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3658844 - Adding serial number in externally owned stock adjustment resets non-serialized product lines

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

  1. Go to Physical Inventory Work Center.
  2. Go to Common Tasks - New Externally owned Stock Adjustment view.
  3. Select Site ID , Owner ID  and click on "Go".
  4. Select the products and click on "Next".
  5. Change Adjustment type to Issue and enter quantity of non-serial product.
  6. Select serial product, change adjustment type to Issue and enter serial number.
  7. 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,

  1. Process serialized and non-serialized items in separate adjustments. (or)
  2. 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

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions