Moving Goods with the Post Goods Movement App

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to move goods with the Post Goods Movements app.

The Post Goods Movement App

The Post Goods Movement app is a SAP GUI for HTML transaction. The app is part of the Business Roles Warehouse Clerk (SAP_BR_WAREHOUSE_CLERK) and Inventory Manager (SAP_BR_INVENTORY_MANAGER).

With this app, you can record all types of goods movements. This includes goods receipts and goods issues with and without reference, but also transfer postings. In addition, you can use the app to display, change, and cancel material documents.

The app can be divided into the following screen areas:

  1. Header data
  2. Item overview
  3. Item details
  4. Overview tree
Image of the Post Goods Movement app where the four main areas are indicated.

In the Header and Detail Data screen areas, the information is grouped on individual tab pages.

  • Header data:

    The header data contains information that refers to the complete material document, such as the document and posting date, the document header text, the person who created it, and the entry date. You can branch from the header data to the accounting document.

  • Item overview and item details:

    The document items are listed in the Item Overview. If you click the number of an item in the Overview, the system opens the detail data for this item. In both the Item Overview and the Item Details, you will find, for example, details such as plant and storage location, and the movement type, but also information about the reference document or account assignment.

  • Overview tree:

    The Overview Tree displays your last 10 documents for purchase orders, orders, reservations, material documents, and held data. The system inserts these documents automatically into the Overview Tree. These are documents you referred to when posting a goods movement, as well as the material documents that were created.

    You, therefore, always have an overview of the activities you last executed.

Process Printing During Goods Movement

A document in printed form is often required for a physical goods movement. In inventory management, this document is known as a goods receipt/issue slip (GR or GI slip) and is used as follows:

  • A shipping paper (GR or GI slip) for the warehouse
  • An identification slip (pallet slip) for the material
  • An issue slip during a GI

In addition to GR or GI slips, inventory management offers the option of printing material document information on labels. The system processes GR or GI slips and labels in inventory management using message technology. Depending on the type, a message can be printed or sent to a recipient (for example, by mail). Goods receipt/issue slip and labels are usually printed.

How to use the Goods Movement App

Summary

  • Record goods receipts, issues, and transfer postings using the Post Goods Movement app’s intuitive interface.
  • Print goods receipt and goods issue slips, as well as labels, directly from the app to support physical goods handling.
  • Display, change, and cancel material documents directly within the app, ensuring streamlined document management.
  • Generate GR or GI slips and labels to support physical goods movement and inventory management operations.