{"id":11067,"date":"2021-05-10T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T09:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/blog\/uncategorized\/transactions-et-flux-sap-mm"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:36:39","slug":"transactions-and-flows-sap-mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/blog\/sap-mm\/transactions-and-flows-sap-mm","title":{"rendered":"SAP MM Transactions and Flows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11067\" class=\"elementor elementor-11067\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2450079f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2450079f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8dab8a\" data-id=\"7c8dab8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e07b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e07b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955f70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"955f70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a detailed presentation of the <a href=\"\/en\/business-content-sap\/material-management\">SAP MM (Material Management) module<\/a>, we now propose to discover the different transactions and flows associated with this module of the SAP ERP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ca161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4ca161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">MM flow from a business perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c633990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c633990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MM module is a central module of SAP, it interacts with different modules like <a href=\"\/en\/business-content-sap\/finance-and-controlling\">FI-CO<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/business-content-sap\/production-planning\">PP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/business-content-sap\/sales-and-distribution\">SD<\/a> :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad840f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ad840f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/flux-mm-point-de-vue-metier.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6adfa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6adfa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MM purchase order can be created as a result of the MRP procurement requirement calculation in the PP module (1) or as a result of a requirement linked to an SD order (2). At the end of the purchasing cycle, the invoices checked will go into FICO<\/p><p>For the stock management part, internal production from PP will generate stock entry movements in MM (3), a shipment of SD goods will decrement the stock (4) as well as generate entries in FICO (5) linked to stock movements or invoice controls.<\/p><p>Inventory management can also manage stocks of internal supplies, spare parts for PP workstations (1 &amp; 3).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6879433e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6879433e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-id=\"e3ffec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Concrete example of the SAP MM flow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348afac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348afac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">purchasing department<\/span> will reference suppliers and associated conditions in MM Purchasing (A).<\/p><p>It will maintain master data such as :<\/p><ul><li>Supplier files<\/li><li>Material master records<\/li><li>Conditions<\/li><\/ul><p>Purchase requisitions are entered in MM Purchasing (B) according to<\/p><ul><li>Requirements outside the sales and production process, e.g. an order for miscellaneous supplies<\/li><li>SD sales order requirements (2)<\/li><li>Production-related requirements (1)<\/li><\/ul><p>Once they have been released, a purchase order is created (6).<\/p><p>When the purchase order is delivered, the goods receipts are posted to MM stocks (7). The delivery is then checked against the purchase order (quantities, deadlines, condition, etc.)<\/p><p>Inventory management will be able to monitor stock situations and movements (receipts\/issues) in quantity and value.<\/p><p>It will first have to manage the following basic data in MM (A) :<\/p><ul><li>Material master records (plant, storage location, size, weight, etc.)<\/li><li>Customer master records (management of consignment stocks at the customer&#8217;s)<\/li><li>Supplier master records (management of stocks at the supplier)<\/li><li>The different divisions and storage locations of the company (a more detailed level of storage will be done in the WM module)<\/li><\/ul><p>Goods receipt and goods issue movements can be recorded manually but are often automated via ABAP programs.<\/p><p>Receipts from purchase orders (7) will usually be recorded using a flash gun and the expected quantities checked against the purchase order. Receipts from in-house production (3) are automatically integrated via the PP-MM link. Sales-related releases are made automatically via the SD-MM link (4).<\/p><p>Stock placement movements can also be entered manually (E) as well as stock removal movements (D) using the transactions for real stock placements\/removals or internal transfers (moving goods from one location to another).<\/p><p>These stock movements are valuated and flow into FICO (5).<\/p><p>The stock manager will anticipate goods receipts by monitoring open purchase orders and planning deliveries in order to prepare storage spaces.<\/p><p>The stock manager will also be able to carry out physical inventories at regular intervals and keep inventory differences (G).<\/p><p>The stock can be within the company, with a supplier, on customer consignment or blocked for projects (PS module) in different states (available, blocked, quality control, etc.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3431e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3431e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Main transactions of the SAP MM module<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa2d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa2d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This diagram also lists the main transactions for consulting stock positions and movements as well as transactions for creating stock movements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07abba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07abba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/transactions-sap-mm.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7c5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d7c5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The stock is moved according to the entries, withdrawals and transfers of stocks.<\/p><p>On the diagram, there are entries linked to the internal production of finished or semi-finished products (module PP), or entries linked to purchases (module MM Purchases detailed in this document).<\/p><p>There are also outputs linked to sales and distribution (module SD)<\/p><p>All of this is reported in the accounts (FICO module).<\/p><p>Each stage of the purchasing process corresponds to a transaction, the main ones of which are listed below :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61213ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61213ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/detail-transactions-sap-mm.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0374a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0374a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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