Stock Transport Order Salian Protech Consulting Pvt.
Ltd
Stock Transport Process in ECC vs S/4 HANA
(with Fiori)
End to End Business Process Comparison
Agenda
❖ Introduction to Stock Transfer
❖ Overview of ECC vs S/4 HANA
❖ Stock Transfer Process in ECC
❖ Stock Transfer Process in S/4 HANA
❖ Key Fiori Apps in S/4 HANA
❖ Process Flow Comparison
❖ Benefits of S/4 HANA + Fiori
❖ Summary
Introduction to Stock Transfer
❖ Definition: Movement of stock within or across company code.
Types:
❖ Intra-company. (Same Company Code)
❖ Inter-company (Different Company Code)
❖ STO with/with-out delivery
❖ Key Documents: STO, Delivery Note, GI/GR
SAP ECC vs S/4 HANA - Key Differences
❖ ECC: Traditional DataBase, SAP GUI, Layered architecture.
❖ S/4 HANA: HANA Data Base, Fiori UI, Simplied architecture.
❖ ECC uses MKPF/MSEG; S/4 HANA uses MATDOC
ECC vs S/4 HANA: Stock Transport Order (STO)
Process - Detailed Comparison
Process flow Comparison
Step SAP ECC SAP S/4 HANA (With Fiori)
STO Creation ME21N (SAP GUI) Fiori App: Manage Purchase Orders
Delivery Creation VL10B / VL10D FIori App: Create Outbound Delivery
Fiori App: Post Goods Issue for Outbound
Post Goods Issue VL02N
Delivery
Fiori App: Post Goods Receipt for
Goods Receipt MIGO
Purchasing Document
Fiori App: Monitor Material Coverage,
Monitoring MB5T, MB51
Stock - Multiple Materials
Technical Architecture Differences - ECC vs S/4 HANA
STO Process
Aspect SAP ECC SAP S/4 HANA
Data Base Any DB (e.g Oracle, DB2) SAP HANA (In - Memory)
Data Tables MKPF / MSEG MATDOC (Simplified, Unified)
Inventory Valuation Based on multiple tables and aggregates Single - source truth with MATDOC
Embedded analytics and process
Process Integration Heavily reliant on T-codes
integration
User Interface SAP GUI (Complex Navigation) SAP Fiori (Role-based, Responsive)
STO Types Handled
STO Type ECC S/4 HANA
Intra - Company (Within Same Company
Supported Supported
code)
Inter - Company (Cross Company codes) Supported Supported
With Delivery (Shipping + SD
VL10B, Vl10D + Vl02n + Migo Full Fiori Flow
Involvement)
Without Delivery (Direct GI/GR) MIGO Fiori App: Post Goods Movement
Reporting & Monitoring ECC vs S/4 HANA
❖
ECC:
❖ Requires running separate reports (MB5T, MB51)
❖ Batch Jobs often needed for stock consistency
❖ Manual reconciliation required for tracking STOs
S/4 HANA
❖ Real-Time updates using MATDOC
❖ Fiori apps provides visual dashboards
❖ Embedded analytics (E.g Overdue STOs, Inbound deliveries)
Stock Transport Order Creation (SAP S/4 HANA with Fiori)
❖ App: Manage Purchase Orders
- Create a stock transport order by choosing document type UB
- Select supplying and receiving plants
- Enter delivery details and item categories
Monitor and Manage Purchase Orders
❖ App: Display Purchase Order Items
- View STO line items, Document flow, delivery status, GR status
- Monitor and track PO fulfilment in real-time
❖ Create Outbound Delivery for STO
APP: Create Outbound Delivery
- Create Delivery document against STO
- Supplying plant prepares goods for shipment
- Corresponds to VL10B / VL10D in ECC
❖ Post Goods Issue (GI)
APP: Post Goods Issue For Outbound Delivery
- Warehouse / Shipping team confirms goods have left the supplying plant
- Stock is removed from storage and updated in inventory
❖ Goods Receipt (GR) in Receiving Plant
APP: Post Goods Receipt for purchasing Document
- Receiving plant posts the goods into inventory.
- Valuation and accounting are triggered in real-time
- Replaces MIGO in ECC
❖ Monitor STO and Inventory
APP: Monitor Material Coverage
- Monitor inbound and outbound deliveries, delayed receipts and stock
availability
- Helps in procurement planning and exception handling
❖ APP: Stock - Multiple Materials
- Check stock by material, plant, and storage location
- Real-time stock levels with filters and drill-down
❖ APP: Display Stock Transfer Order
- SAP GUI Transaction embedded in Fiori (ME23n for STO)
- Useful when deep document-level information is required
❖ APP: Procurement Overview Page
- KPI - based dashboard view of open POs, overdue GRs, Delivery delays
- Monitor performance of STO Processes
