Physical Inventory Count...

Hello Gurus.
We are trying to perform our first Physical Inventory. Our procedures our Installer provided, does not seem complete..... We start by entering LX16, and selecting what storage type and range of bins we want to perform the search on. We then activate after selection. Then next step is to goto LI11N to enter the counts, but when does the Inventory Document print? How can i enter counts If i have no document to go off of?? Are these procedures wrong? If anybody has any insight, please advise on the proper steps/transactions. Thx Zach

well the process given is accurate
the moment u create pi document in system by entering the stock typa and the bin no.
and once u post that then system should genrate the document print out autmatically as pr ur message dtermination strategy
once again i will say the process is correct

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Carrying out physical inventory count for Consignment stock.

Hello,
Can you please tell me what are the steps for carrying out physical inventory count for Consignment stock provided by vendor?
Sincerely,
Ketan

HI
IN MI01,, select the special stock indicater,, then PI will be created for consignment stock also.
regards,
sudhakar

Problem in the Physical Inventory Count

Hi Experts,
We are facing a problem in the Physical Inventory Count as below
1) Suppose for Material XYZ we have done the MI01 on the current date i.e 14.11.2008 with the Planned Count date as 08.11.2008 activating the Freeze Book Inventory check box.
2) Now if there is any movement of material XYZ between 08.11.2008 & 14.11.2008, then while doing MI20 it compares the Physical Count Quantity with the actual book quantity as on 14.11.2008 i.e the current date & not with actual book quantity as on 08.11.2008 which is required by us.
Can you kindly help us in rectifying this issue at the earliest???
Regards,
Samir Bhatt

hi,
In such cases, you use the adjust Book inventory indicator...
SPRO --> MM --> Inventiry management and PI --> Physical inventory > Settings for the PI> Activate the ADj book inv indicator for your plant as per your plant and make the choice btween 2 and 3...
By this the system will auto adjust the book inventory and the count for the goods mov posted.....
Note: This feature is allowed if the posting is done one day after or before...
But in your case, the days are more, so you need to use the recount technique...
Regards
Priyanka.P

Physical Inventory Count with Batches / Inventory Tracking+Posting

Hi,
There does not seem to be any way to record a Physical Inventory count with Batch managed items.
Scenario-1: In case 1.8 kg of batch number 222 is counted during Physical Count. B1 has Batch number 111 with quantity 2.5kg. B1 assumes that a lesser quantity of existing batch 111 was counted and the batch SELECTION screen appears.
Scenario-2: Similarly, if 3 kg of batch number 222 is counted during Physical Count and Batch number 111 exists on Business One with quantity 2.5kg, then B1 assumes that a new batch was found and the batch CREATION screen appears.
Scenario-3: If 2.5 kg of batch number 222 is counted during Physical Count - with Batch number 111 on Business One with quantity 2.5kg, then B1 assumes a zero "difference" in posting window. Wrong batch removal and new batch addition cannot be done - the batch selection/creation screen does not pop up with CTRL+TAB.
A Physical inventory count sheet with hundreds of rows with all 3 above scenarios in the rows is normally supposed to be entered into any system.
An easy way to do this should exist on SAP B1 but does not appear to exist right now.
Thanks,
Ajay Audich
Message# 551219/2009
Dear Ajay Audich,
Thanks for your message and screenshots. In current version of SAP Business One, the Inventory Posting functionality does not offer input at the batch level. The system behaves in the following way:
If the Difference number is positive, you will see a Define Bathes
window where you can assign the item quantity to the relevant batches.
If the Difference number is negative, you will see a Batch Number
Selection widow where you can issue item from the relevant batch.
So it isnot possible to enter the count for batch managed items per batch. The possible workaround is after Inventory Posting, use Goods Issue and Receipt to manually adjust the Batch quantity.
Please kindly have a try. If the feature is important for customer
business process, please kindly refer to attached Note 1028874 for
further action.
Sorry for any inconvenience, we appreciate your understanding.
Kind regards,
Canna Mu
SAP Business One Product Support
Edited by: Ajay Audich on Jun 8, 2009 1:48 PM

Yes - it is important for the customer & will look at further steps as advised by you.
Thanks for your reply.

Physical Inventory Count Document TABLE

Hi ,
Can anyone please tell me the TABLE for physical Inventory Count .
In which TABLE , all the datas such as physical document number etc will be saved .
Regards,

Hello Sandeep,
You will find count entry in
- ISEG if using IM.
- LINV if using WM.
Thanks & regards,
Arif Mansuri
Reward the point if answer is useful.

Regard the physical inventory counting process

Hi Experts,
Can any body lhelp me to know the process of how to create the physical inventory counting process from begining to end
i will appreciate your help if you provide with screen shots also thanks.

Hi,
[Physical Inventory Counting Process|http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/MMIM/MMIM.pdf]
Regards
GK.

Multiple physical inventory counts for same storage loc

We have a plant where the same SAP storage location is used for multiple physical locations (e.g. individual build stations). We would like to be able to count by physical area rather than by part number per se. So the goal would be to enter multiple counts against the same part and post differences only when all counts are done, as defined by the aggregate of the individual counts.
Is this possible? I tested it using MI31 to create phys inventory doc, then Mi04 for count 1 and MI09 for count 2, but received a message M7700 "Physical inventory for XX is already active"
Any ideas would be appreciated.

How do you know in your SAP in which area the material is?
can you know this from MMBE or MB52?
if not, then I do not see any chance for MI31, except you just create one inventory doc for the entire location and make copies of the document for each area you have. after counting you have to consolidate each copy into one and post then the count in MI04.

Physical inventory count process

Hi,
We have new created new company code and plant in last fiscal year 2009, for that Plant I wan to do the physical inventory process, can you give all the customization as well as other process which is required for this.
regards,
zafar

Hi Zafar,
here is the flow of steps.
1.u go to MI01and "create" a doc.
2. just take the print of that doc.
3.do the Phsical inventory verification i.e counting.
4.goto MI04, MI05 or Mi06 and displa the count.
5.post the difference in MI07(with reason) with mvmt type.
this mvmt typ is a 3 digit no. having a reason for the difference in the 2 values.
Hope this wll help u.
Rgerds,
yk

Physical inventory using cycle counting

Hi all
Can anyone send me user maual for physical inventory using cycle count on [email protected]

PHYSICAL INVENTORY PREPARATION
1.Creating a Physical Inventory Document.
2.Blocking Materials for Posting.
3.Print & Distribute Physical Inventory Document.
PHYSICAL INVENTORY COUNT
1.Counting Stocks
2.Entering the result of count on Physical Inventory document printout
PHYSICAL INVENTORY ANALYSIS
1.Entering the result of Count in the system.
2.Initiating a recount; if necessary.
3.Posting Inventory differences.

Physical inventory document - for all A parts

Hi,
We are in the process of preparing our system for physical inventory count for all A parts (Cycle count indicator is A).
1. We ran MI24 to get all open physical inventory documents.(they are around 100).
2.Then we ran MI31 (didn't create batch input) for all A parts and the following are checked - 1. Material marked for deletion 2. only materials w/o zero stock 3. Unrestrcited use 4. Blocked 4. Include inventoried materials 5. Included inventoried batches. The variant for MI31 includes all A parts in the material selection and the required plant and SL are input. The output said, phy inventory documents could be created for 656 materials.
3. I wrote a query with MARC and MARD to get all A parts with unrestricted quantity > 0 for the above specified plant and SL. The list produced 882.
The above two counts are not matching.
I ran MI31 for some of the materials which are in the list materials as per point 3 but not in the above 2. But MI31 said, no physical inventory document can be created.
We want to make sure both the both numbers are equal (step 1 + 2 = step 3), to make sure all A parts will be counted. Can anyone explain why they are not matching? or Am I missing something?
OR any other ways to make sure all A parts will be counted. Thanks,
Regards,
Sundar.

Please refer my comment. It may be useful for you.
There are two ways if you want to carry out Physical Inventory count
1)Manual -
First check if there are no open PI document for a material using MI31.
Then carry out three transactions one after another MI01, MI04, MI07
2) Automatic
Maintain CC physical inv. indicator in material master i.e A, B, C
Before that ensure that you have maintained SPRO setting for A, B and C.
Ok Now check the planned count date in MARC table. Run a Z program to change the last count date
Now run MICN and schedule a job to create PI documents

Last physical inventory report

Is there a report that we can run by plant to show materials and the date of their last physical inventory count? Thanks in advance for your help.

Transaction MIDO.
a last count date can be seen while clicking the button Inventory data for material.
But you can directly monitor the situation via SE16 on table MARD. MARD keeps field last inventory date.

Physical Inventory by Area

I have a simple business scenario that for physical inventory counting. Raw Materials are store in 1 storage location. They are required to count them 1 time a month. The warehouse personnel split up the storage location into 4 areas (lanes) and count each area once a week. The question I have is:
1) Without creating additional storage locations, is there a way to create the physical inventory document by the 4 areas?
2) With the above solution, can I use MICN to auto-generate the PIDs for those 4 areas?

Hi,
Your requirement can be achieved by making use of 'Storage Bin' field in the material master, Plant data / Stor 1 tab. This is free text field and you can define your 4 lanes each a name and enter in the material masters.
(1) While creating physical inventory document through MI01, you can make use of 'Grouping type' - 02 Storage Bin.
(2) Yes, you can use MICN to create PID, as it has a selection parameter 'Storage bin description'.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Ramesh

Warehouse Management - physical inventory

Hi All,
Can any body pleasae provide me the entire process of physical inventory count at Wm level.
Thanks
Sunny.

Hi Sunny,
Physical Inventory Processes:
Several inventory processes available for physical inventory which includes as follow:
1. Periodic Physical Inventory
o All stocks of the company are physically counted on the balance sheet key date
o Every material must be counted
o Entire warehouse must be blocked for material movements during count.
2. Continuous Physical Inventory
o Stocks are counted continuously during the entire fiscal year.
o It is important to ensure that every material is physically counted at least once during the year.
3. Cycle Counting
o In this method of physical inventory, inventory is counted at regular intervals within a fiscal year.
o These intervals (or cycles) depend on the cycle counting indicator set for the material in Material Master record as CC indicator in plant view data.
o With this Cycle Counting Method of Physical Inventory allows fast-moving items to be counted more frequently than slow-moving items.
4. Inventory Sampling
o Randomly selected stocks of the company are physically counted on the balance sheet key date.
o If found not much variance between the counted stock and the book book stock, it is presumed that the book inventory balances for the other stocks are correct.
Physical Inventory Process Cycle Flow
1. Creation of physical inventory document
Physical inventory document(s) is created individually or using the batch program, The transaction codes for creation physical inventory are as follow
Individual Inventory documentation creation
MI01 - Individual physical inventory creation
MIS1 - Inventory Sampling document creation
MICN - Cycle count inventory document creation
Collective Inventory document creation
MI31 - Own stock without special stock
MIK1 - Vendor consignment
MIQ1 - Project stock
MIM1 - Returnable Transpiration material
MIW1 - Customer Consignment stock
MIV1 - Returnable material with customer
MIO1 - Material provided to Vendor (Subcontracting material)
2. Print physical inventory document
Physical Inventory document can be printed based on the physical inventory document status and or item status
Transaction code MI21 is used to print the inventory document where print default value can be populated
3. Count the physical stock
Based on the inventory document printout, the warehouse person will check the stock of material physically and note that on print out. This is completely physical process.
4. Enter count in system
On completion of physical count, the count result is needs to be entered in the system. This can be with reference (using Tcode MI04) or without reference (using Tcode MI04) to the physical inventory document.
If count quantity for that material is ZERO then select ZC (zero count) column instead of putting 0 in qty field. If 0 is used for zero count then systm will consider that as "not counted"
5. Analyze difference
Once count is posted in the system, difference analysis can be carried out using transaction MI20
The output gives information based on the input criteria i.e. physical inventory document, plant, material etc.
The output gives information about the book quantity, Counted quantity, difference in quantity and value.
From this output list, you can carry out further process ie initiate recount, change count quantity, post difference
6. Initiate recount and follow the steps 3,4,5
If found unacceptable difference, recount is initiated using directly from difference analysis list (transaction code MI20) or using transaction code MI11.
New inventory document will be created for selected items or for entire document
The original document items will be deactivated once recount is initiated so original document will not be available for further process.
On initiating recount, you need to process same as for new count document.
7. Post the difference
Several options are available for posting difference
Post difference after count is posted using transaction code MI07
Posting the count and inventory differences using transaction code MI08, here you have created physical inventory but not counted so with this you can count and post difference in sinle step.
Entering the count without a document reference using trasnaction code MI10, with this you can create inventory document, enter the count and post difference in single step.
Hope it helps!
Preethi.
Edited by: preethi R on Nov 25, 2008 12:54 PM

Process of Inventory count blocks one other plant

hi.,
If i understand correct, you can create PI documents at Plant(1) /Storage location ( S.Loc Say A) .level.
Until the Physical Inventory Count documents are posted, SAP will not allow any kind of movement of that material say X at that Plant(1) /Storage location level (S.loc A).
For the same Plant (1) ,if there are more than one storage location say B,C or D, the Physical Inventory count process would not affect the movement ,GR, GI of Material X in S.loc B, C or D. (Right ?)
Situation (1) :What is happening is, when PI documents are created for Plant (1), S.Loc (A) , Material (X) and the count is in process, the system is not allowing the GI, GR , movement of Material (X) containted in Storage location B, C or D. Message is Material is blocked by User (who has generated the PI document.)
Situation(2): Material (X) in different Plant (2) under the same company code are also denied any movement while the Count is in process in Plant (1).
I was wondering if anyone has come across this kind of scenario and the solution for the same.
All assistance is much appreciated.
Thanks

Hi Mahesh,
For your situation 1 question- the error message is due to the material is also processing by other person, not necessarily the person who created the PI doc, by the time your trying to use the Material (X) somebody is using also.
(Blocking of Movements like GR/GI is set separetely, if you try to use this material like GR, error message will promt like Material is blocked due to PI)
For situation 2- most likely you are able to do blocking of this material for posting when you created the PI docs. So, it also not allowed you to do GR or any kind of posting.
Hope this clear your doubt.
Regards,
Maia
Edited by: Maia on Apr 18, 2008 11:05 AM

Need to Block storage location through physical inventory process

Hello My client want to Block few storage locations not through authorisation objects but using physical inventory process.
can this be achieved through any configuration settings so that when we run physical count the SLoc blocks till the count completes & posted.or Any other method to block Sloc.
Please guide me on this.

Hi,
You can use check box of "Posting block" in physical inventory document. Posting block indicates that no goods movements involving the materials listed in the physical inventory document can be posted for the duration of a physical inventory count.The indicator is set for the affected stocks in each case for all associated stock types and is not cancelled until the count results are posted.The blocking indicator can be set in one of two ways:
A.Directly upon entry of the physical inventory document (if the count is to take place immediately)
B.Shortly before the count (if the count is to take place later)
Regards,
Biju K
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Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Oct 27, 2011 8:33 PM

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