Display print outputs for goods movements
  • Use Post Goods Movement app
  • Distinguish between different units of entry for goods movements

Unit 2: Goods Receipts (GRs)

Posting a Goods Receipt Without Reference

• Post a goods receipt without reference

Posting a Goods Receipt with Reference

• Post a goods receipt with reference to a purchase order or a production order in different stock types
• Post a goods receipt in GR blocked stock
• Use different functions to post a goods receipt with reference

Posting a GR with Automatic Generation of a PO

• Enter a GR without reference to a PO so that a PO is generated automatically

Posting Cancellations, Return Deliveries, and Returns

• Post a cancellation of a material document
• Post a return delivery to a supplier
• Enter a return for a purchase order

Applying Order Price Unit in Inventory Management

• Use an order price unit in a GR with reference to a PO

Applying Tolerances and the Delivery Completed Indicator

• Use the tolerances for underdelivery and overdelivery
• Use the delivery completed indicator

Setting Up Date Checks to Goods Receipt for Purchase Order

• Use the shelf-life expiration date check
• Customize system messages for a delivery that is too early or too late

Unit 3: Stock Transfers and Transfer Postings

• Performing Transfer Postings
• Performing Stock Transfers Between Storage Locations
• Performing Stock Transfers Between Plants

Unit 4: Reservations

Creating Manual Reservations

• Create a reservation manually
• Use reservations as a reference for a goods movement

Evaluating Reservations

• Execute various evaluations for reservations

Checking Availability and Missing Parts

• Set up and perform the availability and missing parts check

Unit 5: Goods Issues (GIs)

Posting Unplanned Goods Issues

• Post unplanned GIs

Posting a Goods Issue with Reference

• Post GIs with references

Configuring Stock Determination

• Configure and test stock determination in inventory management

Allowing Negative Stock

• Allow negative stock in inventory management

Unit 6: Special Procurement Processes

Performing the Process of Vendor Consignment

• Perform a process for vendor consignment

Performing the Process of Subcontracting

• Provide components to a subcontractor
• Post a GR to a subcontract PO and further goods movements for subcontracting stock

Operating Pipeline Processes

• Post goods movements for pipeline stock

Unit 7: Specia Features of Material Valuation

Posting Goods Movements for Material Types UNBW and NLAG

• Create a PO for nonvaluated material and enter goods movements for nonvaluated material

Configuring Split Valuation

• Post goods movements for split-valuated material and check the results of these postings

Unit 8: Physical Inventory

Conducting Physical Inventory

• Create physical inventory documents, enter count results, and post differences

Simplifying Physical Inventory

• Use the apps for creating inventory documents and entering count results

Using Situation Handling in Physical Inventory

• Introduce Situation Handling
• Understand the key concepts and features in Situation Handling

Applying Cycle Counting – Optional

• Prepare a CC physical inventory

Applying Inventory Sampling – Optional

• Prepare and conduct a sample-based physical inventory

Unit 9: Analyses

Using Analytical Apps for Inventory Management

• Use overview pages and analytical apps for inventory management

Using Classic Stock Lists and Document Lists

• Analyze goods movements and the stock situation

Applying Periodic Processing

• Execute a report from the Periodic Processing menu

Unit 10: Further Customizing Settings

Implementing Settings for Documents

• Set up Customizing for documents in inventory management

Setting Up Movement Types

• Define a new movement type in inventory management

Applying Other Customizing Settings

• Customize plant parameters and transaction MIGO