Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer in SAP S/4HANA OP/Private Cloud

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Introduction

This blog is for SD & MM consultants. This functionality can be used from SAP S/4HANA OP2022, OP2023 version and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition.

What is Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer

Classic Intercompany Stock Transfer was developed in order to reduce documents between  intercompany trading since SAP R/3. However, For audit and IFRS reasons Classic Intercompany Stock transfer is not good enough. So, Advanced Intercompany Stock transfer was developed.

Classic Intercompany Stock Transfer has no Delivery Company’s Sales order.

The Advanced Intercompany Stock transfer has Delivery company’s sales order also.

3 The purchase order is created by the business application, it can be manually or by a job

4 Create a Sales order automatically by Value Chain Monitor (VCM)

5 Create a outbound delivery order by business application, manual or job

6 Post GI for Stock transfer to SiT by business application, manual or job (TM, EWM, 3PL etc.)

6' Create inbound delivery order automatically by VCM

A Create a billing document to receiving company manually or by a job

7 Create material documents automatically After internal transfer of control date by VCM

8 Stock transfer to 1010 manually (Or TM, EWM, 3PL)

B Create supplier invoice automatically by VCM

 

Pre-requisite

SAP S/4HANA OP2022 FPS00 or upper version. Fiori server must be installed.

 

Customizing

Please see the below SAP Note.

3233845 - Configuration Steps for Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer in SAP S/4HANA

3283316 - Scope activation of Technical Job Definitions in VCM processes

Customize Hints:

Classic ATP is also used.

IMG>Cross-Application Components>Advanced Availability-to-Promise (aATP)> Configuration Activities for Specific Document Types>Stock Transport Orders>Configure Delivery Type & Availability Check Procedure by Plant

 

IMG>Materials Management>Purchasing>Purchase Order>Set Up Stock Transport Order>Define Shipping Data for Plants

 

IMG>Sales and Distribution>Billing>Intercompany Billing>Define Internal Customer Number By Sales Organization

IMG>ABAP Platform>Application Server>System Administration>Activation of Scope-Dependent Background Job Definitions (Tr-CD: S_YI3_39000188)

 

Tr-CD: SJOBREPO

You can customize the job.

 

 

 

Master

Business Partner

 

Business partner for Receiving company

Price

Receiving company’s Internal purchase price and Sending company’s Internal sales price should be exactly same. Otherwise, the internal invoice verification will fail.

Intercompany Purchase Order

Intercompany Billing document

 

Operation

Execute “Create Purchase Order Advanced” Fiori Apps or TR-CD:ME21N

Set Purchase Order Type, Supplier and Purchase Organization.

 

ATP woks after a material number and quantity are set in the STO order.

Set “0004 Inbound Delivery” as the confirmation Control

 

Internal Seles order is created automatically by VCM

Create an outbound delivery by “My Purchase Orders Due for Delivery” Fiori Apps or Tr-CD: VL10B

Set the shipping point.

Push “Execute” button

Check the purchase order

Push “Background” button

GI by “My Outbound Delivery Monitor” or Tr-CD: VL06O

Set the Shipping Point

Push “Execute” button

Check the outbound delivery

Push “Post Goods Issue” button

Push “Continue”

Success message

 

Good Issue for OD into SiT (GIOD) Movement Type 681

Created inbound delivery document automatically by VCM

Create a Billing document by “Create Billing Documents” Fiori Apps or TR-CD: VF01

Check the out bound delivery document and push “Create Billing Documents” button

Created the billing document as a draft

Push “Save” button

Push “Post Billing Document” button

Monitor the Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer” process by “Monitor Value Chains” Fiori Apps

Crick the leading purchase order document and push “>” button

Crick “i” button

 

Job schedule is the internal transfer control data

 

After coming the job due date, subsequent material documents were created automatically.

You can do GR posing manually for the inbound delivery document by “Inbound Deliveries for Purchase Orders” Fiori Apps or Tr-CD: VL32N

Push “Post Goods Receipt” Button

 

 

 

The business process was finished.

 

 

 

Post GI from Issuing SiT (GIIV)  Movement Type 685T

Post Goods Receipt to Receiving SiT (GRRV)  Movement Type 107

 

Post Stock Transfer into Physical Stock (GRID)  Movement Type109

Supplier Invoice

 

Conclusion

You understand how Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer works.

Appendix

Help:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/af9ef57f504840d2b81be8667206d485/136b810e1bf44faa991...

Best Practice

Nothing for Advanced intercompany Stock transfer OP/Private Cloud

5HP - Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer for SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud

 

SAP Note:

3366080 - SAP S/4HANA 2023: Restrictions and General Information for Advanced Intercompany Stock Tra...

3226677 - SAP S/4HANA 2022: Restrictions and General Information for Advanced Intercompany Stock Tra...

2190119 - Background information about SAP S/4HANA technical job repository

2849364 - Jobs in the Technical Job Repository (SJOBREPO) in SAP S/4HANA 2021

3195909 - Jobs in the Technical Job Repository (SJOBREPO) in SAP S/4HANA 2022

3236399 - FAQ - Technical Job Repository (SJOBREPO)

3324421 - How long it will take effect after re-activating the jobs manually in SJOBREPO

3387903 - Standard jobs defined in job repository got cancelled after post processing

3397763 - If it is possible to transport the changings of one standard job in SJOBREPO

 

2734777 - SJOBREPO: Technical Job Repository is not scheduling jobs in a client

3211320 - Mass Resolution of Issues in Processes Tracked by the Monitor Value Chains App

2816000 - CVI_VAL: Message "& plant already assigned to vendor &. Specify another Plant." (CVIV_UI 1...

 

Fiori Apps Library

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/index.html#/detail/Apps('F4854')/S...

Related SAP Blog

Advanced Intercompany Sales in SAP S/4HANA OP/Private Cloud

Advanced Intercompany Sales & Stock Transfer in SAP S/4HANA Cloud

 

Brought to you by the SAP S/4HANA Customer Care and RIG

[kent_2804]

Hi Kazuhisa Iwamoto,

 

Internal Seles order is not created automatically by VCM, how can I check the errors

 

Thanks.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Minh,

1)Check the blow 4 settings first
IMG>ABAP Platform>Application Server>System Administration>Activation of Scope-Dependent Background Job Definitions (Tr-CD: S_YI3_39000188)

IMG>Sales and Distribution>Billing>Intercompany Billing>Define Internal Customer Number By Sales Organization

IMG>Materials Management>Purchasing>Purchase Order>Set Up Stock Transport Order>Define Shipping Data for Plants

IMG>Cross-Application Components>Advanced Availability-to-Promise (aATP)> Configuration Activities for Specific Document Types>Stock Transport Orders>Configure Delivery Type & Availability Check Procedure by Plant

2) If you couldn't find any wrong or missig seting, then SAP Note 3233845 described setting one bu one.

3) Before gave up, please ask SAP local consultant support service.

Best regards,

Kaz

[kent_2804]

Hi Kaz,

Thanks for your support, I can create the flow, but I still have 1 question: Some error POs when I press "Reprocessing" and it still pending, don't hanve any process even though i fixed the error.

I applied snote 3295910 - Enable reprocessing of hanging event queues after a dump/exception in VCM and uste t-code VCM_RESOLVE - Resolve incons. business processes but the PO status in VCM still remain "Reprocessing"

 

Do you have any solution about this ?

 

Best regards,

Minh.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Minh,

If I can see the error message, then I might be able to assume the issue and provide a solution.

[kent_2804]

Dear Kaz,

Like this error, I ppress Reprocess but it still remain the status from 08/04 to now, how can I continute with this probem?



Thanks.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Minh,

The Log says "Not able to determine tax code". You should make sure the purchase order has tax code.

[kent_2804]

Hi Kaz,

• 1 - My PO has tax code in line item

• 2 - I have config mapping tax code between billing in Logistics Invoice Verification →
  Advanced Intercompany Processes → Assign Tax Codes for the Transfer of Supplier Invoices.

Tax code in PO just in every PO line, I think the message tell us we need to find a way to input tax code in MIRO header in advanced sto auto create invoice. I also tried to default tax code per company code in Logistics Invoice Verification - Incoming Invoice - Maintain Default Values for Tax Codes but it no help.

Please let me know if there are any mistakes.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Tax type should be blank.

[kent_2804]

Hi Kaz,

Tax type blank and the errors still like before.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

SD invoice value and purchase value are exactly same include tax?

[kent_2804]

Not, my SD accounting document tax code is O2 with tax procedure TAXVN. My AP invoice tax code = A2.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Try the below setting.

After setting it, newly creating a purchase order.

[kent_2804]

Hi Kaz,

 

I found the issue, it from the mapping Sales Org and Internal Customer (TCode OVVA).

 

Thanks alot for your help.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Congratulations!

Please state your solution in detail for other guys with screen shots.

[kent_2804]

Hi Kaz,

It's nothing new, just base on the configuration guide on snote 3233845 - Configuration Steps for Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer in SAP S/4HANA

The error abow occurred because of mapping wrong Customer code in this step, so the tax code mapping is null.

Best regards,

Minh

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Minh,

I think that your customizing amendment won't affect already created PO unfortunately.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Minh,

Please create an incident for this.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Thanks. I have a LinkedIn page. If you'd like to connect me, I'm happy to

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazuhisa-i-9b0b7730/

[Mo_Salah]

Hi Kazuhisa,

Thanks for the great blog!

Just wanted to know if the the scenario is compliant with configurable materials or it has any restrictions.

Thanks again!

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello,

Please see 3226677 – SAP S/4HANA 2022: Restrictions and General Information for Advanced Intercompany Stock Tra...

[Mo_Salah]

Thanks, Much appreciated!!

 

 

[1458_8964_237]

Hi Kazuhisa,

Thanks for the great blog!

I got 2 questions below.

Just wanted to know I have created 'NBIC' PO order successfully, but initiating document is not appeared on the monitor value chains.(1st question)

I am not able to create outbound delivery via 'VL10B', error message shows below.(2nd question)

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Jack,

aATP seems not to work.

Please check the customizing under IMG>Cross-Application Components>Advanced Availability-to-Promise (aATP)> Configuration Activities for Specific Document Types>Stock Transport Orders>Configure Delivery Type & Availability Check Procedure by Plant.

And check your material master has aATP activated Availability check group (IMG>Cross-Application Components>Advanced Availability-to-Promise (aATP)> Define Avalability Checking Groups>Define Availability Checking Group)

Then recreate another STO and create the delivery document.

And check Monitor the Advanced Intercompany Stock Transfer” process by “Monitor Value Chains” Fiori Apps log as your error message said.

Best regards, Kaz

[1458_8964_237]

Hi Kazuhisa,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

I have successfully created 'NBIC' PO, 'CBIC' SO and 'NCC3' outbound delivery, but initiating document is still not appeared on the monitor value chain.

I have checked related authorizations, cleared cache in Chrome and restarted my laptop.

Do you have any clue about this?

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Pyo,

So, you can created STO's delivery document and a sales order of delivering company.

However, they didn't appear in VCM.

Check the customizing under IMG> Material Management>Purchasing>Purchase Order>Advanced Inter company Processes

If there is no mistake, then check the every customizing one by one.

Best regards, Kaz

[SFC]

Hi, thanks for the great document. Can I find the reason why you mentioned that aATP should be used? Cheers.

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Siow Fong,

Classic ATP also can be used for this function. Thank you for your noticed.

Best regards, Kaz

[SFC]

Hi Kazuhisa, another question is I cannot find the Best Practice for this advanced STO functionality (and the intercompany sales one) for New Zealand. Can we still use the functionality if we do the configuration manually?

Appreciate your advice on the above. Cheers.

[martinela]

Hello Kazuhisa,

Can you tell me something about advanced IC STO cancellation process?

I'm not able to cancel any of the documents in the flow after posting GI on the delivering company. First message that appears after attempting to do GI reversal is that inbound delivery exists and that it must be deleted beforehand. After deleting inbound delivery, GI reversal is not possible because the delivery in question is locked by another user *.

So, what are the exact steps for advanced IC STO cancellation process?

[EricXue]

Hi Iwamoto-san

Thanks for your great blog!

I am now following Note 3233845 and your blog to test the process.
I met two questions, would you please kindly give me some advice, Thanks in advance.

Q1:
Internal Seles order is not created automatically by VCM
Error message is:
No item category available (Table T184 CBIC CBNA  )

But you could see at the attachment,
the customazing is the combination of Sales document: CBIC + Item category: CBIC.
and I could not find where is CBNA come from.

System Info: S4HANA ON PREMISE 2022 Initial Shipment Stack

Q2: In you blog, you mentioned about the sales price.
>Receiving company’s Internal purchase price and Sending company’s Internal sales price
>should be exactly same.

If i understand correctly, system could not bring PO price to SO,
and sales price should create manually?

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Siow,

Yes, you have to implement this function manually into the Best Practice for OP.

Best regards,

Kaz

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Martin,

Please see the attached pdf files of

3366080 – SAP S/4HANA 2023: Restrictions and General Information for Advanced Intercompany Stock Tra...

3226677 – SAP S/4HANA 2022: Restrictions and General Information for Advanced Intercompany Stock Tra...

Best regards, Kaz

[Kaz_Iwamoto]

Hello Yuhu,

I think the Item Category Group "CBNA" is set in your material master.

The item category group should be "NORM".

[EricXue]

Hi Iwamoto-san

I will change  item category group and try again.

Appreciate for your great advice!

[AnkurGoyal]

Is multi-level tier also supported where the intermediate company would be there between shipping and receiving companies? I tried and could not find any documentation.

Thanks,

Ankur Goyal

[SFC]

Hi, in general we have got the solution up and running in the S/4HANA On-Premise system. One observation is that the ship-to BP comes from the customer number assignment for the receiving plant when we assigned a storage location which derived a different customer BP on the Shipping tab of the STO. The outbound delivery actually takes the customer BP on the Shipping tab of the STO. This is inconsistent and would cause confusion for the users. Is this standard or considered a bug? I have looked up OSS but could not find any relevant notes. Appreciate any clarification on the above. Cheers.

Siow Chen