In this post, I would like to explain different cases when cancelling Inbound Goods Receipt process with EWM for both case entire Inbound cancel and partial Inbound cancel.   Overview EWM Inbound process This is process flow of simple Inbound process with direct putaway step. Note: Inbound delivery Notification is created when using Decentralized EWM,....

Subcontracting is the process where child materials (components) are issued to an external vendor for final assembly. In this blog, I will try to explain the configuration and steps required to accomplish the subcontracting process with EWM managed. Configuration required: Document type and Item type integration: When we issue the component material from our premises for the....

In this blog, I will attempt to explain how the availability group and ERP storage location are linked, as well as how the stock type is determined in the EWM inbound delivery. And this behavior is same for both S4hana Embedded EWM and Decentralized EWM system. How does the inbound delivery get the stock type....

Introduction : To increase the efficiency of the picking process , warehouses are opting picking from fixed bins and when ever required doing the replenishment from the reserve are to fixed bins. So in order to replenish the qty from reserve to fixed bins, businesses are expecting to put away  the stock at near fixed....

Introduction: Now a days businesses are asking to create the automatic TU (Transportation Unit) creation once the PO &IBD created though ASN. So, in this Blog I am going to explain the TU configuration and automatic TU & vehicle creation through PPF actions.   So, this blogs are categorized as below sections: TU and Vehicle....

Assume a business case in where same product is put away in storage bins as PALLETS and BOXES . But system shows always in base unit of measurement like in each.   Now warehouse requirement is like, In the out bound side whenever Picking WT create for this product, system should split WT as per....

In this blog I would like to explain the basic information on Message queue monitoring in SAP EWM.   INTRODUCTION: Communication between the ERP system and the SCM system is based on the asynchronous transfer technique queued Remote Function Call (qRFC). This technique is used for both the initial data transfer and the transfer of....

  Introduction:    Assume a Situation in a warehouse, where Huge qty of the same product is occupying the first two or three whole storage types which are near to the staging area, to avoid that business  asked to fill few bins per product in each storage type.   So we are going to achieve....

Warehouse operation team, be it warehouse operator or warehouse supervisor executes warehouse internal business process such as scrapping of a damage pallet physical inventory or stock posting change in EWM. As this business transaction process completes in EWM system, relevant goods movements posting gets performed in ECC. Quite often it is ask from business to....

To establish a flow how nested HU can be relevant for Quality inspection for Inbound receiving process considering a shipment is arriving in Pre-Packed form at Pallet level and at box level. Figure out how Usage decision can be conducted at Top HU level and at Sub HU level. Address the core issues of Warehouse....

After the completion/confirmation of the putaway task, sometimes it gets noticed that there is a difference in the quantity being confirmed versus the the delivered quantity. There may be a chance of wrong counting and inputting the wrong quantity due to human error.. If there is a difference then this difference needs to be adjusted....

In past, I have already written a blog on Direct ODO creation from EWM which creates replenishment delivery and corresponding STO PO between 2 Plants. The current blog is an attempt to explain how DirODO can be integrated with Shipping and Receiving functionality with Pallets build up at Production supply Area using Advanced Production Integration with RF....

In this blog post, we will provide a guide to create an editable custom field and add it to the Outbound Delivery Order. Problem Statement: We had a business requirement where we had to store some custom information at in delivery level to use further in warehouse processes like put away, picking etc. Also, we....

Introduction: Now a days in most of the business scenarios in complex warehouses want to put away the material in whatever the bin they want (System should not determine the destination bin, instead system should determine till the storage type only). How we are going to achieve this? What are the options available. – To achieve....

Introduction: In few businesses scenario’s warehouse supervisor wants to put away the pallet quantity into multiple bins with his desired quantity (System should not split the warehouse task automatically, its completed user driven) How we can achieve this? To achieve the above requirement, we can proceed with exception code SPPB-Split WT and New Destination Bin for Remaining....

Introduction: In real time businesses, we may come across few cases where the bin capacity- Weight is more, and you can accommodate with less weigh of the material or vice versa. To understand better, assume your bin capacity is 1000 kg and each product weight is 1kg, but here the obstacle is you cannot put more....

Introduction: In this blog post , we will talk about customer consignment process with SAP EWM in S4 HANA 2020. This process is typically divided into 4 sub parts. 1- Consignment fill-up 2- Consignment issue 3- Consignment return 4- Consignment pick-up   Out of 4 sub parts, only part 1 and 4 touch storage location,....

Introduction: In this blog post, we will discuss about how to post material documents with own defined MVT types for goods movements initiated from EWM system. One simple example is – once we confirm put away WT in EWM then system posts 411 material document  in S4 core system for doing a transfer posting from....

Usage & Integration: Used in Picking Process or in staging of components to Production supply, in case a partial pallet quantity is required for customer Order/manufacturing, the picking takes place at the pick point. The pick point is bypassed for a full pallet picking, Full Pallet is directly routed to shipment loading area or production....

In this blog post, we will cover the basic system settings and process flow to have synchronous GR and GI with production orders in S4 HANA EWM 2020. Before S4 HANA 2020, When we do confirmation of the  production order then IBD will be created for receiving of FG/SFG, and OBD will be created for....

Embedded EWM provides flexibility to effectively carry out transactions through mobile RFUI Screens. These Screens are designed to cater to end to end functionality often with advanced features such as Picking with Pick Handling Units. While working as a consultant with various clients during EWM implementations I have come across numerous requirements where these screens....

In this blog post I would like to share my experience regarding possible performance bottlenecks in EWM which we had to tackle at some projects, especially with high percent of automatization in the process. I would be glad to have some more input in the comments. It is pretty often when Performance is one of....

Introduction  I am working as SAP EWM Consultant and i have enjoyed reading all the blogs posted by experts in the area of SAP EWM. Now I am writing my first blog post on SAP EWM for the inbound process using RF screen in SAP S/4 HANA Embedded EWM version 2020 with POSC & LOSC....

In the outbound process, the warehouse worker/resource wants to pick you pick a group of products consolidated in a single warehouse order for warehouse process optimization purposes using RF devices. The warehouse workers/resources can perform the picking in a single trip. This will reduce the time taken and improve the warehouse processes using RF devices.....

Introduction: In this blog post you will learn about the Bulk Storage Put away Strategy in SAP EWM. There are some materials that require a large amount of storage space usually stored in bulk Storage areas and in this type of scenarios bulk put away strategy is used. Examples: beverages, tyres and glass products etc.....

Introduction: The most of the times, it is common requirement to create the packing instructions in the ERP and the packaging specifications in EWM. Since these two activities will have the same functionality, it would be better to have common approach/solution to reduce the effort of creating these packing instructions/packaging specifications. The ERP and EWM....

1         Overview In this blog post, I will explain how the TM-EWM integration in the S4HANA 1909 system will work in an integrated way in outbound delivery process. The article will include more detailed information about the EWM side and more brief information about the TM-ERP sides. While providing this integration, the following steps will....