Setting Opening Stock Levels 

To set opening stock levels using SOP’s mass processing function:

  1. From the flexible planning menu, choose Planning → Mass processing → Opening stock levels.
  2. Specify the information structure in which you want to set the stock levels.

This must be an information structure which contains the characteristic "material".Choose Program → Execute.

  1. Create a variant or choose an existing variant. You create a variant with Create if no variant yet exists or with Cancel if variants already exist.
  2. Define the selection parameters of the new variant.

See How to Set Opening Stock Levels with Mass Processing.

  1. Choose Edit → Continue.
  2. Enter a description for your variant and choose Background only.
  3. Save the variant.
  4. Choose Variant → Exit.
  5. Specify the date and time when the job is to start.
  6. Choose Save .

Your job will run at the time specified.

For more information on variants, see the BC ABAP/4 User’s Guide.