Symptom
A Physical Inventory Count task is not created automatically after changing the Identified Stock Type of a Material ID: ABC from Optional Specified Stock to Batch.
(ABC represents Material ID)
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Product Portfolio work center.
- Go to By Materials subview under Products view.
- Search for the Material ID: ABC.
- Choose Edit.
- Change the Identified Stock Type from Optional Specified Stock to Batch.
- No automatic Physical Inventory count task is generated.
(ABC represents Material ID)
Cause
- As per the standard system design, automatic Physical Inventory count tasks are created only when the Serial Number Profile changes.
- Changing the Identified Stock Type does not initiate automatic creation of Physical Inventory count tasks.
Resolution
This is the standard system behavior.
Keywords
Physical Inventory; Count Task; Not Created; Batch; Identified Stock Type; Automatic Creation; Serial number profile; Optional Specified Stock; Product Portfolio; Materials; System Behavior , KBA , AP-PRD-IS , Identified Stock , SRD-MD-PRD-PRD , Product , AP-PIP , Physical Inventory Processing , Problem
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions
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