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Manage goods movement and stock management (Extended Warehouse Management)
Use the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module to effectively manage material flow and high volume processing requirements in warehouses/distribution centers.
Return items to the supplier/vendor using inbound delivery
When you receive goods into the warehouse from the vendor, you verify and post the goods receipt. You can return the delivered goods to the vendor for various reasons like quality or damage.

Title and Copyright
Copyright and Terms of Use page for mInventory.
Preface
Understand audience, know related documents and products and conventions followed in this document.
About mInventory
Work safely, productively, and efficiently, eliminating paperwork using mInventory, a mobile inventory and warehouse management solution from Innovapptive. mInventory leverages SAP's Inventory Management (IM) and Warehouse Management (WM) modules.
Configuring mInventory
Establish connection with the server before you use mInventory.
Get Started with the mInventory Application
Once you connect to the server, you can login to the mInventory application either using your credentials or by using App Passcode or Fingerprints or Face ID.
Understanding and Working with mInventory
This chapter familiarizes you with the basic functionality of the mInventory application.
How to use mInventory in Offline mode
When the network connection is low or unstable, you can switch to offline mode and continue working. The transactions that you do in offline mode are stored in Offline Outbox. The records in the Offline Outbox are automatically posted to backend systems when you switch from offline to online mode.
Check Inventory and Warehouse Stocks (Stock Overview)
As a logistics personnel, you can check the inventory and warehouse stock levels using the Stock Overview module.
Record Movement of Goods into Warehouse (Goods Receiving)
A goods receipt is the physical inbound movement of goods or materials from an external vendor or from production into a storage location/warehouse.
Record Movement of Goods from Warehouse (Goods Issue)
A goods issue is an outbound movement of goods in the form of material withdrawal or shipment from a storage location or warehouse.
Count inventory/warehouse items at regular intervals (Cycle Counting)
Use the Cycle Counting module to count the items in Handling Unit, Inventory, and Warehouse on a cyclic schedule, to ensure accuracy of inventory.
Record stock transfers
When you receive a request for stock transfer within the organization, you can use the Transfer Posting module to manage stock transfers.
Execute Consignment Audits
Consignment Audit is the process of cycle counting against the physical inventory documents for Bill of Materials, Batch Managed Items, and Materials.
Confirm Services Availed from Internal or External Vendors
Use the Services Confirmation module to confirm the services that are availed from an internal or external vendor.
Kitting and Staging Materials (Kitting)
Kitting and Staging helps warehouse operators to KIT (collect) the stock items of an order and place order for non stock items. Once all items in the order are kitted and staged using Kitting module, warehouse operators issue them to the maintenance technicians at one go and help complete the work with ease.
Manage Inbound and Outbound Processes
Use the Inbound & Outbound Processes module to manage the inbound and outbound tasks including picking and packing the material, shipping from warehouse to the destination and sending the material to the put away.
Manage goods movement and stock management (Extended Warehouse Management)
Use the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module to effectively manage material flow and high volume processing requirements in warehouses/distribution centers.
- Record movement of goods into Warehouse using inbound delivery
  When you receive goods into the warehouse from a vendor or supplier, you must post a goods receipt using the inbound delivery.
- Putaway received stocks using warehouse orders
  Once the goods receipt is posted for the inbound delivery, putaway the stock using the warehouse tasks (or warehouse orders) for loose materials or handling units.
- Return items to the supplier/vendor using inbound delivery
  When you receive goods into the warehouse from the vendor, you verify and post the goods receipt. You can return the delivered goods to the vendor for various reasons like quality or damage.
- Pick items for outbound delivery
  Use the Picking module to confirm the warehouse orders and change the destination bins for outbound deliveries. Select the warehouse orders to be confirmed using the delivery document based on Quantity and Destination Storage Type and Bins.
- Record movement of goods from Warehouse using outbound delivery
  When you issue goods from the warehouse to a customer, you must record the movement of goods using the outbound delivery.
- Record handling units transfer from one Bin to another
  You can transfer handling units or goods from one bin to another when there is an internal need for items or when you receive new goods into the warehouse. This feature helps you to accommodate space for the incoming goods by transferring the existing goods to another.
- Check Warehouse Stock (Stock Overview)
  You can view the total stock available in a bin along with the other details such as Products, Quantity, and Handling Units. This feature helps you instantly check the stock and transfer it from the bin that has stock.
- Cancel/reverse goods issue using an outbound delivery
  Use the GI Reversal sub-module of the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) to cancel the items issued for an outbound delivery.
- Pack/Unpack items to EWM for inbound delivery
  Use the Pack/Unpack sub-module to pack or unpack the items (materials or packing materials) for an inbound delivery. When you receive the packed goods from a vendor, you must repack the goods for putaway purpose, so that each Handling Unit contains a single product.
- Count EWM items at regular intervals (Cycle Counting)
  Use the Cycle Counting sub-module to count the items in Warehouse on a cyclic schedule, to ensure accuracy of the items.
- Generate and Print Barcode Labels for an Inbound Delivery
  Once the goods receipt is posted for an inbound delivery, the warehouse order is created for each inbound delivery. You can then print the warehouse order for the resource using the Warehouse Order sub-module to perform the Product Warehouse task. And when the material is packed, you can print the Handling Unit label using the Labels sub-module.
Manage offshore logistics (Remote Logistics Management)
Designed primarily for the oil and gas industry, the Remote Logistics Management (RLM) module supports the offshore logistics processes.
Purchase Materials through Mobile Devices
Assign/update storage bin for materials
Use the Storage Bin Update (IM) module to assign/update storage bin for materials. You can assign multiple materials to a storage bin.
Create storage bins and bin labels
Use the Bin Creation module to create bins and print the bin labels. When you add a Bin Number in Online mode, the application validates if the Storage Bin exists in SAP. Once the bin is created, you can print the labels.
Generate and Print Barcode Labels
Use the Label Printing module to generate and print barcode labels for Outbound Delivery-Handling Unit, Purchase Order/Stock Transport Order, Bin and Return Delivery.
Update Loading and Shipment status
Use the Loading module to manage your Shipment loading tasks. You can search the shipment documents, enter the loading start date and time and post the data to the server. Once the shipment is created, you can print and email the shipment document.
Reprint material documents and labels on the go
Use the Print On Demand module to print the material documents and labels. This functionality is the same as the MB90 transaction in SAP.
View material documents
Use the Material Document Display module to view the material documents. This functionality is the same as the MB03 transaction in SAP.
Create Shipment and Assign Deliveries
When you receive requirements using a purchase, stock transport order or sales order, you verify the availability of stock or material, create deliveries and group them based on factors like transportation planning, picking address, delivery address, and cost. You then create a Shipment and assign these deliveries.
View analytics for Goods Receiving—Purchase Orders
Analytics provide better insight, quick identification, and easy navigation to the recorded data.
Application UI Across Platforms and Form Factors
This section showcases the UI across different form factors and platforms for this application.

Return items to the supplier/vendor using inbound delivery

When you receive goods into the warehouse from the vendor, you verify and post the goods receipt. You can return the delivered goods to the vendor for various reasons like quality or damage.

Use the GR Reversal sub-module of the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module to post the reversal of goods receipt using the inbound delivery.

To revert a goods receipt:

In the Home screen, tap EWM.
Tap GR Reversal.

Figure 1. GR Reversal Search
In the Search screen, retrieve the Inbound Delivery using any of the following methods:
- Enter the Delivery, Warehouse Number or Material in the Search/Scan field and tap Search.
- Tap the Scan icon to scan the Inbound Delivery document.
Tap on the Inbound Delivery document.

Figure 2. Inbound Delivery Line Items
Tap Reverse Goods Receipt.
A message appears to acknowledge the reversal of goods receipt.