This report RLBEST00 serves as a tool to assist in taking over stocks from a previous warehouse into an R/3 warehouse. To do this, it reads data records from a data set that are stored in R/3 format (RLBES structure) and generates transfer orders either online or in batch input mode. The destination storage bins must be specified in the structure RLBES. You define the source storage bin in movement type 561 (for example, using storage type 998 and storage bin “RECEIPT”). Movement type 561 is delivered in the standard R/3 system for this purpose.
Special features
Beginning with Release 2.1C, the “Quantity” field is a CHARacter field. The maximum quantity can be entered as follows: 999999999.999
The goods receipt date is expected in the following format: YYYYMMDD
Beginning with Release 2.1A, the report works with logical file names for the data set that is to be read. The physical path and filename can be viewed and/or changed using Transaction SM30 in the table V_FILENAME.
When creating transfer orders, the system arrives first at the item screen “TO Creation Screen” = 3. This means that the transfer order preparation screen is not processed and the quantity is not distributed among storage units as defined in the material master record. Instead, the entire quantity of a material is interpreted as a single transfer order item.
If the data record was created using the PC connection, you must make sure that each record begins with a filler byte (that is, RLBES length + 1 character). As of Release 3.0, this is automatically executed if you mark the selection screen accordingly. Up to Release 3.0 you must modify the program. For this purpose, you define a new structure (filler + included RLBES structure), import into this structure and set MOVE-CORRESONDING in the structure RLBES.
Output
The output is in the form of a log with a list of the individual stocks and the corresponding destination storage types and bins.
Example
For test purposes, you can use the report RLBEST10. This report is used as an example for creating a data set in R/3. The RLBES structure is hard-coded, and a data set is generated with the name RLBES. If you want to use this report for test purposes, you must modify the report in accordance with your requirements. You can import the dataset and adopt it in online mode using the report RLBEST00. An “online takeover” works in display mode, that is, the screens appear in the foreground (this can also be changed in the program using mode E).
We recommend taking over the stocks via batch input.
