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SCM631Additional Topics in Warehouse Management

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Course Prerequisites

Required:

SCM630 Warehouse Management

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Target Group

Audience:Project team members

Duration: 2 days

Note:

The training materials are not teach-yourself programs. They complement the course instructor's explanations. Your material includes space for writing down this additional information.

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Course Goals

Course Objectives

Course Content

Course Overview Diagram

Introduction

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This course will enable you to:

Gain an understanding of and hands-on experience of additional topics within the SAP Warehouse Management System and the customizing options that are available to support company requirements.

Course Goals


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Objectives

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

Perform WM functions such as customizing Storage Unit Management, Radio Frequency, and Hazardous Material Management.

Discuss customizing options and settings within the Warehouse Management system for Handling Unit Management, decentralized Warehouse Management, and Performance Data.


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Course Contents

Unit 5 Decentralized Warehouse Management

Unit 6 Technical Topics

Unit 7 Summary

Unit 1 Course Overview

Unit 2 Storage Unit Management

Unit 3 Additional Functions in TO Processing

Unit 4 Radio Frequency / LSR

Preface


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Overview Diagram

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials Management

Decentralized Warehouse Decentralized Warehouse ManagementManagementTechnical Technical TopicsTopics

RadioRadio FrequencyFrequency / LSR/ LSRAdditional Additional Functions Functions in TO in TO ProcessingProcessing

SummarySummary


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Storage Unit Management

Storage Unit Management

Managing Bulk Materials

Handling Unit Management


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Storage Unit Management: Overview Diagram

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit Management

Hazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials Management



SummarySummary


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Define storage units and explain how to include them in the warehouse structure

Create a storage type that uses SUM with placement strategy ‘P’

Process material movements in the warehouse using storage units

At the conclusion of this topic, you will be able to:

Storage Unit Management: Objectives


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Storage Unit Management: Business Scenario

In your warehouse, you move pallets that carry different materials. To reduce the complexity of these movements and in order to identify pallets in the Warehouse Management System, you assign a number to the storage unit with storage unit management.


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Storage Bin with Storage Unit Management

A storage unit is a logical grouping of one or more amounts of material, such as pallet or container, which can be managed in a warehouse as a unit that belongs together.

This picture indicates a typical storage bin with storage unit management:

There are 3 quants in the bin.

There are 2 storage units in the bin.

Storage units can be homogeneous (containing one material) or mixed (containing two or more items).

All storage units are assigned an identifying number, which is maintained in the system as the storage unit number. You can see at any given time where each storage unit is located within the warehouse complex.


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Quant Quant Quant

Storage bin

WM System without Storage Unit Management

Warehouse Management (WM) without Storage Unit Management (SUM)

In the WM system without Storage Unit Management, material quantities (referred to in the WM system as quants) are managed at the level of the storage bin.


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Storage bin

Quant Quant

Storage unit

Quant

Storage unit

Management at the Storage Unit Level

If you have implemented Storage Unit Management, the quantities (quants) are managed at the level of the storage unit. In a single storage bin, you can store one or more storage units, which, in turn, can contain one or more quants.


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Storage type Storage type

Storage bin

Quant Quant

Storage bin

Storage unit

Quant

Storage unit

Quant

Warehouse (complex) number

WM-System Hierarchy with SU Management

When SU management is not active in a storage type, stock is managed as separate quants at the storage bin level. With SU management, stock is managed at the pallet or storage unit level. One or more storage units can be located within a single storage bin, and each storage unit can consist of one or more quants.

In customizing, Storage Unit Management must first be allowed at the warehouse level. Then, you can choose for each storage type whether to allow SUM.

If you define a storage type for Storage Unit Management, this means that all the bins in this storage type are managed for storage units.

You may define SU management for physical storage types only. Interim storage types cannot be managed for storage units.


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ID point

Pick point

GR area

Partial pallets(with SU Management)Goods receipt

GI area

Goods issue

High rack storage(with SU Mgmt

Bulk storage(with SU Mgmt)

SU Management in a Warehouse Complex

In an SU-managed storage type you can execute stock placements via an ID point and stock removals via a pick point.

In Warehouse Management, the ID point is a physical location in the warehouse where incoming goods are identified for further processing.

The pick point is the actual, physical location in the warehouse where items are picked for a partial stock removal from a storage unit. As an example, partial storage units might be returned to the same storage type but a different bin after picking. Such partial units might also be transferred to another storage type that is specifically designated for partial storage units.


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Mat. 1100 pcsMat. 1

100 pcs

Mat. 150 pcsMat. 150 pcs

Mat. 220 pcsMat. 220 pcs

Mat. 310 pcsMat. 310 pcs Mat. 3

SU 2826

Mat. 2Mat. 1

Mat. 1

SU 2825Transfer order

Transfer order

GR areaGR area Shelf storageShelf storage

Introducing SU Mgmt in a Warehouse Complex

Storage units are created in the system whenever materials are placed into storage in an SU-managed storage type. The stock placement is executed using the standard procedure for transfer order creation.

If a homogeneous storage unit is placed into storage, this stock placement is covered by a single transfer order item.

If a mixed storage unit is placed into storage, a single transfer order item is created for each individual material item in the storage unit.


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Goods Receipt area Shelf storage

ID Point

An ID point is a physical location in the warehouse where materials are identified for further processing.

Purposes:

1. Verification of System Information to Actual Contents: Since storage units are identified by the storage unit number when placed into storage, the contents of each storage unit can be displayed. This makes it possible to do a rough comparison of the physical contents with the system information for a storage unit.

2. Contour Control: An automatic contour control can be carried out at the ID point to determine whether the storage unit is properly loaded.

3. Changing the Mode of Transport: Frequently, the mode of transport is changed at the ID point. Materials may be moved from a forklift to a conveyor system, for example.

4. To Determine the Final Destination: The destination bin in the final storage type is determined at the ID point. The destination bin is not assigned until the material arrives at the ID point. This ensures that the location of the bin is determined based on the most current information about available space in the storage type.


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Shelf storageShelf storage

RestRest

Pick pointPick point

Goods issuearea

Goods issuearea

Removing Storage Units via the Pick Point

Pick point: If stock is removed from a storage type where complete stock removal is defined, the storage unit with its entire quantity is first removed and transferred to a pick point within the warehouse. At this pick point, the required quantity is removed as required.

The pick point might be a specific point along a conveyor where storage units have been transferred for order picking. The pick point might also be a marked floor area where entire pallets can be brought for picking materials.


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Goods receiptProductionGoods receiptProduction

High rack storage(SU Mgmt)High rack storage(SU Mgmt)

Bulk storage(SU Mgmt)Bulk storage(SU Mgmt)

1

2

Pre-Planned TO

TO in physical warehouse

2

1 2

Warehouse number 003Warehouse number 003

ID point

Stock Placement with Pre-planning

Stock placement with pre-planning:

If transfer orders are pre-planned, the storage units are first transferred from the goods receipt (GR) area to an ID point.

As soon as the storage units physically arrive at the ID point, the transfer order items are confirmed, and a second transfer order is created to transfer the storage units to their final storage bin.

To pre-plan, create the transfer order from the goods receipt area to the ID point in advance of the arrival of goods. The second transfer order moves material from the ID point to the final destination.

The program RLVSPLRE can be run manually or in batch to delete the unused storage units after a specified number of days.


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Storage Unit Management: Topic Summary

You are now able to:

Define Storage Units and explain how to use them in the WM System

Create a storage type that uses SUM with placement strategy ‘P’

Process material movements in the warehouse using storage units


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Define a bulk storage area in the warehouse

Process storage units into and out of bulk storage


Managing Bulk Materials: Objectives


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Managing Bulk Materials: Business Scenario

In one area of your warehouse, you manage mixed materials on pallets. These pallets can be stacked differently, depending on whether you are stacking large or small pallets. You have a business need to view how many of each material are stored on a given pallet. You want to manage each pallet of material as a storage unit.


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SU864

SU721

SU 921SU 321SU 369

SU 368

Bin:

SUT:

Mat.:SU462

Bulk storage

B3-01

I1

A

B3-02 B3-03 B3-04

E1 E1

A B

Bulk Storage with SU Management

You may want to set up bulk storage with SU management, but you can also use bulk storage without SU management activated.

You define the storage bins using blocks and rows. A row is managed as a storage bin.

Bulk storage is often used to manage different types of storage units with different dimensions. For example, you might have standard pallets and industrial pallets. You can define the number of stacks and the stack height that can be accommodated for each pallet type. You can manage different storage unit types in bulk storage.

The bulk storage indicator on the material master can be used to specify how a material is to be stored in bulk storage.


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SU 992

SU864

SU721

SU 921SU 321SU 369

SU 368

SUM Bulk Storage with Partials and Mixed Storage

With SU management, it is possible to manage partial pallets and mixed storage in bulk storage areas.

One of the primary characteristics of tracking bulk storage under SU management is that the system does not keep a record of the exact location of a particular storage unit in a bin. Because of this, the system does not know which storage units are located in the front of a bin, making them accessible for picking. Since the system does not have a record of the actual structure of the storage units in a block, it cannot recommend specific storage units for order picking. During Transfer Order confirmation, the SU number must be specified.


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SU864

SU721

SU 921SU 321SU 369

SU 368

SU 992

Stock Placement in Bulk Storage

A storage bin can be blocked for further placement after the first stock removal. This block will automatically be removed when the bin is empty.

You can have storage bins blocked for putaway by making a manual entry after a certain time (set in Customizing) has passed since the first stock placement. This block must be manually removed.

You can set a blocking reason that is stored at the bin when you set the block with a time limit. As soon as the last stock removal takes place, this block is removed, as long as the blocking reason in the storage bin matches the blocking reason in Customizing.


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Managing Bulk Materials: Topic Summary


Define a bulk storage area in the warehouse

Process storage units into and out of bulk storage


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Explain the concept of a Handling Unit

Describe how Handling Units and Storage Units fit together

Describe the inbound and the outbound process with Handling Units

At the conclusion of this unit, you will be able to:



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A Handling Unit is a physical collection of goods consisting of

Packaging materials (e.g. pallet, carton, shrinkwrap, container) and

Packed goods

A Handling Unit has an unique identification number through which the related information can be read

Definition: Handling Unit

Handling units (HUs) widen the pallet handling in warehouse and shipping logistics to all logistics components.

Normally, a handling unit could be a pallet or a wire box, but the concept of handling unit is more generic and includes any type of grouped materials and their packaging material.

In Warehouse Management, you can use handling units to process warehouse movements such as putaway, picking, or stock transfers. Handling units can be created in the warehouse, labeled, and also picked for existing deliveries.


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Handling Units in the Supply Chain

Handling UnitsDescribe what is packed how

Have an identification number (licence plate eg. EAN128 or UCC128)

Have a history

Simplify the operation in the Supply Chain

Are known by all logistic applications

EnablingGoods movements without typing material numbers

Customer specific packing

Inventory control per Handling Unit

Handling units simplify the processes in logistics. Any goods movement can be done for the handling unit.

A handling unit is created only once. The content and the history information are kept in the handling unit and from there are available to the different logistics components.


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Identification (EAN 128)

T Origin (ILN) Consecutive Nr C1 2 . . . . . . . . . 8 9 . . . . . . . . . . 17 18

T = Handling Unit Type C = Check Digit

(02) ||| | ||| | ||| (15) | || || ||| (37) | || ||| ||

(00) | ||| || ||| | ||| | |||| (10) | ||| | || ||| ||||

(37) | || ||| || (311) || | ||| (321) |||| | ||SSCC Batch

EAN 13

SSCC-18 = Serialized Shipping Container Code (18 Digits)

Worldwide unique within one year

EAN 128 Definition→ Application Identification

→ Barcode Profile

EAN 128 Decode Functions

Since a handling unit is a physical unit of packaging materials (load carrier/packaging material) and the goods contained therein, each handling unit must be clearly identifiable. This unique identification takes place through an identification number.

For consistency, it is appropriate to assign a unique number to each handling unit. Within a client, the uniqueness of the number can be ensured through a number range object. Only with the assignment of a serialized shipping container (SSCC-18) can you guarantee that the identification number is unique throughout all the systems.


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Handling Units and Warehouse Management

Handling Units Storage Units

Have the same Identification Number (SSCC)

Can be nested

Know serial numbers

Know packaging materials

Know all quant information

Aggregate all materials from nested Handling Units

Are generated automatically by the Handling Unit

Handling units are known in Warehouse Management. A handling unit in the warehouse becomes a storage unit. The storage unit recognizes the sum of the materials and their related quantities. Handling units are part of the packing hierarchies (resulting from nesting) and their serial numbers relate to them. If the stock is changed, it follows that both the storage unit and the handling unit are changed as well.


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Creation of an Handling Unit

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ManuallyTaking the packaging material

Naming the pallet according to SSCC18

Packing the materials

Printing a label

AutomaticallyA quantity of material to be packed with packing instructions leads to a number of Handling Units with the same content

Packing is an independent function within logistics. You can create handling units and assign material items at any point in the packing dialog by entering a packaging material. You can pack the handling units you created into other handling units, and so on, forming as many packing levels as you like (multi-level packing).

Automatic packing allows you to use packing proposals to create handling units automatically in the background. The proposal includes both packaging material and the content for each handling unit.


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Business Processes Inbound

Inbound business processes covered with Handling Unit Management

Goods Receipt ProcessHandling Units in the inbound delivery/ASNQuality Management with Handling UnitsPutaway in the warehouse

Production ReplenishmentOrder dependent (Pick Parts)Order independent

Special processes in ProductionMaterial Reconciliation

Goods receipt and putaway are two basic warehouse processes, which take place when goods are delivered from a vendor or from production. The putaway process includes putting away goods in storage bins in the warehouse. You can use the putaway strategies in Warehouse Management to find a suitable bin easily.

When a vendor notifies the goods recipient of the delivery of goods by using a shipping notification, this can also contain packaging information. The shipping notification generates an inbound delivery that includes the packing data from the shipping notification. Also, an inspection lot in Quality Management can be created for the handling units, and the stock is then posted into quality inspection stock upon goods receipt.

For production supply, you can carry out material staging of production order components with handling units in conjunction with Warehouse Management.

You can also use material reconciliation with handling units. Material reconciliation is used to analyze and verify ingredients at the end of the production process in process manufacturing. It allows comparison of the material quantity that actually flowed in with the planned quantity or the quantity of the material produced.


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Putaway confirmation

InboundShipment

Inbound Delivery/ ASN containing Handling Unit numbers

Transfer-order Putaway

Goods Receipt-posting

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Goods Receipt with Handling Units

HU-Nr. 69179HU-Nr. 69180

HU-Nr. 69181

HU-Nr. 69179HU-Nr. 69180

HU-Nr. 69181

You can generate putaway transfer orders for inbound deliveries or for handling units. If there is more than one Handling Unit in an inbound delivery, the putaway TO is split up in single transfer orders for every single handling units. You can create transfer orders before or after GR postings in Inventory Management. If you carry out the putaway before the GR posting, the storage unit is at the destination bin of the transfer order. A negative quant with the storage unit number is generated in the source storage bin of the transfer order.

During goods receipt posting for the inbound delivery, negative quants in the GR area are deleted and the system notes in the storage unit that partial picks are now possible.


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Business Processes Outbound

Finished Goods processes in production

Packing in productionGoods Receipt from production

Picking and packingPick Handling UnitsHandling Units in the DeliveryHandling Units and RFDelivery Split with Handling Units

Handling Units in the shipmentPlant to plant movements

Outbound business processes covered by Handling Unit Management:

Packing finished goods in production means you can group material produced from a production order in handling units. You pack the material and post goods receipt with reference to the handling unit or to the order. This means that material can be divided between several handling units.

Since all inventory is principally managed with handling units, it is necessary, even for pick TOs, that the stock is repacked into handling units.

Using the mobile data processing function, you can perform quick and error-free data transfer, because the data entered through scanning the bar codes is posted synchronously in SAP R/3.

Handling units are useful in transportation as well, because a container could be packed into a truck.


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Outbound Shipment

Outbound Delivery

Transfer Order

Picking

Goods Issue

HU-Nr. 69179HU-Nr. 69180

HU-Nr. 69181

ASNHU-Nr. 69179

HU-Nr. 69180HU-Nr. 69181

Goods Issue with Handling Units

During picking, if a complete stock pick is made, it is possible to leave the stock in the storage unit and post only the stock to another bin. In Customizing, you can define by storage type or movement type whether the system should transfer the entire handling unit in the confirmation transaction as a default.

When confirming a transfer order for a delivery, the pick-handling units are reported to the delivery. This allows the picking and packing to take place with handling units in one step.


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Partial picking quantities or lower-level Handling Units are transferred to a picking container. This picking container represents a Handling Unit itself, the pick Handling Unit.

Pick Handling Units

Process steps for picking are:Taking an empty pick Handling Unit

Getting the stock with the options of:Full Handling Units

Item Transfer Handling Unit to Handling Unit

Nested Handling Unit to Pick Handling Unit

Unpack Stock from Nested Handling Unit to Pick Handling Unit

Splitting the TO Item, if Pick Handling Unit overflows

Picking for deliveries with handling units basically involves a pick-and-pack scenario. This means that after the transfer order is confirmed, the pick-Handling Unit is always assigned to the delivery. The result is that the delivery is always packed completely after finished confirmation.


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Functions of RF and Handling Units

LM18 Handling Unit InquiryLM19 Handling Unit - PackLM22 Handling Unit - UnpackLM24 Packing HU by DeliveryLM25 Unpack HU by DeliveryLM35 Load Control - Detail by HULM45 Pick and PackLM46 Pick and Pack by DeliveryLM66 Goods Issue by HULM76 Goods Receipt by HU

The functions of radio frequency processing with HUs are:Pick and Pack

Pack and Unpack

Load and Unload

Handling Unit Detail

Handling Unit Labels

Pick and pack allows you to pack goods during the picking process. If you select a handling unit for an outbound delivery, you can specify the packaging material that you want to use and pack the goods directly. The handling-unit identification is assigned to the transfer order for picking.

Pack and unpack, with its the radio frequency function, supports creation of handling units during goods receipt and in the warehouse.

You can use loading and unloading functions to control the loading and unloading of handling units from or onto different means of transport.

You can use the corresponding inquiry function to call up detailed information about handling units.

The radio frequency function also supports printing of handling unit labels.


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Explain the concept of a Handling Unit

Describe how Handling Units and Storage Units fit together

Describe the inbound and the outbound process with Handling Units




Storage Unit Management - Exercises

Unit: Storage Unit Management Topic: Storage Unit Management

In this exercise, you will:

• Create a storage type for SU-managed materials

• Customize your SU-managed area to use bin sectioning

• Post a goods receipt

• Create and confirm a transfer order with an SU number

• Display a storage unit

In one area of your warehouse, you manage spools of cable for maintenance purposes. It is a business requirement to know how many meters of cable are on a spool. The amount of cable on a spool can vary by about 50 meters. You want to manage these spools using storage unit management so you can see for each storage unit how many meters of cable you have. These spools are stored on industrial size pallets (IP) in a section of the warehouse that is laid out in aisles.

1-1 Verify that Storage Unit Management is allowed in your warehouse then create a new storage type in your warehouse using SUM for spool storage.

1-1-1 Go to the control parameters for your warehouse and verify that SU Management is active.

1-1-2 Create a new storage type 008 for spool storage by coping storage type 007. Activate SU mgmt, deactivate Storage Section Search, and change the description to Spool Storage.

1-1-3 Because you created the new storage type 008, you also need to create a storage section 001. Create the storage section 001- Total Section.

1-1-4 Also because you created the new storage type 008, you must allow the storage unit type IP to be stored there. Go to customizing the strategies, under storage bin type search and allow this pallet size in your new storage type.

1-1-5 Also within Strategies, define bin sectioning for storage type 008. Bin sectioning is available in the placement strategy for pallets. In section A of storage type 008, you have 4 bin sections, (1-4). You must also allow industrial pallets to be stored in the bin section for storage type 008.


1-1-6 For the test, you want to direct your spool receipts to storage type 008. Change the storage tyope search sequence so that the cables are sent to storage type 008. Define a new storage type indicator 008, then create the search sequence to direct materials with this indicator into storage type 008.

1-1-7 Create material C-1030-##, Material Type Trading Good, and Industry Sector Mechanical Engineering. Copy material C-1030 and attach the new storage type placement / removal indicator. Create the Basic Data 1, Purchasing, Warehouse 1 & 2, and Accounting 1 views for plant 1000 and your warehouse 1##. On the Warehouse Management 1 & 2 views, enter the stock placement and removal indicator 008. A standard spool should carry 500 meters of cable, but the exact amount of meters on each spool could vary. Enter the palletization data as 500m per IP.

1-1-8 You will need to create some bins in your storage type that will represent the pallets. Create manually bins P-001, P-002, and P-003 for storage type 008, storage section 001 in your warehouse. The storage bin type = P1.

2-1 Test your configuration settings.

2-1-1 Execute a goods receipt without PO for the material C-1030-## quantity 2078 M.

2-1-2 Create a TO for the material you just received. You have received 4 spools with the following lengths: 498, 530, 510, 540. Enter the corresponding palletization data and save.

Transfer order number ___________________

Confirm the transfer order.

Display the bin. How many quants are in the bin? ___________

How many bin sections are occupied? _______

Storage unit numbers: (1)____________________

(2)____________________

(3)____________________

(4)____________________


Management - Exercises

Unit: Storage Unit Management Topic: Bulk Storage

In this exercise, you will:

• Customize the bulk storage area

• Modify a material master record

• Post a goods receipt without reference

• Create and confirm a transfer order to bulk storage

• Create a goods issue from bulk storage

In one area of your warehouse, you manage mixed materials on pallets. These pallets can be stacked in different ways, depending on whether you are stacking large or small pallets. You have a business need to see how many of each material are stored on a given pallet. You want to manage each pallet of material as a storage unit

3-1 Customize the bulk area.

3-1-1 Verify the storage type control for your bulk materials. Find the record for your warehouse and storage type 004. Is management of partial quantities allowed? _________

3-1-2 You must modify storage type 004 in your warehouse to use storage unit management. Verify that the placement strategy for storage type 004 is Bulk and the removal strategy is FIFO. Activate SU Management. Allow mixed storage without limitation. Remove the entry 001 from the Return Storage Type field. Change the data where necessary.

3-1-3 Now you must return to the storage type control in the first step above to set the totals info. Set the totals column to 1 – Totals info not batch specific.

3-1-4 Define the block structure. If you are stacking industrial pallets, you can stack them 4 deep and 3 high for a total of 12 pallets in the area. If you are stacking Euro pallets, you can stack them 5 deep and 4 high, for a total of 20 pallets in the area. Use P1 for the storage bin type.


3-1-5 You must allow the storage unit types IP and E1 to be stored in storage type 004. Go to the Customizing for strategies, and, under storage bin type search allow these pallet sizes in your bulk storage area.

3-2 For this test, verify that your receipts for these materials will be directed to storage type 004. You want to create a new storage type indicator then modify the storage type search sequence.

3-2-1 Define a new storage type indicator 004 for bulk-mixed pallets. Enter the search sequence for this indicator so that materials are put away in storage type 004. Create this search sequence for removing materials from this storage type as well.

3-2-2 Then modify the material master to attach the new stock placement / removal indicator to the following materials:

T-BW04-##

T-BW05-##

T-BW06-##

3-2-3 You will need to create some bins in your storage type. Create bins B-001, B-002 and B-003 for storage type 004, storage section 001. The storage bin type = P1.

4-1 Now test your configuration settings with a goods receipt.

4-1-1 Post a goods receipt without PO for the following materials and quantities:

T-BW04-## 8

T-BW05-## 7

T-BW06-## 5

4-1-2 Create a TO with reference to the material document created by the goods receipt. Create the TO in foreground. Create a single SU using storage unit type E1.

Transfer order Number ___________________

4-1-3 Confirm the transfer order. Note the storage unit number.

Storage unit number: ____________________

4-1-4 Display the storage unit. Drill down to see the storage bin data.


4-2 Now test your configuration settings with a goods issue.

4-2-1 Do a goods issue for material T-BW06-##, quantity 3 to cost center 1000.

4-2-2 Create a TO for the material document that was created by the goods issue.

4-2-3 Confirm the TO. Be sure to confirm the TO for the correct quantity!!

4-2-4 Display the storage unit number to see the updated quantity.


Solutions

Unit: Storage Unit Management

1-1

1-1-1 Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → Edit Project → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define control parameters for warehouse number. Position on your warehouse and double click, or select your warehouse and choose Details.

1-1-2 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Master Data Define storage type. Position on your warehouse and storage type 007. Select 007, select copy as. Make the appropriate changes and save.

1-1-3 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Master Data Define Storage Section. Select New Entries.

Field Name or Data Type Values

Warehouse 1##

Type 008

Storage section 001

Storage Area Name Total Section

1-1-4 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Activate storage bin type search Assignments – Storage Unit Type – Storage Type. Select New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Type 008

1. Storage Unit Type IP


1-1-5 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Putaway strategies Define strategy for pallets Bin section – Define.

In this table, define how many bin sections are available in which section of the storage type, and you define whether the bin suffix will be alpha (BIN/A) or numeric (BIN/1).

Select New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Type 008

Section A

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

Still within defining the pallet strategy, select Bin and storage unit types -- Assign. Select New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 008

Storage Bin Type P1

Storage Unit Type IP

Bin Section A


1-1-6 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Activate storage type search Storage type indicator Define. Select New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type Indicator 008

Description Spool Storage

Go back and select Determine search sequence. Select New Entries. You will need 2 entries, one for Placement (Process ‘E’) and one for Removal (Process ‘A’).


Warehouse 1##

Operation E

Type Indicator 008

1. Storage Type 008

Warehouse 1##

Operation A

Type Indicator 008

1. Storage Type 008


1-1-7 Go to the material master and create the material C-1030-## by copying C-1030. Create the Basic Data 1, Purchasing, Warehouse 1 & 2 and Accounting 1 views for plant 1000, warehouse 1##. Logistics Logistics Execution → Master data → Material → Material Create Immediately.


Material C-1030-##

Industry Sector Mechanical Engineering

Material Type Trading Good

Copy from Material C-1030

Select views Basic Data, Purchasing, Warehouse 1&2, Accounting 1

Create Views Selected Select

Organization Levels: Plant 1000

Warehouse 1##

Copy From: Plant 1000

WM1 View: Stock removal storage type indicator

008

Stock placement 008

WM2 View: LE quantity 500

Unit of Measure M

SUT IP

1-1-8 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Storage bin → Create → Manually.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 008

Storage Bin P-001, P-002, P-003

Storage Section 001

Storage Bin Type P1



2-1-1 Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Goods Receipt for Other activities Goods receipt for other activities. Enter movement type 501, plant 1000, storage location 01##.

2-1-2 Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Goods Receipt for Purchase Order, Order, Other Transactions Putaway Create Transfer Order → By Material. Enter your warehouse 1## and Material C-1030-## and select enter.

Select the TR and process in foreground. Enter the palletization data for each spool with SUT IP as directed in the exercise. Save.

Confirm the Transfer Order. Select Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Putaway Confirm Transfer Order → Single Document → One Step . Choose Input List. Page over to see the SU number. Save to confirm.

Display the bin. Select Logistics Execution Master Data → Warehouse Storage bin Display ### Single bin.

How many quants are in the bin? 4

How many bin sections are occupied? 4 (display bin sectioning)

Select the Stock tab to see the quants, then select the Storage Unit Details icon to see the Storage Units. Select the Bin Sectioning tab to see the bin sections.


Solutions

Unit: Bulk Storage

3-1 .

3-1-1 SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Strategies Putaway Strategies Define strategy for bulk storage. Select Storage Type ctrl – Define. Choose New Entries. Position on your warehouse and storage type 004. Yes, partial quantity management is allowed for this storage type.

3-1-2 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Putaway Strategies Putaway Strategy - Activate. Position on your warehouse and storage type 004. Double click or select and choose details. Set the SU mgmt flag to Active. Set Mixed Storage to X. Blank out the entry 001 for the Return Storage Type.

3-1-3 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Putaway Strategies Define strategy for bulk storage Storage Type Ctrl - Define.


3-1-4 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Putaway Strategies Define strategy for bulk storage Definitions – Block Structures. Choose New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 004

Storage Bin Type P1

SUT IP

Stacks 4

Stack Height 3

Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 004

Storage Bin Type P1

SUT E1

Bulk Storage Indicator BL

Stacks 5

Stack Height 4

3-1-5 SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Strategies Activate storage bin type search Assignments – Storage Unit Type – Storage Type. Choose New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 004

1. Storage Unit Type E1

2. Storage Unit Type IP


3-2

3-2-1 SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Activate storage type search Storage type indicator Define. Choose New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type Indicator 004

Description Bulk-Mixed Pallets

SAP Reference IMG Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Strategies Activate Storage Type Search Determine search sequence. Choose New Entries. You will need 2 entries, one for placement (Process ‘E’) and one for removal (Process ‘A’).


Warehouse 1##

Operation E

Type Indicator 004

1. Storage Type 004

Warehouse 1##

Operation A

Type Indicator 004

1. Storage Type 004

3-2-2 Logistics Logistics Execution → Master Data → Material → Material Change Immediately Enter the material and choose the Warehouse 1 view for Plant 1000, Warehouse 1##. Change both the stock placement and stock removal indicators to 004.

3-2-3 Logistics Logistics Execution Master Data Storage bin Create Manually.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 004

Storage Bin B-001; B-002; B-003

Storage Section 001

Storage Bin Type P1


4-1

4-1-1 Logistics Logistics Execution Goods Receipt Process Goods Receipt for other Activities. Enter movement type 501, plant 1000, storage location 01##.

4-1-2 Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Goods Receipt for Purchase Order, Order, Other Transactions Putaway Create Transfer Order By Material Document. Enter the material document and Create SU (single). Enter storage unit type E1. Create and Save.

4-1-3 Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Goods Receipt for Purchase Order, Order, Other Transactions Putaway Confirm Transfer Order Single Document In One Step. Select Input List. Page over to see the SU number. Save to confirm.

4-1-4 Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Warehouse Processes Bins and Stock Display Single Displays Storage Unit. Enter the storage unit number and Enter.

4-2

4-2-1 Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Other Transactions Enter Goods Issue. Enter movement type 201, plant 1000, storage location 01## and enter. Enter cost center 1000, material T-BW06-##, quantity 3 and Save.

4-2-2 Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Other Transactions Picking Create Transfer Order By Material Document. Enter the material document and Generate + next Material. Save.

4-2-3 Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Other Transactions Picking Confirm Transfer Order Single Document In One Step. Select Input List. Select Confirm Internally. Enter the Storage Unit Number. Enter the picked quantity (3) and Confirm Item in Background. Save.

4-2-4 Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Warehouse Processes Bins and Stock Display Single Displays Storage Unit.


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Hazardous Materials Management


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Hazardous Materials Management: Overview Diagram

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials Management



SummarySummary


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Create a hazardous material master record

Define a material as a hazardous material

Customize storage procedures for storing hazardous materials


Hazardous Materials: Objectives


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Hazardous Materials Mgmt.: Business Scenario

Your Engineering department has selected a new lubricant to use in the pump assembly. This lubricant is considered a hazardous material and must be stored accordingly. You need to configure your warehouse for the storage of hazardous materials, create the hazardous material master records, and assign them to the appropriate material master record.


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Handling Hazardous Materials

The aim of hazardous material handling is to store hazardous materials separately according to storage class and water pollution class.

Storage Class - Categorization of hazardous materials according to their storage requirements:

Stora60

ge class 1 explosive materials

Storage class 3.B flammable liquids

Storage class 6.1 poisonous materials

Storage class 7 radioactive materials

Water Pollution Class - Categorization of hazardous materials according to their capacity for polluting water:

Water pollution class 1 minimal water pollution danger

Water pollution class 2 water pollutant

Water pollution class 3 extreme water pollution danger


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Warehouse number: RegionWarehouse number: Region

Storage typeStorage classes permittedWPC allowedHazardous material handling active?

Storage sectionStorage section

Storage type Storage type

Fire A B Csection

Hazardous materialHazardous material

Storage classWater pollution class

Hazardous Material Handling: Master Data

Materials are assigned to a hazardous material within a geographical region. The hazardous material record stores data such as the storage class and the water pollution class.

The warehouse number is assigned to a region.

You can decide for each storage type individually whether hazardous material handling is active. The handling of hazardous materials is activated at storage type or section level.

Storage classes and water pollution classes are allowed for each storage type. Hazardous materials with similar characteristics are grouped within a storage class.

Each storage bin is assigned to a fire-containment section. An inventory list for the fire department can be created for each fire-containment section.


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St. type 001Storage class 1

St. type 002Storage class 2

Material/Hazardous mat.Storage class

Water pollution classStorage type indicator

Mat. X Stor. class 1

Mat. Y Stor. class 2

Goods receipt areaGoods receipt area

Storage Type Control

A hazardous material's storage and water pollution classes are taken into account during the storage type search. In this way, variable control can be attained and stock placement is achieved according to:

storage type indicator

storage class

water pollution class


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Goods receipt areaGoods receipt area

Material/Hazardous mat.Storage class

Water pollution classStorage type indicator

Section 1/storage class: 1

Section 2

Storage type 001Storage type 001

Storage class

Storage Section Control

If hazardous material handling is active at the storage section level, the storage class and the water pollution class are taken into account during the storage section search. In this way, variable control can be attained according to:

storage section indicator

storage class

water pollution class


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Fire DepartmentInventory

List

Hazardous Substance List

Correct Storage ofHazardousMaterials

Sec. ASec. A Sec. BSec. B

Hazardous Material: Reports

Fire Department Inventory List

This report displays an inventory list for the fire department that includes information about the storage class, water pollution class, and amount of water pollutants for the hazardous materials in your warehouse. You can choose to run the report for a range of the fire-containment sections and storage types within the warehouse, or for an entire warehouse.

Correct Storage of Hazardous Materials

This report checks whether hazardous materials are correctly stored. For each storage type, this report lists the number of bins that were checked, the number of quants that were correctly stored, and the number of quants that were stored improperly based on the hazardous materials storage parameters that were set up for your warehouse.

Hazardous Substance List

This report lists goods by hazardous material record number, concentration, hazardous material warnings, aggregate state, and quantities. For this report, materials are only selected from storage types that are defined as storage types for hazardous materials in the WM system.


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Hazardous Materials Management: Topic Summary


Create a hazardous material master record

Define a material as a hazardous material

Customize storage procedures for storing hazardous materials


Hazardous Materials - Exercises

Unit: Hazardous Materials Management Topic: Hazardous Materials

At the conclusion of this exercise, you will be able to:

• Make the appropriate configuration settings in your warehouse to store hazardous materials

• Create a hazardous material master record

• Create a new material master

• Assign the hazardous material master record to the new material master record

• Receive and put away the new material

• Review the available hazardous material reports

Engineering has requested a new lubricant for use in the pump assembly. This new lubricant is considered a hazardous material and must be stored accordingly. You need to configure your warehouse for storage of hazardous materials, create the hazardous material master records and assign them to the appropriate material master records.

1-1 Create the warehouse structure for storage of hazardous materials.

1-1-1 Hazardous materials storage type 006 has been previously defined; however, no bins have been created. Create four (4) bins 001 through 004 in the appropriate storage type and storage section. Assign fire containment section B to the stoarge bins with a maximum weight of 1000kg. You can create these bins manually or automatically using the template.

1-1-2 Go into the IMG and activate the hazardous materials check. This check is activated by storage type. Normally, you would activate the hazardous material check in every storage type except your interim storage types so that hazardous materials do not get incorrectly stored in inappropriate areas. For the purposes of this exercise, we will activate the hazardous materials check only in storage type 006.

For your warehouse 1## and storage type 006, activate the hazardous material check for the storage type level only. The lubricant is considered a water pollutant.

1-1-3 After you have activated the check, verify the region code for your warehouse (set to the country code of your choice).


1-1-4 Now customize your hazardous material storage type so the storage class 3A is allowed to be stored there.

1-1-5 When hazardous materials are received that are assigned to storage class 3A and water pollution class 2, they should be brought to storage type 006. Change the table for the search sequence so that these materials go to the storage type for hazardous materials. You want to modify the search sequence for both putaway and stock removal.

1-2 Create the required master data. You need to create a hazardous material master record and link it to a material master record.

1-2-1 Create the hazardous material master record for T-HAZ01-##. Use the region code you previously assigned to your warehouse. This record is for the Lubrication Group ##, with a Storage Class of 3A. The materials are fluid and they are considered water pollutants. In case of fire, do not extinguish with water. Add any other warnings as appropriate.

1-2-2 Create a new material master record for the lubricant T-BW22-##. Create this material in plant 1000, warehouse 1##, storage location 01##, with reference to the existing lubricant T-BW20-## (referencing the same organization levels). This new material is a Trading Good in the Mechanical Engineering Industry Sector. Create the Basic Data 1, Purchasing, General Plant Data/Storage 1, Warehouse Management 1&2 and Accounting views.


1-3-1 Execute a goods receipt without reference (movement type 501) for 500 pieces of material T-BW22-## into storage location 01##.

1-3-2 Create and confirm a transfer order for the material document. You will receie an error during processing because the system will not be able to find a bin for the last quant of materials. Confirm the warning message and create the transfer order. Leave the 5th pallet in the goods receipt area.

1-4 Evaluate the various reports that are available.

1-4-1 Run the Fire Department Inventory List report and determine the total amount of stored weight for storage class 3A.

1-4-2 Run the Correct Storage of Hazardous Materials report for all storage types and determine if any hazardous materials are NOT properly stored in your warehouse.


Hazardous Materials - Solutions

Unit: Hazardous Materials Management Topic: Hazardous Materials

1-1

1-1-1 Manual creation: Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Storage bin → Create → Manually


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 006

Storage bin 001 (002, 003, 004)

Storage Section 001

Fire Containment Section B

Maximum Weight 1000

Manual creation: Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Storage bin → Create → Automatically Select New Entries. Note: Remember to line up the entries appropriately.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 006

Current number 001

Template NNNCCCCCCC

Structure AAA

Start value 001

End value 004

Increment 1

Storage Section 001

Maximum Weight 1000

Fire Containment Section B


Select Enter. Select Environment → Create Bins. Choose Create Online. Select Yes to create the bins online. 4 bins are created.


1-1-2 Tools → AcceleratedSAP → Customizing → Edit Project → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Hazardous Materials → Strategies → Activate Hazardous Materials Management. Select HazMaterial Check → Activate. Position on your warehouse and storage type and enter Hazardous Materials Check 1 (Check at Storage Type Level). Enter 2 in the WPC column.

1-1-3 SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Hazardous Materials → Strategies → Activate Hazardous Materials Management. Under Assignments → Region Codes, Select Warehouse Number. Update the region code for your warehouse, if necessary.

1-1-4 SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Hazardous Materials → Strategies → Activate Hazardous Materials Management. Under Assignments → Storage Classes Allowed, Select Storage Type. Choose New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 006

Storage class 3A

Priority

Blocked

Confirm Placement


1-1-5 SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Hazardous Materials → Strategies → Activate Hazardous Materials Management. Storage Type Search → Determine Search Sequence. Select New Entries.


Warehouse 1##

Operation E

Storage class 3A

WPC 2

1. Storage Type 006

Warehouse 1##

Operation A

Storage class 3A

WPC 2

1. Storage Type 006


1-2

1-2-1 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Material → Hazardous Material → Create


Haz. Mat. Num T-HAZ01-##

Region Code Your warehouse region code

Haz. Mat. Text Lubrication Group ##

Storage class 3A

Water pollution class 2

HazWarning 01

Aggregate state 2

Hazardous Warning You select

1-2-2 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Material → Material → Create → Immediately.


Material T-BW22-##

Industry Sector Mechanical Engineering

Material Type Trading Good

Copy from Material T-BW20-##

Select views Basic Data 1, Purchasing, General Plant Data / Storage 1, Warehouse Management 1 & 2, Accounting 1

Organization Levels: Plant 1000

Storage Location 01##

Warehouse 1##

Copy From: Plant 1000


Warehouse 1##


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1-3-1 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Inbound Process → Goods Receipts for Purchase Orders, Order, or other Transactions → Goods Receipts for Other Activities


Movement Type 501

Plant 1000


Material T-BW22-##

Quantity 500

1-3-2 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Inbound Process → Goods Receipt for Purchase Order, Order, Other Transactions → Putaway → Create Transfer Order → By Material Document. You will get an error during TO creation because you cannot putaway the 5th item of 100 pieces. Create and Confirm the TO for the other 4 items, leaving 100 in the Goods Receipt area.

1-4

1-4-1 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Information System → Warehouse → Stock → Hazardous Materials → Fire Department Inventory List

1-4-2 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Information System → Warehouse → Stock → Hazardous Materials → Check Goods Storage


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Performance Data

Transfer Order Splitting

Additional Functions in TO Processing


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Additional Functions in TO Processing:Overview Diagram

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials ManagementAdditional Additional Functions Functions in TO in TO ProcessingProcessingRadio Radio FrequencyFrequency / LSR/ LSR

Decentralized Warehouse Decentralized Warehouse ManagementManagementTechnical Technical TopicsTopicsSummarySummary


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You have to check the planned data and actual data, and the TO-split function in WM

Additional Functions in TO Processing: Business Scenario


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Describe the Performance Data contained in the Transfer Order


Performance Data: Topic Objective


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GR Area

Item 1

Item2

Scenario: Goods Receipt

Storage Type 005

Storage Type 015

In this business scenario, a goods receipt with two items is to be processed in the warehouse. The materials are to be put away in two different areas of the warehouse. What is the time estimate for this process versus the actual time taken?

Performance data used in the Warehouse Management system is contained in the transfer order header and include both planned and actual data.

Planned data is calculated, pre-existing target data that pertain to the processing of a WM transfer order. The planned TO processing time is the target time, or the time that is expected (planned) for a worker to process an entire transfer order (with one or several items).

Actual data is the actual information about the processing of a transfer order. This data includes worker (personnel number), duration (actual time required to process the transfer order), start date and time, end date and time, and TO processing comment code.


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Transfer Order

1

2

Header Calculations

TIME(WM) = Sum[PLAN(Item)] + PLAN(Setup) + PLAN(Travel)

Item Level Calculation

TIME(TOTAL) = TIME(WM) + TIME(EXTERNAL)

Plan(Item) = PLAN(Constant) + PLAN (Variable)

Calculation of Target Data

The planned processing time in the Transfer Order (TO) header is the processing time for the entire TO as calculated by WM. The planned TO processing time references the time unit (for example, minutes or seconds) that is calculated for the warehouse number. It is calculated as the sum of the planned processing times for the TO items, the setup times and the travel times.

TIME(WM) = Sum[PLAN(ITEM)] + PLAN(SETUP) + PLAN(TRAVEL)

The total planned processing time includes the planned processing time in WM plus the planned processing time that was transmitted from an external system to WM:

TIME(TOTAL) = TIME(WM) + TIME(EXTERNAL)

The planned processing time for the TO item is calculated from a constant processing time. For example, the planned setup time for the stock removal process for a TO item is added to the quantity dependent or variable processing time (for example, the processing time required to pick 10 cartons from a storage bin). The formula is:

PLAN(Item) = PLAN(Constant) + PLAN(Variable)


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Actual Data

Actual data in the Transfer Order

Processor, actual processing time

Kept in the Transfer Order header

Separate confirmation dialogConfirmation of individual transfer orders by processor

Confirmation of several transfer orders by central personnel (rapid creation)

Correction dialog for users with special authorization

Customize data entry

Actual data is the actual information about the processing of a transfer order. This data includes the personnel number of the worker and the actual time or the stop and start times. The data is stored in the TO header.

The indicator: Actual time required in TO controls whether the entry of actual time for a transfer order is necessary and in which format it is to appear. This indicator also controls which dialog box appears. Depending on the indicator you choose, the system selects the fields that are to be displayed for data entry.

With transaction LT1A, you can correct the data in the transfer order afterwards.


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Use of Actual Data

Control of Transfer Order executionAssign a processor prior to the TO execution

Recording work accomplished as statistical information

Worker and processing time for performance control

Selecting workers prior to processing transfer orders

Creating processing data for incentive wagesWorker, planned and processing times

The transaction Single Entry of Actual Data allows you to assign a processor, using that person's personnel number.

This transaction uses report RLLT6300, which requires a variant that is created in Customizing.

You can transfer performance data to Human Resources (HR) via batch, and calculate incentive wages there. The batch program, RLT1HR00 (Interface WM pick orders → HR performance wage), calls an HR function module, which generates BAPIs to be processed in HR.


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Describe Transfer Order split capability


Transfer Order Splits: Objective


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Transfer Orders

Delivery

MMM

TO #1

TO #2

TO #3

Splitting Transfer Orders for Large Deliveries

Company

Invoice

Company

InvoiceDEL

Goal:Balanced workload based on volume and time

Transfer order as pick list

Automatic split criteria :Picking area

Planned time of Transfer Order

Weight

Volume

User Exit

Using the key for the movement type, the source and destination storage type, you can assign a performance data profile to a transfer order. Since the storage types in the transfer order are not at the header but at the item level, an implicit split is executed for the transfer order with a performance data profile. This means that the performance data profile applies to all items.

For organizational reasons an explicit split might be desired, for example, a split according to picking areas or a parameter limit with respect to volume, weight or target time. Appropriate sorting of the TO items is a prerequisite for a suitable split.


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Transfer Order Splitting

DELIVERY Transfer Order

Notfulfilled

Fulfilled

Transfer Order

Transfer Order

Transfer Order

Split Criteria?

To achieve a balanced distribution of the workload of the warehouse, transfer orders can be split. Together with the splitting process, dynamic sorting of the TO items takes place. For this sorting process, you can use the sequence field in the storage bin. This field allows you to enter the exact sequence in which the storage bins are to be processed.

Transfer orders are split by a profile for the warehouse number. You can split the transfer orders by storage type and picking area:

Target time (header information), volume, and weight as value limits.

User exits are available for sorting and for splitting.


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You are now able to

Describe the performance data contained in the transfer order

Explain the possibilities for a transfer order split

Additional Functions in TO Processing: Summary


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Implementing Radio Frequency

Scenarios for LSR

Radio Frequency/LSR


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Radio Frequency / LSR: Overview Diagram

Additional Additional Functions Functions in TO in TO ProcessingProcessingRadio Radio FrequencyFrequency / LSR/ LSR

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardousHazardous Materials ManagementMaterials Management



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Customize the Mobile Data Entry Screen

Activate the RF Monitor

Describe scenarios for linking WM to an automated Warehouse Control Unit

Radio Frequency/LSR: Unit Objectives


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Radio Frequency/LSR: Business Scenario

In your company, you have to evaluate the possibilities of linking mobile devices and physical warehouse control units to the SAP Warehouse Management System.

You configure the online Radio Frequency solution of WMS.


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Increase automation in logistics

Increase mobility

Support local warehousing activities

Connect automatic storage retrieval systems

Connect automatic fork lift systems

Connect picking systems (carousels...)

General Goals

SAP WMS has an online solution for Radio Frequency processing in the warehouse.

SAP WMS can exchange data in each direction with an external warehouse control unit or hand held device.

SAP to External System: External System to SAP:

Transfer Orders Transfer Orders

Multiple Processing Move Storage Unit

Request for Cancellation Confirm Transfer Order

Inventory Records Block Storage Bins

Cancel Transfer Order Inventory Count Results


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Radio Frequency in SAP Warehouse Management

Ready-to-use solution

RF terminals communicate data directly to the SAP R/3 System

Graphical and character RF terminals correspond to SAP R/3 screen display (SAP GUI)

Execution of individual functions by using pushbuttons on a touch screen, or function keys on a character-based device

Scanning information by using a bar code for transferring information and verifying data

Hardware-independent RF functionality

The display of information on the RF device with a graphical screen corresponds to the SAP R/3 screen; the installation of an SAPGui is required. The various functions are executed via buttons on a touch screen. With a character device, SAP provides a non-graphical user interface.

The RF solution is designed for hardware-independent operation.


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Benefits of Radio Frequency

Fast, reliable, and precise processing of individual goods movements

Simple and easy-to-view control for warehouse staff

Paper-free communication using mobile data processing techniques

Reasonable cost

Leads to a high standard of quality

The RF solution is new in SAP R/3 Release 4.6. However, the IDoc solution is still supported. The two different solutions have different aims. The following list provides the features.

MOB/LSR:

Can also work offline

Individual programming interface

Requires third party software provider

For complex automatic storage/retrieval systems

Very secure asynchronous data transfer

Direct Radio Frequency:

Online solution

Standard solution with growing functionality

Easy to write new ABAP transactions

Cheaper

Plug-and-play solution


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System Landscape for RF Terminals

Different connection types of RF terminalsGraphical terminals using SAPGUI

Character terminals using TELNET and SAPConsole

Character terminals using proprietary protocol (supported by hardware vendors) and SAPConsole

All screens and process flow logic can be developed with SPA Development Workbench.

Each screen can be replaced by a customer-specific screen without any need of change in processing logic (screen exit)

Easy implementation of new device types

Recovery in the case of a re-established connection after abnormal termination


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Connection: From WMS to the RF Terminal

SAPWMS

SAP Console(Windows NT)

I/O Interface Engine

TranslationData

Connection

RFTerminal

RFTerminal

RFTerminal

RF

Con

trol

ler

Zeichenorientierte Terminals werden mit dem WMS über SAPConsole verbunden. SAPConsole übersetzt die graphischen GUI-Informationen für nichtgrafische Bildschirme. Die SAPConsole kann auch durch Produkte von Hardwareherstellern ersetzt werden.

SAPConsole lنuft auf einem NT-Frontend und verbindet die WMS-Daten mit dem RF-Controller, der Hardware. (Hinweis: Die Installation ist auch unter Windows 98 mgِlich, OSS-Hinweis 454430)

SAPConsole wird mit Release 4.6 ausgeliefert.


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Radio Frequency Activities

2. Picking Activities

6. Queue

5. Load Control

3. Inventory

4. Inquiry

1. Putaway Activities

F8 - LOff F2-Clr F3 - Back F4 - Next

SAP R/3

2. Clustered

3. Select by TO

4. System - Guided

1. Select by SU


SAP R/3

Selection of an RF Activity withpushbutton/function key

Next RF Activity selection on the following screen

Putaway process The warehouse employee scans the storage unit or the transfer order; with this information, the system tells him where to put the goods. When the goods are placed in the bin, the bin can be verified. This concludes the putaway process. Picking process The warehouse employee looks at a radio frequency terminal. This terminal displays the next transfer order, which indicates where to pick the next materials. At the bin the material or the EAN number can be verified by scanning it. Then the goods are taken to the goods issue area. Load control Packing and unpacking can be controlled by RF devices. There are different selection criteria such as loading for a shipment or for an outbound delivery, on the basis of identifiable shipping units. Inventory The physical inventory can be processed for storage bins or storage units. The user can choose a specific bin to be counted, or may be assigned to an inventory document at its creation time. After this, the user can work in a system-guided way. Stock information Information about material stock can be displayed. This supports selection by storage bins, goods receipt date, and shelf-life expiration date. Queue At TO creation time, transfer orders are assigned to different queues, thereby building workloads in those queues. To react in a flexible way to changes in workload or the available resources, you can change the assignment of the user to a queue.


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Screen for Screen for all all activitiesactivities


6. Queue

5. Load Control

3. Inventory

4. Inquiry


F8 F2 F3 F4

SAP R/3

Radio Frequency Screen Design

3. Queue

2. Inquiry


F8 F2 F3 F4

SAP R/3


6. Queue

5. Load Control

3. Inventory

4. Inquiry


F8 F2 F3 F4

SAP R/3

Picking ActivitiesLoad ControlInventory

Screen forScreen for putaway activitiesputaway activities

You can tailor the screens for the different activities, users, and queues to your needs. You customize this by the definition of the menu management in the Customizing of mobile data entry (in the IMG choose Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → Define Menu Management).

You can assign a specific transaction or menu to a dynamic menu, that is described by a text. Menus, in turn, are assigned to further menus or transactions.

For example, you define a main menu MAIN00 that contains five menus and one transaction. The menus are Putaway Activities, Picking Activities, Inventory, Inquiry, and Load Control; the transaction is called Queue and leads to transaction LM77. When you select Putaway Activities, you are taken to the next menu, which contains more menus or transactions.

You can customize the menus and transactions that occur for each user.


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Putaway via Radio Frequency I

2. Clustered

3. Select by TO

4. System Guided

1. Select by SU


SAP R/3

F2-Clr F3 - Back F4 - Next

SAP R/3

SU Barcode 10000001181

The RF function leads the warehouse personnel through the warehouse activities step-by-step, by displaying the information of transfer orders on the RF Terminal. There are different possibilities to define the activity, for example, the transfer order that is to be processed next.

The worker in the warehouse can scan the bar code of the transfer order and get the relevant information. Alternatively, the system can assign a transfer order to a worker by queue assignment.

If you have chosen system-guided management, the sorting of the transfer orders can be customized. The different possibilities to sort the sequence are: (blank): Sorting by TO number 1: Sorting by creation date 2: Sorting by priority of the transfer order 3: Sorting by a user-exit


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Putaway via Radio Frequency II


SAP R/3

Destination Information

Dest. Bin 008 01- 05 - 18

Dest. SU 10000001181

Material Information

T-BW01-00 50 PC

The user has to verify certain information for the confirmation of the transfer order. This could be the destination bin or the actual quantity. The identification of the scanned bin is compared to the information of the transfer order.

This verification can be defined individually for source and destination screens. The fields you can verify are:

Storage bins The scanned data for bin verification are checked against the value of the verification field in the storage bin master record. This field can be loaded with the bin name itself, or with something different. You can fill this field with a special transaction.

Storage unit number

Material ID This can be the SAP material number, the old material number from the material master record, or the EAN number.

Quantities


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Goods receipt

Goods issue

High-rack storageFixed binstorage

Radio Frequency: Queue Management

TO #45

TO #46

TO #47

Queue Goods receipt:

TO #45

TO #46

Queue Goods issue:

TO #47

To organize the distribution of activities in the warehouse, you need to define queues that group similar activities. A queue that combines the activities for goods receipts can be defined and all related activities are assigned to this queue. Transfer orders for putaways are processed within this queue. Therefore, transfer orders and users are assigned to a queue.

Queues are necessary to coordinate the different RF activities in the warehouse. The view for each user at an RF terminal is limited to transfer orders of that user's current queue.

Queues can be defined for different activities, doors, and areas in the warehouse number. This enables high flexibility for the definition of different queues that coordinate the processing of transfer orders.


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User Mick Jones

Queue Goods Issue

Radio Frequency Monitor

TO#46TO#48

User Joe Strummer

TO #46TO #46

TO #45TO #46TO #48

TO #47

Queue Goods Receipt

TO #45

TO #46

TO #51

For the coordination of activities and users assigned to different queues, the central tool is the RF Monitor. It takes over the assignment of transfer orders created in the warehouse to queues. This assignment is based on the transfer type, and the source and destination data in the transfer order. You can also manage the workload and capacity of queues.

You can display the number of assigned transfer orders and users, as well as the ratio of users to the workload in any particular queue. Individual transfer orders can be sorted by creation date and time, with additional detailed information.

You can manually move transfer orders and users from one queue to another by dragging and dropping. This enables a quick and flexible response to unplanned situations.

It is possible to forward transfer orders from one queue to another. If there is no user available to process the transfer order, you can automatically forward the transfer order without manual movement.

The transfer priority of transfer orders can be changed and, as a result, the processing sequence can also be changed by that changed priority.


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Interfaces: WM-LSR and MM-MOB

Interface scenarios for linking external software to SAP WMS


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Stock placement(production, ordering)

Stock transfer

Stock removal(cost center, ...)

Connection to scalesPackaging of delivery items

IM SD

Posting changes

Picking systemsdeliveries, picking quantities

Mobile Data Entry (MM-MOB) Functions

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IMIM SDSD

WMWM

WCUWCU

Administrative level

Physical control level

- Automatic storage retrieval system- Automatic fork lift system- Picking system, carousel...

Link to Warehouse Control Units (WM-LSR)

The warehouse control system might be an automatic storage or retrieval system, automatic forklift system, or picking system.


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WMWM

WCUWCU

Transfer order

Release referencenumber

Inventory bin location list

Cancellation requestfor transfer orders

Transfer order

Confirmation oftransfer orders

Cancellation of unconfirmed TO

Transfer requirements

(Un)blockingbins

Move storageunits

Inventory countdata

WM-LSR Functionality

Transactions can be processed between the WM system and the warehouse control unit (WCU) using IDocs.


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Stock placementStock placementStock removal Stock removal

Connection to scalesConnection to scales Packaging of Packaging of delivery itemsdelivery items

Block bins in Block bins in warehousewarehouse

Inventory countingInventory counting

Stock transferStock transferin warehousein warehouse

Replenishment Replenishment controlcontrol

IMIM SDSD

WMWM

WCUWCU

Stock transferStock transferPosting changePosting change

Warehouse Control Unit with Mobile Data Entry

When you are using the SAP WM system, you can manage warehouse activities with an external system via IDocs.


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Management of material stocks and storage binsCreation of stock placement/removal transfer ordersStock placement/stock removal strategiesInventoryExecution of physical movements via fork liftTO in paper form or on the RF screen as information medium

WMSWMS

GR area

GI area

HRS

Bulk storage

Scenario 1: Manual Warehouse

In the case of a manual warehouse, WM assumes full control over the management of the warehouse.

In this case, a paper-based system can be used. Such a system can easily be supported by simple, wired barcode scanners for confirming the movements. This is an easy, efficient way to minimize data entry errors. This type of warehouse setup occurs frequently.


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GR area

Shelf storage

Management of material stocks and storage binsCreation of stock placement/removal transfer ordersStock placement/removal strategies

Control of automated storage/retrieval systems AS/RS Control of material flowOptimization of resources depending on extension level

WMS

WCU

GI area

Scenario 2: Semi-Automated Warehouse

In a semi-automated warehouse, WM has full control over the management of the warehouse, and an external system has the responsibility of executing the movements.

A typical semi-automated system is an automated fork lift system, with fork lift mounted devices or a conveyor.


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GI area

GR area HRS

I

K

K

Management of material stocks and storage binsCreation of stock placement/removal transfer ordersStock placement/removal strategies

Control of conveyor equipmentControl of material flowOptimization of resources

WMS

WCU

Scenario 3: Fully Automated Warehouse

The external system assumes responsibility for warehouse control and, if necessary, a specific part of warehouse management.

In a fully automated warehouse, both the warehouse as a whole and the specifications of the automatic warehouse systems must be taken into consideration. Analysis of these factors allows you to determine how the functions can be distributed effectively between WM and an external system. There is no standard solution for distributing the functions. This analysis must be carried out separately for each individual customer, in accordance with the project in question.


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GI area

GR area HRS

I

P

Management of stock totalsCreation of stock placement/removal transfer orders

Management of material stock figures and storage bins...

WMS

WCU

"Blackbox"

P

Scenario 4: 'Black Box'

In this example, WM manages the high rack storage area as a black box, and dummy storage bins are defined. SAP R/3 keeps inventory at a summary level.

The external system is to perform all warehouse functions and assume responsibility for warehouse management and warehouse control for a specific warehouse.

The quantity and reference data that is transferred during TO creation from WM to the WCU is primarily relevant for the external system.


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SAP

ALECommunication IDoc

Transmit

tRFC

Receive

Data creation

SAP

ALE

tRFC

Document creation

Receive IDoc and save in database

Receive IDoc and save in database

Document creation

Preparation in IDoc-format, buffering

Processing SUB SUB

Technical Overview MM-MOB/WM-LSR

On the external system side, a program in C or Visual Basic must be created. The program must be able to access functions in the RFC library.

SAP supports partners to certify the creation of interface programs.

The interface to external systems is a separate price list component that contains interfaces to other modules.


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Container arrival Goods receipt with handheld device

Palletization, via conveyer into warehouse

Identification of pallet and putaway in high rack type

Example: Business Process for Stock Placement

This graphic shows a business process that we will analyze. The following graphics show some alternatives for executing this business process.


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Goods Receipt + TO

TO

Identify Putaway

WMS

Sub

GM

Physical GR area (ID-point) High Rack StorageConveyer

1

2

3

Confirm

TO confirmed

Solution 1: WMS Controls High Rack Storage

1. The container arrives. Scan the purchase order (PO) to post the goods movement.

2. SAP R/3 posts transfer order (TO) automatically. The destination bin is found by the placement strategy. The TO is sent to the subsystem.

3. The pallet is identified at the ID point, and the TO is confirmed and put away.


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Physical

Goods Receipt+ 1st TO

TO Confirm

Identify Putaway

Move SU

WMS

Sub

GM

GR area ID-pointWMS managed

High Rack StorageConveyer

1

2

3 4

2nd TOTO confirmed

Solution 2: Subsystem Controls High Rack

1. The container arrives. Scan the PO to post Goods Movement.

2. SAP R/3 postings are done automatically, TO is sent to subsystem.

3. Pallet identified at ID point, TO confirmed and put away.

4. After putaway, send IDoc Move Storage Unit for second TO.


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Physical

Goods Receipt + TO

TO Confirm

Identify Putaway

WMS

Sub

GM

GR area ID-pointWMS-managed

High Rack StorageConveyer

1

2

3

TO confirmed

Solution 3: Subsystem as a 'Black Box'

1. The container arrives. Scan the PO to post Goods Movement.

2. SAP R/3 postings are done automatically, and TO is sent to subsystem.

3. Pallet identified at ID point. TO confirmed and put away.

The SAP R/3 System sees only stock in logical bins at the ID point.


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CustomerCustomerSAPSAP

- Sales support through SAP- Product business at the

interface- Certification partner for SAP

- Standard communicationinterface

- Shorter installation time- Manageable interface

projects- Release independent

PartnerPartner

- Knowledge transfer- Shorter installation- Wider range of

functionality

Partner Concept

Certification offers advantages for all partners: customers, manufacturers of interface software, and SAP.

SAP supports several different types of partners. The partnership program continues to expand, to bring valuable third-party solutions to meet customer requirements for a comprehensive solution.

For further reference, visit our Web site at www.sap.com. Select Partners, then Complementary Software.


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Radio Frequency / LSR: Unit Summary


Customize the Mobile Data Entry Screen

Activate the RF Monitor

Describe scenarios for linking WM to an automated Warehouse Control Unit


Radio Frequency - Exercises

Unit: Radio Frequency

At the conclusion of this exercise, you will be able to: • Configure the radio frequency processing in the SAP Warehouse Management

System.

• Set up the verification control for RF transactions.

• Define the menu management within RF transactions.

• Define and configure queues and the RF Monitor.

In your warehouse, you use handheld terminals for paperfree communication. All transfer orders in the warehouse in the fixed bin area are processed via RF. You want to separate the inbound movements and the outbound movements into different work areas. Therefore, you define different queues.

Goods receipts from inbound deliveries are processed completely from the mobile devices. You receive material from a purchse order and process the the stock placement and the goods receipt posting from the RF transaction. You create the inbound delivery yourself..

1-1 For RF processing, you want to verify the storage bin where the worker places or removes the materials. Change the verification field of the storage bins in storage type 005 in your warehouse 1##.

1-1-1 The storage bins are named 400-## through 410-##. You do not want to verify the complete storage bin name but create a unique verification code for every bin. Create the verification field from the second and third characters of the bin name, for example bin 400-## has verification field 00.

1-1-2 Use the bin status report to display the changes. Display the verification fields using the ABAP List Viewer technique.

1-1-3 Assign material T-BW20-## to storage bin 402-## and material T-BW21-## to storage bin 405-##. Assign the putaway and stock removal type indicator FIX to the two materials because the storage type search sequence goes to storage type 005 first when this indicator is set.


1-2 For RF processing in the warehouse, you need to define the parameters regarding which data appears on the RF screens. When processing a TO with RF, you want the source bin of a movement to be available as soon as possible. Set the confirmation control in your warehouse accordingly.

1-2-1 Set a separate confirmation for material pick and transfer for your warehouse number 1##.

1-2-2 Set putaway and pick confirmation for the storage types 005 – Fixed Bin, 902 – GR Area External Receipts and 916 - Shipping Area Deliveries.

1-2-3

You find the confirmation control in Customizing of Warehouse Management.

2-1 Define the data you want to verify when processing a transfer order with RF.

2-1-1 Define two profiles, one for stock placement and one for stock removals in your warehouse 1##. For putaways, define profile IN1## with verification of destination bin and destination quantity. For removals, you want to use a profile OUT1## with verification of source bin and destination quantity.

2-1-2 Assign the verification profiles to the inbound and outbound movements. The respective movements are from the GR zone (storage type 902) to fixed bins (storage type 005) and from there to the shipping area for deliveries (storage type 916). The movement types are goods receipt purchase order (101) and GI for delivery (601).

2-2 Menu management defines the sequence of the screens on the RF terminal and the position and name of the pushbuttons. Copy the entries for the dynamic menu management from warehouse 001 to your warehouse 1##.

2-2-1 Name the default follow-up menus of the entry screen MAIN?

2-2-2 What are the follow-up transactions from the menu named PTWY01?

2-2-2 Since you do not use the storage unit or handling unit number for verification, you want to delete the transactions for selection by SU from the putaway menu PTWY01. Delete the transactions Select by SU and Clustered from the menu PTWY01 and move the remaining transactions to first, second and third position in this menu.


2-3 For the assignment of workload to workers in the warehouse, you want to use queues to organize the processes. Define different queues in your warehouse 1## for inbound and for outbound processing. You want to have different processors for inbound and outbound movements.

2-3-1 Define the queue GR001 – GR to fixed bin in your warehouse 1##. Also, define an outbound queue GI001 – GI fixed bin.

2-3-2 With a movement concerning storage type 005, the TO has to be processed in the appropriate queue. Assign the areas and the activities.

Set the values for source storage section, destination storage section and door to ***.

2-3-3 Assign your user LO531-## to the inbound queue. Set the user to Active. Specify the default values for logging on, since there is the presentation screen 8X40 and the default menu MAIN.


3-1 Test the configuration you just have set up.

3-1-1 Open another session with the RF monitor and run it for your warehouse 1##. Which queue are you assigned to? Keep the RF monitor in the separate session.

3-1-2 Create a purchase order with the following data. Set the confirmation control key on the line item detail to Inbound delivery.

Order type: Standard purchase order

Vendor: 1000

Organizational data:

Purchasing organization: IDES Germany 1000

Purchasing group: 001

Company code: 1000

Item data:

Material: T-BW20-##

Quantity: 100 PC

Delivery date: today

Plant: 1000

Storage Location: 01##

Material: T-BW21-##

Quantity: 200 PC

Delivery date: today

Plant: 1000

Storage location: 01##

Line item data:

Confirmation control: Inbound delivery

3-1-3 Create an inbound delivery manually for this PO.


3-2 You now want to process the goods receipt for inbound delivery with the RF transaction. At first, you have to create the TO for placement and process the putaway. Finally, you post goods receipt for the inbound delivery.

3-2-1 Enter the mobile data entry screen. Navigate to the goods receipt screen for inbound deliveries. Enter your inbound delivery number you just created and create a transfer order for the putaway.

The navigation through the screen works with F1 to save, F4 to continue and F3 to go back. To create a TO, press F8 - G.TO.

Do not leave the screen after you created the transfer order.

3-2-2 Switch to the RF monitor. Which queue is the TO assigned to? How many pallets have to be moved? Display the TO and check the source and destination data.

3-2-3 Return to the session with the RF screen. Process the putaway to the destination bins. Finally, post goods receipt for the inbound delivery.

Press F6 – TO ex to process the TO and use F1 – Post

3-2-4 Switch to the RF monitor. Is the TO still there? Also, check the inbound delivery and display the goods movement status.


Optional Exercise:

4-1* You want to add a new menu to the goods issue menu OUT00. This menu only consists of two transactions for picking. Finally, test it with an outbound delivery.

4-1-1 Define a new menu PKG## and add it to the dynamic menu OUT00 in your warehouse. The new menu consists of the two transactions LM06 Picking by delivery and LM12 – Inquiry for Material. Change the description and the short text to an appropriate description you like.

4-1-2 Create an outbound delivery without reference for 5 pieces of material T-BW21-##. Shipping point is 1000, sales area 1000/10/00. The ship-to party is 1400, goods issue date 1 week from today. Create the TO.

4-1-3 Switch to the RF screen and process the transfer order. Are you able to process the TO? Why?

4-1-4 Change the queue you are assigned to to the queue that allows you to process the TO.

You can either change this assignment in the RF monitor or change it on the RF screen starting from the entry screen in the Internal Warehouse Processes.

4-1-5 Process the TO and finally post goods issue.


Radio Frequency - Solutions

Unit: Radio Frequency

1-1 Master Data

Logistics → Logistics Execution → Master Data → Warehouse → Storage Bin → Change → Verification Field Selection

1-1-1 Partially fill the verification field for all bins. You want to adopt the second and third coordinates as the first and second verification fields.


Warehouse 1##

Storage Type 005

Adopt bin coordinate partially Select

Second Field 1

Third Field 2

Press Execute and then Update.

1-1-2 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Warehouse Processes → Bins and stocks → Display → Bin Status Report

Change the current display variant and add the verification field to the variant.

1-1-3 Create the material master WM views for T-BW20-## and T-BW21-## for warehouse 1## and storage type 005. Assign the type indicator and enter the storage bins as the fixed bins for these materials.

1-2 Confirmation control

Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Activities → Confirmation → Define Differences Control

1-2-1 Press Warehouse Number and set Separate Confirmation for your warehouse 1##.

1-2-2 Press Storage Type and set Confirmation Placement and Confirmation Removal for storage types 005, 902, and 916.


2-1 Verification

Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → Define Profiles

2-1-1 Make a new entry and enter the following data.


Warehouse 1##

Profile IN1##

Destination Bin Select

Destination Quantity Select

Profile OUT1##

Source Bin Select

Destination Quantity Select

Save your entries.

2-1-2 Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → Assign Verification Profiles to Goods Movements

Make a new entry and enter the following data.


Warehouse 1##

Source Type 902

Destination Type 005

Movement Type 101

Source Type 005

Destination Type 916

Movement Type 601

Save your entries.


2-2 Menu Management

Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → Define Menu Management

2-2-1 By default, the entries are:

MAIN 1 Goods Receipt Process

MAIN 2 Outbound Process

MAIN 3 Stock transfer

MAIN 4 Internal Warehouse Processes

MAIN 5 Inquiries

2-2-2 By default, the entries are:

PTWY01 1 Putaway by Storage Unit

PTWY01 2 Clustered Putaway

PTWY01 3 Putaway by Transfer Order

PTWY01 4 Putaway by Delivery

PTWY01 5 System-Guided Putaway

2-2-3 Delete the entry PTWY01 1 and PTWY01 2 for your warehouse 1##. Change the entry for Putaway by TO, Putaway by delivery and System-guided Putaway to sequence 1, 2, and 3.

2-3 Definition of Queues

Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → RF Queue Management

2-3-1 Define two new queues.


Warehouse 1##

Queue GR001

Queue Name GR to fixed bin

Queue GI001

Queue Name GI fixed bin

Save your entries.


2-3-2 Assign Areas and activities to queues.


Warehouse 1##

Screen Preparation for Placement

Transportation Type E

Source Storage Type 902

Source Storage Area ***

Destination Storage Type 005

Destination Storage Area ***

Door ***

Queue GR001

Warehouse 1##

Screen Preparation for Removal

Transportation Type A

Source Storage Type 005

Source Storage Area ***

Destination Storage Type 916

Destination Storage Area ***

Door ***

Queue GI001 Save your entries.

2-3-3 Assign Processor to Queues.


Warehouse 1##

User LO531-##

Queue GR001

Status Select

Screen format 8X40

Main Menu MAIN00


3-1 Test of Configuration

3-1-1 Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Warehouse Processes → Monitor Mobile Data Entry

You are currently assigned to queue GR001.

3-1-2 Logistics → Materials Management Purchasing Purchase Order Create Vendor/ Supplying Plant Known


Vendor 1000

Purchasing Organization 1000

Purchasing Group 001

Company Code 1000

Material T-BW20-##

Quantity 100

Material T-BW21-##

Quantity 200

Delivery Date One week from today

Plant 1000


Confirmation control Inbound delivery

Save.

3-1-3 Logistik → Logistics Execution → Inbound Process → Goods Receipt for Inbound Delivery Inbound Delivery Create Single Documents Enter your purchase order number and choose Enter. Save your inbound delivery.

3-2 RF Processing of the Goods receipt

3-2-1 Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Mobile Data Entry Press F1 – Save to logon to the RF Screens. Press Inbound Process Goods Receipt GR by delivery. Enter the inbound delivery number and press F4 -Next . Press F8 - G TO and confirm the information message to generate a transfer order.


3-2-2 Switch to the RF monitor and double click on the TO that you just created. There are 3 pallets to be moved and the TO is assigned to the inbound queue GR001.

3-2-3 Press F6 to execute the TO. You have to confirm the removal of the pallet from the source bin with F1 and press F4 to get to the destination bin. When you confirm the transfer to the destination bin, you have to verify the bin with the verification field and the quantity that you transferred. Finally, post goods receipt for the inbound delivery by pressing F1.

3-2-4 The TO is finally processed and does not occur in the RF monitor anymore.

4-1* Optional Exercise for Goods Issue

4-1-1 Tools → Accelerated SAP → Customizing → SAP Reference IMG → Logistics Execution → Mobile Data Entry → Define Menu Management

Press New Entry and add two new entries named PKG## for your warehouse 1##. The menu/transaction type is 2 for transactions, the two transactions are LM06 - Picking by delivery and LM12 - Inquiry for Material. Make another new entry for the menu OUT00 with sequence number 4 and assign the new menu PKG##. Name the menu Picking for group ##. Save your new entries.

4-1-2 Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound delivery Outbound delivery Create Single Document Without reference to a Sales Order.

Enter shipping point 1000, delivery type LO and sales area 1000/10/00. Choose Enter and enter goods recipient 1400 and material T-BW21-## with a quantity of 5 pieces. Select Subsequent functions Create Transfer Order to create a TO.

4-1-3 Logistics Logistics Execution Warehouse Internal Processes Mobile Data Entry Press F1 to logon and navigate to your new menu. You are not able to process the TO because you are currently assigned to the inbound queue.

4-1-4 Switch to the session with your RF monitor and change the assignment by drag and drop. Alternatively, you can change your assignment to a particular queue in the RF transaction with Internal Warehouse Processes Queue Change.

4-1-5 Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Post Goods Issue Outbound delivery single document

Enter your outbound delivery number and press post goods issue.


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Decentralized Warehouse Management


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Decentralized WM: Overview Diagram

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials ManagementAdditional Additional Functions Functions in TO in TO ProcessingProcessing

Decentralized Warehouse Decentralized Warehouse ManagementManagementTechnicalTechnical TTopicsopicsSummarySummary

Radio Radio FrequencyFrequency / LSR/ LSR


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Decentralized WM: Unit Objectives

Upon conclusion of this unit, you will be able to:

Describe the purpose of a decentralizedwarehouse management system.

Describe the procedure of stock placements and stock removals with inbound and outbound deliveries.


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Decentralized WM: Business Scenario

In your company, you want to separate the warehouse processes from the central processes, to make the warehouse processes run independently from the core system. Your warehouse processes include processes for inbound and outbound deliveries.

You want to evaluate the Decentralized Warehouse Management System within SAP LES.


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Distributed Functionality

• Accounting• Controlling• Sales• Purchasing• Inventory Management• Production Planning• ATP• Credit Limit Check• Foreign Trade

BAPI

• Inbound Delivery• Goods Receipt• Putaways• Stock Movements• Picking• Goods Issue• Outbound Delivery• Warehouse Structure• Planning/Monitoring

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system processes all partial processes that are a preparation or a subsequent processing of activities in the warehouse. These include the creation of sales or purchasing documents for different checks and subsequent invoice handling.

The Warehouse Management system (WMS) includes functions that handle warehouse processes. These functions include planning aspects, goods receipt, storing and goods issue, and monitoring warehouse activities.

Communication between ERP and WMS takes place through Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs).


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Overview of Processes

BAPI

Replication

Transfer Order

In-/Outbound Delivery

Confirmation TO

Posting of goods movement

BAPI

Confirmation

BAPI

Replication

BAPI

ConfirmationGoods Issue

Outbound Delivery

Sales Order

Invoice

Goods Receipt

InboundDelivery

Purchase Order

Invoice WMS

ERP ERP

For incoming as well as outgoing processes, the inbound or outbound delivery serves as a basis for activities in the warehouse. The delivery is created for a sales order or a purchase order.

During creation of a delivery, the system establishes whether it is relevant for distribution (see note below). If it is, a BAPI is called when the delivery is saved. This BAPI starts the creation of an intermediate document (IDoc) and sends the delivery to the WMS. There, replication of the delivery is done. This replication serves as a basis for subsequent processes in the warehouse, such as creation and confirmation of transfer orders, printing shipping documents, and posting goods movements.

Posting the goods issue (or goods receipt) clears the interim storage bin and calls a BAPI. This BAPI confirms to the ERP system the data that was created or changed in the WMS (such as, quantities, weight, packaging, and batches).

When the confirmation is received in the ERP system, the goods movement is executed in Inventory Management.

Note: The delivery is only relevant for distribution when all delivery items match in plant and storage location, and the combination of plant and storage location is allocated to a warehouse number. The warehouse number carries the information about a decentralized warehouse management system. To use this function, you have to use the delivery split by warehouse number. A delivery can be distributed only if all items are determined for this warehouse.


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Connection to Several ERP Systems

ERP 1 ERP 2 ERP n

Decentralized

WMS

The following prerequisites must be fulfilled if you connect several ERP systems to a decentralized WMS:

Unique numbers for master data in decentralized WMS. The various customer master records, vendor master records, and material master records from the various ERP systems must have unique numbers so that a master records can always be read clearly in the decentralized WMS.

Unique numbers for organizational units in decentralized WMS. The various plants and storage locations must have unique numbers in the decentralized WMS.

Unique delivery numbers in the decentralized WMS. In the decentralized WMS, the deliveries from the various ERP systems must be unique. Make sure that on replication of the deliveries, they are unique in the decentralized system. (If the same delivery numbers come from several ERP systems, you can use customer exit V50S0001 and function module EXIT_SAPLV50S_001 to reassign the numbers. In this way, you can ensure that the delivery numbers in the decentralized system are unique.)


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Subsequent Changes to the Delivery

ERP system

DecentralizedWMS

Delivery

Delivery

Delivery

BAPI

Process

Delivery

Change delivery?

RequestSynch.RFC

BAPIChangeable

Delivery

1.2. 3.

4.

Unblock,Change,block

Change delivery

In inbound and outbound deliveries, you can change certain data after the deliveries have been distributed from the central ERP system to the decentralized Warehouse Management system (WMS). You can make this kind of change either in the central system or in the decentralized system.


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Inventory Postings

Record IMRecord IMPostingPosting

Create Create deliverydelivery

Physical stockPhysical stockmovementmovement

Confirm Confirm to ERPto ERP

Execute IMExecute IMPostingPosting

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Posting

Distribute toDistribute toWMSWMS

In contrast with the integrated scenario, inventory postings in the ERP system are not posted immediately. With the creation of the IM posting, an inbound or outbound delivery is created and communicated to the WMS (in the same way as a delivery for a sales order or for a purchase order). With the confirmation of the delivery from the WMS, the posting in Inventory Management is executed automatically.

To make this scenario possible, adjustments are required in Customizing for the warehouse number and for the reference movement type needed for the creation of the delivery.

Stock movements are possible where material is moved out of or into WMS. Posting changes (for example, material X to material Y) are not yet possible.

Stock movements are possible only in two steps; one-step movements are not possible in this scenario.


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Delivery as an Interface

Not relevant

A

C

B

Confirmed

Distributed

Relevant

Distribution Status

In the decentralized scenario, the delivery is the main means of communication between the systems.

To reconstruct the status of the inbound or outbound delivery in the ERP system, a distribution status is used. This status indicates whether there is a decentralized scenario. If this is the case, the status indicates whether the delivery is relevant for distribution, distributed, or already confirmed by the WMS.

If the delivery has the status relevant, it can be changed (as long as a combination of plant/storage location is found in the header that is linked to a decentralized warehouse). When the delivery is saved, the distribution to the decentralized system takes place.

An ERP delivery with the status distributed can be changed to a limited degree only. The delivery can be changed in the WMS only.

With the goods movements postings in the WMS delivery, there is an automatic confirmation to the ERP system where the goods movements are executed in Inventory Management. To record this step, the distribution status is set to confirmed and the goods movement status is set to Completely processed. After this, invoicing can be processed.


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Item Reference of the WMS Delivery

Sales Order

M1 10 PcM2 30 Pc

SalesOrder

Purchase Oder

M1 1 PcM2 10 Pc

PurchaseOrder

Delivery

M1 10 PcM2 30 Pc

OutboundDelivery

ItemReference Data(for Sales Order)

Delivery

M1 10 PcM2 30 Pc

Inbound Delivery

ItemReference Data(for PurchaseOrder)

ERPERP

WMSWMS

Deliveries in the ERP system are usually created with reference to a purchase order or sales order. This reference gets lost when the delivery is sent to the WMS because the previous documents are not distributed. A delivery item reference provides information about the previous documents using selected data from the purchase order or the sales order that is relevant for the WMS.

The document flow to the previous document is not visible in the WMS.


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Distribution Model

Material

Customer

Vendor

Lieferung

M1 10 STM2 30 ST

Delivery

Classification

BatchInventory Posting

Confirmation

Lieferung

M1 10 STM2 30 ST

AB

Lieferung

M1 10 STM2 30 ST

Lieferung

M1 10 STM2 30 ST

Inventory Posting

Material

Customer Delivery

Classification Vendor

Batch

Confirmation

ERP WMS

The communication between the two systems takes place asynchronously. In certain scenarios (for example, the generation of the distribution model and possible stock comparisons), direct communication is set up. To enable this communication, a distribution model must be generated that contains all objects for the information flow. In the IMG, there is a tool that enables you to maintain a distribution scenario. All objects are available that are sent or received by the systems. The distribution model is generated for an already existing warehouse number, and sets up the basis to communicate different information with the decentralized WMS. The objects that are to be distributed are made up from master data and application data. The distribution differs in each installation. Therefore, you should create your own message types (for example, material master, vendor master and customer master records). Customer master record and material master records have to be distributed, whereas vendor master records and classification depend on the necessity in their decentralized system. In principle, only the required master data should be distributed, so that the WMS can work efficiently. Data that has only local significance is maintained in the WMS (for example, Warehouse Management Views in the material master). Distribution of master data and application data from the ERP to the WMS: material master, customer master, vendor master, classification, inbound delivery, outbound delivery Distribution of master data and application data from the WMS to the ERP: batches master, confirmation inbound delivery, confirmation outbound delivery, inventory postings


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Distribution Model: Procedure

Define Message Types Define Message Types

Generate Distribution ModelGenerate Distribution Model

Generate Addresses (optional)Generate Addresses (optional)

ERPERP

Generate Partner ProfileGenerate Partner Profile

Distribute Model to WMSDistribute Model to WMS

Generate Partner ProfileGenerate Partner Profile

WMSWMS

Before generation of the distribution model, the reduced message types for material master, customer master, and vendor master must be created.

Also, logical systems must be defined for both the ERP system and the WMS.

After this, you can start the generation per warehouse number. You have the option of using filters to distribute only certain views of the material or customer master. This can be useful if the material master is maintained for different organizational units, but data in the WMS is only needed for one organizational unit.

If you need the address file, the distribution of the addresses is intended as an independent object. Therefore, you have a separate generation function on the final screen of the generation of the WMS distribution. After the generation, it is possible to generate the necessary partner profiles for all messages and methods in the created model view.

Afterwards, the model view can be introduced to the WMS. The distribution model itself is sent to the WMS. With this step, the communication channels are known in the WMS.

Finally, generate the partner profiles in the WMS.

Note: Depending on whether both systems are provided by SAP, the distribution model is to be generated only (in SAP R/3) or to be generated in the ERP system and then distributed (when both systems are provided by SAP).


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Decentralized WM: Unit Summary


Describe the purpose of a decentralizedwarehouse management system.

Describe the procedure of stock placements and stock removals with inbound and outbound deliveries.


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Archiving

User Exits

Function Modules

Technical Topics


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Technical Topics: Overview Diagram


Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Storage Unit ManagementUnit ManagementHazardous Hazardous Materials ManagementMaterials ManagementAdditional Additional Functions Functions in TO in TO ProcessingProcessingRadio Radio FrequencyFrequency / LSR/ LSR


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Outline the archiving process and locate the programs required for archiving data

Discuss user exits and function modules, and locate the supplied programs that help you make customer-specific enhancements in your system

Technical Topics: Objectives


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Technical Topics: Business Scenario

You are responsible for communicating the special needs of the warehouse, including programs for archiving and customer-specific enhancements.


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Transfer Orders

ArchiveRead Archives

Delete Archives

Transfer Requirements

ArchiveRead ArchivesDelete Archives

Inventory History Records


Delete Archives

Posting ChangeNotices

ArchiveRead ArchivesDelete Archives

Inventory Records


Delete Archives

Archiving Programs

Tranfer requirements: RLREOB00 Archives TRs

RLREOB10 Deletes archived TRs

RLRB0001 Report for reading archived TRs

Transfer orders: RLREOT00 Archives TOs

RLREOT10 Deletes archived TOs

RLRT0001 Report for reading archived TOs

Posting change notices: RLREOU00 Archives PCNs

RLREOU10 Deletes archived PCNs

RLRU0001 Report for reading archived PCNs

Inventory records RLREOI00 Archives inventory records

RLREOI10 Deletes inventory records

RLRI0001 Report for reading archived inventory records

Inventory History Records RLREOH00 Archives inventory history records

RLREOH10 Deletes inventory history records

RLRH0001 Report for reading archived inventory history records


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FunctionFunction ModuleModuleCreate transfer requirementCreate transfer requirement

Change transfer requirement Change transfer requirement

Create transfer orderCreate transfer order

Confirm transfer orderConfirm transfer order

Cancel transfer orderCancel transfer order

CreateCreate multiplemultiple processing listprocessing list

Start multipleStart multiple processing runprocessing run

ReleaseRelease multiplemultiple processing listprocessing list

Function Modules

You can use function modules to replace a series of existing batch-input processes that are used in the WM system.

You can use these modules to combine different transactions on one screen or to expand the current functions of your system to meet the particular requirements in your organization.

For further information on function modules, refer to the WinHelp documentation for Warehouse Management.

For a detailed description of these processes, refer to the online documentation for the individual function modules.


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User ExitUser ExitUpdateUpdate own data by creating transfer ordersown data by creating transfer orders

UpdateUpdate own data by confirming transfer ordersown data by confirming transfer orders

Own stock placement strategyOwn stock placement strategy

Own stock removal strategyOwn stock removal strategy

Under and overdeliveriesUnder and overdeliveries

PalletizationPalletization

Conversion of storage unit numbersConversion of storage unit numbers

Interface toInterface to external systemsexternal systems

User Exits

Using customer-specified logic, user exits permit you to become involved in the storage bin search process. Afterwards, you can update customer data when creating and confirming transfer orders.

When you create customer-specific projects using this function, you can display additional SAP R/3 system information about each individual user exit.

You will find a complete list of the user exists available in the WM system in the WinHelp documentation. For a detailed description of these processes, refer to the online documentation of the individual user exits in transaction SMOD/CMOD.


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Technical Topics: Summary


Outline the archiving process and locate the programs required for archiving data

Discuss user exits and function modules, and locate the supplied programs that help you make customer-specific enhancements in your system


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Summary

Course OverviewCourse OverviewStorage Unit ManagementStorage Unit ManagementHazardous Materials ManagementHazardous Materials ManagementAdditional Functions in TO ProcessingAdditional Functions in TO Processing

Decentralized Warehouse ManagementDecentralized Warehouse ManagementTechnical TopicsTechnical TopicsSummarySummary

Radio Frequency / LSRRadio Frequency / LSR


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Objectives

Perform WM functions such as customizing Storage Unit Management, Radio Frequency, and Hazardous Material Management.

Discuss customizing options and settings within the Warehouse Management system for Handling Unit Management, decentralized Warehouse Management, and Performance Data.


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Follow-Up Courses

SCM610 Delivery Processes

SCM611 Transportation

SCM650 Cross-Functional Customizing in SD


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Recommended Follow-up Activities

Go through the exercises using IDES dataor your own data

Read online documentation

Read IMG documentation

Read release notes