Create Vendor Return via Delivery

Applies to:
This article is applicable for SAP MM Module of SAP version SAP 4.7 till SAP ECC 6.0. For more
information, visit the Supply Chain Management homepage.

Summary
This article describes a process called create vendor return via Delivery. It determine that system creates a
delivery in the background when you post a return delivery via the Shipping (LE-SHP) application
component. When you create a delivery via Shipping, the system does not create a material document.
Author:

C.Venkatesh Kumar

Company: Accenture
Created on: 25.10.2010

Author Bio
Venkatesh Kumar is working as a Materials Management consultant for Accenture services
Pvt.Ltd. His area of interests is SAP Workflow, Transportation and Country India Version.

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Table of Content
Prerequisite: ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Overview: ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Purpose:.............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Vendor Return via Delivery Settings: .................................................................................................................. 3
Material Master ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Vendor Master ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Process ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Related content ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Disclaimer and Liability Notice ............................................................................................................................ 9

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Prerequisite:
The Knowledge of SAP Materials Management & Sales and Distribution are required to make use of this
document in real practice.

Overview:
It determine that system creates a delivery in the background when you post a return delivery via the
Shipping (LE-SHP) application component. When you create a delivery via Shipping, the system does not
create a material document.

Purpose:
The aim of this document is to provide an understanding of the vendor return process via delivery in SAP
Materials Management.
The purpose is to create SD Outbound delivery document during return of the material to vendor using 122
Movement type. This is especially used in the case of Plant to Plant stock transfer Order process.

Vendor Return via Delivery Settings:

Material Master
Extend the sales view for the Material and maintain the corresponding fields in the sales views.

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Vendor Master
Maintain the customer number in the control view of the vendor master.

Activate the Returns vendor check box in the Purchasing data view of the vendor master. Customer number
will appear automatically once the Returns vendor check box is active.

Maintain the Shipping conditions for the vendor.

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Process
You have received the material from supplying plant and treat a supplying plant as a vendor. Received
materials are damaged and you have to send it back to supplying plant.
Create a Return delivery (Movement type 122) for the corresponding material document number. In the
material document header select the General data tab. There is a field Via Delivery and activate that check
box.

Enter the Return delivery quantity in quantity tab, maintain the reason for movement in where tab in the item
detail and select the item OK.

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Once all the details are maintained and post the Return delivery, on that time system gives the message
Delivery Being Prepared.

System creates a delivery in the background when you post a return delivery via the Shipping (LE-SHP)
application component. When you create a Return delivery via Shipping, the system does not create a
material document.
Based on the delivery you can post the return delivery in VL02N Transaction code. Return delivery has been
done in the Receiving plant.

Select the Picking tab and maintain the Picking quantity for the Delivery.

Press save icon

System gives a message

Press Post Goods Issue Tab for the corresponding delivery in VL02N.

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On that time only system creates the Return delivery for the vendor. It will update in the Purchase order
history as well as Delivery also.

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Related content
For more information, visit the Supply Chain Management homepage.

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
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