Accounting entry for Non-Valuated material - stock transfer 301 movement type

[sumant_deshpande11]

Hello,

We have a scenario where Accounting view with valuation class is maintained in material master data for non-valuated material. Due to this, system is showing error for account determination in MIGO movement type 301. 

Now, After maintaining the GL account in OBYC for GBB-VBR, system generates only CO document with ZERO value and do not create accounting document when 301 movement is posted.

Quantity is updated in CO document with respective cost centers of sending and receiving plants.

Requesting to kindly provide your inputs if this system behavior is correct or not.?

Is there any other way to handle this scenario.?

Thank you,

Sumant

[Jeremy_Deo · Accepted solution]

Hello dear user,

And thank you for asking your question in the SAP Communoty blog.

In your scenario, you’re dealing with a non-valuated material that still has the Accounting view and valuation class maintained. When posting a 301 movement (plant-to-plant transfer) in MIGO, the system originally threw an account determination error because it still checks for a G/L account via OBYC (GBB-VBR), even for non-valuated materials.

After adding the necessary G/L account in OBYC, the error was resolved, but now you’re seeing that the system only creates a CO document with zero value, no actual accounting (FI) document is generated. This behavior is standard and expected for non-valuated materials.

Since these materials don't carry value in inventory, SAP doesn't post any FI entry just a CO document to track the quantity and reflect it in the cost centers of the sending and receiving plants.

So, is this behavior correct?

Yes, it is. For non-valuated materials:

• No value is transferred.
• No FI document is posted.
• Only a CO document is created to track quantities.

This setup is typically used for materials like tools, packaging, or consignment stock where you want to manage quantities but not track value in financials.

Can this be handled differently?

Yes, depending on what you want to achieve:

1. If this is fine (no valuation needed):
Stick with your current setup. It’s working as intended.

2. If you need FI postings (i.e., the material has value):
You’ll need to maintain it as a valuated material with a price and valuation class. In that case, a 301 movement would trigger FI postings as expected.

3. If you don’t even want CO documents:
You could avoid assigning cost centers during the transfer, or rethink whether this material needs to be tracked at all in plant-to-plant movements.

I hope this will help you answer your question.

Best regards,

Jeremy

[sumant_deshpande11 · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

This answers to my queries.

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Sumant