Non-stock products which don’t need goods assignments.
Certain products are immaterial, and therefore don’t need to be a part of Goods assignment (SAR). These products can for example be freight, consultant hours or various types of fees etc. They may be added to orders but such order items don’t need any assignment as there is nothing to pick, pack and ship. Such products must be specified as Is non stock in Product archive (ART).
Product type Z - Non stock product will always be a non-stock product. For product of type X - Expenses and V - Value added service it’s optional to configure them as non-stock products. This has to be set-up in advance of starting using the products in transaction documents.
When non-stock product is added to a Sales order (COA), the Sales order item (COAITEM) may be forwarded directly to a Sales invoice (CIN). It’s also possible forward it to a Shipping advice (CSA) first. This is typically relevant if the order do have a mix of non-stock products and products that required goods assignment and you want all the Sales order item (COAITEM) to end up at the same invoice at the end. Such a Shipping advice item (CSAITEM) will anyway not be a part of the picking list.
When non-stock product is added to Purchase order (SPO), the purchase order cannot be forwarded to a Goods receptions (SSA) as there is no goods involved. Supplier invoice (SIN) will therefor be created directly from the purchase order