Scrap Returned Goods
Explanation
Use this function to scrap returned material that is defective or that, for any reason, is not going to be
returned to inventory. You can scrap the received parts from the Return Material Authorization, Return Material
Authorization Lines, RMA Package Part Structure, the Receive Authorized Returns or the
Receipt page.
Note that for catch unit enabled parts, you must specify the catch quantity scrapped. This applies when you
scrap returned material.
There are two different procedures used for scrapping parts. One for parts returned from external customers,
that is a customer that belongs to another company other than to which the site entering the return material
authorization (RMA) belongs (this could also be a customer connected to a site that belongs to another company).
The other procedure is for internal customers that are connected to a site that belongs to the same company to
which the site where the RMA is entered belongs.
When returning from an internal customer, parts will be stored in internal order transit during the transportation
between sites. A scrap can only be done by picking parts that exist in internal order transit, and scrapping
them.
Prerequisites
- The RMA line must have the Released or Partially Received status.
- The part to be scrapped must be an inventory part.
- If the part is connected to a serial lifecycle group, the serial number must not already exist for another
part in the same group, except if the Operational Status of the existing part serial is
Renamed, or automatic serial rename has been defined on the Serial Lifecycle
Group page. The below conditions must be fulfilled in order for automatic serial rename to occur:
- An automatic serial rename record must exist where the From Part is the part for which
the serial number currently exists, the To Part is the returned part and the
Process is set to Return Material Authorization.
- The scrap is required to generate an inventory history transaction with transaction code
OERET-SPNO - Scrapping of Returned Material - Orderless.
- The Operational Status of the existing part serial is not Renamed.
- The Current Position of the existing part serial must be either:
- Returned to Supplier.
- Contained and the Current Position Top Part must be Returned
to Supplier, Issued (to a customer order, project deliverables or without order
connection) or Unlocated (and the top parent Operational Status must not
be Scrapped).
- Issued (to a customer order, project deliverables or without order connection).
- Unlocated and the Operational Status is
Disassembled.
- The serial number must not be defined as
a VIM, Equipment, Tool Equipment or
a Plant Design object.
System Effects
- The parts are entered as scrapped.
- Postings and inventory transactions are created when parts are scrapped. After this you can no longer update
prices and customer order line information on the RMA line.
- If the directly delivered material is directly retuned to the supply site's inventory via a receipt RMA,
then a return record will be created against the respective purchase order in the sales site.
If the returned part is connected to a serial lifecycle group, and the serial number already exists for a part
for which automatic serial rename is defined, the existing part serial is renamed to the returned part. i.e.:
- The Current Position of the serial number for the existing part on the Part
Serial page is set to Unlocated and the Current Position to
Renamed.
- The rename is logged on the Part Serial Rename History page with the Rename
Reason set to Serial Lifecycle Rename.
- Document and technical class characteristics attached to the part serial of the renamed part are moved to the
part serial of the returned part.