INBOUND PROCESS IN EWM
Warehouse Process Types
The warehouse process types control physical movements and postings in the Warehouse
In SAP Extended Warehouse Management the warehouse process type controls the
movements inside the warehouse. The system processes each warehouse process (such as
goods receipt, goods issue, posting change, and repacking) using such a warehouse
process type.
A warehouse process type is assigned to every warehouse task document. The warehouse
process type has various effects on the creation of warehouse tasks.
The warehouse process type is linked to the activity or movement which is executed in
the warehouse (like putaway, picking, internal movement, or posting change) and
includes, when necessary for simple movements, the storage type and storage bin from
where, or to where, the goods have to be moved.
For more complex movements, it either includes the storage process (for process-oriented
storage control) or a warehouse order creation rule. The warehouse process type is
determined during the creation of the warehouse request document. It is can also
be determined by the individual step in the process-oriented storage control.
The warehouse process type is assigned to a warehouse process category and an
activity, which are connected to each other and show the direction of the movement in
the warehouse
The warehouse process categories describe the type of the goods
movement in the warehouse. The following warehouse process
categories are predefined in the standard EWM system:
1: Putaway
2: Stock Removal
3: Internal Warehouse Movement
4: Physical Inventory
5: Goods Receipt Posting
6: Goods Issue Posting
7: Posting Change
8: Cross-Line Stock Putaway
The warehouse process categories “Goods Receipt Posting” and
“Goods Issue Posting” are used internally for goods receipt and
goods issue posting.
Warehouse Process Control indicator
In the warehouse product master, in the Warehouse data view, there is a control
indicator, the Process Type Determination Indicator that can be used to group products
for which the same warehouse process type is to be used.
SAP EWM uses this product master indicator when determining the warehouse process
type during the creation of warehouse request documents.
Using the Process Type Determination Indicator to determine warehouse process types
can facilitate different handling of products during goods receipt or goods issue.
For example, products which are to be moved immediately into high rack storage can be
distinguished from material which needs to be processed in some way, like re-labeling.
Warehouse Process Type Determination
During the creation of a warehouse request document, the warehouse process type
is determined. Since it is influenced by the product master, it is determined on the item
level. For warehouse process type determination, various data fields like the document
type, the item type, and the control indicator are used.
The system determines the warehouse process type according to the logic outlined below,
which means that all of the determining fields may not be required to determine a
particular warehouse process type.
Assumptions for the access logic for warehouse process type determination are:
The item type is more specific than the document type.
The processing priority is more specific than the control indicator from the
warehouse product master.
SAP EWM always takes into account the warehouse number, because process
types are defined specifically for each warehouse number.
The table is then accessed as follows:
1. All key fields are specified.
2. Document type, item type, and processing priority are specified.
3. Document type, item type, and warehouse process type determination indicator
are specified.
4. Document type and item type are specified.
5. Item type, processing priority, and warehouse process type determination
indicator are specified.
6. Item type and processing priority are specified.
7. Item type and warehouse process type determination indicator are specified.
8. Item type is specified.
9. Document type, processing priority, and warehouse process type determination
indicator are specified.
10. Document type and processing priority are specified.
11. Document type and warehouse process type determination indicator are
specified.
12. Only the document type is specified.
The warehouse process type is also determined in process-oriented storage control
and in work center processing. Anytime a warehouse task is created there must be a
warehouse process type available from the warehouse request document or from the
process configuration.
Define Warehouse Process Type
Define Control Indicators for Determining Warehouse Process Types
Determine Warehouse Process Type
Availability Groups for Inventory
Management
EWM does not maintain the ERP storage location in the EWM warehouse quant data.
In its place, the system uses the EWM availability group code to determine an EWM
stock type. In EWM customizing there is a table that maps the ERP Plant, storage
location and Logical system number to an availability group code.
The availability group is also the link between stock types in EWM and the ERP plant and
storage location stock. You can have different stock types in EWM for one storage
location in ERP.
You can have different stock types in EWM for one storage location in ERP.
A stock posting in EWM results in a goods movement message sent to ERP. if for
example the change of the stock type is a change of plant and/or storage location in ERP
too.
To establish the Availability Group interface in EWM and the ERP system the system uses
several customizing tables.
For inbound deliveries, you can make either partial (partial goods receipt) or complete
goods receipt postings.
Partial goods receipt postings can be done per HU, per WT or for a partial quantity.
After you have posted the goods receipt in EWM, several follow-up activities and statuses
are set:
Goods receipt status is set for the inbound delivery in SAP ECC.
Upon putaway, the system performs a transfer from received on dock (RD##) to available
for sale (AF##). The stock is now available for sale and the status of the inbound delivery
is set to Completed.
Configure Availability Group for Putaway
Define Availability Group
Define Non-Location-Dependent Stock Type
Configure Stock Type
Assign Availability
Group to Storage
Type
Define Warehouse Process Type
Map Storage Locations from ERP System to EWM
Direct Putaway Configuration
When warehouse tasks are created to direct the movement of a product from its source
receiving location to a destination location in the warehouse, the EWM system
determines this location information based on configuration tables in the system.
Putaway configuration helps the system to identify Destination location. In this topic we
will understand how the system determines source and destination locations in the
warehouse tasks that are created during putaway
The EWM system obtains the source location storage type and bin from the warehouse
process type. It then has to determine the destination putaway location based on
determination tables in customizing.
The first step in determining the destination location is the determination of the destination
storage type. To do this the system obtains information from the Inbound delivery
document (Entitled to dispose, stock type/usage), warehouse product master (putaway
control indicator), hazardous substances master data, and packaging specifications to
determine the storage type search sequence code.
The storage type search sequence code contains the list of storage types that can be
searched for bins. The system assigns the first storage type in the determined storage type
search sequence
If the storage type determined contains more than one storage section, the system will then
proceed to determine the storage section to be assigned in the destination location.
Define Storage Type Search Sequence for Putaway
Assign Storage Types to Storage Type Search Sequence
Define Putaway Control Indicator
Specify Storage Type Search Sequence for Putaway
Optimize Access Strategy for Storage Type Search: Putaway
Maintain PACI PAC1 in the product master and test a scenario
1. Edit Product master by maintaining PACI
2. Create IBD in ECC
3. Look out for ID in EWM
4. Check the WPT
5. Create Task for the Warehouse Request
6. Check the Destination Data
7. Review the Source and Destination bin determination log
