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SAP Movement Types Reference (MM Inventory Management)

A movement type is a three digit key that tells SAP what a goods movement means: which stock it changes, which accounts it posts to, and which fields the screen asks for. This table lists the movement types SAP MM consultants and warehouse teams reach for most often.

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Movement type	Description	Reversal type	Area	Typical use
101	GR goods receipt	102	Receipt	Goods receipt against a purchase order or production order into unrestricted stock
102	GR for PO reversal	101	Receipt	Cancel a goods receipt posted with 101
103	GR into GR blocked stock	104	Receipt	Receive into GR blocked stock before the quality or quantity check
104	GR into GR blocked stock reversal	103	Receipt	Reverse a 103 posting
105	GR from GR blocked stock	106	Receipt	Release GR blocked stock to unrestricted use
106	GR from GR blocked stock reversal	105	Receipt	Reverse a 105 posting
122	Return delivery to vendor	123	Return	Return received goods to the vendor, referencing the material document
123	Return delivery reversal	122	Return	Reverse a 122 return
161	Return delivery for purchase order	162	Return	Return delivery for a PO item flagged as a return item
201	GI for cost center	202	Issue	Consume stock to a cost center
202	GI for cost center reversal	201	Issue	Reverse a 201 posting
221	GI for project	222	Issue	Issue stock to a WBS element
222	GI for project reversal	221	Issue	Reverse a 221 posting
231	GI for sales order	232	Issue	Consume stock against a sales order
232	GI for sales order reversal	231	Issue	Reverse a 231 posting
241	GI for asset	242	Issue	Issue stock to an asset under construction or asset master
242	GI for asset reversal	241	Issue	Reverse a 241 posting
261	GI for order	262	Issue	Backflush or manual component issue to a production or process order
262	GI for order reversal	261	Issue	Return a component from an order or reverse a 261
301	Transfer plant to plant, one step	302	Transfer	Move stock from one plant to another in a single posting
302	Transfer plant to plant reversal	301	Transfer	Reverse a 301 posting
303	Plant to plant removal from storage	304	Transfer	Step one of a two step plant to plant transfer (stock in transit)
305	Plant to plant placement in storage	306	Transfer	Step two of a two step plant to plant transfer
309	Transfer material to material	309	Transfer	Change the material number of stock, for example a relabel or conversion
311	Transfer storage location to storage location, one step	312	Transfer	Move stock between storage locations within a plant
312	Storage location transfer reversal	311	Transfer	Reverse a 311 posting
313	Storage location transfer, removal from storage	314	Transfer	Step one of a two step storage location transfer
315	Storage location transfer, placement in storage	316	Transfer	Step two of a two step storage location transfer
321	Transfer posting quality inspection to unrestricted	322	Stock status	Release inspected stock to unrestricted use
322	Transfer posting unrestricted to quality inspection	321	Stock status	Send unrestricted stock to quality inspection
343	Transfer posting blocked to unrestricted	344	Stock status	Unblock blocked stock
344	Transfer posting unrestricted to blocked	343	Stock status	Block unrestricted stock
349	Transfer posting blocked to quality inspection	350	Stock status	Move blocked stock to inspection
350	Transfer posting quality inspection to blocked	349	Stock status	Block stock after a failed inspection
501	Receipt without purchase order	502	Receipt	Unplanned receipt into stock with no PO, used for corrections and samples
502	Receipt without purchase order reversal	501	Receipt	Reverse a 501 posting
531	Receipt of by-product from order	532	Receipt	Goods receipt of a by-product from production
541	Transfer to subcontractor stock	542	Subcontracting	Provide components to a subcontractor without a PO component issue
542	Transfer to subcontractor stock reversal	541	Subcontracting	Reverse a 541 posting
543	Consumption from subcontractor stock	544	Subcontracting	Consumption of provided components, usually posted automatically with the GR of the finished item
551	GI for scrapping	552	Issue	Scrap unrestricted stock
552	GI for scrapping reversal	551	Issue	Reverse a 551 posting
555	GI for scrapping from blocked stock	556	Issue	Scrap blocked stock
561	Initial entry of stock balances	562	Receipt	Load opening stock during go live or migration
562	Initial entry of stock balances reversal	561	Receipt	Reverse a 561 posting
601	GD goods issue delivery	602	Delivery	Goods issue for an outbound delivery to a customer
602	GD goods issue delivery reversal	601	Delivery	Reverse a 601 goods issue
641	GI stock transfer to plant, in transit	642	Stock transfer order	Goods issue against a stock transport order, stock goes into transit
101 STO	GR for stock transport order	102	Stock transfer order	Receipt at the receiving plant, posted as 101 against the STO
701	Inventory difference, gain	702	Physical inventory	Posting of a positive physical inventory difference
702	Inventory difference, loss	701	Physical inventory	Posting of a negative physical inventory difference
711	Inventory difference in warehouse, gain	712	Physical inventory	Posting of a gain for stock in the warehouse management inventory process
712	Inventory difference in warehouse, loss	711	Physical inventory	Posting of a loss for stock in the warehouse management inventory process

Movement types are configured in table T156 (OMJJ). Customers copy and change standard types into the Z or 9xx range, so always confirm against your own system. Reversal types listed are the standard SAP pairing.

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How to use this reference

Type a movement type number, a word such as scrap or cost center, or an area such as Transfer into the search box to filter the table. Use the Reversal type column to find the correct cancellation posting, because a reversal in SAP is its own movement type and posts with its own account determination. Export the filtered rows to Excel when you need to paste them into a blueprint, a test script or a training sheet.

How movement types drive posting

Each movement type controls three things. First, quantity update: whether stock rises or falls, and in which stock category such as unrestricted, quality inspection or blocked. Second, value update: whether the posting changes inventory value. Third, the posting keys used with transaction key GBB, BSX or WRX in account determination (OBYC), which together with valuation class decide the G/L accounts. Because of this, one wrong movement type does not only move quantity, it can post value to the wrong cost account.

Movement type plus movement indicator decides the allowed reference document
Reversal movement types carry the same account determination in the opposite direction
Consumption movement types need an account assignment such as cost center, order or WBS

Worked example: a production issue and its correction

A production operator pulls 40 units of a component to process order 1000231. The posting is 261, goods issue for order. If the operator picked the wrong order, the supervisor posts 262 with reference to the original material document, and then repeats the 261 against the right order. Do not use 201 to fix this, because 201 expects a cost center and would book the consumption as an expense instead of work in process. The same logic applies to goods receipts: 101 is cancelled by 102, not by a return delivery 122.

Common mistakes

The most frequent error is using a transfer posting where a goods issue is meant, for example moving scrap with 311 instead of 551, which leaves stock on the books. Another is cancelling a goods receipt that already has an invoice, which fails or leaves a GR/IR imbalance. Third, copying a standard movement type without copying its account modification rows in OMWN and OBYC, which causes posting errors that look like missing G/L accounts. Always test a new or changed movement type with a value impact check in MB51 and the accounting document.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between movement type 101 and 103 in SAP?

101 receives goods into unrestricted stock and normally updates inventory value and GR/IR. 103 receives into GR blocked stock, which is valued but not available, so a quality or quantity check can happen first. Stock is then released with 105 to move it to its final stock category.

How do I reverse a movement type in SAP?

In MIGO choose the cancellation action and reference the original material document, or use the paired reversal movement type from this table. The system posts the opposite quantity and value. A document that was already invoiced or consumed may need a return delivery or a different correction.

Where are movement types configured?

Movement types sit in table T156 and are maintained with transaction OMJJ in the customizing path for Inventory Management and Physical Inventory. Account determination for them is in OBYC, and field selection in OMJJ screens. Never edit the standard types, copy them to a customer name first.

Which movement type is used for backflush in production?

Backflush of components at confirmation posts 261, goods issue for order, and the receipt of the finished product is 101 against the production order. Cancelling a confirmation posts the matching 262 and 102. Make sure the backflush indicator is set in the material master or work center.

If your team spends time explaining or looking up movement types, we can put a read-only assistant on top of your own T156 configuration and material documents so planners ask in plain language and see the query behind the answer.

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