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SAP Movement Types for Stock Type and Location Transfers (311, 321, 343, 122 vs 161)

A from/to matrix of SAP ECC 6.0 movement types for stock type changes, storage location and plant transfers, returns, consumption, scrapping and initial entry, with the reversal, transaction and whether an FI document is created. Use it to pick the right movement type before posting.

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From	To	Movement type	Reversal	Transaction	Posting levels	Accounting document	Note
Quality inspection	Unrestricted	321	322	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	No (same plant)	With QM active, use the usage decision in QA11 instead
Blocked	Unrestricted	343	344	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	No	Unrestricted to blocked is posted with 344
Blocked	Quality inspection	349	350	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	No	QI to blocked is posted with 350
Storage location	Storage location (same plant)	311	312	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	No	Most common transfer posting
Storage location	Stock in transfer (same plant)	313	314	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	2-step: removal	No	Stock shows in transfer at the receiving location
Stock in transfer	Receiving storage location	315	316	MIGO Transfer posting	2-step: placement	No	Reference the 313 document
Plant	Plant	301	302	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	Yes if valuation differs between plants	No stock transport order
Plant	Stock in transfer (receiving plant)	303	304	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	2-step: removal	Yes	Value moves to stock in transfer
Stock in transfer	Receiving plant	305	306	MIGO Transfer posting	2-step: placement	Yes	Reference the 303 document
Material A	Material B	309	310	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	Yes if prices differ	Same base unit required
Special stock (e.g. E sales order, K consignment)	Own unrestricted stock	411	412	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	Yes for valuated sales order stock and consignment	Enter special stock indicator, e.g. 411 E or 411 K
Own unrestricted stock	Sales order stock	413 E	414 E	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	Yes if sales order stock is valuated	Needs sales order and item
Returns stock (blocked returns)	Own stock	453	454	MIGO Transfer posting (MB1B)	1-step	Yes	Follows customer returns posted with 451 (without SD)
Own unrestricted stock	Stock provided to vendor (subcontracting)	541 O	542 O	MIGO Transfer posting, ME2O	1-step	No (stock stays valuated as own)	Components consumed at subcontract GR with 543
Unrestricted	Scrap	551	552	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes, scrap cost center	Reason code usually mandatory
Quality inspection	Scrap	553	554	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes	With QM, scrap via usage decision
Blocked	Scrap	555	556	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes	Common for damaged stock
None (initial entry)	Unrestricted	561	562	MIGO Goods receipt Other (MB1C)	1-step	Yes, offset to initial entry account	Go-live data migration; restrict authorization afterwards
None (initial entry)	Quality inspection	563	564	MIGO Goods receipt Other (MB1C)	1-step	Yes	Initial entry into QI stock
None (initial entry)	Blocked	565	566	MIGO Goods receipt Other (MB1C)	1-step	Yes	Initial entry into blocked stock
Vendor	Warehouse (unrestricted, QI or blocked)	101	102	MIGO Goods receipt	1-step	Yes (GR/IR)	Stock type chosen on the item or by QM
Vendor	GR blocked stock	103	104	MIGO Goods receipt	2-step: receipt	No (non-valuated)	Stock not yet in inventory
GR blocked stock	Warehouse	105	106	MIGO Release GR blocked stock	2-step: release	Yes (GR/IR)	Reference the 103 document
Own stock	Vendor (return referencing a GR)	122	123	MIGO Return delivery	1-step	Yes	122 reverses part of a 101 with a reason; 161 is a return PO item
Own stock	Vendor (returns item on a PO)	161	162	MIGO Goods receipt for PO with returns item	1-step	Yes	Returns flag on the PO item; can create a credit memo via invoice
Unrestricted	Cost center consumption	201	202	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes, to cost center	202 is the reversal (return to stock), not a different issue
Unrestricted	Order consumption (production, PM, internal order)	261	262	MIGO Goods issue, CO11N backflush	1-step	Yes, to order	Use 261 for orders; 201 needs a cost center
Unrestricted	Project (WBS element)	221	222	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes, to WBS	Network issues use 281
Unrestricted	Asset	241	242	MIGO Goods issue (MB1A)	1-step	Yes, to asset	Asset must allow the posting
Unrestricted	Customer (delivery)	601	602	VL02N Post goods issue, VL09 reversal	1-step	Yes, COGS	Reverse with VL09, not MIGO
Issuing plant	Stock in transit (stock transport order)	641	642	VL02N Post goods issue	2-step: issue	Yes	GR at receiving plant with 101
Issuing company code plant	Stock in transit (cross-company stock transport order)	643	644	VL02N Post goods issue	2-step: issue	Yes, with intercompany billing	Receiving plant posts 101
Issuing plant	Receiving plant (one-step STO)	647	648	VL02N Post goods issue	1-step	Yes	GR posted automatically with the GI

Matrix covers standard SAP ECC 6.0 movement types; your system may have customer copies with different settings. Check T156T in your system (or OMJJ) for the exact texts and allowed special stocks. Within one plant and valuation area, stock type changes create no FI document because value does not change.

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How to use it

Search for the from stock and to stock you need, e.g. 'Blocked' and 'Unrestricted'. The row gives the movement type, its reversal and the MIGO action (Transfer posting, Goods issue, Goods receipt, Return delivery). The Accounting document column tells you whether finance will see a posting. The Note column carries the common misreads. Export the matrix to Excel and hand it to warehouse leads as a posting guide, cut down to the rows your plant uses.

The pairs people mix up

122 versus 161: 122 is a return delivery referencing an earlier goods receipt (MIGO Return delivery, with a reason), and it reduces the GR quantity on the PO; 161 is a goods receipt on a PO item flagged as a returns item. 201 versus 261: 201 consumes to a cost center, 261 to an order (production, maintenance or internal order), and the account assignment object is the difference. 201 versus 202: 202 is not another issue type but the reversal that brings stock back. 343 versus 344: there is no separate unrestricted to blocked type; 344, the reversal of 343, is used for it.

122: return against a GR document
161: returns item on the PO
201: cost center, 261: order, 221: project, 241: asset
344 and 350 are posted deliberately as reverse-direction moves

Worked example: quarantining a lot

A supervisor finds damaged pallets in unrestricted stock at storage location 0001. Post 344 in MIGO Transfer posting to move 40 EA to blocked; no FI document is created because value stays in the same plant. Quality reviews them and decides 30 EA are usable: post 343 for 30 EA back to unrestricted. The remaining 10 EA are scrapped from blocked with 555 and a reason code, which posts the value to the scrap cost center. MMBE shows each step immediately, and MB51 by movement type gives the audit trail.

ERP notes and gotchas

With QM active and an inspection lot, do not use 321 manually; the usage decision in QA11 posts the stock and keeps the lot consistent. Two-step transfers (313/315, 303/305) leave stock in transit that MMBE shows separately; forgotten 315s are a common cycle count issue. 601 must be reversed with VL09, not MIGO. 561 should be blocked after go-live through M_MSEG_BWA because it creates value without a source. Customer copies of these types (9xx or Zxx) may behave differently, so check OMJJ.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which movement type moves unrestricted stock to blocked?

Use 344 in MIGO Transfer posting. 344 is the reversal of 343 (blocked to unrestricted) and is the standard way to block unrestricted stock. Neither creates an FI document within the same plant. Use 350 to move quality inspection stock to blocked.

What is the difference between 122 and 161?

122 is a return delivery that references a goods receipt material document and reduces the received quantity on the PO; reverse with 123. 161 is posted as a goods receipt for a PO item flagged as a returns item, typically for planned returns with a credit; reverse with 162.

What is the difference between 201 and 261?

Both issue unrestricted stock to consumption. 201 posts to a cost center, 261 to an order such as a production order, maintenance order or internal order. Choosing the wrong one means the cost lands on the wrong object. Reversals are 202 and 262.

What is movement type 311 used for?

311 transfers stock from one storage location to another in the same plant in one step, with no accounting document. Reverse with 312. For two-step transfers with stock in transit, use 313 to remove and 315 to place, and for plant to plant use 301 or 303/305.

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