Configuring Stock Determination

With stock determination, you can use strategies based on the specified Customizing settings for material withdrawal of GIs and stock transfers. Based on the created material demand, the systems determine the sequence of the storage locations and stocks from which the desired material is to be withdrawn.

You can use stock determination in various application components, such as inventory management, sales and distribution, and shipping.

This lesson introduces stock determination as used in inventory management. The settings listed in this lesson are valid for the other applications; however, the rule assignments for stock determination are different in the individual applications. For more information, go to Customizing for Stock Determination under Assign Stock Determination Rules in the applications.

If you open the IMG-Activity Define Strategies for Stock Determination in Customizing under Materials Management→Inventory Management and Physical Inventory→Stock Determination, the left screen area displays a dialog structure with the individual steps for processing.

The configuration of a new stock determination strategy consists of the following steps:

• Definition of a plant-dependent stock determination group (key and text).

• Definition of a stock determination rule (key and text).

• Definition of a stock determination strategy for the combination of the plant, stock determination rule, and stock determination group. This is done using the stock determination header table.

  Fine tuning of the settings can be done in the detail view of the header table and in the relevant item table.