When consignment stock is shipped to the customer, the transaction is referred to as consignment fill-up. In consignment fill-up, goods are delivered to the customer but they remain the property of the business. The transaction is not relevant for pricing and billing. Hence no invoice is generated.
Consignment Fill-up Document Type
- Consignment fill-up is represented by the order document type – CF.
- Standard delivery type – LF is used.
- The document is not relevant for billing. Hence no values are maintained for delivery and order-related billing types.
The standard item category used by consignment fill-up – KBN is not relevant for pricing and billing.
Consignment Fill-up Schedule Line Category
- The consignment fill-up uses the schedule line category E0 or E1.
- Schedule line category E1 is used with MRP and uses availability checking.
- Availability check is carried against the stock in the delivering plant.
- Movement Type-631 enables the posting of the goods into a special consignment category in the delivering plants stock for that particular customer and material.
Schedule Line Category determination – VOV5.
Generating a Consignment Fill-Up Order
In Generating a Consignment Fill-Up process, inventory is situated at the customer’s site and remains the property of the company. This is referred to as Consignment Fill-Up (CF), and the sales order type “KB” is employed for this purpose. To initiate, use T-Code VA01.
Consignment Fill-Up Step by Step process
- Begin by entering the order type and organizational data.
- A new window will open, allowing you to input the subsequent particulars:
- Purchase Order Number.
- Purchase Order Date.
- Order Quantity.
- After filling in these details, proceed to click on the “Save” button.
CONSIGNMENT FILL-UP – Delivery Processing
- The consignment fill-up order type is then followed by a standard delivery – LF.
- The document is relevant for Picking and PGI as it ensures the creation of consignment special stock for the customer.
Consignment Fill-up – Stock Overview
When the goods issue is posted –
- A special stock is created for the customer.
- The order quantity is moved from unrestricted use stocks in the plant and added to the special stock for the customer.The goods remain in the possession of the customer. The total valuated stock for the plant remains the same.
To check the Stock use the Transaction code MMBE.
