What are material movements

Question

hi,
     i am from BI.. and i am creating a reports on production volumes.. in that i am nt able to get waht is material movements.. we have material movementa like 131/132...261/262....701/702...643/644...351/352...101/102...etc.. can u explain the signi ficance of this ... and i want to know waht is stock type:O and line category : L(3)...
i ll assign points.....
regards,
preety

Answer 1

Hi,
When you enter a goods movement, you must always enter the movement
type. The movement type has important control functions in Inventor
Management. It is essential for
o   updating the quantity fields
o   updating the stock and consumption accounts
o   selection of the fields used for entering documents
o   printing goods receipt/issue slips
Below you will find a short description of the standard movement types.
The reversal movement type is the movement type + 1 (reversal of 101 =
102).
101 Goods receipt for purchase order or order
     If the purchase order or order has not been assigned
     a stock type (unrestricted-use stock, stock in qualit
     blocked stock) can be entered during goods receipt.
131 Goods receipt for run schedule header
     This movement type cannot be entered manually. It is generated
     automatically at notification of goods receipt for a run schedule
     header.
261 Goods issue for an order
     This refers to all withdrawals for orders
     The goods issue can be posted manually in Inventory Management or
     automatically when an order is confirmed or via a delivery in
     Shipping.
351 Goods issue for a stock transport order (without Shipping)
643 Goods issue for a cross-company stock transport order (Shipping)
    Used only for cross-company stock transport orders with SD billing
    and invoice. The quantity is withdrawn from the unrestricted-use
701 Inventory differences in unrestricted-use stock (MM-IM)
     This movement is generated automatically during inventory difference
     posting in Inventory Management.
Thx
Raju