Stock type generation logic in PO creation

[Former Member]

Dear All,

I would like to ask about the stock type generation logic while creation the PO.

the following is the background.

Our system status:

1. The QM module is activated.

2. the "post to quality status" field is NOT ticked in material master.

Right now,

1. when I create the inter-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as "X", QI stock.

2. when I create the intra-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as blank, U stock.

does anybody know what cause the difference of two po?

Thanks very much in advance!

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

if you material is subject to QM, then the post to quality from pruchasing view is no used. Instead you have a button in the QM view to access the inspection type.

Inspection type 08 controls if you have to do inspection for intra company STOs

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

thanks Jürgen!

Very helpful information!

I would like to double confirm: if the QM is activated, is it that the stock type in PO is determined by inspection type setting in Material master?

if yes, how to explain the intra-company sto scenario?

the stock type in intra-company STO is defaulted as blank, U stock.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

if you work with inspection types in QM view, then the stock type in the PO is just blank for unrestricted use stock. When you do the receipt, then the stock type according to the inspection type from material master is taken.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi Jürgen,

actually my question is about the stock type in PO, not the stock type while goods receipt.

in our system, we got 2 kinds of PO:

1. the inter-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as "X", QI stock.

2. the intra-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as blank, U stock.

I just don't know why the stock type is defaulted different in these two scenarios.

since for both scenarios, the "post to quality status" field is NOT ticked in material master.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

do you use contracts for inter company STOs ? if yes, then it could default from there.

it is as well possible to have it defaulted from Quality info records.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi Jürgen,

I just double-checked, we don't use contract for STOs and also no quality info records maintained

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

can you create a new PO from scratch, does it default then too?

If a user changes this field while creating a PO, then you wont find any change log

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi Jürgen,

Yes, I tried this in our development client.

It's the same.

1. the inter-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as "X", QI stock.

2. the intra-company sto, the stock type is defaulted as blank, U stock.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

Yes this X is defaulting from inspection type 01  in case of inter company

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I tested it, as what you said.

Thanks so much Jürgen!

[Former Member]

Hi Ben,

Did you check carefully for the different plants for both Inter and Intra STO scenarios?

And did you check if the Post to Inspection Stock indicator is not selected at both Purchasing and Quality Management Views?

/Manoj

[Former Member]

Thanks Manoj!

for your first question: Yes, I checked for different plant for both scenarios.

for your second question: Actually I checked the indicator via Table MARC, Field INSMK. I think it already cover both purchasing and QM view, right?