Define Movement Types

The system processes Inventory Management movements (for example, goods receipt for a purchase
order or goods issue to a cost center) using movement types. If the SAP system determines that a
movement is relevant for Warehouse Management, it assigns a WM movement type to this movement
via a table.
The movement type for the Warehouse Management system provides the information required for
stock placements and stock removals:
Interim storage type
Coordinate of the interim storage bin
predefined coordinate
dynamic coordinate
fixed bin coordinate
Control indicator for processing, confirming and printing transfer orders
Indicator for storage type search.
For information on the links between the IM and the WM movement types and how to change them,
see the section Movement Types for Interim Storage Bins.
Standard settings
In the SAP standard system, all the relevant movement types are preset.
Recommendation
SAP recommends keeping the movement types delivered with the standard system.
Activities
1. Before you create movement types for a new warehouse number:
start with the configuration for the printer control
delete the print codes
then maintain the print codes when you configure the printer control
2. Create the movement types for each warehouse number using the copy function.
3. Define your own company-individual settings (for example, for the interim storage types) in the
detail screen.