Important Goods Movement Types in SAP MM

Movement Types in SAP MM
                Movement type is core of inventory management in SAP. Movement type is represented by three digit numeric key (in standard SAP). If we want, we can create movement types in alpha numeric combination. Movement type indicates the type of material movement. example: Goods receipt to store, Goods issue to cost center, Goods issue against production order etc..

                Any movement type is characterized by stock update , value update or both. The movement type enables the system to find predefined posting rules, determines how the accounts of financial accounting system (stock G/L account and consumption G/L account) are to be posted and how the stock fields in the material master record are to be updated.
               When we enter a goods movement, we must always enter respective movement type. The movement type has important control functions
Movement Type controls.........
1. Updates stock and consumption G/L accounts
2. Field selection
3. Updates quantity fields
4. Putting Goods Receipts or Goods Issue slips

Important Goods Movement Types in SAP MM

101 : Goods Receipt (GR) for purchase order or order
102 : Reversal to 101 movement type
103 : Goods Receipt for purchase order into GR blocked stock (accounting document not created)
104 : Reversal to 103 movement type
105 : Release of GR blocked stock into GR stock (accounting document created here)
106 : Reversal to 106 movement type
107 : Goods Receipt for purchase order into GR blocked stock (accounting document created)
108 : Reversal to 107 movement type
109 : Release of GR blocked stock into GR stock (accounting document not created here)
121 : Subsequent adjustment for sub-contracting (this movement type can't be entered manually)
122 : Return delivery to supplier or production department
123 : Reversal to 122 movement type
124 : Return delivery to vendor from GR blocked stock ( similar to 104)
125 : Reversal to 124 movement type (similar to 103)
161 : Return for purchase order

201 : Goods Issue for cost center
231 : Goods Issue for Customer order (without shipping)
241 : Goods Issue for an Asset
251 : Goods Issue for sales (without customer order)
261 : Goods Issue for an Order
281 : Goods Issue for a network
291 : Goods Issue for an Arbitrary account assignment

301 : Transfer posting from plant to plant in one step
303 : Transfer posting from plant to plant in two step - Removal from storage
305 : Transfer posting from plant to plant in two step - placement in storage
309 : Transfer posting material to material
311 : Transfer posting from store to store in one step
313 : Transfer posting from store to store in two step - Removal from storage
315 : Transfer posting from store to store in two step - Placement in storage
321 : Transfer posting stock in quality inspection to un-restricted use stock
323 : Transfer posting storage location to storage location  - stock in quality inspection
325 : Transfer posting storage location to storage location  - blocked stock
331 : withdrawal of sample from stock in quality inspection
333 : withdrawal of sample from un-restricted use stock 
335 : withdrawal of sample from blocked stock
340 : Revaluation of batch
341 : Change in status of a batch ( available to unavailable )
343 : Transfer posting Blocked stock to un-restricted use stock
349 : Transfer posting from blocked stock to stock in quality inspection
351 : Goods Issue for stock transport order (without sampling)

411 : Transfer posting of special stocks E,K and Q to company's own stock
413 : Transfer posting to sales order stock
415 : Transfer posting to project stock
451 : returns from customer (without shipping)
501 : Goods receipt without purchase order -Unrestricted use stock
503 : Goods receipt without purchase order- stock in quality inspection
505 : Goods receipt without purchase order -blocked stock
511 : free of charge delivery from vendor
521 : Goods receipt without order -Unrestricted use stock
523 : Goods receipt without order- stock in quality inspection
525 : Goods receipt without order -blocked stock
531 : Goods Receipt for by-product from vendor
541 : Transfer posting unrestricted use stock - stock of material provided to vendor
543 : consumption from stock of material provided to vendor
545 : Goods receipt for by-product from sub-contracting
551 : scraping from unrestricted use stock
553 : scrapping from stock in quality inspection
555 : scrapping from blocked stock
561 : initial entry of stock - unrestricted use stock
563 : initial entry of stock - quality inspection stock
565 : initial entry of stock - blocked stock

601 : Goods Issue for delivery (shipping)
641 : Goods Issue for Stock transport order (shipping)
643 : Goods Issue for inter company Stock transport order (shipping)
645 : Goods Issue for inter company Stock transport order in one step (shipping)
647 : Goods Issue for Stock transport order in one step (shipping)
651 : Returns from customer (shipping)
671 : Returns to stock transport order via. shipping