What does Unrestricted use means and what are the implications of quantities differing at different stages like at Company Code, Plant & Storage Location.
Also, explain fields like Open Order Quantity, Rcpt. Reservation etc.
Company Own Special Stocks are those types of stocks belong to your company that is stored with the vendor or the customer. Since these are not located at your own company, they are managed at plant level and not at storage location level. These stocks can be allocated as unrestricted-use stock and Quality inspection stock. We cannot allocate these stocks as blocked stocks.
In the R/3 System the following types of company own special stocks are available:
- Stock of material provided to vendor
- Consignment stock at customer
- Returnable packaging stock at customer
In the R/3 System the following types of externally-owned special stocks are available:
- Vendor consignment
- Returnable transport packaging
- Sales order stock
- Project stock
It is the property of the vendor and is therefore not
included in the customer valuated stock. RTP stock is always unrestricted-use
stock. The stock can neither be in quality inspection nor blocked.
The open order quantity indicates the quantity that is due in on Purchase Order.
The receipt reservations are nothing but confirmed reservations.
Stock Request - which shows open orders and deliveries and gives the capability to drill down.
Open Purchase Orders with capability to drill down Reservations u2013 part of LR process where memorandum non procurement dues will be recorded.
Material Movements shows transaction history with the ability to sort by various columns. You are also able to customize this view
