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Goods Movement Type in SAP MM

Updated May 18, 2018

In SAP Materials Management, goods movement is distinguished using a three digit key which is called the "movement type". The movement type is important because it controls the screen layout, adjustment of inventories, the GL account for financial purposes etc. Goods movement have been discussed elaborately here. The various types of material movement types in SAP materials management MM are given below:

Related: Movement Types in SAP MM Inventory Management

Movement Type and Goods Movement

101 Goods receiving for ordering
104 Goods receiving blocking status for ordering
122 Return delivery to suppliers
201 Goods outflow (WA) to cost centers
221 Goods outflow to project
231 Goods outflow to customer order
241 Goods outflow to factory
251 Goods outflow to sales
261 Goods outflow to order
291 Goods outflow for all account allocations
321 Release from quality checking
551 Goods outflow for scrap
321 Release from quality checking
451 Returns from customers
453 Inventory to inventory transfers
501 Goods receiving without order
511 No cost delivery
521 Internal goods receiving without manufacturing order
561 Inventory taking


Comments

  • 17 Mar 2008 9:02 pm Guest
    If I am shipping a customer equipment from one warehouse location to another warehouse within the same company what movement type shpuld be used?
  • 20 Jun 2009 4:57 pm Guest
    You will need movement type 311 only.

    Regards,
    Jay Khouri
  • 24 Aug 2009 8:51 am Guest
    161 Return for purchase order

    If a purchase order item is marked as a returns item, the returns to vendor are posted using movement type 161 when the goods receipt for purchase order is posted.

    Movement type 161 has the same effects as movement type 122.

    311 Transfer posting storage location to storage location in one step

    The quantity is transferred from unrestricted-use stock of the issuing storage location to unrestricted use in the receiving storage location.

    Possible special stock indicators: E, K, M, Q

    See also 321, 343, 349, 455 for other stock types.
  • 05 Oct 2009 5:38 pm Guest
    HOW I CAN TRANSFER ITEMS FOR USER AFTER MAKING OR CREATE RESERVATION USING MOV 201 ITEM NOT AVAILABLE IN MY SLOC THAN I NEED TRANSFER FROM NEAREST WHSE WHICH MOV TYPE I USE
  • 02 Dec 2009 8:56 pm Guest
    I would like to send materials from a plant to an outside warehouse, still our ownership, and then sell to the customer. I would like to send customer specific information with the materials, but I do not have a sales order yet at that moment.

    How do I proceed?
  • 03 Dec 2009 3:41 am Saif Khan
    Use consignment fill up to transfer stock from your plant to the customer warehouse and when the customer consumes these goods, use consignment issue order to sell it to the customer.
    Saif

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