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Table of Contents

1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 7 Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................... 7 Assumptions ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 7 User Roles ........................................................................................................................................ 9

2 EWM Cross Functions ........................................................................................... 10 Quality Check Characteristics......................................................................................................... 10

2.1.1 Check Transportation Unit and Door Assignment ........................................................... 10 2.1.2 Perform Quality Checks on Transportation Units ............................................................ 11

Batch Numbering ............................................................................................................................ 11

3 EWM Inbound ......................................................................................................... 13 Putaway of Allergen Materials ........................................................................................................ 13 Radio Frequency Unloading by Door .............................................................................................. 14 Enhance Standard System-Guided RF Transaction ....................................................................... 21 Putaway from Production to Pick and Drop Area............................................................................ 22 Inbound Receiving from Storage Unit ............................................................................................. 23

4 EWM Outbound ...................................................................................................... 26 Filtering Rules for Stock Removal Determination ........................................................................... 26 Storage Type Search Sequence Redetermination ......................................................................... 27 Picking and Staging ........................................................................................................................ 28 Loading Sequence .......................................................................................................................... 31 Outbound Door Availability Report ................................................................................................. 34 Transportation Unit Loading Completion ........................................................................................ 35 Repacking in Subcontracting .......................................................................................................... 36 Sales Order Reference and Cross-Docking in Repack Subcontracting .......................................... 41 Repalletization ................................................................................................................................ 42

Shipment IDoc ................................................................................................................................ 44 Short Shelf Life ............................................................................................................................... 44 Cartonization .................................................................................................................................. 46

5 EWM Internal Functions ........................................................................................ 48 Posting Change Requests .............................................................................................................. 48 Short Shelf Life - Block Stock ......................................................................................................... 49 Short Shelf Life Status Changes ..................................................................................................... 50

6 EWM Production Integration ................................................................................. 52 Control Parameter for the Communication of Goods Receipt ......................................................... 52 Quality Enhancements ................................................................................................................... 52

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Table of Figures

Figure 1: Allergen Management ................................................................................................................................... 13

Figure 2: Inbound Process Overview ........................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 3: RF Receiving Modes..................................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 4: Inbound Screen Flow for RF Transactions .................................................................................................... 16

Figure 5: Door Scan Screen ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Figure 6: One-Step Receiving for Handling Units ........................................................................................................ 17

Figure 7: Two-Step Receiving for Handling Units ........................................................................................................ 18

Figure 8: Create Handling Unit Screen ........................................................................................................................ 19

Figure 9: Packaging Material Selection Screen ........................................................................................................... 20

Figure 10: Save And Putaway Screen ......................................................................................................................... 21

Figure 11: Determination of Pick and Drop Bins .......................................................................................................... 22

Figure 12: Goods Receipt from Production with MFS .................................................................................................. 23

Figure 13: Process Flow for Goods Receipt from Production ...................................................................................... 24

Figure 14: Goods Receipt Posting in the Warehouse Monitor ..................................................................................... 25

Figure 15: Process Flow for Outbound ........................................................................................................................ 26

Figure 16: Storage Type Search Sequence Determination .......................................................................................... 27

Figure 17: Staging Process .......................................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 18: Picking and Staging Process ...................................................................................................................... 29

Figure 19: Weight Balancing ........................................................................................................................................ 31

Figure 20: Staging and Loading Planning .................................................................................................................... 31

Figure 21: Staging / Loading Area Layout With Staging and Loading Direction ........................................................... 32

Figure 22: Staging Bin Determination Based on Delivery Sequence ........................................................................... 33

Figure 23: Loading Sequence in a Trailer .................................................................................................................... 33

Figure 24: Door occupation Planning and Transportation Unit Assignment ................................................................. 34

Figure 25: Door Availability Report .............................................................................................................................. 35

Figure 26: Transportation Unit Loading Completion ..................................................................................................... 35

Figure 27: Delivery Quantity Adjustment ...................................................................................................................... 36

Figure 28: Repacking with Value-Added Service ......................................................................................................... 37

Figure 29: Subcontracting Process Flow ..................................................................................................................... 39

Figure 30: Batch Determination and Creation in the Subcontracting Process ............................................................. 40

Figure 31: Repacking ................................................................................................................................................... 41

Figure 32: Repalletization ............................................................................................................................................ 43

Figure 33: Repalletization Process .............................................................................................................................. 43

Figure 34: Short Shelf Life Stock Process ................................................................................................................... 45

Figure 35: Cartonization in Outbound .......................................................................................................................... 47

Figure 36: Plant-to-Plant Posting without Physical Movement ..................................................................................... 48

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Figure 37: Stock Management for Short Shelf Life / Expiration and Quarantine Release ............................................ 49

Figure 38: Handling Unit Status Management ............................................................................................................. 50

Figure 39: Sample Drawings ........................................................................................................................................ 53

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1 Overview

This user guide provides an overview of functions and features of SAP Extended Warehouse Management, add-on

for consumer products.

Prerequisites

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met before running SAP Extended Warehouse Management, add-on

for consumer products:

You have set up the master data and Customizing for standard SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP

EWM).

You have performed the Customizing activities under Extended Warehouse Management SAP Extended

Warehouse Management, Add-on for Consumer Products.

You have performed the activities described in the configuration guide for SAP Extended Warehouse

Management, add-on for consumer products.

Assumptions

This user guide is based on the assumption that you have some level of familiarity with the terminology and functions

associated with SAP Extended Warehouse Management, add-on for consumer products.

The aim of this user guide is to provide you with the information you need to navigate through and optimize the

performance of SAP Extended Warehouse Management, add-on for consumer products.

We recommend that you refer to this user guide whenever necessary during the hands-on operation of SAP

Extended Warehouse Management, add-on for consumer products.

Glossary

Term Abbreviation Definition

ERP Central Component ECC

Extended Warehouse Management EWM

First expired first out FEFO This term is used in logistics and

inventory management to describe

a way of dealing with perishable

products, or with a specified expiry

date (source: Wikipedia)

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First in first out FIFO A stock removal method in which

the materials first transferred to a

bin are the first to be removed from

the bin, first in, first out.

Handling unit HU Physical unit consisting of

packaging materials and the

products they contain.

A handling unit (HU) has a single,

scannable identification number.

Intermediate document IDOC An IDoc is a specific message

formatted with the IDoc type. An

IDoc type can usually send more

than one type of message. These

are known as the "logical

messages" that correspond to

different business processes

International Article Number EAN A standardized unit that uniquely

identifies a material relating to a

unit of measure or type of

packaging.

The International Article Number

(EAN) is assigned by the

manufacturer of the material.

Outbound delivery order ODO The outbound delivery order is a

document containing all the data

required for triggering and

monitoring the complete outbound

delivery process

Post Processing Framework PPF The Post Processing Framework

(PPF) is a SAP basis technology

used in Delivery Processing for

scheduling and processing actions

and messages with reference to a

document

Production supply area PSA An area on the shop floor where

material is provided that can be

directly used for production.

Radio frequency RF The wireless scanning of

electromagnetic tags in order to

read the data therein and use the

data to automatically identify and

track the tags attached to objects

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Shelf-life expiration date SLED The date up to which a material can

be retained in storage and be

acceptable for use

Storage unit SU A logical grouping of one or several

amounts of material that can be

managed in a warehouse as a unit

Transportation unit TU Smallest loadable unit of a vehicle

that is used to transport goods. The

transportation unit (TU) can be a

fixed part of the vehicle.

User Roles

SAP Extended Warehouse Management, add-on for consumer products is intended to be used by warehouse

personnel with technical background.

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2 EWM Cross Functions

Quality Check Characteristics

This function is used in the yard management process to report the transportation unit characteristics with the help of

radio frequency (RF) devices during unloading (inbound process, simple unloading) or loading (outbound process). At

the beginning of RF loading and unloading transactions, quality checks can be performed if you have defined them in

Customizing. The additional checks include the checking of TU and door assignment and TU quality checks.

Prerequisites

You have defined the quality check characteristics in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management

SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-on for Consumer Products 01 - General and Cross Define

Quality Check Characteristics.

You have created TUs in the system either manually or via a shipment IDoc.

You use a standard RF screen size of 8X16.

2.1.1 Check Transportation Unit and Door Assignment

You can use an RF transaction (logical transaction CDSHDC) to dock the TU to the door that is used for the loading

and unloading process. This is the prerequisite for the receiving process.

When a TU is docked to the door, the system performs the following checks:

Is the scanned TU docked at the scanned door?

Yes – Continue and show quality checks

No – Perform next check

Is the scanned TU docked to any other door?

Yes – Raise exception


Is there any other TU docked to the scanned door?

Yes – Raise exception


Does an open warehouse task exist for the TU?

Yes – Perform next check

No – Create warehouse task from yard bin (check in or parking lot) to scanned door

Has the open warehouse task been created for the scanned door?

Yes – Confirm warehouse task

No - Raise exception

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2.1.2 Perform Quality Checks on Transportation Units

You can capture quality-related data using an RF device for specific TUs. The required quality checks are grouped by

quality check profiles, which are assigned individually to a TU or by warehouse default to a TU. These are freely

definable characteristics that have to be checked for inbound and outbound TUs. The quality check profiles are used

to group characteristics and are assigned to TUs.

As a default for a warehouse, a loading and unloading quality check profile can be defined. This is used if no quality

check profile has been maintained at TU header level.

You can use an RF transaction (logical transaction CDSHDQ) to capture up to 10 quality control parameters during the

loading and unloading process. The quality check profiles are centrally maintained for a warehouse or at TU header

level but you can edit the profiles and the characteristic values in the TU desktop transaction.

Batch Numbering

You can use batch numbering in the logistics processes which require a batch number naming convention in order to

fulfill legal requirements. The rules for batch numbering might be different and they depend on country, material type,

and other factors.

The batch number naming convention function checks existing batches against a naming convention or proposes a

new batch number based on a warehouse number, material number, production date, delivery etc.

Prerequisites

You have defined batch numbering in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management SAP Extended

Warehouse Management, Add-on for Consumer Products 01 - General and Cross Batch Numbering.

Details and Execution

You can use this function in receiving RF transactions that are developed in-house. It provides the following:

Check if batch exists in the system and check the corresponding material type

Check the batch number algorithm type based on the material type and warehouse.

The following algorithms are available with the batch numbering service:

Algorithm I (Internal batch numbering)

Checks if a batch number is blank. If it is blank, the system generates a new batch number from an internal batch

number range. If the batch number is not blank it checks for the numbering convention and returns an error for

exceptions.

Algorithm II (Batch numbering based on traceability):

Determines the traceability characteristics for the product from product classification data.

o If the batch number is blank and the traceability is ‘yes’, the vendor batch is checked and the last 10

characters of the vendor batch are used. If the vendor batch is not available, the system generates a new

batch number from an internal batch number range.

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o If the batch number is blank and the traceability is blank, the plant code with the first 4 characters is used.

o If the batch number is not blank and the traceability is ‘yes’, the batch number is validated against the last 10

characters of the vendor batch and returns an error for exceptions.

o If the batch number is not blank and the traceability is blank, the batch number is validated against the first 4

characters of the plant code and the system returns an error for exceptions.

Algorithm III (Date-based batch numbering):

Determines the format of the batch from the material classification system.

Example

MMMDDYYPPB

MMM – Month (e.g. DEC) or MM (e.g. 12)

DD – day (e.g. 25)

YY – year (e.g. 13) or YYYY (e.g. 2013) or Y (e.g. 3)

PP – Manufactory code

B – Last digit of a production line.

If no classification is maintained, the Customizing entry determines the batch numbering format.

Note

You can determine the last digit of the production line for algorithm III using an additional function which

works as follows:

1. The system gets the production order from inbound delivery item reference documents.

2. It selects the outbound delivery by production order number.

3. It gets the line number from the production supply area (PSA) based on the system configuration, for

example, character 5 and 6 from the PSA ID.

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3 EWM Inbound

Putaway of Allergen Materials

Warehousing of allergen products is strictly controlled. Every allergen material is specifically marked and can be

subject to storage restrictions. Putaway of allergen materials has to take these restrictions into account. For example,

an allergen material can be positioned on the floor but may have to be stacked only over other allergen pallets.

You can use this process in warehouses dealing with allergen materials where the storage restrictions are considered

during putaway. You can check and filter storage bins during putaway of allergen products for multiple allergen

classes. For each possible putaway bin, the neighboring bins are checked during putaway.

Figure 1: Allergen Management

Prerequisites

The configuration for the putaway task creation has been set up correctly and every storage bin is configured with

reference to the aisle, stack and level.

You have maintained the Customizing settings for allergen products under Extended Warehouse Management

SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-on for Consumer Products 04 - Internal Define Allergen Products

Configuration.


The process is initiated during the filtering and sorting of bins and runs as follows:

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The system checks whether the products are relevant for allergen checks.

If they are relevant, the system checks if an allergen class is maintained for the product, in the product master

data at warehouse level

Based on the allergy class check, the system triggers a new process (transaction /EWMCP/1XRS_ALLG_MNG) to

check and filter out the available bins to put away the allergen products.

Note

You can use transaction /EWMCP/1XRS_ALLG_MNG to maintain the following:

o Allergen classes that are displayed with a match code in the product master

o Allergen class groups that allow combining several allergen classes into one group

o Storage restrictions to be checked during putaway

o Maintenance of flag for allergen check and number of bins to be checked horizontally and vertically on

warehouse level

Radio Frequency Unloading by Door

You can use this function for the following purposes:

Unload the truck including goods receipt posting of HUs when pallets are scanned with an RF transaction

Set status "unloading completed" using an RF transaction

Create a warehouse task to move a truck from door to yard using an RF transaction

Figure 2: Inbound Process Overview

The RF functions support one-step receiving (unload pallets and directly perform putaway to final storage) and two-

step receiving (unload pallets to staging area and then move pallets from staging area to final storage) modes.

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Figure 3: RF Receiving Modes

You can use the following RF screens for inbound processing:

Door scan screen

HU scan screen

Create new HU screen

Packaging material selection screen

Save and put-away screen

They are based on the logical transaction CDULDC.

The general screen flow for the RF transactions in the inbound process is as follows:

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Figure 4: Inbound Screen Flow for RF Transactions

3.2.1.1 Door Scan Screen

You can use this screen to identify the door for unloading. You can perform the following actions:

Verify and validate door

Select inbound TU with corresponding door assignment with TU status "Unloading completed" not set and

activity status = 1 (active)

Perform quality checks for TU

Unlock TU

Start unloading by calling HU scan screen

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Figure 5: Door Scan Screen

3.2.1.2 HU Scan Screen

You can use the HU scan screen for the following modes:

o One-step receiving (unloading pallets and directly performing putaway to final storage)

o Two-step receiving (unloading pallets to staging area and then moving pallets from staging area to final

storage).

Figure 6: One-Step Receiving for Handling Units

The NxtHU pushbutton discards uncompleted barcode scans, for example, unreadable barcodes, and initializes pallet

/ HU data.

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Figure 7: Two-Step Receiving for Handling Units

The following pushbuttons are available on the two-step receiving screen:

Button Description

F2 Save Check input (HU, batch, product, etc.)

Create HU (if not yet created) using provided data. Displays packaging material selection

screen if more than one packaging material exists

Create batch if not created yet

Create (or update quantity of) batch split item if this is required

Post HU unloading

Create putaway warehouse task for HU to bin proposed by the system

F3 “Save +

Putaway”

In addition to the functions above, the system displays a screen for warehouse task

confirmation to allow the user to move the HU directly to destination

Scan pallet barcode

If the barcode is a pallet code, the system decodes the EAN128 barcode and displays the data. It performs checks,

and if all required data for HU creation / partial goods receipt are available, it performs the following activities:

Determine inbound delivery item

Create HU (if not already packed)

Post HU goods receipt

The following applies:

Pallet barcode scans are not allowed for empty TUs, that is, TUs without inbound delivery assignment. TUs

without assigned inbound delivery allow only “unloading complete” barcode

When an HU is scanned and the HU already exists (inbound delivery is packed), information for the remaining

fields is displayed, if available.

The information remains visible even after the goods receipt for the HU is posted. The fields are cleared when

the next barcode is scanned

The screen has a unique field provision validation, that is, a barcode field (for example, batch) can have only one

barcode.

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The system performs an automatic HU goods receipt posting after a certain number of scans; otherwise an

exception is raised.

The system performs HU validation for product, batch, and quantity

The system calls the Packaging Material Selection screen if more than one packaging specification is found.

Retrieves packaging material from packaging specification using “Create HU” indicator on level type

Batch creation is performed using custom batch numbering algorithm per material type

Applies batch split item logic if there is a need to create batch split items

Creates and confirms HU unloading warehouse task

Creates putaway warehouse task

Performs “Save and put-away” to allow direct confirmation of putaway warehouse task

Displays separate message that HU unloading and goods receipt is successful which requires confirmation

Displays separate message that unloading for TU is complete which requires confirmation

Scan Unloading Complete Barcode

If an unloading completion barcode is scanned, the system sets the TU status to "unloading completed" and

continues with the door scan screen. It locks the TU to avoid parallel unloading completion and sets the loading end

date.

3.2.1.3 Create New HU Screen

You can use this screen to manually create an HU if a pallet barcode is not provided or not readable.

Figure 8: Create Handling Unit Screen

The screen performs the following steps:

Verifies input data

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Creates HU, if required

Calls Display Packaging Material screen, if required

Creates batch, if required

Creates / updates quantities of batch split items if required

Unloads HU by creating an unloading warehouse task

Performs “Save and Putaway” to allow direct confirmation of putaway warehouse task

3.2.1.4 Packaging Material Selection Screen

You can use this screen if the system determines more than one packaging material for a product during HU creation.

Figure 9: Packaging Material Selection Screen

The screen contains the following data for each packaging material:

Quantity of the product to be packed

Unit of measure

Packaging material description

3.2.1.5 Save And Putaway Screen

You can use this screen to display and confirm the warehouse tasks created in the previous steps after the

destination HU has been scanned. After the confirmation of the warehouse task, the HU scan screen is displayed.

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Figure 10: Save And Putaway Screen

Enhance Standard System-Guided RF Transaction

When the TU loading and the staging warehouse tasks are processed via a system-guided RF transaction (logical

Transaction CDWKGQ), the loading warehouse tasks are created and confirmed automatically after the staging

warehouse task has been confirmed.

When an operator requests a new staging warehouse task, you may want to perform additional checks based on the

configuration settings defined for a warehouse and a document type. When the checks are successfully passed, you

can continue with the standard logic for the system-guided RF transaction and display the screen to process a

staging warehouse task.

You can use this process to enhance the standard system-guided RF transaction to check whether a TU is docked to

a door and to perform additional quality-related checks.

Prerequisites

You have performed the following Customizing activities:

o SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for Consumer Products → 02 - Inbound → Activate

Quality Control Validation for the RF System-Guided Transaction.

o SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for Consumer Products → 01 -General and Cross →

Define Quality Check Characteristics

The TU loading process is done via an RF transaction.

You have configured the staging and loading process.

The staging warehouse tasks are selected and confirmed via system-guided RF transaction.

The loading warehouse tasks are created and confirmed automatically after the staging warehouse tasks are

confirmed.

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You can use this process to perform additional checks during the system guided selection at warehouse and

document type level. When the operator requests a new staging warehouse task, the following activities are

performed:

The system retrieves warehouse orders.

The system retrieves the warehouse tasks corresponding to each warehouse order.

Based on the configuration settings for a warehouse and a document type, the staging warehouse tasks /

warehouse orders are filtered to perform additional checks, that is, whether the TU is docked to a door and

whether additional quality-related checks are required.

When all the TUs from the warehouse orders have been checked, the warehouse task screen is displayed using

standard RF processing

Putaway from Production to Pick and Drop Area

You can use this function during the putaway from production when you want the pick and drop (P&D) bins to be

used based on the available capacity. This function is called during the inbound warehouse task creation at the time

of source bin determination that checks the existence and available capacity of P&D area to determine the

destination bin.

Figure 11: Determination of Pick and Drop Bins

Prerequisites

You have maintained the configuration related to the putaway process and the layout-oriented storage control

You have defined a P&D area as an intermediate storage bin in the layout oriented storage control

The inbound delivery from production has only one item.

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This function is called during inbound warehouse task creation during the filtering and sorting of bins. It checks for

available capacity in the P&D area for destination bins, as proposed by the standard function, and filter out bins if the

capacity is not sufficient.

The P&D bin determination process runs as follows:

The system checks if the inbound delivery process is relevant for putaway from production.

The standard configuration of layout-oriented storage control is retrieved by the source storage type, section and

the bin of the warehouse task after checking if a layout-oriented storage control is relevant for the current

warehouse task.

The P&D area is determined based on the layout-oriented storage control definition.

The bin sequence, sorting and filtering is performed based on the setup and available capacity of the P&D area.

If no P&D bins are available, the standard logic is used to determine the bins according to the storage type

search sequence configuration.

Inbound Receiving from Storage Unit

The pallets that originate from production and carry finished products are sent to the conveyer belt managed by the

Material Flow System (MFS). You can use this function in the inbound processes that use MFS to post goods receipt

in the warehouse and communicate the details of the goods receipt for the pallets received from production. This

function is executed after the scanning of the pallet labels based on the data forwarded from the MFS scanner.

Figure 12: Goods Receipt from Production with MFS

Prerequisites

Goods receipt from storage unit via conveyer belt is handled using the SAP EWM MFS functionality

You have performed the configuration for MFS in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management

Material Flow System (MFS).

You have performed the Customizing activities under SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for

Consumer Products → 02 - Inbound → Receiving from Storage Unit (SU).

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No middleware is deployed between the EWM and ECC systems.

This function is handled by MFS.

IDoc WMS455 is used to receive the HU.

ECC goods receipt (triggered by IDoc WMS455) does not create an inbound delivery in EWM.

You have created HU master data.

Packaging specifications for each material to be received on the pallets are available.

You have assigned goods receipt bins to the conveyer.

The goods receipts from the storage unit process via conveyer belt is not changed in ECC.

Stock is received and posted in ECC in unrestricted stock.


ECC EWM / MFS MFC / PLC

Scan pallet at IPB/IPCReceive telegram

Create HU and stock according to scanned

label; inform ECC

Check weight and contour

Determine nextdestination

Send telegramMove pallet to next

destination

Post goods receiptIDoc

WMS455

Figure 13: Process Flow for Goods Receipt from Production

The process runs as follows:

During the goods receipt from production, the process starts with the scanning of a pallet from production.

When the production pallets are scanned, the system triggers the following activities:

o HUs are created and packed, packaged material determination is performed by the system.

o The system creates batches if they do not exist

o Goods receipt is posted in EWM without a reference. ECC stock updates are suppressed.

o IDoc 455 (IDoc message type Z2WMGRPCNFX455) is created and transmitted to ECC-

Due to a significant delay in communication between the production system and the ECC system (GR to

production plant), the IDocs cannot be sent immediately. The IDocs are buffered and sent automatically after

the expiration of a configured delay time. Report /EWMCP/2INB_IDOC_STOCK_UPD reads all the IDoc buffer

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records due for transmission based on the timestamp. After the successful sending of the IDocs, the

corresponding buffer records are deleted using the same report. The report can be started periodically.

o The IDoc posts a stock transfer from production to the EWM storage location and updates any open

purchase requisition quantities.

You can use an additional function in the warehouse monitor.

Choose Stock and Bin Storage Bin.

Select the destination bin.

In the popup, enter the following data:

o Warehouse number

o HU ID

o Product number

o Batch number

o Best before date / expiration date

o Production date (batch)

o Quantity

o Unit of measure

o Storage bin

o Create empty HU

o Goods receipt confirmation flag

After entering the required data, the system creates the HU and posts the goods receipt. Any exceptions are

displayed in the warehouse monitor.

Figure 14: Goods Receipt Posting in the Warehouse Monitor

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4 EWM Outbound

Figure 15: Process Flow for Outbound

Filtering Rules for Stock Removal Determination

You can use this function when you need additional filtering rules to be applied for a stock removal strategy. This

function is called during the during the stock removal process to apply specific rules that filter available quantities for

picking.

The following rules can be applied for available quantities:

Filter by HU stock removal exception attribute based on the maintenance of possible values for the new HU

attribute at warehouse level

Filter by the mixed layer pallets removal indicator based on values maintained in the product master data.

Filter by HU blocking status at warehouse level.

Filter by full pallet quantity at warehouse level.

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Prerequisites


Consumer Products → 03 - Outbound → Stock Removal Strategy.

Storage Type Search Sequence Redetermination

You can use this function when you require two-stage picking and the storage type search sequence is to be

redetermined. This function is called during the outbound warehouse task creation at source bin determination, for

specific processes such as SLED (Short Life Expiration Date) case picking, and to subsequently update the storage

type search sequence.

The change search sequence and stock removal rule function performs checks for the warehouse number, two-step

picking flag, warehouse process type, quantity classification and batch selection criteria. It determines a new search

sequence that is to pick from the deconsolidation work center prior to picking full pallets from the high rack and

subsequently updating the storage type search sequence.

The storage type search sequence redetermination scenario runs as follows:

Figure 16: Storage Type Search Sequence Determination

Stock for the customer specific order (based on shelf life expiration date) is found in the high rack.

The full pallet is picked from the high rack and moved to the P&D (Pick and Drop) area.

The full pallet is moved from the P&D area to the work center for deconsolidation.

The full pallet is deconsolidated and the loose case is picked and staged to the shipping bay. The pallet remains

in the deconsolidation work center.

For all subsequent outbound deliveries which have the same scenario, picking is performed from the

deconsolidation work center prior to picking full pallets from the high rack.

The stock removal rule ensures that based on FEFO (First Expired First Out) and % for the customer, the

storage type search is carried out in the following sequence:

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2. Deconsolidation work center

3. High rack

At the end of the shift or at another agreed time, the pallet is moved from the deconsolidation work center to the

high rack.

Prerequisites

You have performed the following Customizing activity: SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for

Consumer Products → 03 - Outbound → Define Criteria for Storage Type Search Sequence Redetermination.

Picking and Staging

You use this process when you want to ensure that the picking of pallets / HUs is aligned to the staging area when

the staging area is designed as a representation of the trailer.

The TU staging can be used in several processes, for example:

Return to vendor

Internal consumption

Reconfiguration

This process is executed in the warehouse monitor and performs the following:

Starts the automatic picking process for full pallets and layer (mixed) pallets

Determines the staging bay for every pallet according to the delivery loading sequence and weight balancing

rules.

Figure 17: Staging Process

Prerequisites

You have defined the warehouse structure with an appropriate layout for staging, loading and door assignment

The TU is assigned to an outbound delivery and door and the delivery items have been assigned to the waves

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The staging area is only represented as a TU (trailer) by providing all HUs to be loaded. The exact position of

each HU is predefined.

Staging directions and sequencing are predefined

Cartonization has created planning HUs for all deliveries of the TU for the picking of pallets

Delivery items are packed into HUs

You have defined the picking process.

Different wave types are created in SAP EWM to differentiate between layer picking, full pallets picking, special

activities and manual picking

Example:

o Wave for full pallets (wave template 1000)

o Wave for mixed layer picking (wave template 2000)

o Wave for special activities (wave template 3000)

o Wave for manual picking and exceptions (4000)


This function starts the automatic picking process for full pallets (including special activities) and mixed (layer) pallets,

and determines staging bays for every pallet according to delivery loading sequence and weight balancing rules.

Figure 18: Picking and Staging Process

4.3.1.1 Full Pallet Process

In the warehouse monitor, under the transportation unit node, you can trigger full pallet picking (wave releasing) and

sequencing of warehouse tasks. The following applies:

The system selects the staging area according to the door assignment.

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The process starts once the delivery items relevant for full pallet picking are assigned to the wave (for example,

template 1000) for full pallet picking

The process ends when the picking warehouse tasks are created and released and the staging bay has been

assigned according to the loading sequence of the pallet.

The process consists of the following steps:

Wave items for the particular TU are split from the wave containing items for multiple TUs

The full pallet picking wave is released

The picking warehouse tasks are created in blocked status

The staging bay is calculated and assigned, based on loading sequence rules

The warehouse tasks are unblocked.

4.3.1.2 Mixed Pallet Process

The process starts once the delivery items relevant for mixed pallet picking have been assigned to the wave

(example: template 2000) for pallet building. The process ends when the mixed pallets are returned to the high bay

ready for shipping and assigned to the staging bay according to the loading sequence of the pallet.


Cartonization is performed to determine the optimal ship-handling units.

The wave is released and the picking warehouse tasks are created

The picking warehouse tasks are confirmed.

The shipping HUs are moved to the high bay where they wait for shipping

The loading sequence is calculated and the HUs are assigned to the staging bay based on the loading

sequence.

An ad hoc warehouse task is created for the shipping HU from the high bay to the staging bay.

4.3.1.3 Weight Balancing

Weight balancing is only possible within a delivery after the delivery sequencing is done.

The following applies:

The HUs are sorted by weight within one delivery in order to optimize weight balancing

Two HUs from the lowest weight side and one HU from the highest weight side in order to optimize weight

balancing across rows

The heaviest pallet is placed on position 2

The lightest pallets are placed on position 1 and 3

You can use a truck with two positions in a row for the transportation. In this case, weight balancing for 3

positions can be used and special calculation may not be required.

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Figure 19: Weight Balancing

Loading Sequence

You can use this process in the warehouse monitor when you want to ensure that the staging of pallets / HUs in the

staging area is in a sequence equal to the loading sequence.

Figure 20: Staging and Loading Planning

This process performs the following tasks:

Staging bin determination based on cartonization planning (mixed pallets) or delivery item HUs (full pallets)

Staging dependencies determination

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Prerequisites

You have defined the warehouse structure with an appropriate layout for staging, loading and door assignment

Staging area is represented as a TU (trailer) by providing all HUs to be loaded the exact position of each HU

Staging directions and sequencing are predefined

Loading direction and sequencing are predefined

Cartonization has created planning HUs for all deliveries of the TU for picking of pallets

Delivery items are packed into HUs

Number of HUs per TU should be <= 45 (1-36 for fixed bins and 37-45 for extra bins)

You have set up a staging / loading area layout similar to the setup below with appropriate staging and loading

direction where each bin in the trailer (TU) has a corresponding storage bin in the staging area

Figure 21: Staging / Loading Area Layout With Staging and Loading Direction


You can use this function to perform staging bin determination for a warehouse, TU and wave (optional).

As the staging area represents already the TU loading sequence, the staging bin determination considers all rules

listed below relevant for loading sequence determination.

Staging bin determination is calculated based on the results of the cartonization (refer to cartonization planning)

Staging bin determination is performed based on delivery item HUs. This is based on the results of picking and

staging (refer to picking and staging).

The staging sequence already considers the delivery sequence within the TU, based on the sequence of stops

during the transportation process

Weight balancing rules are considered (refer to picking and staging)

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Figure 22: Staging Bin Determination Based on Delivery Sequence

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You can use the report /EWMCP/3OUT_STAG_BIN_DET for staging bin determination.

Note: You can run the report manually for mixed pallet picking for a warehouse and TU.

This is based on planned shipping handling units (PSHUs) determined by cartonization, delivery sequence within the

TU (sequence of stops during the transportation process) and weight balancing logic determined through the staging

bin determination function. For full pallets, the staging bin determination happens during the wave release.

The loading sequence process consists of the following steps, performed by the system:

Retrieve TU

Check that TU is assigned to a door

Determine staging area and bins via the door number

Retrieve outbound deliveries through TU

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Retrieve PSHUs created for outbound deliveries

Check if number of PSHUs per TU are <= 45

The staging bin assignment in PSHUs is updated based on delivery sequence and weight balancing logic.

Outbound Door Availability Report

The door is a location in the warehouse where the goods arrive at or leave the warehouse. Vehicles and their TUs

drive up to the doors of a warehouse to load or unload goods. You can monitor the door shipping and receiving

activity using a report. The function provides an overview of door activity in the defined timeslots, checks the details

of the assigned TUs, enables users to change time intervals for the existing door-TU assignments, creates new door-

TU assignments, and deletes existing assignments.

The function consists of the following:

A node in the EWM monitor that displays a detailed report for door availability to enable:

o Display of door-transportation unit (TU) assignment with fixed time intervals (60 minutes)

o Detailed information for TU and the assigned time intervals for door- transportation unit

You can assign a TU to the selected door and define the time interval of the assignment

You can change and delete the time interval of the TU-door assignment

Figure 24: Door occupation Planning and Transportation Unit Assignment

Prerequisites

You have enabled the node in the EWM monitor for the door availability function, using standard EWM configuration.

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Figure 25: Door Availability Report

Transportation Unit Loading Completion

Transportation unit (TU) loading is performed in the logistics outbound processes using the standard RF transaction.

After the TU is loaded, you can perform the following checks:

Check if scanned TU is docked to the scanned door

Check if all HUs assigned to the TU are loaded

Check if there are any open warehouse tasks for deliveries linked to the TU

You can use the dedicated RF transaction (logical transaction CDSHCP) that consists of two screens to perform

additional checks and complete the TU loading. The TU can be moved from the door to the yard bin after the checks

have been performed, using the standard Post Processing Framework (PPF) action.

Figure 26: Transportation Unit Loading Completion

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You can use an additional function during the execution of the loading completion RF transaction to check for open

loading quantities in the deliveries that are assigned to the TU, and perform delivery adjustment.

Figure 27: Delivery Quantity Adjustment

Prerequisites

You have performed the following Customizing activities: SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for

Consumer Products → 01 - General and Cross → Configure Transportation Unit Loading Completion and Define

Delivery Adjustment Tolerance.

You have configured the PPF actions for TU movement and for posting goods issue


You can use the RF screens to perform the following activities:

TU and door scanning: This screen checks if the scanned TU is docked at the scanned door and if all HUs linked

to the TU are loaded with no open picking warehouse tasks for the deliveries linked to the TU.

Loading completion: This screen can be used to perform TU loading completion and subsequently move the TU

from the door to the yard and post the goods issue using standard PPF actions after performing validations.

Note

During the execution of the loading completion RF transaction, you can check if there are open loading

quantities in the delivery assigned to TU. If such delivery items are found, a new RF screen is displayed with

materials and quantities that are to be adjusted.

When you choose the Adjustment button, a pop-up asks you to confirm delivery adjustment and the system

checks if the open delivery quantities match the tolerances for the resource.

Repacking in Subcontracting

Deliveries arising out of subcontracting purchase orders need to be preprocessed with regard to packing. You can

use this function for the packing of inbound deliveries arising out of subcontracting orders and for automating some of

the manual steps related to the subcontracting scenario. You can also use this function to trace the batches of used

components as well as new batches of products created during the packing process.

The main building blocks of the function are:

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Determination of the goods receipt notification document type

Replication of PO components to EWM

VAS order creation in EWM

Printing of instructions for VAS order

Batch determination / creation

Goods issue of components in EWM and integration to ECC

Repack transaction EWMCP/RP_REPACK

Figure 28: Repacking with Value-Added Service

Prerequisites

The EWM monitor (transaction /SCWM/MON) is used to trace the warehouse HUs

Expected goods receipt is created in ECC

The conversion of the expected goods receipt (EGR) into inbound delivery is performed in EWM.

The inbound delivery created in EWM is replicated automatically into the ECC system.

The creation of batches at item and component level is done in EWM.

The value-added service (VAS) order corresponding to the inbound delivery item is created in EWM.

The VAS orders are always assigned to a work center. They always have a 1:1 association with an inbound

delivery item.

One VAS order can contain a maximum of one inbound delivery item, and n components

The inbound delivery linked to the VAS orders always has a subcontracting order behind it.

No parallel repacking per VAS order: the new repack transaction cannot be used in parallel for one VAS order

Separate document types are used for expected goods receipt notification and inbound delivery for the

subcontracting process

The document type determination for subsequent documents like EGR and inbound delivery verification are

covered by standard Customizing

The products received in the inbound delivery are not packed initially

The bill of material (BOM) / components corresponding to a product are maintained in the ECC subcontracting

purchase order. They are replicated to EWM.

In case of a multi-client scenario (manual creation of inbound delivery in EWM), the packaging specifications are

maintained manually prior to IBDLV creation.

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The quantity of products which can be packed in the HU is maintained in the packaging specification.

At least one active version of the packing specification per product exists.

Packaging specification determination uses, for example, the purchase order (PO) number and PO item fields.

The PO BOM is defined in the packaging specification configuration. The packaging specification clearly defines

packaging material and components as below:

o Level type: AUX (components for repacking)

o HU relevance (of assigned elements): 1: Main packaging 3: components

Alternative unit of measure "PAL" is defined for all products ordered using the subcontracting process.

The EWM inbound deliveries are either created with unit of measure "PAL" or the quantity conversion into "PAL"

delivers an integer.



The system determines the goods receipt notification document type

Inbound delivery process documents for repacking / subcontracting are created using specific subcontracting

document types.

The system replicates PO components to EWM

At the time of creation of expected goods receipt notification, the background functions triggered by the PPF

actions ensure that subcontracting purchase order components are read and sorted as packaging specifications.

The VAS order is created in EWM.

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Figure 29: Subcontracting Process Flow

When an inbound delivery is created, the background functions triggered by standard PPF actions create a VAS

order per inbound delivery item. The system performs this using the standard packaging specifications

determination.

The system prints instructions for VAS orders.

The standard PPF action for printing VAS orders is triggered when the VAS order is created. As the PO

components are covered by the packaging specification, the standard VAS order printing covers the components

as well.

The system performs batch determination and creation.

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Figure 30: Batch Determination and Creation in the Subcontracting Process

Batch creation for products is called when you choose Save in the packing transaction. The creation of batches

is triggered before the goods receipt posting. When newly created in EWM, the batch is automatically replicated

to the ECC system.

The batch creation function performs the following activities:

o Checks if the VAS order is relevant for repacking

o If there is only one component for repacking, the batch is taken from the repacking component.

o Performs a check if the inbound delivery item has a sales order as a reference in the document flow. If there

is no sales order as a reference in the inbound delivery document flow, the process is 'Kitting'

o Checks if an existing batch from the batch master can be used with a specific format. If no batch is found, a

new batch number is generated according to a specific format

The system performs the goods issue of components in EWM and integration to ECC.

A goods issue posting into subcontracting stock has to post a goods issue in EWM and a corresponding goods

movement with movement type '541' into the subcontracting stock (at plant level). As standard EWM does not

support the goods issue into subcontracting stock, there is an additional function to support this scenario that

comprises the following steps:

o Goods issue to subcontracting stock: When you click Save in the packing transaction, the components that

are already available at the repack station are posted with "Goods Issue" to subcontracting stock.

o You can perform a corresponding goods movement in ECC with movement type 541.'

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4.7.1.1 Repack Transaction (/EWMCP/RP_REPACK)

Figure 31: Repacking

The transaction comprises the following functions:

When starting the transaction, the system displays the Organizational Data popup that contains warehouse

number and workcenter. The data is defaulted based on the user parameters. If no user parameters are

maintained, this screen is processed after the start of the transaction, otherwise it is processed only by user

request.

On main repack screen, enter a VAS order number.

You perform all repack activities on this screen, that is, HU assignment, HU deletion, saving, and so on.

After entering the actual packaging quantities, the system displays an HU assignment.

You can create and maintain an HU assignment to a component product.

After successful HU assignment (all components in status ok / green), you can save your entries. This triggers

the goods issue posting for subcontracting components, batch creation and inbound delivery update, handling

unit creation, inbound delivery packing and goods receipt posting.

Sales Order Reference and Cross-Docking in

Repack Subcontracting

In a repack-subcontracting scenario, the repacked products are used for opportunistic cross-docking to fulfill a

corresponding pending outbound delivery.

This function is used to create a relation between inbound deliveries (created with reference to ECC subcontracting

purchase orders) and outbound deliveries (created with reference to ECC sales orders) by adding the ECC sales

order as a reference to the inbound delivery.

The sales order reference between inbound and outbound deliveries enable opportunistic cross-docking (inbound) for

inbound and outbound deliveries for a subcontracting repack order.

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Prerequisites

You have performed the standard configuration related to delivery document references for sales orders

The sales order reference is added to the standard inbound delivery interface extension


Consumer Products → 02 - Inbound → Define Warehouse Process Type Relevance for Opport. Cross-Docking

Inbound.


The sales order reference function is executed during the inbound delivery replication. It provides a reference

field for the EGR and goods receipt notification (GRN) inbound delivery document items

Opportunistic cross-docking starting from inbound deliveries limits the cross docking to outbound delivery items

with identical sales order reference as the corresponding inbound delivery

During opportunistic cross-docking, the warehouse process type defined for a warehouse is used to identify the

subcontracting process. Based on the selection of inbound delivery items through the sales order reference filters

all outbound delivery items without identical sales order reference as an inbound delivery item.

Repalletization

You can use repalletization for delivery items that are relevant for full pallet picking and which have been assigned to

the corresponding wave template (for example, template1000). You want a full pallet to be repacked into a new

packaging material before this is moved to a staging area.

You can use the Repalletization tab page in the standard VAS workcenter transaction /SCWM/VASEXEC to peform

the following steps:

When the delivery is distributed to the EWM, a VAS order is created, based on the ship-to criteria.

On the day of shipping, the VAS orders for repalletization can be evaluated in the monitor report for TUs that are

leaving that day. A work-station must be assigned on which the activity can be executed.

You can release the full pallet picking wave. HUs to be repalletized can also be included in the special activity

pick wave with another wave template (for example, 3000).

The pallets with VAS activities for repalletization are released few hours earlier.

When the VAS orders are released, the door has already been determined with the wave release of standard

TUs and TUs with similar VAS orders.

The relevant HUs for repalletizing can then be moved to the work-station through layout-oriented routing.

The repalletizing activity takes place and the VAS order is completed.

The HU is finally moved to the staging area.

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Figure 32: Repalletization

Prerequisites

You have performed the standard configuration for VAS orders

A work center has been assigned in order to derive the correct destination area for repacking

Warehouse orders and tasks are created with a destination bin as the work center assigned to VAS


Figure 33: Repalletization Process

The repalletization process runs as follows:

The system retrieves HUs.

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Delivery and item numbers are retrieved from the HU items, by the system.

Select VAS activity for the delivery and item that is relevant for repalletization and retrieve a packaging material

from the VAS activity.

The system changes the packaging material based on the HU and the new packaging material assigned on the

screen

The system updates the complete quantity of the VAS activity with the quantity of the repalletized HU.

Shipment IDoc

You can use this function to perform updates to the already existing and distributed planned shipments in EWM. It is

executed at the time of SHPMNT05 IDoc inbound processing. The same function can also be used for TU deletion.

Prerequisites

You have set up the master data and performed the standard configuration related to the shipment IDoc processing

Process

At the time of SHPMNT05 IDoc inbound processing, the following activities take place:

o The delivery assignments of the respective TU activities are deleted.

o The respective vehicle / TU activities are deleted.

Prior to the standard creation of a new (changed) EWM inbound shipment, you must perform additional checks in

SHPMNT05 IDoc inbound processing to check:

o If the vehicle / TU activity with the ERP shipment (freight document) number already exists

o If the TU status "Arrival at checkpoint (CHKI)" is not set

When all conditions are met and the reference documents are deleted, the standard IDoc inbound logic performs

the updates to the TU. The function also provides an enhancement to process the IDoc successfully after

performing the TU updates.

Short Shelf Life

The function is used to manage short shelf-life stocks in the outbound process.

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Figure 34: Short Shelf Life Stock Process


Stock is first posted into short-shelf life stock (block stock - stock type B2), based on the material master 'number

of days' and the batch 'Best Before Date'

When receiving the outbound delivery from ECC, the requested stock is changed from F2 (Unrestricted) to B2

(Blocked)

The full pallet picking wave is released.

The wave items for the particular TU are split from the wave containing items for multiple TUs.

The picking WTs are created in blocked status

The staging bay is assigned based on the loading sequence

The warehouse orders are unblocked

Once the pallets have been staged, they are posted to unrestricted stock before loading and shipping.

When posting the goods issue for the pallet when the requested stock on the outbound delivery order is blocked

(B2) stock, the goods movements take place only for unrestricted stock (F2).

Note

The short shelf life function mainly addresses process steps 2 and 9 described above.

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Prerequisites

You have set up the master data related to the short shelf life stock process.


Consumer Products → 03 - Outbound → Short Shelf-Life Outbound Process.


This function is executed during the replication of outbound deliveries to EWM and during the goods movement

process. It performs the following steps:

Determine configured stock types defined for a logical system

Check delivery items for all configured item types to update with predefined stock types

During the goods movement for deliveries, the delivery items corresponding to the predefined process type are

retrieved and all the messages relevant for the defined source stock type are checked for 'blocked' status to

prevent posting for goods movements.

Cartonization

Cartonization planning results in the creation of planned shipping HUs (PSHUs) that can be used as templates for

creating shipping HUs during picking or packing. Cartonization planning provides you with information about volume,

weight, and number of shipping HUs at an early point in time during the outbound process.

The Cartonization planning function improves the creation of PSHUs based on additional information from product

master data and outbound delivery orders and subsequently adjusts cartonization algorithm to consider the following

restrictions:

For some customers, only one article is permitted on a wooden pallet and therefore no mixed pallet needs to be

planned for the mixed pallet picking.

Some customers may have specific packaging specifications, which means that standard packaging

specifications have to be overwritten

You may need to add pallet separators as an additional auxiliary product between different products if the HU

packaging specification contains packing products at product level.

You may need to add slip-sheets as additional auxiliary product for a product that has a packaging specification

with an auxiliary product maintained.

You may need to consolidate multiple line-items with less than a pallet quantity to a combined pallet quantity and

pick from full pallet area, instead of pick face for case quantities

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Figure 35: Cartonization in Outbound

Prerequisites

You have set up the master data related to cartonization.


Consumer Products → 03 - Outbound → Cartonization.

You have defined an algorithm profile for a warehouse to be used for custom cartonization planning


This function is executed during the cartonization planning based on profiles defined for specific customers. It

comprises the following:

Full pallet consolidation algorithm: This algorithm groups outbound delivery order items by product, batch

selection criteria, and consolidation group and ship-to party. Then, based on the pallet quantity, the system

groups items into PSHUs. The total quantity of products in items packed into one PSHU is equal to the full pallet

quantity. Wave items can be further split into a ‘Full pallet’ part and a ‘Less than full pallet’ if the corresponding

flag is maintained to allow the outbound delivery item split.

Mixed pallet algorithm: This algorithm determines packaging specifications for a product of delivery items to be

packed into PSHUs. The system first checks if a packaging specification has an auxiliary product and if an

auxiliary product exists. The function takes the volume of auxiliary products into total volume calculation, keeping

the existing standard logic from cartonization algorithm for capacity calculation.

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5 EWM Internal Functions

Posting Change Requests

You can use this process when two different plants are assigned to one physical warehouse and the stock needs to

be managed on different levels in the supply chain. For example, a regional plant fulfills a broader market and a local

plant replenishes a local distribution center. In this scenario, you may be required to make a plant-to-plant posting but

there is no physical movement associated with this posting as the pallet stays in the same bin.

Based on a planning run in APO, a stock transfer order is created to “replenish” the local distribution center with stock

from the regional distribution center. As both ECC plants are managed in the same warehouse, only a plant-to-plant

posting may be required. The stock transfer order is transferred into an outbound delivery in ECC. The outbound

delivery is distributed to EWM where a posting change is created. The posting change is used in order to change the

party entitled-to-dispose and the owner. Other attributes (e.g. product, batch, HU, HU bin etc.) are not to be changed.

Figure 36: Plant-to-Plant Posting without Physical Movement

Prerequisites


Consumer Products → 04 - Internal → Plant-to-Plant Stock Posting.

The information regarding the destination owner / party entitled to dispose is determined based on the

destination plant which is transferred from ECC.

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This function is executed with a one-step transfer when the outbound delivery from a stock transfer order is replicated

to EWM as a posting change and performs the following steps:

The system determines the delivery process indicator for a delivery type and item category definition, based on

the Customizing settings.

It determines the destination data for the posting change during the inbound processing of the posting change

request.

The destination owner / party entitled to dispose is determined based on the destination plant which is

transferred from ECC.

The system fills all the stock and product-related information to perform a posting change in EWM instead of

using a two-step procedure with an outbound/inbound delivery where a physical movement is involved.

The destination bin is made equal to the source bin because the HU is physically not moved. The determination

of data is made flexible during the warehouse task creation for the posting change when the bin adjustment is

set active for a warehouse and a warehouse process type.

HU information can be added to the ECC delivery for a posting change for a warehouse number document type /

item type and warehouse process type.

Short Shelf Life - Block Stock

In the quality management process, the shelf life of the products plays a crucial role in the storage and supply chain

of the products. You can use this function to perform posting changes for stocks based on different dates and stock

types.

Figure 37: Stock Management for Short Shelf Life / Expiration and Quarantine Release

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When you execute this process, the EWM system creates posting changes for stocks based on different dates and

stock types as shown above. You can use report/EWMCP/4INT_BLOCK_STOCK to perform these posting changes.

Note

For more information, see the report documentation in the system.

Prerequisites


Consumer Products → 04- Internal → Define Shelf-Life Blocking.

You have performed the standard ECC configuration to trigger storage location changes for stock type change.

The EWM stock has the required information for the best before date.

The short shelf life date is calculated based on the best before date (stock / batch characteristics) and material

class characteristics.

Stock changes are performed only for standard EWM-supported functions. Stocks with open warehouse tasks or

with active inventory documents are excluded.

Stocks are HU-managed.

Shelf life expiration date, short shelf life period, and short shelf life exception period per plant data is available

Short Shelf Life Status Changes

In the quality management process, the shelf life plays a crucial role in the storage and supply chain of the products.

You can use this program to maintain new HU user statuses and update those statuses during HU movements.

Figure 38: Handling Unit Status Management

When you execute this process, the EWM system allows the maintenance of new HU user statuses, for example,

'Defrosting', 'Defrosted’, ‘Spoiled', ‘Quarantine’ etc. using a report that can be executed in foreground and background

processing jobs. It updates those statuses during HU movements.

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Prerequisites

You have configured the standard HU movements.

You have performed the following Customizing activities: SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for

Consumer Products → 04- Internal → Define Handling Unit User Status Used During Handling Unit Movement

and Define Handling Unit User Status Sequence.

Stocks are HU-managed.

Quarantine periods are defined.



The HU user status is determined by the system during the HU movement.

When the end of period of any HU status is reached, the next status is set during the HU movements in

accordance with the status sequence.

Update the HU user status by executing the report /EWMCP/4INT_HU_STATUS_UPD.

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6 EWM Production Integration

Control Parameter for the Communication of Goods

Receipt

When products are received in the warehouse, inbound deliveries are created in ECC and distributed to EWM. Full

and partial goods receipts, goods receipt cancellation and correction for inbound deliveries in EWM are sent back to

ECC. The goods receipt mode determines when the changes are sent to ECC.

In the standard solution, EWM goods receipt mode is customized at business system level (ECC). This means that in

standard for ECC, one of the following 3 options can be used:

'Space' - Immediately send goods receipt postings and partial goods receipt to ECC

'1' - Only send full goods receipt at end of putaway process

'2' - Send full goods receipt when goods receipt has been posted for all items

You can use this function to additionally configure the goods receipt mode at document type level. This means that

depending on the inbound delivery document type, the above options can additionally be executed at document type

level.

This function is executed during the control process parameters determination. Sending of the standard PPF action

/SCWM/SPC_MSG_SEND is based on the goods receipt mode

The following steps are performed:

The system determines the document types.

It determines the goods receipt mode defined for the document type.

It determines the process control parameters for the communication of goods receipt through standard PPF

actions.

Prerequisites


Consumer Products → 05 - Production Integration.

You use standard PPF actions and the ECC integration has been defined.

Quality Enhancements

Quality Notifications

When EWM generates an inbound delivery, it checks the best-before date or expiration date according to the

standard settings in EWM. If the check is negative, the corresponding delivery is blocked. You can use a report to

create quality notifications in ECC to notify the responsible person in Quality Management (QM) that stock from the

delivery that was created does not match the quality requirements.

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The report /EWMCP/5PRD_QUAL_NOTIF first selects all warehouse tasks that were created by the standard report

/SCWM/R_STOCK_TYPE_CHANGE and filters the tasks with regard to the selection criteria of the entry screen, for

example, creation date, stock-type. Standard BAPIs in ECC are used to create quality notifications, and standard

ECC transaction QM11 is used to display the quality notifications.

Note


Sample drawings in QM

If an inbound delivery item is QM-relevant and a quality inspection is created in ECC, the standard EMW system

provides additional parameters to ECC for the sample drawing. You can use this function to allow the changing of

sample drawing attributes sent by standard function.

Figure 39: Sample Drawings

Printer Determination for HU Label Printing

When an HU is received in the warehouse via goods receipt posting, the HU label is printed automatically. You can

use this function to create an enhancement during the printer determination logic so that the HU label can be printed

on the printer that is physically closest to the door or receiving area. The HU printer function has been enhanced to

add the additional data for HU storage-bin and storage-type by looking up the current location of the HU.

Prerequisites

You have maintained the following Customizing activity: SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Add-On for

Consumer Products → 05 - Production Integration →Define Attributes of Sample-Drawing Procedure.

You have maintained the standard condition technique for print form and printer determination procedures

You have set the inspection rule sampling type value to “4 = BADI” to enable custom changes to Quality

Management sample drawing values

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