Post on 12-Dec-2018
Consulting Solution
EWM Stock Blocking with QM IntegrationJörg Lange / Jörg Michaelis
SAP Consulting Germany
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Agenda
General Information
Functional Description
Realization in the system
Technical CV
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Consulting Solution
Requirements known, concept and solution existing
Solution used by multiple customers
Usage of the knowledge of SAP Consulting and SAP Development
Functionality based on SAP standard functionality
Solution available in all EWM releases
Solution
Fast and easy to be implemented
Efficient and short project duration
Time saving leads to cost saving, also at the customer sideTime
Exact pricing possible due to fix price implementation
No running costs like user licenses, maintenance
In advance investment by SAP Consulting reduces cost risk
Cost sharing model strongly reduces cost of the customer implementation
Cost
Well-tried solution, with efficient and cost-saving
implementation for a high security of the investment
This Consulting Service means for you…
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Scope of Service
Fixed price contains the following services
Technical implementation
Configuration Guide
Technical documentation
Explanation of the function and hand over
6 Month free of charge post implementation care (Error
corrections after technical implementation end), after this
consulting support based on normal fees
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Agenda
General Information
Functional Description
Realization in the system
Technical CV
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Limited functionality in EWM standard for stock blocking
EWM already provides some functionality for stock blocking, but it lacks some
features which are important to several industries.
In Standard EWM ...
Stock can only be blocked manually
Expired Stock (shelf life) can not be blocked automatically in the background
No Integration to SAP ECC Quality Management Notifications
EWM does not allow to enter or display a reason for blocking
Inspection documents have to be created manually per HU, which leads in SAP ECC to
one Quality Inspection Lot per HU!
No simple tracking who has blocked the stock, for how long was it blocked and who
unblocked the stock
No guidance with possible follow-on functions, such as „Release stock“, „Correct
Expiration Date“ or „Scrap Stock“
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Functionality of this Consulting Solution
The Consulting Solution „Stock Blocking with SAP-ECC QM Integration“ provides
the following enhanced functionality:
Mass-blocking of stock with a comfortable transaction, for example blocking based on
Shelf Life Expiration Date, on GR Date, on Product or on Storage Section
Expired Stock (shelf life) can be blocked automatically in the background
Full Integration to QM (Quality Notifications and Inspection lots)
Quality Notification and Inspection Lot Summary (only one document for multiple stocks of
same product / batch combination)
Inspection documents are created in the background (use of EWM Quality Inspection
Engine)
Simple tracking and full visibility about the blocked stock
Guidance with possible follow-on functions, such as „Release stock“, „Correct Expiration
Date“ or „Scrap Stock“ via the Quality Notification
Simple handling and safe processing to ensure stock gets block at right time!
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Stock Blocking with SAP ECC Quality Notifications
The use of ECC Quality Notifications for blocking and unblocking stock has several
huge advantages compared to an EWM-internal blocking:
Quality Notification is a Standard functionality in SAP ECC for quality issues
Highly customizable framework
Several standard follow-on actions are already available in QM standard
Communication with partners (e.g. Supplier) possible
Workflow connection possible (e.g. for approvals)
Many SAP customers have Quality Notifications already in use -> No process change with
EWM
... and much more!
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Process Flow with Integration to SAP-ECC Quality
Notifications
EWM
Select stocks based
on criteria
ECC
Create QIE
document per HU
RFCBackground
job
Quality Notification
Create quality
notification for
material and batch
Update QIE
document
Check pending
notifications and trigger
follow-on action
Capture decision for
quality notification
Read QIE document
by external number
Decide quality
inspection
document
RFC
QRFC
Stock posting change
QRFC
Stock postingStock posting change QRFC
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Stock Blocking with SAP-ECC Inspection Lots
The use of ECC Inspection lots for blocking and unblocking stock has several huge
advantages compared to an EWM-internal blocking:
Inspection Lot is a Standard functionality in ECC for triggering checking process and
documenting checking results
Highly customizable
Using inspection specifications
Printing of inspection instructions
Result recording
Inspection lot completion
... and much more!
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Process Flow with Integration to SAP-ECC Inspection Lots
EWM
Select stocks based
on criteria
ECC
Create QIE
document per HU
RFCBackground
job
Inspection Lot
Create quality
notification for
material and batch
Update QIE
document
Check pending
inspection lots and
record inspection results
Capture usage decisionRead QIE document
by external number
Decide quality
inspection
document
RFC
QRFC
Stock posting change
QRFC
Stock postingStock posting change QRFC
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Detailed Functional Scope (1/2)
Comfortable, ease-to-use transaction for the mass blocking of warehouse stock
Stock Blocking report for background mode use
Creation of QIE documents (Insp. Object Type 5) and ECC QM Quality Notifications
Enhanced Stock Blocking Interface between ECC and EWM
Unblocking functions in ECC and EWM
Two major business cases are supported:
- Blocking stock where the shelf-life is expired (can run automatically in background)
- Blocking stock for specific selection criteria
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Detailed Functional Scope (2/2)
Four different blocking methods- QIE document being created triggering ECC Quality Notification
- QIE document being created triggering ECC inspection lots
- QIE document being created w/o ECC integration
- Pure stock postings to defined destination stock type
Follow-on steps and functions (dependent on blocking method)
- Follow up action of quality notification triggers release of QIE document with
specific decision code (release or scrapping) and allows the user to perform
batch changes (e.g. shelf-life)
- Inspection lot decision triggers release of QIE document
- Standard release of QIE document (using EWM standard transactions)
- No follow up action planned
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Detailed Scope of this Consulting Solution
In Scope
Coding packages for EWM and ECC
(transport requests)
Basic set-up of new ECC quality
notifications and inspection lot type
Basic set-up of EWM Quality Inspection
Engine (QIE)
Two follow up actions in notifications for
decision processing
Follow up action for inspection lots
EWM stock selections as shown on
screen-shot
Technical documentation
Explanation and demo of the solution in
the customer system
Possible enhancements
Detailed set-up of quality notifications
Workflow connection for quality
notifications
Direct EWM stock overview out of quality
notification (via RFC call)
EWM stock selections by customer
additional batch attributes
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Agenda
General Information
Functional Description
Realization in the system
Technical CV
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Starting the transactionStock selection in EWM
Selection fields to specify
stocks to block
Actions for selected stock
Processing and logging
options
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Result of stock selection
If report is started not in background mode, the selected stock can be limited by
selecting single lines.
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Detailed log available
in foreground and background mode
In background mode, the log is saved to the database for later investigation
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Internal Quality Inspection Document
Exception code to state reason of stock
blocking
Creation data and time of document
Status of document
ECC document number
(quality notification)
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Quality Notification Processing in SAP-ECC
A quality notification with a specific notification type will be created
References and quantities are being filled
from EWMActions allow to decide EWM quality
inspection documents with different
decision codes
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Inspection Lot Processing in SAP-ECC
References are being filled
from EWM
Type and origin of
Inspection Lot
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Decision to release stock
Quality Inspection Document can be decided
a) by a follow-on action in the Quality Notification
b) by posting the usage decision of an SAP-ECC Inspection Lot
c) by deciding the Inspection Document manually in EWM
Status QI14 = “Insp. in
Ext. Sys. Completed”
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Agenda
General Information
Functional Description
Realization in the system
Technical CV
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Technical CV
Solution
Enhanced Stock Blockings
Interface Alerting
Add-on/Modification
Add-on
Function available
SAP ECC 6.0 or higher
EWM 5.0
EWM 5.1
EWM 7.0
EWM 7.1 (EhP 1 and 2)
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