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Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for SAP EWM

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Table of Contents Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for SAP EWM ................................... 5

Configuring the Application Logs ........................................................................................... 7 Configuration of Warehouse Structure for SAP EWM ........................................................... 8

Checking the Warehouse Number ................................................................................... 11 Checking Storage Types .................................................................................................. 13 Checking Storage Sections .............................................................................................. 28 Checking Activity Areas and Activities ............................................................................. 29 Creating Storage Bins ...................................................................................................... 31 Checking Staging Areas ................................................................................................... 41 Configuring Doors ............................................................................................................ 42 Configuring Work Centers ................................................................................................ 45 Checking the Graphical Warehouse Layout ..................................................................... 47

Configuration of Master Data for SAP EWM ........................................................................ 50 Creating Vendors, Customers, and Carriers .................................................................... 51 Creating Products ............................................................................................................. 54 Creating Fixed Bin Assignments for Products .................................................................. 62 Checking Means of Transport .......................................................................................... 63 Checking Handling Unit Types ......................................................................................... 65 Creating Packaging Materials .......................................................................................... 67 Creating Palletization and Packaging Data ...................................................................... 71 Creating Routes ............................................................................................................... 85 Checking Queues ............................................................................................................. 94 Creating Resources .......................................................................................................... 97 Creating Printers ............................................................................................................ 100 Creating Spool Data ....................................................................................................... 103

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Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for SAP EWM

This document provides an overview of warehouse structure data and master data used in

the standard warehouse W001 or your own warehouse using SAP Extended Warehouse

Management (EWM).

The warehouse structure and master data are used in the business scenario Warehouse Management with Preconfigured Processes [External].

Prerequisites

You have integrated SAP ERP 6.0 including SAP enhancement package 3 or higher with SAP EWM 9.0. For more information, see Integration of SAP ERP with SAP EWM [External].

Prerequisites for Option 1

In SAP ERP, you have created a distribution channel 02 in addition to the distribution channel

01, that is delivered in the standard configuration. You do this as follows:

1. Copy the distribution channel 01 in Customizing for Enterprise Structure under

Definition Sales and Distribution Define, copy, delete, check distribution channel

and change the description to Distribtn Channel 02.

2. Change the reference distribution channel for customer and material master to 02 in

Customizing for Sales and Distribution under Master Data Define Common

Distribution Channels .

Process

Option 1: Automatic Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for Warehouse W001

1. Automatic configuration of master data in SAP ERP (see SAP Note 1633933)

If SAP EWM is not installed as Add-On to ERP, different naming conventions apply for customers, vendors, and carriers, since SAP EWM may be connected to several ERP systems. For example, instead of

creating customer CUST001, you create customer <warehouse

number>CUST01. For more information, see SAP Note 1633933.

2. Automatic configuration of warehouse structure and master data in SAP EWM using

report /SCWM/RPRC_MD or transaction /SCWM/PRC_MD.

3. Configuring the Application Logs [Page 7] (manual step)

Option 2: Manual Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for Warehouse W001

1. Configuration of Warehouse Structure for SAP EWM [Page 8]

2. Configuration of Master Data for SAP EWM [0]

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To set up the warehouse structure and master data for warehouse W001, implement

all configuration steps except the steps marked with Optional. These steps help you to understand the configuration of the processes but do not require a manual activity.

Option 3: Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for Your Own Warehouse

1. Configuration of Warehouse Structure for SAP EWM [Page 8]

2. Configuration of Master Data for SAP EWM [Page 50]

To set up the warehouse structure and master data for your own warehouse, implement all configuration steps. In the steps marked with Optional, check if you need to adapt the existing entries to your own warehouse and carry out changes as needed.

Result

You have configured the warehouse structure and master data in warehouse W001. This is a

prerequisite for the configuration of the preconfigured business processes running in

warehouse W001.

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Configuring the Application Logs

If you want to run one of the preconfigured business processes in warehouse W001, activate

the application log, for example, for replenishment, wave release, warehouse task creation, and warehouse order creation. This enables you to get more detailed log information in case you encounter any problems. You can also activate the log user-dependent. For more information about the application log objects see the Application Operations Guide for SAP EWM 9.0 on SAP Service Marketplace at https://service.sap.com/instguides.

Procedure

1. Create the following entries for warehouse W001 on the SAP Easy Access screen for

Extended Warehouse Management under Settings Activate Application Log :

Subobject Log Active Validity

REPLENISHMENT Additional Information 90

WAVE_REL Additional Information 90

WHS_TASK Additional Information 90

WHOLOG Additional Information 90

2. Activate the warehouse order log in warehouse W001 by creating the following entry

on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management under

Settings Warehouse Order Set Up Control Parameters for Warehouse Order

Creation :

Warehouse Number Log

W001 X

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Configuration of Warehouse Structure for SAP EWM

You use this process to configure the structure of warehouse W001 or your own warehouse.

The following figure shows the warehouse structure and the product flow in W001.

Structure of Warehouse W001

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Legend for Processes

Inbound Process Without Packing Information

Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway

Customer Returns with Quality Inspection

Automatic Replenishment

Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs

Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading

Unplanned Scrapping Due to Damaged Stock

Periodic Physical Inventory

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Legend for Storage Types

T010 Pallet Rack - Medium PartsT020 Pallet Rack - Small Parts

T050 Pallet Rack - Large PartsT051 Rack - All-Size PartsT820 Q-Staion for Returns ItemsT830 Pack Work Center - InboundT831 Pack Work Center - Outbound

T840 Scrapping ZoneT910 Provide in Goods ReceiptT911 Provide in Goods ReceiptT920 Provide in Goods IssueT921 Provide in Goods Issue

T930 Doors - InboundT940 Doors - OutboundT941 Doors - OutboundT970 Clarification Zone

Legend

As an example the storage type T930 (Doors – Inbound) is used and modeled in the system

as storage type for doors used in the business process Inbound Process with Repacking for

Putaway [External]. Two bins are assigned to the storage type T930. Another example is that

the stocks in storage type T051 are created upon returns or replenishment from storage types

T010, T020, and T050.

Process

To set up the warehouse structure in standard warehouse W001, implement all

configuration steps except the steps marked with Optional. These steps help you to understand the configuration of the processes but do not require a manual activity.

To configure the warehouse structure in your own warehouse, implement all configuration steps. In the steps marked with Optional, check if you need to adapt the existing entries to your own warehouse and carry out changes as needed.

1. Checking the Warehouse Number [Page 11] (Optional)

2. Checking Storage Types [Page 13] (Optional)

3. Checking Storage Sections [Page 28] (Optional)

4. Checking Activity Areas and Activities [Page 29] (Optional)

5. Creating Storage Bins [Page 31]

6. Checking Staging Areas [Page 41] (Optional)

7. Configuring Doors [Page 42]

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8. Configuring Work Centers [Page 45]

9. Checking the Graphical Warehouse Layout [Page 47] (Optional)

Result

You have configured the warehouse structure for warehouse W001. You can now begin with

the master data configuration.

If you have configured the graphical warehouse layout in step 9, you can display the warehouse structure on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management

under Monitoring Graphical Warehouse Layout Display Graphical Warehouse Layout .

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Checking the Warehouse Number

You can use this procedure to check the warehouse number W001.

This is an optional step in the configuration of the warehouse structure of W001.

In SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), you combine an entire physical warehouse under one warehouse number. You can use the warehouse number to manage several storage facilities, which together form the complete warehouse complex.

On the warehouse number level you specify, for example, the number ranges for the relevant EWM objects such as warehouse documents. Additionally, settings such as a unit of measure for weight and volume are assigned. The warehouse number needs to be assigned to a supply chain unit (SCU) in your system.

For more information about the assignment of the warehouse number to the SCU, see Warehouse Integration into the ERP Enterprise Structure [External] in Integration of SAP ERP with SAP EWM [External].

Procedure

1. Check the warehouse number definition in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Define Warehouse Numbers .

2. Check the warehouse number assignment in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Assign Warehouse Numbers .

3. Check the warehouse number control in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Define Warehouse Number Control .

Set up a weight and a volume unit that can be used to define the capacity of a bin

because the units are used for bin capacity check. In warehouse W001 the weight unit

is set to kilogram and the volume unit to cubic decimeter.

4. Check the number ranges for the warehouse number in Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Define Number Ranges .

Warehouse-independent number ranges are also used for packaging specification, quality management (QM), transportation units (TUs), and shipping and receiving (S&R) activities.

5. Check the mapping of the EWM warehouse number to the ERP warehouse number

in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Interfaces ERP

Integration General Settings Map Warehouse Numbers from ERP System to EWM

.

6. Check the mapping of the EWM warehouse number to the ERP plant and storage

locations in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Interfaces

ERP Integration Goods Movements Map Storage Locations from ERP System to

EWM .

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7. Check the attributes of the units of measure in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Product Define Unit of Measurement Attribute

:

Warehouse Number Unit Qty Class. Stock-Specific UoM

W001 EA 1 -

W001 CAR 2 X

W001 PAL 4 -

Result

You have checked the configuration of the warehouse number W001.

If you want to run one of the preconfigured business processes in warehouse W001, activate

the application log, for example, for replenishment, wave release, warehouse task creation, and warehouse order creation. This enables you to get more detailed log information in case you encounter any problems. You can also activate the log user-dependent. For more information about the application log objects see the Application Operations Guide for SAP enhancement package 2 of SAP EWM 7.0 on SAP Service Marketplace at https://service.sap.com/instguides.

To activate the logs, carry out the following steps:

1. Create the following entries for warehouse W001 on the SAP Easy Access screen for

Extended Warehouse Management under Settings Activate Application Log :

Subobject Log Active Validity

REPLENISHMENT Additional Information 90

WAVE_REL Additional Information 90

WHS_TASK Additional Information 90

WHOLOG Additional Information 90

2. Activate the warehouse order log in warehouse W001 by creating the following entry

on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management under

Settings Warehouse Order Set Up Control Parameters for Warehouse Order

Creation :

Warehouse Number Log

W001 X

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Checking Storage Types

You can use this procedure to check the storage types of warehouse number W001.


A storage type is a storage space, storage facility, or storage zone, which you define for a warehouse number in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). The storage type is a physical or logical subdivision of a warehouse complex, which is characterized by its warehouse technologies, space required, organizational form, or function. A storage type consists of one or more storage bins.

You can define the following commonly-used physical storage types in EWM:

Bulk storage area

General storage area

High rack storage area

Fixed bin storage area

Rack storage area

On storage type level you define the storage type role, for example, staging area group, work center, doors, or standard storage type.

Characteristics per storage type are listed here to give you an overview about the main characteristics from a business process and layout perspective (for example, physical structure, number of bins, bin height, width and depth, how many pallets fit into a bin). Some of those characteristics are defined on storage type level, some by settings of dependent objects, and some by the use within the processes.

List of characteristics and how they are defined:

Characteristic More Information

Type Not defined in the system

Storage type role See Checking Storage Types

Storage sections See Checking Storage Sections [Page 28]

Bin characteristics See Creating Storage Bins [Page 31]

Storage type characteristics See Checking Storage Types

Used in business processes See configuration of business processes

Radio frequency (RF) used in business processes

See configuration of business processes

Paper used in business processes See configuration of business processes

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The following tables give an overview of the characteristics of the storage types in warehouse

number W001.

Characteristics of Storage Type T010 (Pallet Rack – Medium Parts)

Characteristic Value

Storage type Rack for pallets

Storage type role Standard storage type

Storage sections S001 (Total Section)

Bin characteristics

Number of bins: 64

3 europallets per bin

Storage bin type R27M: length 2.7 m, width 1.1 m height 1.5 m,

max. 450 kg, max. 3744 dm3.

(Max. volume 3744 dm3 calculated as 24 dm length (3

europallets) x 12 dm width (1 europallet) x 13 dm usable height)

Product stored in: CAR

Storage type characteristics

Final storage type

A final storage type has the following settings:

o Stor.Ctrl/Put.Compl.: Selected

o Delete Stock Identification: Selected

HU required

HU type check

Putaway: next empty bin is found, mixed storage, but no mixed storage per pallet, no quant addition to stock

Mixed storage without mixed storage per pallet has the following settings:

o Mixed Storage: Not selected

o Mixed Storage in HU: 1 (Mixed Storage Not Allowed)

Capacity Check: - (No Check According To Key Figure)

Round Whole Units: 3 (Round Down WT Quantity to a Multiple

of a Unit)

Mandatory Availability Group: 002 (Goods Completely

Available)

No GI: Selected

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Used in business processes

Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway [External]

Automatic Replenishment [External]

Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External]

Unplanned Scrapping Due to Damaged Stock [External]

Periodic Physical Inventory [External]

Cycle Counting [External]

RF devices used in processes





Cycle Counting

Paper used in processes



Cycle Counting

Characteristics of Storage Type T020 (Pallet Rack – Small Parts)


Storage type Rack for small parts


Storage sections S001 (Fast-Moving Items) (front stacks 01-08)

S002 (Slow Moving Items) (rear stacks 05-16)

Bin characteristics

Number of bins: 480

1 europallet per bin

Storage bin type R12S: length 1.2 m, width 0.8 m height 1 m,

max. 100 kg, max. 864 dm3


europallet) x 8 dm width (1 europallet) x 9 dm usable height)

Product stored in: CAR


Final storage type

HU not allowed

Putaway: next empty bin is found, no mixed storage, quant addition to stock allowed except for SLED

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No mixed storage has the following settings:

o Mixed Storage: 3 (One HU Allowed per Bin)

o Mixed Storage in HU: 1 (Mixed Storage Not Allowed)

Capacity Check: - (No Check According To Key Figure)

PutawayQtyClass: 4 (Pallets) (Important for correct weight

and volume calculation in destination bin)

Round Whole Units: 3 (Round Down WT Quantity to a

Multiple of a Unit)


Available)

No GI: Selected

QntAddnStk alt. UoM: 1 (Not Allowed)


Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual GR) [External]

Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT) [External]






Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual GR)

Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT)




Cycle Counting




Cycle Counting

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Characteristics of the Storage Type T050 (Pallet Rack – Large Parts)


Storage type Rack for large parts



Bin characteristics

Number of bins: 48

3 europallets per bin

Storage bin type R27L: length 2.7 m, width 1.1 m height 2 m,

max. 600 kg, max. 5184 dm3


europallets) x 12 dm width (1 europallet) x 18 dm usable height)

Product stored in: PAL


Final storage type

Fixed bins (assigned manually)

Fixed bin settings in storage type T050 are the following:

o Use Fixed Bins: Selected

o Fixed Bins Mode: A (Put Away to Optimum Fixed

Storage Bins Preferred)

o Do Not Assign Fixed Bin Automatically: Selected

HU not allowed

Putaway to fixed bin, addition to stock/next empty bin

Mixed Storage: 1 (Several Non-Mixed HUs with the Same

Product/Batch) (Important to get several pallets into one bin)

Mixed Storage in HU: 1 (Mixed Storage Not Allowed)

QntAddnStk alt. UoM: 1 (Not Allowed)

Capacity Check: 2 (Check Acc. to Key Figure Packaging

Material) (Important as three pallets are stored in one bin and max. weight and volume of the bin is not reached with three pallets)

PutawayQtyClass: 4 (Pallets) (Important for correct weight and

volume calculation in destination bin)

Round Whole Units: 2 (Round Down WT Quantity to Single Unit)


Available)

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No GI: Selected














Cycle Counting




Cycle Counting

Characteristics of Storage Type T051 (Rack – All Size Parts)


Storage type Rack for all-size parts


Storage sections

There are three sections defined for performance reasons:

S001 (Small Parts)

S002 (Medium Parts)

S003 (Large Parts)

Bin characteristics

Number of bins:

192 for small parts

64 for medium parts

48 for large parts

Small and medium parts are stored in cartons, large parts on pallets.

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Storage bin types:

R08S for small parts: length 0.8 m (1 pallet width), width 0.5 m,

height 0.8 m, max. 20 kg, max. 200 dm3 (8 x 5 x 5)

R12M for medium parts: length 1.2 m (1 pallet length), width 0.8

m, height 0.8 m, max. 100 kg, max. 480 dm3 (12 x 8 x 5)

R08L for large parts: length 0.8 m (1 pallet width), width 1.1 m,

height 2 m, max. 200 kg, max. 1728 dm3 (8 x 12 x 18)

Product stored in: EA


Final storage type

Fixed bins (assigned automatically)

Fixed bin settings in storage type T051 has the following

settings:

o Use Fixed Bins: Selected

o Fixed Bins Mode: A (Put Away to Optimum Fixed

Storage Bins Only)

o Do Not Assign Fixed Bin Automatically: Not selected

HU not allowed

Putaway to fixed bin, addition to stock (except by SLED)/next empty bin, alternative unit of measure (UoM) is deleted as only base UoM is picked, mixed storage on batch level for single HU/bin

Mixed storage on batch level for single HU/bin has the following settings:

o Mixed Storage: 3 (One HU Allowed per Bin)

o Mixed Storage in HU: 2 (Several Batches of the Same

Product per HU)

o QntAddnStk alt. UoM.: 2 (Allowed - Manage Stock in

BUoM Only)

Capacity Check: - (No Check According to Key Figure)

Qty Classific.: 1 (Eaches)

Mandatory Availability Group: 002 (Goods Completely Available)

No GI: Selected


Customer Returns with Quality Inspection [External]

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Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs [External]







Cycle Counting






Cycle Counting

Characteristics of Storage Type T820 (Q-Station for Returns Items)


Storage type Floor area

Storage type role Work center in staging area group


Bin characteristics Unique bin QUAL-I01

Storage bin type F030 (Floor Ground – Size 3x3)


HU required

Capacity Check: 4 (No Check Against Key Figure, Weight,

and Volume)

HU Picking Ctrl: 2 (Warehouse Process Type Controls

Proposal for Destination HU)




None



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Characteristics of Storage Type T830 (Pack Work Center – Inbound)



Storage type role Work center

Storage sections S001 (Main Section)

SI01 (Inbound Section)

Bin characteristics

Number of bins:

1 bin PACK-I01 in main section

4 bins PACK-I01-01 to PACK-I01-04 in inbound

section

Storage bin types:

F080 (Floor Ground – Size 8x3) for inbound sections

F121 (Floor Ground – Size 3x12) for main section


HU required

Putaway Rules: 5 (Empty Bin)

Capacity Check: 4 (No Check Against Key Figure,

Weight, and Volume)





Paper used in processes None

Characteristics of Storage Type T831 (Pack Work Center – Outbound)



Storage type role Work center


Bin characteristics Unique bin PACK-O01



HU required


Weight, and Volume)

Uses in business processes


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Characteristics of Storage Type T840 (Scrapping Zone)


Storage type Container

Storage type role

Work center

The scrapping zone has storage type role work center but is not defined

as work center in warehouse W001 as no work center activity is required

for the business process Unplanned Scrapping Due to Damaged Stock. For other scrapping processes, it would be possible to define a work center if additional activities are required to scrap the stock.


Bin characteristics

Unique bin SCRAP-001



Final storage type

HU allowed but not required

Capacity Check: 4 (No Check Against Key Figure, Weight, and

Volume)

Non-Dep. Stock Type: BB (Blocked Stock)

Stock Type Role: S (Scrapping Stock)

Conf.Putaway: Not selected

HU Picking Ctrl: 2 (Warehouse Process Type Controls the

Proposal for Destination HU)

QntAddnStk alt. UoM.: 2 (Allowed - Manage Stock in BUoM Only)





None


Unplanned Scrapping due to Damaged Stock


Characteristics of Storage Type T910 (Provide in Goods Receipt)



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Storage type role Staging area group


Bin characteristics Unique bin GR-ZONE





Weight, and Volume)

Round Whole Units: 2 (Round Down WT Quantity to

Single Unit)





None

Paper used in processes Inbound Process Without Packing Information

Characteristics of Storage Type T911 (Provide in Goods Receipt)





Bin characteristics Bins: STAGE-I02 and STAGE-I03



HU required


Weight, and Volume)

Used in processes Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway [External]




Characteristics of Storage Type T920 (Provide in Goods Issue)


Storage Type Floor area


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Bin characteristics Bins: STAGE-O02 and STAGE-O03

Storage bin type F101 (Floor Ground – Size 6*10)




Weight, and Volume)






Characteristics of Storage Type T921 (Provide in Goods Issue)



Storage type role Work center in staging area group


Bin characteristics Unique bin STAGE-O01





Weight, and Volume)




None

Paper used in processes Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs

Characteristics of Storage Type T930 (Doors – Inbound)


Storage type Door

Storage type role Doors

Storage sections None

Bin characteristics Bins: DOOR-I02, DOOR-I03

Storage bin type D031 (Door – Size 0.3*3)

Storage type HU allowed but not required

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characteristics Capacity Check: 4 (No Check Against Key Figure,

Weight, and Volume)






Characteristics of Storage Type T940 (Doors – Outbound)


Storage type Door



Bin characteristics Bins: DOOR-O02 and DOOR-O03

Storage bin type D030 (Door – Size 3x0.3)


HU required


Weight, and Volume)






Characteristics of Storage Type T941 (Doors – Outbound)


Storage type Door



Bin characteristics Unique bin DOOR-O01

Storage bin type D030 (Door – Size 3x0.3)




Weight, and Volume)



RF devices used in None

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processes

Paper used in processes Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs

Characteristics of Storage Type T970 (Clarification Zone)





Bin characteristics Bins: CL-ZONE and CL-ZONE-PI





Weight, and Volume)







None




Cycle Counting

The storage type settings play a central role in the EWM configuration. For more information, see the field helps in Customizing.

If you want to use the graphical warehouse layout for displaying the warehouse structure, you need to set the storage type level according to the physical level in which the storage type is used.

Procedure

1. Check that the storage types mentioned above exist in Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Define Storage Type .

2. Check the settings below for the deletion of the fixed bin assignment for storage types

T050 and T051 in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under

Goods Receipt Process Strategies Delete Fixed Bin Assignment :

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Warehouse Number

Storage Type

ModeFBin (Delete Mode for Fixed Storage Bin Assignment)

W001 T050 Delete if bin is empty and Storage Bin Improvable are selected.

You define that the system deletes an improvable fixed bin assignment when the bin is empty (in case, for example, a suboptimal second fixed bin for a product was defined temporarily because the normal fixed bin was full).

W001 T051 Delete if bin is empty

Result

You have checked the configuration of the storage types in warehouse number W001.

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Checking Storage Sections

You can use this procedure to check the storage sections of warehouse number W001.


In SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), a storage section is an organizational subdivision of a storage type, which groups together storage bins with similar attributes for the purpose of putaway. The criteria for grouping bins together are freely definable, for example, heavy parts, bulky parts, fast-moving items, slow-moving items.

For more information about the storage sections defined for each storage type, see Checking Storage Types [Page 13]. A storage type for doors does not contain any storage section. A storage type for staging areas must contain a section for the door determination. For standard storage types we recommend defining at least one section as additional sections might be required for business processes other than the preconfigured ones.

Prerequisites

Storage types are already defined in your system.

Procedure

1. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Master Data

Define Storage Section .

2. Check the following storage section definitions for warehouse number W001:

o Storage types T930, T940, and T941 do not have any storage sections

defined.

o Storage type T020 consists of two storage sections: S001 (Fast-Moving

Items) and S002 (Slow-Moving Items).

o Storage type T051 consists of three storage sections: S001 for small parts,

S002 for midsize parts and S003 for large parts.

o Storage type T830 for packing consists of two storage sections: SI01

(Inbound Section) and S001 (Main Section).

o All other storage types consist of a single storage section S001 (Total

Section).

Result

You have checked the configuration of the storage sections in warehouse number W001.

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Checking Activity Areas and Activities

You can use this procedure to check the activity areas and activities of warehouse number

W001.


An activity area is a logical section of the warehouse that groups storage bins based on defined warehouse activities.

Examples of activities include the following:

Putaway

Picking

Physical inventory

For each activity performed in an activity area, you can define a different bin sort sequence.

Activity areas can be generated from the storage types in Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Activity Areas Generate Activity Area from

Storage Type . In this case the system automatically creates the activity area, assigns it to the storage type, and defines a default sort sequence for each activity.

Prerequisites

Storage types are already defined in your system.

Procedure

1. Check the following activities defined in warehouse number W001 in Customizing for

Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Activity Areas Activities

Define Activity :

Warehouse Number Activity Description Warehouse Process Category

W001 INTL Internal Movement 3

W001 INVE Physical Inventory 4

W001 PICK Stock Removal 2

W001 PTWY Putaway 1

W001 REPL Replenishment 3

W001 STCH Posting Change 7

2. Check the following activity areas defined in warehouse number W001 in Customizing

for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Activity Areas Define

Activity Area :

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Warehouse Number

Activity Area

Storage Type / Storage Section or Bin

Description

W001 A001 T051 Act. Area for Small, Mid Parts in T051

W001 A002 T051 Act. Area for Large Parts in T051

W001 PIA1 T010, T020 / S002, T050, T051

PI Area 1: Periodic Physical Inventory

W001 PIA2 T020 / S001 PI Area 2: CC for Fast-Moving Parts

W001 PIAC T970 / CL-ZONE-PI PI Area C: Clarification Zone

W001 T010 T010 Act. Area for Storage Type T010



W001 T970 T970 / CL-ZONE Act. Area for Storage Type T970

An activity area is defined for the standard storage types T010, T020,

and T050. Additionally, the activity areas A001 and A002 are defined for

storage type T051 to separate the areas for picking of large parts and

picking of small and medium sized parts. For the clarification zone CL-

ZONE (storage type T970) an activity area is defined which is used for

putaway purposes. For physical inventory there are three activity areas

defined: Area PIA2 for the bins with fast-moving parts (storage type

T020, storage section S001) and area PIA1 for all other bins of the

standard storage types. Additionally, the activity area PIAC assigned to

storage bin CL-ZONE-PI in storage type T970 is used for unidentified

products found during physical inventory.

3. Check the assignment of the activity areas to the storage types in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Activity Areas Assign

Storage Bins to Activity Areas .

4. Check the sort sequence defined for each activity area and activity in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Activity Areas Define

Sort Sequence for Activity Area .

You can define the sort and pick-path sequence for activities within the activity area to optimize the processes running in the warehouse.

Result

You have checked the activity areas and activities in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Storage Bins

You use this procedure to create storage bins in warehouse number W001.

A storage type consists of a selection of storage spaces, which are called storage bins in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). The storage bin is the smallest spatial unit in a warehouse. Therefore, the storage bin represents the exact position in the warehouse where products are and/or can be stored.

Since the address of a storage bin is frequently derived from a coordinate system, a storage

bin is often referred to as a coordinate. For example, the coordinate 01-02-03 could be a

storage bin in aisle 1, stack 2, and level 3.

You can create single storage bins manually or you can create multiple bins at one time using a storage bin template. You use the functionality for bin generation in storage types with a large number of bins.

The following table provides an overview of which bins need to be created manually and which can be generated by template definition delivered by SAP.

Storage Type Storage Bin Creation

T010 (Pallet Rack – Medium Parts) To be generated using templates 001 – 002

T020 (Pallet Rack – Small Parts) To be generated using templates 003 – 010

T050 (Pallet Rack – Large Parts) To be generated using templates 011 – 012

T051 (Rack – All Size Parts) To be generated using templates 013 – 018

Other storage types To be created manually

You can also upload storage bins from an external file. To upload storage bin data from a legacy system, on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management,

choose Interfaces Data Upload Load Storage Bins .

If you want to use the graphical warehouse layout to display the warehouse structure, you need storage bin types for the created storage bins.

Storage bin types group storage bins according to their physical attributes (for example, large bins, small bins).

In addition to that, coordinates for the bins and storage bin templates need to be set up properly.

For more information, see Checking the Graphical Warehouse Layout [Page 47].

Prerequisites

Storage types, storage sections, activity areas, and activities are already defined in your system.

Procedure

1. Check the following storage bin types in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Storage Bins Define Storage Bin Types :

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Warehouse No. Storage Bin Type Description

W001 D030 Doors – Size 3m x 0.3m

W001 D031 Doors – Size 0.3m x 3m

W001 F030 Floor Ground – Size 3m x 3m







W001 R08L Bin Front 0.8m for Large Parts

W001 R08S Bin Front 0.8m for Small Parts

W001 R12S Bin Front 1.2m for Small Parts

W001 R12M Bin Front 1.2m for Medium Parts

W001 R27L Bin Front 2.7m for Large Parts

W001 R27M Bin Front 2.7m for Medium Parts

For bin type R27L a max. capacity of 300 is maintained to allow three

europallets with a total capacity of 100 each to be stored in such a bin (type).

2. Check bin access types in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under

Master Data Storage Bins Define Bin Access Types .

You define the bin access type as a resource type qualification. Each bin access type reflects a resource type’s ability to access stock located in a specific type of physical area in the warehouse.

Warehouse Number Access Type Description

W001 AT01 CAR in, EA out

W001 AT02 PAL in, PAL or EA out

W001 AT03 PAL in, PAL or CAR out

3. Check the templates defined for the creation of multiple bins in Customizing for

Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Storage Bins Define

Storage Bin Structure .

For more information about the creation of templates, see the Customizing documentation.

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4. Generate storage bins for storage types T010, T020, T050, and T051 from the

templates in the following way:

1. On the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management,

choose Master Data Storage Bins Generate Storage Bins .

2. Choose the template 001.

3. Choose Create Bins and then Create.

4. Save the bins.

5. Repeat the last three steps for templates 002-018.

5. Create the storage bins listed below for the other storage types in the following manual way:


choose Master Data Storage Bin Create Storage Bin .

2. Enter the warehouse number and the storage bin you want to create and

choose Enter.

3. Enter the storage type, storage section, storage bin type, and coordinates as provided in the table below.

4. Save your entries.

Warehouse No.

Storage Bin

Storage Type

Storage Section

Storage Bin Type

X Coordinate

Y Coordinate

Z Coordinate

W001 QUAL-

I01 T820 S001 F030 22.800 20.760 0.000

W001 PACK-

I01 T830 S001 F121 22.800 34.960 0.000

W001 PACK-

I01-01 T830 SI01 F080 14.800 43.960 0.000

W001 PACK-

I01-02 T830 SI01 F080 14.800 40.960 0.000

W001 PACK-

I01-03 T830 SI01 F080 14.800 37.960 0.000

W001 PACK-

I01-04 T830 SI01 F080 14.800 34.960 0.000

W001 PACK-

O01 T831 S001 F080 47.100 14.860 0.000

W001 PACK-

O02 T831 S001 F080 58.900 14.860 0.000

W001 SCRAP-

ZONE T840 S001 F070 23.500 6.740- 0.000

W001 GR-

ZONE T910 S001 F100 0.800 54.360 0.000

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W001 STAGE-

I02 T911 S001 F100 0.800 34.960 0,000

W001 STAGE-

I03 T911 S001 F100 0.800 40.960 0,000

W001 STAGE-

O02 T920 S001 F101 52.500 0.700 0.000

W001 STAGE-

O03 T920 S001 F101 58.500 0.700 0.000

W001 STAGE-

O01 T921 S001 F060 40.000 0.700 0.000

W001 DOOR-

I02 T930 - D031 0.000 36.460 0.000

W001 DOOR-

I03 T930 - D031 0.000 42.460 0.000

W001 DOOR-

O02 T940 - D030 54.000 0.000 0.000

W001 DOOR-

O03 T940 - D030 60.000 0.000 0.000

W001 DOOR-

O01 T941 - D030 41.500 0.000 0.000

W001 CL-

ZONE T970 S001 F080 14.200 58.560 0.000

W001 CL-

ZONE-

PI

T970 S001 F080 22.200 58.560 0.000

6. Sort the storage bins in activity areas T010, T020, T050, A001, A002, T970,PIA1,

PIA2, and PIAC in the following way:


choose Master Data Storage Bin Sort Storage Bins .

2. Enter the activity area T010 and choose Execute. If you do not enter an

activity, the bins are sorted for all activities for which a sort sequence is defined.

3. Repeat the last step for activity areas T020, T050, A001, A002, T970, PIA1,

PIA2, and PIAC.

Result

You have created the storage bins in warehouse number W001. The storage bins are sorted

for all activities in the warehouse.

The following figures show the bins that were generated automatically in storage types T010,

T020, T050, and T051:

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T010-

01-

07-

A/D

T010-

01-

05-

A/D

T010-

01-

03-

A/D

T010-

01-

01-

A/D

T010-

01-

08-

A/D

T010-

01-

06-

A/D

T010-

01-

04-

A/D

T010-

01-

02-

A/D

T010-

02-

07-

A/D

T010-

02-

05-

A/D

T010-

02-

03-

A/D

T010-

02-

01-

A/D

T010-

02-

08-

A/D

T010-

02-

06-

A/D

T010-

02-

04-

A/D

T010-

02-

02-

A/D

Storage Bins in Storage Type T010 (Pallet Rack – Medium Parts)

Storage Bins in Storage Type T010 (Pallet Rack – Medium Parts): Front View of Rack 01

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Storage Bins in Storage Type T020 (Pallet Rack – Small Parts)

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Storage Bins in Storage Type T020 (Pallet Rack – Small Parts): Front View of Rack 01

T050-

01-

07-

A/D

T050-

01-

05-

A/D

T050-

01-

03-

A/D

T050-

01-

01-

A/D

T050-

01-

08-

A/D

T050-

01-

06-

A/D

T050-

01-

04-

A/D

T050-

01-

02-

A/D

T050-

02-

07-

A/D

T050-

02-

05-

A/D

T050-

02-

03-

A/D

T050-

02-

01-

A/D

T050-

02-

08-

A/D

T050-

02-

06-

A/D

T050-

02-

04-

A/D

T050-

02-

02-

A/D

Storage Bins in Storage Type T050 (Pallet Rack Storage – Large Parts)

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Storage Bins in Storage Type T051 (Pallet Rack Storage – All-Size Parts)

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T051-

03-01-D

T051-

03-05-D

T051-

03-03-D

T051-

03-13-D

T051-

03-17-D

T051-

03-15-D

T051-

03-07-D

T051-

03-11-D

T051-

03-09-D

T051-

03-19-D

T051-

03-23-D

T051-

03-21-D

T051-

03-01-C

T051-

03-05-C

T051-

03-03-C

T051-

03-13-C

T051-

03-17-C

T051-

03-15-C

T051-

03-07-C

T051-

03-11-C

T051-

03-09-C

T051-

03-19-C

T051-

03-23-C

T051-

03-21-C

T051-

03-01-B

T051-

03-05-B

T051-

03-03-B

T051-

03-13-B

T051-

03-17-B

T051-

03-15-B

T051-

03-07-B

T051-

03-11-B

T051-

03-09-B

T051-

03-19-B

T051-

03-23-B

T051-

03-21-B

T051-

03-01-A

T051-

03-05-A

T051-

03-03-A

T051-

03-13-A

T051-

03-17-A

T051-

03-15-A

T051-

03-07-A

T051-

03-11-A

T051-

03-09-A

T051-

03-19-A

T051-

03-23-A

T051-

03-21-A

Small Bin: 1 pallet width/binLength 0.8 mHeight 0.8 mWidth 0.5 m

(double-sided: 1.1 m)Gangway: 2.3 m

Distance between bins:0.1 m (height),0.1 m (length)

0.1 m (width when double-sided)

Total height: 3.5 mTotal length: 12.3 m

Number of bins: 12 x 4 x 4 = 192 bins

Storage Bins in Storage Type T051 (Pallet Rack – All Size Parts): Front View of Rack in Section for Small Parts

T051 -01-01-D

T051 -01-03-D

T051 -01-05-D

T051 -01-07-D

T051-01-09-D

T051-01-11-D

T051-01-13-D

T051-01-15-D

T051 -01-01-C

T051 -01-03-C

T051 -01-05-C

T051 -01-07-C

T051-01-09-C

T051-01-11-C

T051-01-13-C

T051-01-15-C

T051 -01-01-B

T051 -01-03-B

T051 -01-05-B

T051 -01-07-B

T051-01-09-B

T051-01-11-B

T051-01-13-B

T051-01-15-B

T051 -01-01-A

T051 -01-03-A

T051 -01-05-A

T051 -01-07-A

T051-01-09-A

T051-01-11-A

T051-01-13-A

T051-01-15-A

Medium Bin: 1 pallet width/bin

Length 1.2 mHeight 0.8 mWidth 0.8 m

(double-sided:1.8 m)Gangway: 2.3 m

Distance between bins:

0.1 m (height),0.15 m (length)




Storage Bins in Storage Type T051 (Rack – All Size Parts): Front View of Rack in Section for Medium Parts

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T051-04-01-

B

T051-04-03-

B

T051-04-05-

B

T051-04-07-

B

T051-04-09-

B

T051-04-11-

B

T051-04-13-

B

T051-04-15-

B

T051-04-17-

B

T051-04-19-

B

T051-04-21-

B

T051-04-23-

B

T051-04-01-

A

T051-04-03-

A

T051-04-05-

A

T051-04-07-

A

T051-04-09-

A

T051-04-11-

A

T051-04-13-

A

T051-04-15-

A

T051-04-17-

A

T051-04-19-

A

T051-04-21-

A

T051-04-23-

A

Large Bin: 1 pallet/binLength 0.8 mHeight 2 m

Width 1.1 m Gangway: 3 m

Distance between bins:0.2 m (height),0.1 m (length)




Storage Bins in Storage Type T051 (Rack – All Size Parts): Front View of Rack in Section for Large Parts

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Checking Staging Areas

You can use this procedure to check the staging areas defined in warehouse number W001.


Staging areas are storage sections that fall within a storage type with role D. Staging areas

are used to provide interim storage for goods after unloading or before loading. During loading, the sequence of the bins in the staging area can be used as a loading sequence.

A staging area is defined in the system by a storage type (called staging area group), a storage section (called staging area), and one or several storage bins (called staging bays). Additionally, it must be defined as a staging area in the system. A staging area can be assigned to one or several doors.

Prerequisites

Storage types with type role D are already defined in your system. They contain at least one

storage section and one storage bin.

Procedure

1. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Master Data

Staging Areas Define Staging Areas .

2. Check the following staging areas defined for warehouse number W001:

Staging Area Group

Staging Area

GR GI Loading Rule

T910 S001 X - -

T911 S001 X - -

T820 S001 X - -

T920 S001 - X 01 (Loading Can Start When the First HU Has

Arrived)

T921 S001 - X -

Result

You have checked the definition of the staging areas in warehouse number W001.

The staging areas are not assigned to doors yet.

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Configuring Doors

You use this procedure to configure the doors in warehouse number W001 and assign them

to staging areas.

Most steps of this procedure are optional for warehouse number W001.

A door is a location in the warehouse where the goods arrive at or leave the warehouse. The door is an organizational unit that you assign to the warehouse number.

A door is defined in the system by a door number and a storage bin (door bin). The storage

bin must be located in a storage type with storage type role F. The storage type does not

contain any storage section. Furthermore, a door is assigned to a staging area.

In warehouse number W001, the doors used in inbound processes are separated from the

doors used in outbound processes.

Prerequisites

Storage types with type role F are already defined in your system. They contain at least one

storage bin.

Staging areas are already defined in your system.

Procedure

1. Check the following door definitions in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Warehouse Door Define Warehouse Door :

Warehouse Number

Warehouse Door

Loading Direction

Default Staging Area Group

Default Staging Area

Number Range Number

W001 DI01 Inbound T820 S001 01



W001 DO01 Outbound T921 S001 01



2. Check the following assignment of to staging area/door determination groups to doors

in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data

Warehouse Door Assign Staging Area/Door Determination Group to Door :

Warehouse Number Warehouse Door Staging Area/Door Determination Group

W001 DI01 -

W001 DI02 -

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W001 DI03 -

W001 DO01 -

W001 DO02 -

W001 DO03 -

3. Check the following staging area assignments in Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Warehouse Door Assign Staging

Area to Warehouse Door :

Warehouse Number Warehouse Door Staging Area Group Staging Area

W001 DI01 T820 S001

W001 DI02 T911 S001

W001 DI03 T911 S001

W001 DO01 T921 S001

W001 DO02 T920 S001

W001 DO03 T920 S001

4. Assign a door bin to each door in warehouse number W001 by creating the following

entries on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management under

Master Data Shipping and Receiving Assign Door Storage Bin and Supply Chain

Unit :

Warehouse Door Storage Bin

DI01 -

DI02 -

DI03 -

DO01 DOOR-O01

DO02 DOOR-O02

DO03 DOOR-O03

5. Define the access sequence for staging area and door determination in warehouse

W001 by creating the following entries on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended

Warehouse Management under Settings Shipping and Receiving Access

Sequence for Staging Areas and Door Determination :

Direction Acc.Sq.No Route Whse Proc. Type Door

Inbound 1 - X X

Inbound 2 - X -

Outbound 1 X X -

Outbound 2 - X -

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Result

You have configured the doors in warehouse number W001.

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Configuring Work Centers

You use this procedure to configure the work centers in warehouse number W001.

Most steps of this procedure are optional in the configuration of the warehouse

structure of W001.

The work center is a physical unit in the warehouse, in which you can perform warehouse activities such as packing, distribution, or weighing. You can use the work center in the following activities:

Packing

Deconsolidation

Counting

Quality Inspection

The following table lists the work centers in W001 and the business processes in which they

are used:

Work Center

Description Used in Business Processes

WP01 Work Center – Packing Inbound


WP02 Work Center – Packing Outbound






WQ01 Work Center – Quality Inspection


Prerequisites

Storage types with type role E are already defined in your system. They contain at least one

storage section and one storage bin.

Procedure

1. Check the following work center layouts in warehouse number W001 in Customizing

for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Work Center Specify

Work Center Layout :

Warehouse Number

Layout Description Transaction Type

W001 VPMX Packing – Maximum 1 (Packing General)

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Functionality

W001 VPO1 Packing – Outbound with OD Creation

1 (Packing General)

W001 QICR Quality Inspection for Customer Returns

3 (Quality Inspection and Count)

2. Check the following work center definitions in warehouse number W001 in

Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Work

Center Define Work Center :

Work Center

Storage Type

Inbound Section

Work Center Layout

Save Action

Check Consol. Grp

WP01 T830 SI01 VPMX X No Check

WP02 T831 VPO1 X 2 (Check while repacking HUs and Products)



WQ01 T820 QICR X No Check

3. Define master data attributes for the work centers by assigning the following storage bins to the named work centers on SAP Easy Access screen for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Work Center Define Master Data

Attributes :

Work Center Storage Bin

WP01 PACK-I01

WP02 PACK-O01

WP03 PACK-O02

WP04 STAGE-O01

WQ01 QUAL-I01

Result

You have configured the work centers in warehouse number W001.

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Checking the Graphical Warehouse Layout

You can use this procedure to check the configuration of the graphical warehouse layout (GWL) to display the warehouse structure.

This is an optional step in the configuration of the warehouse structure of W001. As an

alternative to the graphical warehouse layout, you can display the list of storage bins in the warehouse management monitor.

Prerequisites

You have created and checked the warehouse structure. The storage bins you have created are assigned to a storage bin type and have X-Y-Z coordinates.

Procedure

1. To visualize doors and bins that are not configured in the system, set up additional GWL objects. Check that the following entries exist in Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Monitoring Graphical Warehouse Layout Define

GWL Object Category :

Object Category Object Category Description

1 WALL

2 OFFICE

A FLOOR GROUND

B DOOR

2. Check that entries exist for the object categories listed above with the following coordinates in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under

Monitoring Graphical Warehouse Layout Define GWL Object :

o X Lower Left

o Y Lower Left

o X Lower Right

o Y Lower Right

Result

You have configured the graphical warehouse layout. You can now display the graphical warehouse layout on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management

under Monitoring Graphical Warehouse Layout Display Graphical Warehouse Layout .

If you have created the storage bins as described, the layout is displayed as follows:

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Graphical Warehouse Layout – Rack View

Graphical Warehouse Layout – Bin View

You can enhance the functionality of the graphical warehouse layout by an implementation of

enhancement spot /SCWM/ES_GWL. For more information, see the documentation of the

Business Add-In and example implementation /SCWM/ESI_GWL_EXAMPLE.

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More Information

For more information about the visualization of your warehouse structure, see SAP Library for SAP Extended Warehouse Management 7.0 including SAP enhancement package 2 at http://help.sap.com/ewm under SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM)

Monitoring Using the Graphical Warehouse Layout .

http://help.sap.com/ewm

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Configuration of Master Data for SAP EWM

You use this process to configure and create the master data required for the preconfigured

business processes in warehouse number W001.

Some master data such as vendors, customers, and products must be defined in SAP ERP first and transferred to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) using Core Interface (CIF). This configuration documentation does not describe how to create the data in SAP ERP or how to transfer them to EWM using CIF. It only gives an overview of the master data and of the master data settings required for the EWM business processes to run.

Although storage bins are considered as master data in EWM, their configuration is described in Configuration of Warehouse Structure for SAP EWM [Page 8]. For more information, see Creating Storage Bins [Page 31].

Process

1. Creating Vendors, Customers, and Carriers [Page 51]

2. Creating Products [Page 54]

3. Creating Fixed Bin Assignments for Products [Page 62]

4. Checking Means of Transport [Page 63] (Optional)

5. Checking Handling Unit Types [Page 65] (Optional)

6. Creating Packaging Materials [Page 67]

7. Creating Palletization and Packaging Data [Page 71]

8. Creating Routes [Page 85]

9. Checking Queues [Page 94] (Optional)

10. Creating Resources [Page 97]

11. Creating Printers [Page 100]

12. Creating Spool Data [Page 103]

Result

You have configured and created the master data required for the preconfigured business

processes in warehouse number W001. You can now begin with the configuration of the

business processes.

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Creating Vendors, Customers, and Carriers

You use this procedure to create the vendors, customers, and carriers used in the

preconfigured business processes in warehouse number W001. You create the vendors,

customers, and carriers in SAP ERP first. They are transferred automatically to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) using Core Interface (CIF). In EWM, the vendors, customers, and carriers are automatically created as locations and business partners. Business partners are mainly used in the delivery processing, locations in the EWM routing guide.

Overview of Vendors, Customers and Carriers

Vendor/Customer/Carrier Description Used in Business Processes

VEND001 Vendor VEND001



VEND002 Vendor VEND002


CARR001 Carrier CARR001


CARR002 Carrier CARR002


CUST001

CUST002

CUST003

CUST004

Customer CUST001

Customer CUST002

Customer CUST003

Customer CUST004




Prerequisites

In SAP ERP you have created a distribution channel 02 in addition to the distribution channel

01 delivered in standard as follows:

1. You have copied the distribution channel 01 in Customizing for Enterprise Structure

under Definition Sales and Distribution Define, copy, delete, check distribution

channel and changed the description to Distribtn Channel 02.

2. You have changed the reference distribution channel for customer and material

master to 02 in Customizing for Sales and Distribution under Master Data Define

Common Distribution Channels .

Procedure

1. Create vendors in SAP ERP.

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Important settings:

o Account group

Choose an account group for which CIF is set up, for example, LIEF (Vendor

(ext.number assgnmnt)).

o Confirmation Control

In the purchasing data, choose a confirmation control for which inbound

deliveries are mandatory, for example, 0004 (Inbound Delivery).

2. Create carriers in SAP ERP.

Important settings:

o Account group

Choose account group 0005 (Forwarding agent).

3. Create customers in SAP ERP.

Important settings:

o Account group

Choose an account group for which CIF is set up, for example, KUNA

(Customer (ext.number assgnmnt)).

o Distribution Channels (see prerequisites above)

As the outbound business processes use different sales unit of measures, you need to create customer master data in two distribution channels.

Distribution channel 01 is used to deliver eaches to the customers in the

business process Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs.

Distribution channel 02 is used to deliver cartons to the customers in the

business process Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading.

o Address

Since the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading uses different routes to the customers and for each route different travel distances and transportation durations are defined, we recommend to maintain the following cities and postal codes for the customers:

Customer Postal code City

CUST001 60311 Frankfurt on the Main

CUST002 55116 Mainz

CUST003 50667 Cologne

CUST004 66111 Saarbrucken

o Region

Each customer is located in a different region. The system copies the geocoordinates of the region into the EWM location master data. The geocoordinates are used for distance and transportation duration calculation in the EWM routing guide in the business process Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs.

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o Transportation zone

It is not necessary to assign a transportation zone to the customers for the outbound business processes.

o Order combination

If the checkbox is selected, you can create cross-delivery HUs in the outbound business processes in EWM.

o Shipping conditions

Enter shipping conditions 01 in the sales area data on distribution channel

level. Together with the plant and the loading group of the products they are used to determine the shipping point of the outbound delivery in the outbound business processes.

Additionally, you can use shipping conditions in the route determination in EWM. They are not used in the current outbound business processes because the delivery types are sufficient to determine different routes in the outbound business processes.

o Terms of payment

Terms of payment are necessary to create billing documents in the business process Customer Returns with Quality Inspection.

o Incoterms

Incoterms are necessary to create a sales order in the business processes Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading and Customer Returns with Quality Inspection. Therefore it is necessary to

maintain the Incoterms for distribution channel 01 and 02.

4. In EWM, change the business partners for the carriers in business partner (BP) role CRM010 Carrier:

After the CIF transfer, the carriers exist in EWM as business partner with BP role Business Partner (Gen.). The carriers must also exist in BP role Carrier in EWM for the creation of transportation units with carrier as well as for the creation of carrier profiles in the EWM routing guide.


choose Master Data Maintain Business Partner .

2. Select the business partner CARR001.

3. In the Change in BP role field, enter Carrier (Maintained).

4. Save your entries.

Result

The vendors, customers, and carriers you have created in SAP ERP exist as business partners and locations in EWM and can be used in the preconfigured business processes in

warehouse number W001.

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Creating Products

You use this procedure to create the products used in the preconfigured business processes

in warehouse number W001. You create the products in SAP ERP first. They are transferred

automatically to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) using Core Interface (CIF). Afterwards, you maintain additional data in EWM.

The following table provides an overview about the products and the business processes in which they are used:

Pro-duct

Descrip-tion

Used in Business Processes

For the abbreviations, see the legend under the table.

Final Put-away Storage Type for Inbound Pro-cesses

Final Put-away Storage Type for Returns and Replen-ishment

GR01 GR02 GI01 GI02 PI01 PI02 GS01 RP01 CR01

PROD-

S01 Small part, fast-moving 01

X - X X X X X X X T020, S001

T051, S001

PROD-


X - X X X X X X X T020, S001

T051, S001

PROD-


X - X X X X X X X T020, S001

T051, S001

PROD-


X - X X X X X X X T020, S001

T051, S001

PROD-

S05 Small part, slow-moving 05

X - X X X - X X X T020, S002

T051, S001

PROD-

S06 Small part, slow-moving 06

X - X X X - X X X T020, S002

T051, S001

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PROD-

M01 Medium part 01

- X X X X - X X X T010 T051, S002

PROD-

M02 Medium part 02

- X X X X - X X X T010 T051, S002

PROD-

M03 Medium part 03

- X X X X - X X X T010 T051, S002

PROD-

M11 Medium part 11

- X X X X - X X X T010 T051, S002

PROD-

L01 Large part 01

X - X X X - X X X T050 T051, S003

PROD-

L02 Large part 02

X - X X X - X X X T050 T051, S003

PROD-

L03 Large part 03

X - X X X - X X X T050 T051, S003

Legend for the process abbreviations in the table:

GR01: Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT) [External] and Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual GR) [External]

GR02: Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway [External]

GI01: Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs [External]

GI02: Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External]

PI01: Periodic Physical Inventory [External]

PI02: Cycle Counting [External]

GS01: Unplanned Scrapping Due to Damaged Stock [External]

RP01: Automatic Replenishment [External]

CR01: Customer Returns with Quality Inspection [External]

Prerequisites

Cycle counting indicator, putaway control indicator, stock removal control indicator, quantity classification, and HU type are defined in SAP EWM.

These entries exist if you created the standard warehouse number W001 as described in

Integration of SAP ERP with SAP EWM [External].

The assignment of the cycle counting indicator to the product can also be done automatically. If you perform an ABC classification within SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO), you are able to transfer the cycle counting indicator from SAP APO to EWM on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse

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Management under Master Data Product Transfer Cycle Counting Indicator from

SAP APO .

For more information, see SAP Library for SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) 7.0 including SAP enhancement package 2 on SAP Help Portal at

http://help.sap.com/scm. In SAP Library, choose SAP Advanced Planning and

Optimization (SAP APO) Service Parts Planning (SPP) Inventory Planning ABC

Classification .

Procedure

1. Create products in SAP ERP in the following way:

1. On the SAP Easy Access screen for Logistics, choose Materials

Management Material Master Material Create (General) Immediately .

2. On the initial screen, enter the following data:

Material: <Product name>

Industry sector: Mechanical engineering

Material type: Trading Goods

3. Choose the following organizational levels

Plant: PL01

Stor. location: AFS, ROD

Sales Org: 0001

Distr. Channel: 01, 02

4. Maintain the following views using the data from the table below:

Basic Data 1 (including Additional Data Units of measure )

For each product, enter material group 01 and division 01.

Sales: Sales Org. Data 1

For each product, enter tax classification 0.

Sales: Sales Org. Data 2

Sales: General/Plant Data

For each product, enter transportation group 0001 and loading group

0001.

Purchasing

General Plant Data / Storage 1

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Accounting 1

For each product, enter valuation class 3100.

WM Packaging

For product M11, enter standard HU type E1.

Pro-duct

Length x Width x Height / dm x dm x dm

Unit of Meas-ure

Con-version Factor to Base UoM

Gross Weight / kg

Net Weight / kg

Volume / dm

3

Sales Unit of Measure

Order Unit

Mov-ing Price / EUR

(Price Con-trol = V)

Distri-bution Chan-nel

01

Distri-bution Chan-nel

02

PROD-

S01 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 0.1

4x4x2.

4 CAR 50 5.5 Calculated

by the system

38.4

12x8x8

.64 PAL 900 119 Calculated

by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

S02 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 0.5

4x4x2.


by the system

38.4

12x8x8


by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

S03 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 1

4x4x2.


by the system

38.4

12x8x8


by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

S04 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 2

4x4x2.


by the

38.4

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12x8x8


by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

S05 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 5

4x4x2.


by the system

38.4

12x8x8


by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

S06 1x1x0.

5 EA 1 0.1 0.1 0.5 - CAR PAL 10

4x4x2.


by the system

38.4

12x8x8


by the system

829.4

4

PROD-

M01 2x2x2 EA 1 1 1 8 - CAR PAL 5

4x4x2.


by the system

38.4

12x8x6


by the system

599.0

4

PROD-

M02 4x2x2 EA 1 2 2 16 - CAR PAL 10

6x4x4 CAR 4 8.7 Calculated by the system

96

12x8x9

.44 PAL 32 89.6 Calculated

by the system

906.2

4

PROD-

M03 4x2x2 EA 1 2 2 16 - CAR PAL 20

6x4x4 CAR 4 8.7 Calculated by the system

96

12x8x9

.44 PAL 32 89.6 Calculated

by the system

906.2

4

PROD-

M11 2x2x2 EA 1 1 1 8 - CAR PAL 5

4x4x2. CAR 4 4.5 Calculated by the

38.4

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4 system

12x8x6


by the system

599.0

4

PROD-

L01 10x3.5

x1 EA 1 12 12 35 - - PAL 10

12x8x3


by the system

330.2

4

PROD-

L02 8x2x2 EA 1 20 20 32 - - PAL 50

12x8x5


by the system

522.2

4

PROD-

L03 11x2x2 EA 1 20 20 44 - - PAL 100

12x8x5


by the system

522.2

4

5. After the CIF transfer, enter additional attributes for the products from the following table on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Product Maintain Warehouse Product

:

Product Cycle Counting Indicator

A = 20 Days

B = 60 Days

C = 120 Days

Putaway Control Indicator

Storage Section Indicator

Preferred Alternative UoM

Storage Type Data

T051

PROD-

S01 A PA20 SI10 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 CAR

Minimum Quantity: 1.000 CAR

Maximum Quantity: 2.000 CAR

PROD-

S02 A PA20 SI10 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 CAR


Maximum Quantity:

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2.000 CAR

PROD-

S03 B PA20 SI10 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 CAR



PROD-

S04 C PA20 SI10 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 CAR



PROD-

S05 - PA20 SI11 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 CAR



PROD-

S06 - PA20 SI11 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity:1.000 CAR



PROD-

M01 - - SI20 - Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 2.000 CAR



PROD-


Quantity: 1.000 CAR



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PROD-


Quantity: 1.000 CAR



PROD-

M11 - - SI20 CAR Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 2.000 CAR



PROD-

L01 - PA50 SI30 - Min. Replenishment

Quantity: 1.000 PAL

Minimum Quantity: 0.000 PAL

Maximum Quantity: 1.000 PAL

PROD-


Quantity: 1.000 PAL



PROD-


Quantity: 1.000 PAL



The system posts a product for which you do not maintain the EWM-specific data to the clarification zone during the inbound business processes.

Result

The products you have created in SAP ERP exist in EWM and can be used in the preconfigured business processes in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Fixed Bin Assignments for Products

You use this procedure to assign fixed bins to the large parts that are put away in storage

type T050 in warehouse number W001 to store these products always in the same storage

bin.

Alternatively, you can assign a fixed bin automatically during the first putaway of a product in the storage bin. To do so, in the storage type definition, deselect the Do Not Assign Fixed Bin Automatically checkbox.

Procedure

1. On the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management, choose

Master Data Storage Bin Maintain Fixed Storage Bin .

2. Create the following entries:

Product Entitled to Dispose Storage Bin Storage Type

PROD-L01 BPPL01V T050-01-01-A T050

PROD-L02 BPPL01V T050-01-01-B T050

PROD-L03 BPPL01V T050-01-01-C T050

Result

You have assigned the large products to fixed bins in warehouse number W001.

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Checking Means of Transport

You can use this procedure to check the means of transport used in the preconfigured

business processes in warehouse number W001. Means of transport are necessary to create

vehicles and transportation units in the system.

Means of transport are independent from the warehouse number. This means they are valid for all warehouse numbers in the client.

This procedure is an optional step in the configuration of the master data in

warehouse number W001.

Procedure

1. Check the following means of transport in Customizing for SCM Basis under

Master Data Transportation Lane Maintain Means of Transport :

Means of Transport

Description Standard Code

Average Speed

Average Working Time

Transportation Mode

Mode of Transport Category

MTR1 Van 038 80.000 24:00 ROAD 1

MTR2 Truck 031 60.000 24:00 ROAD 1

2. Check the following means of transport in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Shipping and Receiving Define Means of

Transport :

Means of Transport Description Transportation Mode Standard Code

MTR1 Van ROAD 038

MTR2 Truck ROAD 031

3. Check that the number range interval 01 for transportation units exists in Customizing

for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings Shipping

and Receiving Number Ranges Define Number Range Interval for Transportation

Units .

4. Check the following assignment of the number range interval to the means of transport in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-

Process Settings Shipping and Receiving General Settings Define Control

Parameters for Forming Vehicles/Transportation Units :

Means of Transport Vehicle / Transportation Unit (TU) Number Range Number

MTR2 TU 01

MTR1 is used for the purpose of route scheduling only.

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Result

You have checked the means of transport used in warehouse number W001.

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Checking Handling Unit Types

You can use this procedure to check the handling unit (HU) types and HU type groups used in

the preconfigured business processes in warehouse number W001.

HU types are used to describe the spatial appearance of a handling unit, and thus to find the optimum storage bins, or to check whether a handling unit can be stored in a storage bin.

Additionally, you may group the HU types into warehouse-specific HU type groups. By assigning the HU type groups to the resource types, for example, you are able to control which resource is able to handle which HUs within the resource management.

HU types are independent from the warehouse number. This means they are valid for all warehouse numbers in the client.

This procedure is an optional step in the configuration of master data in warehouse

number W001.

Procedure

1. Check the following HU types in ERP Customizing for Integration with Other SAP

Components under Extended Warehouse Management Additional Material

Attributes Attribute Values for Additional Material Master Fields Define Handling

Unit Type :

HU Type HU Type Description

C1 Carton

D1 Dummy HU

E1 Europallet

M1 Means of Transport

W1 Wire Basket

2. Check the following HU types in EWM Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Cross-Process Settings Handling Units Basics Define HU

Types :

HU Type HU Type Description

C1 Carton

D1 Dummy HU

E1 Europallet

M1 Means of Transport

W1 Wire Basket

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3. Check the following HU type groups in the Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Cross-Process Settings Handling Units Basics Define HU

Type Groups :

Warehouse HU Type Group Description

W001 HG01 Boxes and Cartons

W001 HG02 Pallets and Wire Baskets

4. Check the following assignments of HU types to HU type groups in Customizing for

Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings Handling Units

Basics Define HU Types for Each Warehouse Number and Assign HU Type Group

:

Warehouse HU Type HU Type Group

W001 C1 HG01

W001 D1 -

W001 E1 HG02

W001 M1 -

W001 W1 HG02

Result

You have checked the HU types and HU type groups used in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Packaging Materials

You use this procedure to create packaging materials that are used for the creation of handling units (HUs). You assign each packaging material to a packaging material type to group your packaging materials. The packaging material type contains essential control characteristics how the packaging material is used.

Packaging material types are independent from the warehouse number. This means they are valid for all warehouse numbers in the client.

Procedure

1. Check the following packaging material types in ERP Customizing for Logistics –

General under Handling Unit Management Basics Define Packaging Material

Types :

Pack-aging Material Type

Description Plant Determin-ation

Packaging Material Category

Number Assignment

HU Type Internal Number Range Interval

External Number Range Interval

PT01 Packaging Material

Plant is entered manually in the handling unit

C

(Packaging Materials)

B (Number

range interval HU_VEKP)

3

(Unknown)

01 02

PT02 Transportation Unit


A (Means

of Transport)

B (Number


3

(Unknown)

01 02

PT03 Pack. Mat. (Ext. NR)


C


B (Number


3

(Unknown)

01 02

PT04 Pack. Mat. (Own NR)


C


B (Number


3

(Unknown)

01 02

MTR2 Transportation Unit

Plant is entered manually in the handling

A (Means

of Transport)

B (Number


3

(Unknown)

01 02

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unit

2. Check the packaging material types defined in EWM Customizing for Extended

Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings Handling Units Basics

Define Packaging Material Types :

Packaging Material Type

Description Packaging Material Category

Control for Handling Units About to Become Empty

Type of External Handling Unit Number Assignment

PT01 Packaging Material

C (Packaging

Materials)

X B (Number Range

Interval)

PT02 Transportation Unit

A (Means of

Transport)

- B (Number Range

Interval)

PT03 Packaging Material (External NR only)

C (Packaging

Materials)

X B (Number Range

Interval)

PT04 Packaging Material (Own Internal NR)

C (Packaging

Materials)

X B (Number Range

Interval)

MTR2 Transportation Unit

A (Means of Transport)

- B (Number Range Interval)

3. Check that the internal number range interval 01 for the identification of HUs exists in

Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings

Handling Units External Identification Define Number Range for HU Identification

.

Do not create any external number ranges for handling units. If no external number range exists, you can enter any HU number outside the internal number range.

4. Check the following assignments of number range intervals to packaging material types in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process

Settings Handling Units External Identification Assign Number Range Intervals to

Packaging Material Types .

For the automatic HU creation in EWM you have to assign a number range to the packaging material types.

Warehouse Number


Number Range Interval for Internal Number Assignment

W001 PT01 01

W001 PT02 01

W001 PT03 -

W001 PT04 02

W001 MTR2 01

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5. Create packaging materials in SAP ERP in the following way:

1. On the SAP Easy Access screen for Logistics, choose Materials

Management Material Master Material Create (General) Immediately .

2. On the initial screen, enter the following data:

Material: <Product name>

Industry sector: M (Mechanical engineering)

Material type: VERP (Packaging)

3. Enter the organizational level PL01.

4. Select the following views:

Basic Data 1 (including Additional Data Units of measure )

Sales: General/Plant Data

WM Packaging

5. Create the following data:

Packaging Material

Description

Base UoM

Length / dm

Width / dm

Height / dm

Weight / kg

Volume / dm3

Capa-city Usage

Closed

Allowed Packaging Weight / kg

Allowed Packaging Volume / dm3


HU Type

CAR

TON

_S

Cart

on,

smal

l

EA 4 4 2.4 0.

5 38.4 - X 10 25 PT

03 C1

CAR

TON

_M

Cart

on,

medi

um

EA 6 4 4 0.

7 96 - X 20 70 PT

03 C1

CAR

TON

_L

Cart

on,

larg

e

EA 12 6 6 0.

9 432 - X 50 350 PT

03 C1

EUR

OPA

LLE

T

Euro

pall

et

EA 12 8 1.4

4 20 138.

24 100 - 1000 100

0 PT

01 E1

ONE

WAY

PAL

LET

One-

Way

Pall

et

EA 12 8 1.4

4 20 138.

24 100 - 1000 100

0 PT

01 E1

WIR

EBA

Wire

bask

EA 12 8 9.7 75 931.

200 - - 1000 800 PT

03 W1

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T et

MTR Mean

s of

tran

s-

port

EA 122 25 26 3.

78

0

67.0

00 - - - - MT

R2 M1

COL

LEC

TIV

E_H

U

Coll

ec-

tive

HU

EA - - - - - - - - - PT

01 D1

DUM

MY_

HU

Dumm

y HU EA - - - - - - - - - PT

03 D1

6. After the CIF transport, create the following link between the packaging material (TU) and the means of transport on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse

Management under Settings Shipping and Receiving Link Between Packaging

Material (TU) and Means of Transport .

With this setting you define if and how many TUs and vehicles are to be created for a certain packaging material and a means of transport.

Means of Transport

Packaging Material

Optional Cont. PM (Packaging Material Has Character of a Container)

MTR2 MTR X X

Result

You have created the packaging materials used in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Palletization and Packaging Data

You use this procedure to create palletization and packaging data for the products. In

warehouse number W001, you define palletization and packaging data using the following

methods:

Alternative units of measure for products (without HU)

A combination of alternative units of measure for products and packaging specifications for standard HU types (with HU)

Packaging specifications for products (with or without HU)

Packaging specification for pick-handling units

You can create packaging specifications for products, for standard HU types, and for pick-handling units (HUs). The packaging specifications for products are related to the units of

measure (UoM) defined for the products. In warehouse W001 the units of measure used for

small and medium parts are EA (each), CAR (carton), and PAL (pallet), the units of measure

used for large parts are EA and PAL. The packaging specifications for standard HU types and

for pick-HUs consist primarily of a packaging material (for example, europallet, wire basket, or carton), as well as an HU type and the HU relevance flag.

Work steps and auxiliary packaging materials are not used in the packaging

specifications for the preconfigured business processes of warehouse number W001.

In warehouse number W001, palletization and packaging data is used for the following

functions:

Palletization and setting of alternative UoM in an inbound process without HU

For this function you use either alternative units of measure, for example, for small parts, or packaging specifications for products, for example, large parts.

In the Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual GR) [External] and Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT) [External], product

PROD-S01 is packed in 900 EA or 18 CAR per pallet. You receive 36 cartons on 2

pallets from your vendor. Based on the alternative units of measure defined for the product, the system automatically creates two putaway warehouse tasks (in the case of automatic warehouse task creation upon goods receipt) or proposes to create two putaway warehouse tasks (in the case of manual warehouse task creation). In the

warehouse task, the alternative unit of measure is PAL. In the quant data in the

source bin and in the destination bin in storage type T020, the alternative unit of

measure is CAR, as this is the preferred unit of measure.

In the Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual GR) [External] and Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT) [External], product

PROD-L01 is packed in 4 EA per pallet. You receive 8 EA from your vendor. Based on

the packaging specification defined for the product, the system automatically creates two putaway warehouse tasks (in the case of automatic warehouse task creation

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upon goods receipt) or proposes to create two putaway warehouse tasks (in the case of manual warehouse task creation). In the warehouse task and in the quant data in

the destination bin in storage type T020, the alternative unit of measure is PAL and

the HU type is E1 (europallet).

Proposal of packaging material at the packing station in an inbound process with HU

For this function, you use either packaging specifications for products, for example,

product PROD-M01, or a combination of alternative units of measure for the products

and packaging specifications for standard HU types, for example, PROD-M11.

The packaging specification for standard HU types is used in this function only. The advantage of this type of packaging specification is that you do not have to create packaging specifications for each product.

In the Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway [External], product PROD-M01 is

packed in 48 EA or 12 CAR per pallet. You receive 96 EA from your vendor. Based on

the packaging specification defined for the product, the system proposes to build two

HUs at the inbound packing station, each with 48 EA in packaging material

EUROPALLET. In the warehouse task and in the HU data the alternative unit of

measure is PAL and the HU type is E1 (europallet).

In the Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway [External], product PROD-M11 is

packed in the same way as PROD-M01, but you do not define a packaging

specification for the product. Instead, you use a packaging specification for the standard HU type. The system proposes to build two HUs at the inbound packing

station, each with 12 CAR, in packaging material EUROPALLET. The quantity of 12

CAR is proposed from the alternative units of measure defined for the product; the

packaging material EUROPALLET and the HU type E1 are proposed from the

packaging specification for standard HU types. In the quant data in the destination bin

in storage type T020, the alternative unit of measure is CAR, as this is the preferred

unit of measure

Determination of alternative UoM for picking warehouse tasks without HUs

For this function you use either alternative units of measure or packaging specifications for products.

In the business process Automatic Replenishment [External], the warehouse worker

should pick one carton from the source bin for product PROD-S01. In the source bin

in storage type T020, the quant has a quantity of 18 CAR (equal to 900 EA). As the

quant in the source bin is managed in cartons, the system creates a replenishment

warehouse task of 1 CAR (equal to 50 EA) for the movement of the product from

storage type T020 to storage type T051. In the warehouse task, the alternative unit of

measure is CAR. In the quant data in the destination bin in storage type T051, the

alternative unit of measure is EA, as the destination storage type is set up to store the

quants in base unit of measure only.

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In the business process Automatic Replenishment [External], the warehouse worker

should pick one pallet from the source bin for product PROD-L01. Based on the

packaging specifications defined for the product, the system creates a replenishment

warehouse task of 1 PAL (equal to 4 EA) for the movement of the product from

storage type T050 to storage type T051. In the warehouse task, the alternative unit of

measure is PAL, and the HU type is E1 (europallet). In the quant data in the

destination bin in storage type T051, the alternative unit of measure is EA, as the

destination storage type is set up to store the quants in base unit of measure only.

Determination of packaging material for pick-HUs in outbound processes

For this function you use packaging specifications for pick-HUs.

In the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External], the warehouse worker picks cartons (small and medium parts) or eaches (large parts) and puts them into a wire basket (equal to pick-HU). In the Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs [External], the warehouse worker picks eaches and puts them into a small, medium, or large carton (equal to pick-HU). Depending on the packaging specification defined for the packaging profile used in the process and on the weight/volume of the products to pick, the system creates a

pick-HU with packaging material WIRE_BASKET, EUROPALLET, CARTON_S,

CARTON_M, or CARTON_L.

A packaging specification can only be used in a process if the following prerequisites are met:

A determination procedure is assigned to the function in the warehouse

A condition type is assigned to the determination procedure in the system

The packaging specification contains a condition record for the condition type assigned to the procedure

When you use the same packaging specification for several functions, you create several condition records for the packaging specification.

The packaging specification settings and the packaging specifications themselves are not warehouse-dependent. When you create the condition record for a packaging specification, you enter the supply chain unit of the warehouse, thus making the packaging specification valid in your warehouse.

The following table gives an overview of the determination procedures and condition types

used in warehouse number W001:

Function Used in Warehouse W001 Determination Procedure

Condition Type

Palletization and setting of alternative UoM in an inbound process without HU (large parts)

0PAL 0PAL

0WHTA 0WHT

Proposal of packaging material at the packing station in an inbound process with HU (medium parts)

0DKS 0DKS

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Determination of alternative UoM for picking warehouse tasks without HUs

0WHTA 0WHT

Determination of packaging material for pick-HUs in outbound processes

0BDL 0BDL

The following tables give an overview of the packaging specifications defined in warehouse

W001:

Overview of Packaging Specifications for Large Parts


General packaging information

Product PROD-L01

(one pack. spec. per product)

1 pallet = 4 EA

Products PROD-L02 – PROD-L03


1 pallet = 8 EA

Pack. Spec. Header Data

PS Group: PG01

Level Set: LS01

Content Product (1 EA)

No dimension/weight/volume defined here

Pack. Spec. Main Level

(pallet)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:

Quantity Classification: 4 (Pallets)

HU Type: E1 (Europallet)

Operative UoM: PAL

Element (packaging material):

Target Quantity: 4 (eaches per pallet)

Total Quantity: 4 (eaches per pallet)

Pack. material EUROPALLET (1

EA)

HU Relevance: 1 (Main

Packaging Material)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:



Operative UoM: PAL


Target Quantity: 8 (eaches per pallet)

Total Quantity: 8 (eaches per pallet)


EA)


Packaging Material)

Determination via Condition Record

0PAL

Condition Type 0PAL (Palletization Data)

Determination by: SCU, product

Condition record: one 0PAL condition record with product for the

packaging specification of the same product

Used in Processes:

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(palletization and setting of alternative UoM in an inbound process without HU – putaway from staging area)


0WHT

Condition Type 0WHT (Warehouse Task)


Condition record: one 0WHT condition record with product for the

packaging specification of the same product.

Used in Processes:


(palletization and setting of alternative UoM in an inbound process without HU – putaway from clarification zone)

Outbound Processes (determination of alternative UoM)

Replenishment (determination of alternative UoM)

Scrapping (determination of alternative UoM)

Overview of Packaging Specifications for Medium Parts (PROD-M01 – PROD-M03)



Products PROD-M01


1 carton = 4 EA

1 pallet = 12 cartons = 48 EA

Products PROD-M02 – PROD-M03


1 carton = 4 EA

1 pallet = 8 cartons = 32 EA


PS Group: PG02

Level Set: LS02

Content Product (1 EA)

No dimension/weight/volume defined here

Pack. Spec. Level 1

(carton)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:

Quantity Classification: 2 (Cartons)

HU Type: C1 (carton)

Operative UoM: CAR

Element 1 (packaging material):

Target Quantity: 4 (EA per

carton)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:

Quantity Classification: 2 (Cartons)

HU Type: C1 (carton)

Operative UoM: CAR


Target Quantity: 4 (EA per

carton)

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Total Quantity: 4 EA

Pack. material CARTON_S (1 EA)


Packaging Material)

Total Quantity: 4 EA

Pack. material CARTON_M (1 EA)


Packaging Material)

Pack. Spec. Level 2

(pallet)

Level Type LT02

Warehouse Data:



Operative UoM: PAL


Target Quantity: 12 (cartons per pallet)

Total Quantity: 48 (EA per pallet)


EA)


Packaging Material)

Level Type LT02

Warehouse Data:



Operative UoM: PAL


Target Quantity: 8 (cartons per pallet)

Total Quantity: 32 (EA per pallet)


EA)


Packaging Material)


0WHT

Condition Type 0WHT (Warehouse Task)


Condition record: one 0WHT condition record with product for the

packaging specification of the same product

Used in Processes:

Outbound Processes (determination of alternative UoM)

Replenishment (determination of alternative UoM)

Scrapping (determination of alternative UoM)


0DKS

Condition Type 0DKS (Deconsolidation)

Determination by: SCU, product, work center (WP01)

Condition record: one 0DKS condition record with product and work

center WP01 for the packaging specification of the same product

Used in Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway

(proposal of packaging material at the packing station)

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Packaging Profile P001

Pick-HU: small carton

(one pack. spec. per packaging material)


Pick-HU: medium carton



PS Group: PG01

Level Set: LS01

Content None


Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:

Quantity Classification: none

HU Type: C1 (Carton)

Operative UoM: none


Target Quantity: 1

Pack. material CARTON_S (1 EA)

HU Relevance: 1 (Main Packaging

Material)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:


HU Type: C1 (Carton)

Operative UoM: none


Target Quantity: 1

Pack. material CARTON_M (1 EA)


Material)


0BDL

Condition Type 0BDL (Warehouse Order Creation)

Determination by: SCU, packaging profile, condition sequence (note that

route and logical condition cannot be used in condition records of this type)

Condition record: one 0BDL

condition record with packaging

profile P001 and condition

sequence 1 for packaging specification with packaging

material CARTON_S



profile P001 and condition

sequence 2 for packaging specification with packaging

material CARTON_M

Used in Processes:


(determination of packaging material for pick-HU when picking large parts depending on the weight/volume to pick)





Pick-HU: large carton

(one pack. spec. per packaging


Pick-HU: wire basket

(one pack. spec. per packaging

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material) material)


PS Group: PG01

Level Set: LS01

Content None


Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:


HU Type: C1(Carton)

Operative UoM: none


Target Quantity: 1

Pack. material CARTON_L (1 EA)


Packaging Material)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:


HU Type: W1(Wire Basket)

Operative UoM: none


Target Quantity: 1

Pack. material WIRE_BASKET (1 EA)


Material)


0BDL


Determination by: SCU, packaging profile, condition sequence 1 (note that

route and logical condition cannot be used in condition records of this type).



profile P002 for packaging

specification with packaging

material CARTON_L

Used in Processes:

Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs (determination of packaging material

CARTON_L for pick-HU

when picking large parts)

Condition record: one 0BDL condition

record with packaging profile P003

for packaging specification with

packaging material WIRE_BASKET

Used in Processes:


(determination of packaging

material WIRE_BASKET for

pick-HU)





Pick-HU: EUROPALLET



PS Group: PG01

Level Set: LS01

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Content None


Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:



Operative UoM: none


Target Quantity: 1

Pack. material EUROPALLET(1 EA)

HU Relevance: 1 (Main Packaging Material)


0BDL


Determination by: SCU, packaging profile, condition sequence 1

(note that route and logical condition cannot be used in condition records of this type).

Condition record: one 0BDL condition record with packaging profile

P004 for packaging specification with packaging material EUROPALLET

Used in Processes:


(determination of packaging material EUROPALLET for pick-HU)

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Repack Inbound (one pack. spec. per standard HU type from product master)


PS Group: PG01

Level Set: LS01

Content None

Pack. Spec. Level 1 (pallet)

Level Type LT01

Warehouse Data:


Operative UoM: PAL


Pack. material EUROPALLET (1 EA)

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HU Relevance: 1 (Main Packaging Material)


0DKS

Condition Type 0DKS (Deconsolidation)

Determination by: SCU, standard HU type, work center

Condition record: one 0DKS condition record with Standard HU Type

and work center WP01 for the packaging specification of products

with standard HU type E1

Used in Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway

(proposal of packaging material at the inbound packing station)

The following table gives an overview of the packaging specifications required for the sample

products and pick-HUs in warehouse number W001. The packaging specification group

indicates whether a packaging specification contains one level (PG01) or two levels (PG02).

For each packaging specification at least one condition record must exist.

Overview of Packaging Specifications and Condition Records

Packaging Specification Description

Packaging Specification Group

Condition

Type

Condition Record

PROD-L01 PG01 0PAL SCU, product PROD-L01

0WHT SCU, product PROD-L01





PROD-M01 PG02 0DKS SCU, product PROD-M01,

work center WP01

0WHT SCU, product PROD-M01


work center WP01



work center WP01


Repack Inbound PG01 0DKS SCU, Standard HU Type, work center WP01

Pick-HU, Carton Small PG01 0BDL SCU, packaging profile

P001, condition sequence 1

Pick-HU, Carton Medium

PG01 0BDL SCU, packaging profile P001, condition sequence 2

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Pick-HU, Carton Large PG01 0BDL SCU, packaging profile


Pick-HU, Wire Basket PG01 0BDL SCU, packaging profile P003, condition sequence 1

Pick-HU, Europallet PG01 0BDL SCU, packaging profile


You can reduce the number of packaging specifications for products by creating a packaging specification for one product and entering this product as the reference product in the product master data (packaging data) of all similar products. However, you still have to create the condition records for each product.

Prerequisites

You have created the work centers, products, packaging materials, and HU types.

Procedure

1. Check the number ranges for packaging specifications and element groups in the following way:

1. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Master

Data Packaging Specification Define Number Range for Packaging

Specification .

2. Choose Display Intervals.

3. Check that the following number ranges are defined as internal number ranges:

Number Range Used For

01 Work steps (not used in the preconfigured business processes)

02 Packaging specifications

03 Element groups

2. Check that the number range 03 is assigned to the element groups in Customizing

for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Packaging

Specification Define General Packaging Specification Parameters .

Element groups are created automatically when you maintain a packaging material in a packaging specification. For this reason, you must assign a number range for the element groups in the general parameters for packaging specifications.

3. Check the level types LT01 and LT02 in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Packaging Specification Maintain Structure of

Packaging Specification Define Level Type .

The packaging specifications in warehouse W001 contain one or two levels. For each

level you define a level type. Since one level might be a carton or a pallet, you do not define any value proposals here. In subsequent steps you assign an element type

(PACK for packaging material) to the level type, the level type to a level set, and the

level set to a packaging specification group. You can also restrict the allowed packaging material types for an element type.

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In warehouse W001 the level types are defined as in the following table. The level

types do not contain any value proposal as it is assumed that you create packaging specifications by copying an existing packaging specification.


Level Set

Level Type

Element Type

Allowed Packaging Material Types

PG01 (one level) LS01 LT01 PACK PT01, PT03

PG02 (two levels) LS02 LT01 PACK PT01, PT03

LT02 PACK PT01, PT03

As an alternative you could define value proposals such as quantity classification or HU type for each level. In this case you would need to define more level types, level sets and packaging specification groups as in the following table:


Level Set

Level Type Element Type

Allowed Packaging Material Types

PG02 (EA-CAR-PAL) LS02 LT01 with Qty class. 2 (cartons)

HU type C1

PACK PT01, PT03

LT02 with Qty class. 4 (pallets)

HU type E1

PACK PT01, PT03

PG01 (EA-PAL) LS01 LT02 with Qty class. 4 (pallets)

HU type E1

PACK PT01, PT03

PG03 (repack inbound)

LS03 LT03 with HU type E1

PACK PT01, PT03

PG04 (pick-HU) LS04 LT04 w/o attributes PACK PT01, PT03

4. Check the element typesPACK and AUX in Customizing for Extended Warehouse

Management under Master Data Packaging Specification Maintain Structure of

Packaging Specification Define Element Type .

With the element types, you can distinguish main packaging materials and auxiliary

packaging materials. In the preconfigured business processes of warehouse W001,

only main packaging materials are used.

5. Check the level sets in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under

Master Data Packaging Specification Maintain Structure of Packaging

Specification Define Level Set .

With the level sets you combine level types and element types as described above. In

warehouse W001 we distinguish between packaging specifications with one level

(level set LS01) and packaging specifications with two levels (level set LS02).

Check that level sets LS01 and LS02 are defined and that level types and element

types are assigned to each level set as described in the first table in step 3.

6. Check the assignment of packaging material types PT01 and PT03 to element type

PACK in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data

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Packaging Specification Maintain Structure of Packaging Specification Assign

Packaging Material Type to Element Type .

In Creating Packaging Materials [Page 67] you have checked the existence of the

packaging material type PT01 used in warehouse number W001. Here you check that

only packaging materials with packaging material type PT01 are allowed as main

packaging material in packaging specifications. For this purpose you check the assignment of the packaging material type of the packaging material to the element type used in the level set of the packaging specification group. If no packaging material types are assigned to an element type, then all packaging materials are valid in the level element.

This is an optional step in the creation of packaging specifications.

7. Check the packaging specification groups PG01 and PG02 in Customizing for

Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Packaging Specification

Define Packaging Specification Group .

When you create a packaging specification, you must enter a packaging specification group. It contains settings such as the level set and the number range for the packaging specification. Furthermore, you define in a packaging specification group whether a condition record must exist before a user can activate a packaging specification.


Description Number

Range

Level Set

Act.

With CT

PG01 Packaging Specification with One Level

02 LS01 X

PG02 Packaging Specification with Two Levels

02 LS02 X

8. Check that the determination procedures are assigned to warehouse number W001 in

Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Define

Warehouse Number Control .

You must assign a determination procedure for each function on warehouse number level. When executing this function, the system determines a packaging specification by searching for a condition record of the condition type assigned to the procedure.

9. Create the packaging specifications for the products and the pick-HUs on the SAP

Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data

Packaging Specification Maintain Packaging Specification .

Create the packaging specifications for each product and pick-HU as described in the overview tables. Enter the content and the level data. In the Determination field of the packaging specification header, create the condition records used for the determination of the packaging specification in the business processes.

You do not need to enter any weight, volume, or capacity data. They are filled automatically upon saving.

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To create a packaging specification for a new product, you can copy an existing packaging specification, enter the number of the new product, change the description of the packaging specification, and adapt the target quantity for each level.

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Creating Routes

You use this procedure to create routes used in the following business processes in

warehouse number W001:



The route determination for outbound deliveries is based on the routing guide. The routing guide works with the following:

Location master data defined for the warehouse and for the customers

Business partner master data defined for the carriers

In both outbound business processes the route determination and scheduling is done in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).

The warehouse delivers goods to four customers situated in four different regions:

In the Outbound Process Using Waves, Pick-HUs, Packing, Staging, and Loading you define four different routes to transport the goods from the warehouse to each customer. Each route contains only one leg (from the warehouse to the customer) and departs once a week at a predefined time. The goods are transported by truck by

a carrier (CARR001).

In the Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs you define a single route for the overnight delivery of small quantities to the four customers in one transport. The route contains four legs (from the warehouse to first customer, from the first to the second customer, and so on) and departs daily at 18:00. The goods are transported by van.

Overview of Routes in the Outbound Process with Waves, Pick-HUs, Packing, Staging, and Loading

Route From To Departure Time Means of Transport

W001_CU001 Warehouse Customer CUST001

Mondays at 16:00 Truck


Tuesdays at 16:00 Truck


Wednesdays at 16:00

Truck


Thursdays at 18:00 Truck

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Route From To Departure Time

Means of Transport

W001_OUTS Warehouse Customer CUST001

Daily at 18:00 Van

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Customer CUST001

Customer CUST002

Customer CUST002

Customer CUST003

Customer CUST003

Customer CUST004

Prerequisites

For the Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs you have maintained geocoordinates for the regions of the customers in Customizing for SAP NetWeaver

under General Settings Set Geocoding Process Geographical Data for Countries

and Regions . The geocoordinates (longitude and latitude) of the region are copied automatically to the location master data of the plant and of the customers during CIF transfer and are used for the distance and travel time calculation.

You have maintained address data including a region for the customers and the plant in SAP ERP and they are contained in the location master data in EWM, for example,

in the location master data PLPL01 (plant PL01) and CUCUST001 (customer

CUST001).

You have assigned the supply chain unit of the plant (for example, PLPL01) to the

warehouse.

You have defined the means of transport used in the Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway and in the Outbound Process Using Wave Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading to create transportation units. For more information, see Checking Means of Transport [Page 63].

Procedure

1. Check the activation of the routing guide in the current client in Customizing for SCM

Basis under Routing Guide General Settings for Route Determination .

Check that the Activate RG checkbox is selected. A cost profile in not required in the outbound business processes.

2. Check definition of request types for routing guide in Customizing for SCM Basis

under Routing Guide Define Request Types for Routing Guide .

In the outbound business processes a different route determination is defined for each outbound delivery order type. As an alternative, you can define a different route determination for each shipping condition.

In case of route determination depending on the outbound delivery order type, you must define a routing guide request type for each outbound delivery order type. The routing guide request type must be identical with the outbound delivery order type.

Request Type Used in Business Processes

OUTS Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs

OUTB Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading

3. Check the transportation zone hierarchy structure. For the route determination it is necessary to define a transportation zone hierarchy structure and a transportation zone hierarchy.

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1. In Customizing for SCM Basis, choose Master Data Hierarchy Define

Hierarchy Structure .

2. Check that the following entry exists:

Hierarchy Structure ID

Hierarchy Structure Name

Object Type Hierarchy Type

Edge Table Name Levels Excluded

RELHS_ZONE RELHS_ZONE 7

(Transportation Zone)

4

(Extended Hierarchy)

/SAPAPO/RELEHZON X

3. Select the entry RELHS_ZONE and choose Hierarchy Structure Level

Definition.

4. Check that the following entry exists:

Hierarchy Structure ID Level ID Level Level No.

RELHS_ZONE 101 - 101

4. Create the transportation zone hierarchy RELH_ZONE on the SAP Easy Access

screen for SCM Basis, choose Master Data Hierarchy Maintain Hierarchy :

Name Description Hierarchy Structure Name

Hierarchy Structure Category

Object Type

RELH_ZONE Relation Zone

Header RELHS_ZONE 04 007

5. Check the activation of route determination for the following outbound deliveries in

Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Goods Issue Process

Outbound Delivery Route Determination Activate or Deactivate Route

Determination .

In addition to the activation of the routing guide on client level, the route determination must be activated for outbound deliveries. In the outbound business processes the

route determination is activated in warehouse W001 for each outbound delivery order

type.

For more information, see the documentation of this Customizing activity in the system.

Warehouse No.

Document Type

Document Category

RD/RC Status RD Sequence

RD ERP

W001 OUTB PDO Route Determination Active

Standard Logic

Determination If Route Origin Is in ERP (SD)

W001 OUTS PDO Route Determination Active

Standard Logic

Determination If Route Origin Is in ERP (SD)

6. Check that scheduling within route determination for your warehouse, document type, and document category is defined.

In the outbound business processes most customer orders should be delivered with the next possible route departure. Therefore the delivery date is usually today’s date and EWM executes a forward scheduling based on today’s date. EWM executes only a backward scheduling in case a customer specifies a requested delivery date in the

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future. As a result of scheduling, the planned date/time of departure from yard and the planned delivery date/time are changed. Planned picking, loading, and goods issue (GI) dates coming from ERP are not taken into account in the scheduling.

Customer CUST004 orders some goods on Monday. The customer does not wish an

overnight delivery. The carrier delivers goods to this customer every Friday morning. As a result of the forward scheduling, the delivery date is automatically changed to Friday morning and the planned date of departure from yard is changed to Thursday afternoon.

In this Customizing activity you define if a backward or forward scheduling is done and which dates are taken into account in the scheduling and which dates/times are changed as a result of the scheduling.

For more information, see the documentation of this Customizing activity in the system.

1. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Goods

Issue Process Outbound Delivery Route Determination Define Scheduling

Within Route Determination .

2. Check the following entries:

Warehouse No.

Document Type

Doc. Category

Scheduling Direction.

Backward Scheduling

Today's Date

Date/Time Relevance

W001 OUTB PDO Backwards Reversal of Scheduling is Forward Scheduling

Date Today is a Turnaround Point for Reverse Scheduling

No Usage of Planned Date

W001 OUTS PDO Backwards Reversal of Scheduling is Forward Scheduling

Date Today is a Turnaround Point for Reverse Scheduling

No Usage of Planned Date

3. Select the document type OUTB.

4. In the Dialog Structure choose Date/Time Types.

5. Check that the following entries exist:

Date/Time Type

TDELIVERY

TOUTYARD

6. Repeat steps 2–4 for document type OUTS.

7. Assign departure calendar for route scheduling to supply chain unit.

In this step you create the five departure calendars used in the outbound business processes and assign them to the supply chain unit of the warehouse. In the route

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definition, you can only use departure calendars assigned to the start location (that is, supply chain unit of the warehouse).


choose Master Data Shipping and Receiving Route Determination

Assign Calendar to Supply Chain Unit .

2. Enter a supply chain unit, for example, PLPL01 and then choose Assign.

3. In the field Departure Cal., enter DAILY1800 and then choose Create.

4. On the Header Data tab page, enter the following data:

Description Years in the Past Years in the Future Time Zone Calendar

Daily 18:00h 2 5 CET 01

5. On the Calculation Rule tab page, create the following entries by choosing Change Calculation Rule.

Weekdays Fr To

1 18:00:00 18:00:01

2 18:00:00 18:00:01

3 18:00:00 18:00:01

4 18:00:00 18:00:01

5 18:00:00 18:00:01

6. Choose Calculate Periods and then save the calendar.

7. Go back to the SCU Calendar Assignment screen and save the assignment of the calendar to the supply chain unit.

8. Repeat the steps for creation and assignment of the following calendars:

MON1600 (weekday 1, time from 16:00:00 to 16:00:01)

TUE1600 (weekday 2, time from 16:00:00 to 16:00:01)

WED1600 (weekday 3, time from 16:00:00 to 16:00:01)

THU1800 (weekday 4, time from 18:00:00 to 18:00:01)

8. Create transportation lanes.

The transportation lanes are used in the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading to define the transportation distance, the transportation duration, and the additional retention time between a start location (for example, warehouse), and a destination location (for example, customer) for a specific means of transport (for example, truck). This data is used in the scheduling within route determination.

The additional retention time is added to the transportation duration to calculate a realistic delivery date/time at the customer. For example, a carrier leaving the warehouse in the afternoon will not deliver the goods to the customer in the middle of the night but in the morning of the next day.

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The Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs does not use transportation lanes. In this business process, the scheduling uses the average speed of the means of transport and the geocoordinates of the starting location and the destination location of each leg within the route.



Transportation Lane .

2. Enter the following data and choose Create:

Model name: 000

Your start location: for example, PLPL01

Your destination location: for example, CUCUST001

3. Create an entry for the means of transport MTR2 as shown in the table below

and save the data.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all transportation lanes.

Overview of Transportation Lanes Used in the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading

Start Location

Destin-ation Loc-ation

Means of Trans-port

Start Date

End Date

Fix Trans-port-ation Dur-ation

Fix Trans-port-ation Dis-tance

Trans-port-ation Dis-tance/ km

Trans-port-ation Dura-tion

Addi-tional Stop Dur-ation

PLPL01 CUCUS

T001 MTR2

01.01.

2010 31.12.

2020 X X 99 1:30h

15:0

0h

PLPL01 CUCUS

T002 MTR2

01.01.

2010 31.12.

2020 X X 99 1:30h

15:0

0h

PLPL01 CUCUS

T003 MTR2

01.01.

2010 31.12.

2020 X X 270 3:40h

14:0

0h

PLPL01 CUCUS

T004 MTR2

01.01.

2010 31.12.

2020 X X 163 2:10h

12:0

0h

9. Create carrier profile.

In the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading you assign a carrier to the transportation unit used to deliver the goods to the customer. The carrier must be assigned to the first leg of the route. For this, you must first create a carrier profile for the carrier. In this step you define only the header data for the carrier profile. The system automatically fills the transportation data upon assignment of the carrier to a leg.

This step is not needed for the Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping HUs.



Carrier Profile .

2. Create a carrier profile for carrier CARR001. You do not need to enter any

data beside the business partner number of the carrier.

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10. Create route W001_OUTS for the Outbound Process Using Pick-HUs as Shipping

HUs.

For this business process you define a route with four legs for means of transport

MTR1 (van). The route departs every day at 18:00. The route has a lead time of 3

hours. This means that an outbound delivery must be created at least 3 hours before route departure, otherwise it is assigned to the next route departure.



Maintain Route .

2. Create the following entry:

Route Description Validity From Validity (To)

W001_OUTS Route W001_OUTS 01.01.2010 31.12.2020

3. Create the following legs:

Leg Description Starting Location

Destination Location

Means of Transport

L_W001_OUTS_01 Leg

L_W001_OUTS_01 PLPL01 CUCUST001 MTR1

L_W001_OUTS_02 Leg

L_W001_OUTS_02 CUCUST001 CUCUST002 MTR1

L_W001_OUTS_03 Leg


L_W001_OUTS_04 Leg


Alternatively, you can create a route with starting location PLPL01,

destination location CUCUST004, and a stop for each customer in

between.

4. Create an entry for request type OUTS (delivery order type used in this

process).

5. Create a lead time of 3 hours for request type OUTS.

6. Assign departure calendar DAILY1800 to request type OUTS for the first leg

of the route.

7. Save the route.

11. Create routes for the Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading.

For this process you define for each customer a route with one leg for means of

transport MTR2 (truck). Proceed as described in the previous step using the following

data:

Route Description Validity From Validity (To)

W001_CU001 Route W001_CU001 01.01.2010 31.12.2020

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W001_CU002 Route W001_CU002 01.01.2010 31.12.2020

W001_CU003 Route W001_CU003 01.01.2010 31.12.2020

W001_CU004 Route W001_CU004 01.01.2010 31.12.2020

Legs, Means of Transport, Request Type, and Lead Times

Route Leg Descrip-tion

Start SCU

Destin-ation SCU

Means of Trans-port

Re-quest Type

Lead Time

Ship-ping Con-dition

Trans-port-ation Groups

W001_

CU001

L_W00

1_CU0

01_01

Leg

L_W001_

CU001_0

1

PLPL0

1 CUCUST

001 MTR2 OUTB 10h

All

Ship-

ping

Con-

dition

s

All

Transp

.

Groups

W001_

CU002

L_W00

1_CU0

02_01

Leg

L_W001_

CU002_0

1

PLPL0

1 CUCUST

002 MTR2 OUTB 10h

All

Ship-

ping

Con-

dition

s

All

Transp

.

Groups

W001_

CU003

L_W00

1_CU0

03_01

Leg

L_W001_

CU003_0

1

PLPL0

1 CUCUST

003 MTR2 OUTB 10h

All

Ship-

ping

Con-

dition

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12. Assign a carrier with an existing carrier profile to the leg and means of transport of each route:

Route Leg Means of Transport

Carrier Request Type

Departure Calendar

W001_CU001 L_W001_CU001_01 MTR2 CARR001 OUTB MON1600

W001_CU002 L_W001_CU002_01 MTR2 CARR001 OUTB TUE1600

W001_CU003 L_W001_CU003_01 MTR2 CARR001 OUTB WED1600

W001_CU004 L_W001_CU004_01 MTR2 CARR001 OUTB THU1800

Result

You have created the routes used for outbound deliveries from warehouse W001 to the

customers.

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More Information

For more information, see SAP Library for SAP Extended Warehouse Management 7.0 including SAP enhancement package 2 on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/ewm. In the SAP Library, choose SCM Basis Route Determination .

http://help.sap.com/ewm

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Checking Queues

You can use this procedure to check queues to which warehouse orders are assigned, according to defined physical areas in the warehouse, for example, picking area, and according to activities, for example, picking activities.

This procedure is an optional step in the configuration of master data in warehouse number W001.

Procedure

1. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Cross Process

Settings Resource Management Define Queues .

2. Check the following definition of queues:

Warehouse Number

Queue Description Operating Environment

Semi-System-Guided Processing

W001 Q-010-

051 Repl. T010 to T051

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-010-

831 Pick. T010 to T831

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-010-

840 Scrp. T010 to T840

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-020-

051 Repl. T020 to T051

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-020-

831 Pick. T020 to T831

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-020-

840 Scrp. T020 to T840

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-050-

051 Repl. T050 to T051

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-050-

831 Pick. T050 to T831

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-050-

840 Scrp. T050 to T840

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

W001 Q-830-

010 Ptwy. T830 to T010

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

X

W001 Q-831-

920 Stag. T831 to T920

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

X

W001 Q-911-

830 Ptwy. T911 to T830

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

X

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W001 Q-PI Physical Inventory

3 (RF Resource

Management Active)

-

3. Check the following queue determination criteria:

Warehouse Number

Activity Area: Source

Destination Activity Area

Bin Access Type

Warehouse Process Type

Activity Queue

W001 PIA1 - - - INVE Q-PI

W001 PIA2 - - - INVE Q-PI

W001 T010 - AT03 P211 PICK Q-

010-

831

W001 T010 A001 - P310 REPL Q-

010-

051

W001 T010 - AT03 P420 STCH Q-

010-

840

W001 T020 - AT03 P211 PICK Q-

020-

831

W001 T020 A001 - P310 REPL Q-

020-

051

W001 T020 - AT03 P420 STCH Q-

020-

840

W001 T050 - AT02 P211 PICK Q-

050-

831

W001 T050 A002 - P310 REPL Q-

050-

051

W001 T050 - AT02 P420 STCH Q-

050-

840

W001 - T010 AT03 P111 PTWY Q-

830-

010

W001 - - - P370 PICK Q-

831-

920

W001 - - - P360 PTWY Q-

911-

830

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For replenishment, the bin access type from source and destination bin is different but the resource is the same. Therefore, the bin access type is not used for the queue determination of replenishment warehouse tasks. For picking and scrapping, the source bin access type is used and

therefore the entry makes sense including the BAT. For putaway, the

destination bin access type is used and therefore the entry makes sense

including the BAT.

4. Check the following queue access sequences:

Warehouse Number

Sequence Number

Consider-ation of Source Activity Area

Consider-ation of Destination Activity Area

Consider-ation of Storage Bin Access Category

Take Warehouse Process Type into Account

Consider-ation of Activity

W001 1 X X X X X

W001 2 X - X X X

W001 3 - X X X X

W001 4 X X - X X

W001 5 X - - X X

W001 6 - - - X X

W001 7 X - - - X

Result

You have checked the queues used in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Resources

You use this procedure to create resources used in warehouse W001.

A resource is an entity representing a user or equipment, which can execute work in the warehouse. A resource belongs to a resource type and resource group.

Overview of the Resources Used Within Warehouse W001

Process Step\Storage Type

T010 T020 T050 T051 From T831

To T830

Putaway Forklift

No resource (paper-driven)


- - -

Picking

High-Level Order Picker




- -

HU Moves - - - - Forklift Forklift

Replenishment



Forklift - - -

Scrapping





- -

Procedure

1. Check the resource types.

You define the resource types to create a grouping of resources with similar technical or physical qualifications. The resource type determines the preferences of its constituent resources regarding bin access type and handling unit (HU) type group.

1. In the Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Cross

Process Settings Resource Management Define Resource Types .

2. Check the following definition of resource types:

Warehouse Number Resource Type Description

W001 RT01 Forklift Truck

W001 RT02 High Level Order Picker

W001 RT03 Human Resource

3. Check the following assignments of bin access types to resource types:

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Resource Type Access Type

RT01 AT02

RT01 AT03

RT02 AT01

RT02 AT02

RT02 AT03

4. Check the following assignments of HU type groups to resource types:

Resource Type HU Type Group

RT01 HG02

RT02 HG01

RT02 HG02

2. Create the following presentation device, and assign it to a corresponding display profile on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management under

Master Data Maintain Presentation Devices :

Presentation Device Description Display Profile

PD01 Handheld **

3. To group together resources with similar characteristics, create the following resource groups on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management

under Master Data Resource Management Maintain Resource Group :

Warehouse Resource Group Description

W001 RG01 Forklift Truck

W001 RG02 High Level Order Picker

W001 RG03 PI Counter

4. Create a queue sequence for resource groups on the SAP Easy Access screen for

Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data Resource Management

Maintain Queue Sequence for Resource Group .

You assign/unassign a resource group to/from a queue using the queue sequence.

Warehouse Number Resource Group Sequence No. Queue

W001 RG02 1 Q-010-051

W001 RG02 2 Q-020-051

W001 RG02 3 Q-010-831

W001 RG02 4 Q-020-831

W001 RG02 5 Q-050-831

W001 RG02 6 Q-010-840

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W001 RG02 7 Q-020-840

W001 RG02 8 Q-050-840

W001 RG01 1 Q-830-010

W001 RG01 2 Q-050-051

W001 RG01 3 Q-831-920

W001 RG01 4 Q-911-830

W001 RG03 1 Q-PI

5. Create the following resources on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended

Warehouse Management under Master Data Resource Management Maintain

Resource :

Warehouse Resource Resource Type

Resource Group

Default Presentation Device

W001 COUNTER01 RT03 RG03 PD01

W001 FLT1 RT01 RG01 PD01

W001 FLT2 RT01 RG01 PD01

W001 HLOP1 RT02 RG02 PD01

W001 HLOP2 RT02 RG02 PD01

W001 PACKER01 RT03 - PD01

Result

You have created the resources used in warehouse number W001.

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Creating Printers

You use this procedure to create the following printers for warehouse number W001.

Printer Printer Location

Used in Business Processes

What is printed out?

How is the printer determined?

Form Spool Data

PR01 Internal office


Picking warehouse order

By means of condition record

/SCWM/WO_SINGLE 01


Picking warehouse order

/SCWM/WO_SINGLE


PI count document

/SCWM/PI_CNT_DOC


PI count document

/SCWM/PI_CNT_DOC

PR02 Quality inspection work center T820


Putaway warehouse order


/SCWM/WO_SINGLE 01

PR03 Staging area outbound (T921)


HU shipping label


/SCWM/HU_SHPLABEL 01

Delivery note

By means of print profile for delivery processing

/SCWM/DLV_NOTE 01

PR04 Shipping office


Delivery note

By means of print profile for delivery processing

/SCWM/DLV_NOTE 01

Outbound Process

Delivery note

By means of print profile

/SCWM/DLV_NOTE 01

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Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External]

Loading instruction (Bill of lading)

for delivery processing

/SCWM/LOAD_INSTR

PR05 GR office Inbound Process Without Packing Information (Manual WT) [External]




/SCWM/WO_SINGLE 02

PR06 Clarification

zone T970





/SCWM/WO_SINGLE 02




/SCWM/WO_SINGLE 01

PR07 Pack work center outbound T831


HU label By means of condition record

/SCWM/HU_LABEL 02

HU shipping label

/SCWM/HU_SHPLABEL

HU content list

/SCWM/HU_CONTENT

PR08 Pack work center inbound T830


HU label By means of condition record

/SCWM/HU_LABEL 02

HU content list

/SCWM/HU_CONTENT

PR09 Near empty Configuration of Outbound

HU label By means of condition

/SCWM/HU_LABEL 01

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pallet area Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External] (optional)

record

PR10 Staging area outbound T920

Configuration of Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick-HU, Packing, Staging, and Loading [External] (optional)

HU shipping label


/SCWM/HU_SHPLABEL 01

HU content list

/SCWM/HU_CONTENT

Procedure

Create the printers using the data from the table above. The names of the printers in the table are examples. During the configuration of the warehouse replace them with the names of the printers that have been set up by your system administrator.

For more information about how to set up printers, see SAP Printing Guide on SAP Help

Portal at http://help.sap.com/nw SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Including SAP Enhancement

Package 3 / English SAP-NetWeaver Library SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability Solution

Life Cycle Management by Key Capability SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN) .

http://help.sap.com/nw

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Creating Spool Data

You use this procedure to create spool data for grouping of printing parameters (for example, Print Immediately and Number of Identical Copies).

Procedure

1. On the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management, choose

Work Scheduling Print Settings Maintain Warehouse-Specific Printing

Parameters .

2. Select warehouse W001 and choose Spool Parameters in the dialog structure.

3. Create the following entries for the printers used in warehouse number W001:

Spool Data

Print Immediately

Release After Output

New Spool Request

Number of Copies

01 X X X 1

02 X X X 2

Result

You have created the spool data used in warehouse number W001.

Configuration of Warehouse Structure and Master Data for SAP

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