Symptom
Adding the serial number in externally owned stock adjustment resets the lines of the non-serialized product.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Physical Inventory Work Center.
- Go to Common Tasks - New Externally owned Stock Adjustment view.
- Select Site ID , Owner ID and click on "Go".
- Select the products and click on "Next".
- Change Adjustment type to Issue and enter quantity of non-serial product.
- Select serial product, change adjustment type to Issue and enter serial number.
- The quantity and type of non-serial product will reset.
Cause
The issue is due to the technical limitations and design complexity of SAP Business ByDesign system when managing mixed serialized and non-serialized stock in a single transaction.
Resolution
Follow either of the two approaches,
- Process serialized and non-serialized items in separate adjustments. (or)
- First provide quantities, adjustment type, and serial numbers for serialized products, and then provide quantities and adjustment type for non-serialized products.
Keywords
serial number, externally owned stock adjustment, non-serialized product, reset lines, Physical Inventory Work Center, adjustment type, mixed stock, serialized items, non-serialized items, stock adjustment. , KBA , AP-IDP , Inbound Delivery Processing , How To
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