Define Movement Types In SAP WM

Just like Inventory Management Movement Types, Warehouse Management has also some movement types which controls process flow in the warehouse. In fact, WM movement type decides which Interim storage area need to be used for a particular material movement.  At the same time WM Movement type has various other control functions like Manual / Automatic TO, Print code, GR Data to be updated in quant or not, information regarding TO confirmation, Return storage type search for material returns and control indicators for Storage type search.

Configuration

IMG Path IMG -> Logistics Execution -> Warehouse Management -> Activities -> Transfer -> Define Movement Types

Transaction Code: SPRO/SM30

Table / View:  T333 / V_T333

Steps:

1. Before you start to create movement types for a new warehouse number, 

  • start with the configuration for the printer control 
  • delete the print codes 
  • then maintain the print codes when you configure the printer contro
2. Create the movement types for each warehouse number using the copy function.

3. Define your own company-individual settings (for example, for the interim storage types) in the detail screen.

Double click the item line for the details setup.

Define Movement Types In SAP WM

Movement Types in the Warehouse Management System

WM FIFO question 

Our company is planning to use FIFO for our storage units. I know FIFO works on GR date from LQUA table

Let’s say, I did a receipt of SU into my semi-finished goods WM location on 7/10/2013

Before we use it we might move this pallet in the plant between different locations. So its GR date changes (7/13/2013)

Now when I finally want to use this pallet and SAP looks for FIFO strategy, it will not pick this pallet because the GR date has changed but my actual GR date from production is 7/10/2013 and I want system to consider that date when doing the FIFO logic. 

How can I achieve that?

Answer:

In the customizing of the WM movement type, there is a flag for GR data in quant.

If this flag is set, the GR date will be reset when the data is moved to a new quant. If it's blank, the quant should retain the original GR date. Please check if you have this flag set for your movement type at the following customizing path:

IMG -> Logistics Execution -> Warehouse Management -> Activities -> Transfers -> Define movement types

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