Businesseswithdynamiclandscapesandmultipleplantsindifferentgeographicallocationsgenerallyrequirestockmovementfromoneplanttoanother.StockTransportOrder(STO)operationfacilitatesbusinessestomovestocksandmaterialsbetweenmultipleplantsandstoragelocations.LetusgrabdeeperinsightsintoSAPSTOandunderstandhowtocreateaStockTransferOrder,itsdifferentprocesses,andtransactioncodesforSTO.
InthisSAPBasistutorial,theSAPuserswilllearnwhatastocktransferorderinSAPandhowtocreateastocktransferorderinSAPwithproperscreenshots.
Inthistutorial,wewilllearnthefollowing:
TheSAPSTOisasystematicandcontrolledproceduredesignedtostreamlinetheseamlessstocktransferbetweendifferentplantsorstoragelocationswithinabusiness.TheSAPSTOismorethanjustalogisticalmaneuver.ItsignifiestheintegrationofdifferentSAPmodulesanddocuments,whichformsastrongnetworkwithintheSAPsystem.
InSAPSTO,thedocumentflowinvolvedintheSTOincludespurchaserequisitions,purchaseorders,outboundandinbounddeliveries,etc.Itensuresacomprehensiveandinterconnectedrecordofthestocktransferprocess.ThefollowingsectionswillcovervariousreasonsforusingSTOandhowtogeneratethisemergingstrategictoolinSAP.
Imagineamultinationalmanufacturingcompanywithseveralproductionplantsanddistributioncenters(oneatLocationAandanotheratB).DuetoanunexpectedsurgeindemandinLocationB,thecompanyneedstotransferasubstantialquantityofgoodsfromLocationAtoLocationBtomeetproductionrequirements.UsingtheSAPSTO,thecompanycanefficientlymanageitsinventoryandrespondtothesechangingdemandpatterns,ensuringeachlocationhastherequiredrawmaterialsforuninterruptedproduction.
OncediggingintowhatSTOis,letusknowwhybusinessesuseSTO.Thefollowingarethereasons:
SAPStockTransferOrderoffersvariousbenefitstobusinessesthatrequireefficientmanagementandtransferofgoodsbetweendifferentplantsorstoragelocations.ThefollowingpointshighlightdifferentadvantagesofusingSAPSTO:
PleasefollowthestepsbelowtocreateastocktransferorderinSAP:
ExecuteME21NintheSAPCommandFieldandpressentertoExecute.
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FollowthefollowingIMGpathtocreateStockTransferOrder
NowtotriggertheSTOprocessselectdocumenttypeSTOPlanttoPlantasshownintheimagebelow.
Nextenterthefollowingdetailsasshownintheimagebelow:
Nextintheitemoverviewscreen,enterthefollowing:
NowundertheConditionstab,youneedtoentertheadditionalchargerthatneedstobeaddedtothecostofthematerial.
NexttocheckthenewlycreatedSTOforerrorclickontheCheckicon.
IncaseofanyerrorsinthenewlycreatedSTO,itneedstobefixedbeforesavingthedocument.
OncetheerrorsarefixedclickontheSavebuttontosavethedocument.
TheSAPsystemwillgenerateadocumentnumberasshownintheimagebelowimplyingthatthedocumenthasbeencreated.
OncetheStockTransferOrderinSAPiscreated,thenextusershavetoissuegoodsagainsttheSTOcreatedaboveinthetutorial.
PleasefollowthestepbelowtoissuegoodsagainstthenewlycreatedSTO:
OntheSAPMenuscreengotothefollowingpath:
ORExecutethet-codeMIGO
Nowonthenextscreenmakesuredogoodsissueagainstapurchaseorder,withamovementtype351thatisusedformovingmaterialsfromsupplyingplantstostockintransitofreceivingplants.
NowentertheSTOnumberandsetOKcheckboxforthegood
ClickonthePostbuttontopostyourgoodsissue.
Amessagethatamaterialdocumentwascreatedwillbedisplayedonthebottomofyourscreen.
Onceanothersteptheusershavetoperformistodoagoodsreceiptinthereceivingplantoncethegoodsphysicallyarrive.
PleasefollowthestepsbelowforgoodsreceiptagainstthenewlycreatedSTO:
Nowonthenextscreen,itisimportanttoperformgoodsreceiptagainstapurchaseorderusingthemovementtype101
NextsettheOKcheckboxnexttothematerialitem
Next,clickonthePostbuttontopostthedocument.
Amessagethatamaterialdocumentwaspostedwillbedisplayedonthebottomofyourscreen.
AusercanalsocreateadeliveryagainstthenewlycreatedSTOint-codeVLI0B.Pleasefollowthestepsbelowtodothesame:
Executet-codeVLI0BintheSAPcommandfieldasshownintheimagebelow:
Next,selecttheShippingPointofthesupplyingplantandconfirmtheDeliveryDate
YoucanalsoentertheGeneralData(Optional)accordingtoyourrequirement.
NowgotothePurchaseOrdertabandenterthePurchasingDocumentandSupplyingPlantasshownintheimagebelow
NowclicktheExecutebutton
Nowyouwillseethedeliveryduelist,hereselecttheSTOthatyouwanttodeliverandclickBackgroundbutton,
YouhavesuccessfullycreatedaDeliveryagainstStockTransferOrder.
HowtochangeoreditaPurchaseorderorStockTransferOrder
UsingTcodeME22N,wewilleditthepurchaseorder.Ontherightsideofthesaveoption,wecansee"OtherPurchaseorder(Shift+F5),"clickonit.Itwillopena"SelectDocumentwindow"wherewecanseeandsetthePurchaseordernumber.
Inthecomplexlandscapeofenterpriseresourceplanning,SAP(Systems,Applications,andProductsinDataProcessing)standsasacornerstoneforbusinessesandcompaniesthatseekstreamlinedandefficientprocesses.SAPSTOcontributestoenhancedvisibility,responsiveness,andefficiencyinmanagingstocktransfers,supportingorganizationsinmaintaininganagileandwell-controlledsupplychain.