Import material tracking

Question

Hi All,
Following client requirement needed to be mapped,, For import material the invetroy tracking is needed in following places.
Stock of material before arrives the port in container yard (shipping lines), in our  container yard and stock in our plant. As of now we do GRN in plant only.Soplease let me know how to track all these in inventroy with or without inbound delivery.
Suggetions hoghly appriciated.
RB

Answer 1

Dear,
Tracking Import.
First enter XK01 - Create Vendor, in purchasing view you can assign Confirmation Control Key - 0004 - Tracking import.
If vendor is already create, then enter XK02 - change vendor and maintain it in purchasing view.
So at the time of purchase order creation - ME21N system take by default tracking import in purchase order -> Conformation tab -> confirmation control -> Tracking Import.
You can maintain below mention status in Tracking Import,
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory
After maintain this you can map all process of import purchase.
Exa: - If you purchase material from import market and you prepaid import purchase order - ME21N and maintain tracking import in purchase order.
Then maintain vendor acknowledge when vendor receive your purchase order.
You can maintain dispatch detail by vendor at the time of vendor dispatch etc.
Due to this you can find out actual status of import purchase.
If in your company tracking import is not activated.
So you can config it with below path.
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define External Confirmation Categories.
Here you can define status of tracking import like
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory.
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define Internal Confirmation Categories.
Here active Order Acknowledgment - Z1 - Acknowledge by Vendor.
Then
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Set Up Confirmation Control.
Create Tracking Import - 0004 and assign confirmation sequence.
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory
At last record Dispatch to Factory, Here click on three indicators as per below mention detail,
Indicator for MRP - Relevant
Indicator for GR - Relevant
Indicator for GR - Assignment,
Also assign Reference date.
Then follow above mention process.
Regards,
Mahesh Wagh