Batch Management at Site level

Hi All,
We are planning to implement Batch Management for certain product ranges in our Organization. We prefer to activate Batches at site level. I mean at certain sites Batch need to exist and at others they need not.
I have checked the configurations but they all pertain to the configuration of Batch setting at Plant, Material and Client level in terms of Batch ID being unique or not.
Is there any configuration possible so at to facilitate this requirement ?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Govind

Dear Jurgen,
You are right.
I checked MMRV and the current status is as shown below.
Current period            06 2011
Previous period           05 2011
Last period in prev.year 12 2010
No I check in MBEWH and for the plant 2010 and article 381180 we have the folowwing entries.
YEAR          CURR PERIOD      STOCK QTY
2009            12                        68.000
2010            12                        68.000
2011            04                        68.000
I try to do MB1A with movement type 551 for plant 2010 and article 381180 for the posting period 31.05.2011 with 68 Ea.
Batch chosen was 7000000001 as this was the batch shown while I tried to archive:
" MCHB: 000000000000381180 2010 0002 7000000001 unrestricted-use stock exists for previous period"
While I try to execute the transaction it gives me an error...
"Deficit of BA Unrestr. prev. 68 EA : 381180 2010 0002 7000000001"
Do you have any clue why is this error coming ?
I have done a stock replenishment to the batch 7000000001 in storage location 0002 for site 2010 on article 381180
Regards
Govind
Edited by: Nivin Joseph Varkey on Jun 6, 2011 9:43 AM

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