Some Important Movement Type in SAP ( Interview Q & A )

 Process wise Movement type :-

Good receipts Movement type:-

Let’s start the list of SAP Movement Types by the Good Receipt:

	MOVEMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION
101	Goods receipt for purchase order
103	Goods receipt for purchase order to GR blocked stock
105	Release from the GR blocked stock for the purchase order
121	Subsequent adjustment for subcontracting
122	Return deliveries to vendor
124	Return delivery to vendor from GR blocked stock
161	Returns for purchase order

Goods issue movement types:-

The next step is the list of Good Movement for Good Issue

MOVEMENT TYPE	DESCRIPTION
201	Goods issue for a cost center
221	Goods issue for a project
251	Goods issue for sale (without sales order)
261	Goods issue for an order
281	Goods issue for a network
291	Goods issue for any account assignment

Plant to plant and storage location to storage location movement type:-

1- Plant to Plant Transfer (in one step and in two steps) and

2- The Transfer of Storage location to another Storage location including inspection Stocks, Sample Transfer and Blocked Stock Good Movement Type in SAP.

MOVEMENT TYPE	DESCRIPTION
301	Plant to plant transfer in one step
303	Plant to plant transfer in two steps : stock removal
305	Plant to plant transfer in two steps : putaway
309	Transfer postings from material to material
311	Transfer of storage location to storage location in one step
313	Transfer of storage location to storage location in two steps : stock removal
315	Transfer of storage location to storage location in two steps : putaway
321	Transfer of inspection stock : unrestricted-use stock
323	Transfer of storage location to storage location : inspection stock
325	Transfer of storage location to storage location : blocked stock
331	Sample from the inspection stock
333	Sample from the unrestricted-use stock
335	Sample from the blocked stock
341	Status change of a batch (unrestricted-use to restricted)
343	Transfer of blocked stock : unrestricted-use stock
349	Transfer of blocked stock : inspection stock
351	Goods issue for a stock transport order (without shipping)

 Special movement type for special process:-

Here the full list of 4XX Good Movement Code:

SAP MOVEMENT TYPES	DESCRIPTION
411	Transfer of special stock to own stock (only for sales order stock)
413	Transfer posting to sales order stock
451	Returns from customer (without shipping)
453	Transfer of blocked stock returns to unrestricted-use stock
455	Returns stock transfer
457	Transfer of blocked stock returns to inspection stock
459	Transfer of blocked stock returns to blocked stock

n order to handle different types of goods receipt, you should use of the following 5XX movement types.

Find bellowing the full list of 5XX Mvt Code:

SAP MOVEMENT TYPES	DESCRIPTION
501	Goods receipt without purchase order : unrestricted-use stock
503	Goods receipt without purchase order : stock in quality inspection
505	Goods receipt without purchase order : blocked stock
521	Goods receipt without order : unrestricted-use stock
523	Goods receipt without order : inspection stock
525	Goods receipt without order : blocked stock
531	Goods receipt of by-products from order
541	Transfer of unrestricted-use stock to subcontracting stock
543	Consumption from subcontracting stock
545	Goods receipt of by-products from subcontracting
551	Scrapping from unrestricted-use stock
553	Scrapping from inspection stock
555	Scrapping from blocked stock
557	Issue from stock in transit (adjustment posting)
561	Initial entry of stock balances : unrestricted-use stock
563	Initial entry of stock balances : quality inspection
565	Initial entry of stock balances : blocked stock
581	Goods receipt of a by-product from network

In the shipping process in SAP, the main functionalities are:

• Packing of the goods
• Delivery processing of the goods
• Picking of items
• Shipping communication
• Planning & monitoring of shipping
• Post goods issue …

Here the list of Shipping Related SAP Movement Types (6XX)

SAP MOVEMENT TYPE	DESCRIPTION
601	Goods issue for delivery
603	Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item
605	Goods receipt for a stock transport order (shipping) with additional item
621	Transfer of unrestricted-use stock : returnable packaging with customer (shipping)
623	Goods issue from returnable packaging with customer (shipping)
631	Transfer of unrestricted-use stock : consignment stock at customer (shipping)
633	Goods issue from consignment stock at customer (shipping)
641	Goods issue for a stock transport order (shipping)
643	Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order
645	Goods issue for a cross-company-code stock transport order performed in one step (shipping)
647	Goods issue for a stock transport order performed in one step (shipping)
651	Returns from customer (shipping)
653	Returns from customer (shipping) to unrestricted-use stock
655	Returns from customer (shipping) to inspection stock
657	Returns from customer (shipping) to blocked stock
661	Returns to vendor using shipping
673	Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping)
675	Returns for a cross-company-code stock transport order (shipping) performed in one step

In SAP MM (Material Management) and SAP WM (Warehouse Management), the Inventory Difference Related Good Movements are:

SAP MOVEMENT TYPE	DESCRIPTION
701	Inventory difference in unrestricted-use stock
703	Inventory difference in quality inspection stock (MM-IM)
707	Inventory difference in blocked stock
711	Inventory difference in unrestricted-use stock (LE-WM)
713	Inventory difference in quality inspection stock (MM-IM)
715	Inventory difference for returns
717	Inventory difference in blocked stock (LE-WM)