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Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742)

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SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD

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Contents

1 Purpose.................................................................................................................................. 6

2 Prerequisites..........................................................................................................................6

2.1 Overview of the Required Master Data...........................................................................6

2.2 Roles............................................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Preliminary Steps............................................................................................................7

2.3.1 Article....................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.2 Stocks...................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.3 Using Mobile Terminals (Radio Frequency – RF)....................................................9

2.3.4 Scope Item Menu and Basic Path..........................................................................10

2.3.5 Additional Tools and Workbenches.......................................................................10

3 Process Overview Table......................................................................................................10

4 Goods Receipt Processing...................................................................................................14

4.1 Preliminary Phase to Goods Receipt............................................................................14

4.1.1 Creating Purchase Order.......................................................................................14

4.1.2 Creating Inbound Delivery.....................................................................................17

4.1.3 Appointment Planning............................................................................................18

4.2 Receipt of Incoming Goods...........................................................................................19

4.2.1 Post Rough Goods Receipt...................................................................................19

4.2.2 Entering Actual Appointment.................................................................................20

4.2.3 Goods Receipt with Reference to Rough Goods Receipt......................................21

4.3 Putting away Preparation..............................................................................................22

4.4 Carrying out Putaway....................................................................................................24

4.4.1 Alternative 1: Asynchronous Warehouse Management.........................................24

4.4.2 Alternative 2: Synchronous Warehouse Management...........................................26

5 Return Deliveries................................................................................................................. 29

5.1 Preparing Return Deliveries..........................................................................................29

5.1.1 Searching for Article Document for Goods Receipt...............................................29

5.1.2 Creating a Return Delivery....................................................................................31

5.1.3 Preparing for Collection.........................................................................................31

5.1.4 Goods Collection...................................................................................................34

6 Internal Warehouse Replenishment.....................................................................................35

6.1 Replenishment Planning...............................................................................................36

6.2 Carrying out Replenishment.........................................................................................37

6.2.1 Creating a Transfer Order......................................................................................37

6.2.2 Confirming Transfer Order.....................................................................................38

7 Goods Issue Processing......................................................................................................38

7.1 Creating Outbound Delivery..........................................................................................39



7.2 Stock Removal/Picking.................................................................................................40

7.2.1 Creating Transfer Order as a Picking Document...................................................40

7.2.2 Carrying out Picking...............................................................................................41

7.3 Posting Goods Issue.....................................................................................................46

7.4 Variant: Mass Processing of Deliveries.........................................................................48

7.4.1 Creating Deliveries with Planned Picking Time......................................................48

7.4.2 Creating Wave Picks.............................................................................................50

7.4.3 Creating Transfer Orders in Collective Processing................................................52

7.4.4 Confirming Transfer Orders in Collective Processing............................................53

7.4.5 Subsequent Delivery Split......................................................................................55

7.4.6 Goods Issue in Collective Processing....................................................................56

8 Warehouse Physical Inventory.............................................................................................56

8.1 Creating a Physical Inventory Document......................................................................57

8.2 Perform Physical Inventory...........................................................................................58

8.2.1 Entering Inventory Count Results..........................................................................58

8.2.2 Trigger Inventory Recount.....................................................................................59

8.2.3 Carrying out Inventory Recount.............................................................................60

8.3 Processing Differences.................................................................................................61

8.3.1 Posting Differences in Warehouse Management...................................................61

8.3.2 Posting Differences in Inventory Management......................................................62

8.4 Inventory Evaluation.....................................................................................................63

8.4.1 Difference Statistics...............................................................................................63

8.4.2 Determining Inventory Status.................................................................................64

9 Appendix: Tools and Workbenches.....................................................................................64

9.1 Warehouse Activity Monitor..........................................................................................64

9.2 Outbound Delivery Monitor...........................................................................................66

9.3 Wave Pick Monitor........................................................................................................66

9.4 Rough Workload Estimate for Goods Issue..................................................................67

9.4.1 Rough Workload Estimate after Creation of Outbound Deliveries.........................67

9.4.2 Rough Workload Estimate after Goods Issue........................................................68



Warehouse and DC Management (WM)

1 PurposeThis scope item describes the processing procedure for retail goods in a distribution center, using a warehouse management system with inventory management at storage bin level. In this scope item, distribution center will refer to a warehouse that is supplied by vendors, that stores the merchandise and then prepares it to be shipped to customers or stores. As warehouse processes depend greatly on the amount of space available, the organization of the warehouse and the merchandise stored there, this scope item should be viewed simply as an example for implementation purposes. However, with very little effort, this example can be adapted to fit any customer-specific situation.

IntroductionTo summarize, warehouse stocks are carried in Inventory Management (IM) in SAP R/3 at storage location level. When stock keeping for large-scale storage is more complex, for example, when the same articles are stored in several places in the warehouse and different strategies are used throughout the warehouse, the enhanced functionality of the Warehouse Management module (WM) should be used.

The WM module is situated underneath inventory management at storage location level and manages stocks at storage bin level. It enables you to map complex warehouse structures, with several storage bins for each article and different putaway and stock removal strategies, within one warehouse. In warehouse management the main object is the quant, the stock of an article in one storage bin, possibly with additional separating characteristics like the storage unit or the batch. The main document in warehouse management is the transfer order (TO). One item in the transfer order describes the transportation of one quant from one storage bin to another. Upon confirmation, the system receives notification of a correctly processed transfer order.

As IM and WM are completely integrated, the warehouse processes cannot usually be viewed in isolation. For instance, a prerequisite of putaway is that the goods receipt has been posted. In the same way, stock removal is usually triggered by a corresponding shipping document and is concluded once the goods issue has been posted.

We mapped a common retail warehouse structure for this scope item. Following goods receipt, merchandise is first placed in a reserve storage area on pallets. After this it can be moved to the picking bin whenever it is needed. Whether the reserve storage area and the picking area are separated spatially (for example, in separated halls) or simply in organizational terms (for example, reserve bins at shelf level above the picking bins) is of no importance here. For merchandise with particular storage requirements (for example, hanging, frozen or bulky goods) special warehouse types are set up that are not separated into picking spots and reserve bins, with the result that no replenishment is required. The shipping of merchandise takes place at the same time, using a central shipping point.

The scope item is divided into individual processes that display the complete movement of the merchandise through the distribution center for the whole process. In addition, periodical processes such as the physical inventory are displayed.

2 Prerequisites

2.1 Overview of the Required Master DataTo execute the scope items, use the master data listed for your installation of the preconfigured system. For the relevant identifiers, see the following table:

FASHION HARD GOODS FOOD

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VENDOR PCS-V141 PCS-V431 PCS-V321

ARTICLE 1 PCS-06-ART141001 PCS-06-ART431 PCS-06-ART323

ARTICLE 2 PCS-06-ART111001 PCS-06-ART432 PCS-06-ART321

GENERIC ARTICLE

PCS-06-ART141

PO QUANTITY 40 (per Variant) 40 8 (Article 1)

40 (Article 2)

OUN CAR CAR CAR

MINIMUM QUANTITY

10 30 200

GI QUANTITY 10 20 10

GI UNIT OF MEASURE

PC PC CT

STORAGE TYPE

H01 B01 F01

STORE RETAILING WHOLESALE

DELIVERY TYPE UL LO

DISTRI-BUTION CHANNEL

30 20

SHIP-TO PARTY M001 PCS-C301

2.2 Roles

UseThe following roles must have already been installed to test this scope item in the SAP Netweaver Business Client (NWBC). The roles in this Business Process Documentation must be assigned to the user or users testing this scope item. You only need these roles if you are using the NWBC interface. You do not need these roles if you are using the standard SAP GUI.

PrerequisitesThe business roles have been assigned to the user who is testing this scope item.

Business Role Technical Name Process Step

Retail Warehouse Manager SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSE_RT_S

2.3 Preliminary Steps2.3.1 ArticleThe articles provided are taken from category 06 and, in line with the Customizing settings supplied, they are moved into storage location 1003 using storage condition “WM”, with the connected warehouse number “PC1”.

In the article master, the warehouse management view (within the “Logistics DC” view) is maintained for this article, without which no putaway can take place in warehouse management.

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ProcedureCarry out a stock check. You can reach the stock overview (preferably in a second session) using the following paths:

IM Stock Overview:

1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:

Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)

SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Inventory management Environment Stock Stock overview

Transaction code RWBE

Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business Role

Business role Retail Warehouse Manager

(SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSE_RT_S )

Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling Stock Overview

2. On the Stock Overview screen, make the following entries:

Field name Description User action and values Comment

Article PCS-06-ART141001

(Fashion)

PCS-06-ART141

(Fashion)

PCS-06-ART321

(Food)

PCS-06-ART323

(Food)

PCS-06-ART432

(Hard Goods)

Site VZ01

Storage location X Choose tab “List display”

3. Choose Execute.

4. On the Stock Overview: Basic List for Article screen, double-click the line with VZ01....

5. Then it takes you to the Stock Overview: Breakdown List Site for Article screen, from the table you can see the stock is displayed for each storage location

6. For Variants of Generic Article and Single Articles, Choose a storage location stock line, choose from menu (for NWBC: More... ) Environment WM stocks to display WM stock overview.

7. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI).

Or

Choose Exit (Shift+F3) to close the transaction. (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).

WM Stock Overview:


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:


SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Bins and Stock Display Total Stock per Article (Warehouse Management)

Transaction code LS26




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Stocks & Bins Warehouse stocks per article

2. On the Stock Overview screen, make the following entries:

Field name Description User action and values

Comment

Warehouse Number PC1


(Fashion)

PCS-06-ART111001

(Fashion)

PCS-06-ART321

(Food)

PCS-06-ART323

(Food)

PCS-06-ART432

(Hard Goods)

Site VZ01

3. Choose Enter

4. Double-click the line with the information of VZ01 1003. Then the stock is displayed for each storage bin.

5. Choose Back to the Stock Overview screen, then choose MM Stock Figures to display IM Stock Overview.

You should note that certain steps in the process can only be carried out in certain stock situations. For example, stock removal is only possible if sufficient stock is available in the picking area. The processes in this scope item have been devised in such a way that in an initially empty warehouse the correct stock situation is produced for each process. However, if stock is already present in the warehouse or if processes are to be carried out separately, stock may have to be adjusted using goods receipts, goods issues, manual transfer posting or the physical inventory.

2.3.3 Using Mobile Terminals (Radio Frequency – RF)

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD If you want to use the RF functionality (radio frequency) to process shipments within the warehouse (see 4.4.2), the warehouse worker’s user (user currently in use) must be assigned to a queue (queue for transfer orders to be processed) in Customizing. The user currently in use must be assigned once to a queue in Customizing.

Procedure1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:

Transaction code SPRO

IMG menu Logistics Execution Mobile Data Entry RF Queue Management

2. Double-click Assign Processor to Queues

3. Choose New Entries

4. Make the following entries:


Comment

Whse no. PC1

User Your User ID

Queue IN_PCS Choose with F4

Status selected

Screen format 8X40 Choose with F4

Main menu MAIN

5. Choose Enter.

6. Choose Save.


2.3.4 Scope Item Menu and Basic PathThe following basic path is the basis for all other paths in the process documentation. As an alternative to the SAP menu, you can use the process menu for navigational purposes.

SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing

Transaction code W10T

2.3.5 Additional Tools and WorkbenchesA large number of documents are processed every day, particularly in logistics. To provide a structured procedure and constant monitoring for this mass processing, a few support tools are available in the logistics area:

Warehouse Activity MonitorOutbound Delivery MonitorRough Workload Estimate

These are introduced in more detail at the end of this scope item.

3 Process Overview Table



Step Name External Process Reference

Business Condition

Role Transaction code

Expected Results

Create Purchase Order for Single Article

Retail Warehouse Clerk

ME21N

Create Purchase Order for Generic Article


ME21N

Create Inbound Delivery


VL31N

Appointment Planning


WAP2

Receipt of Incoming Goods

Post Rough Goods Receipt


VL41

Enter an Actual Appointment


WAP2

Goods Receipt with Reference to the Rough Goods Receipt

Retail Sales Person

MB0A

Put away Preparation Retail Warehouse Clerk

LT06

Alternative 1: Asynchronous Warehouse Management

Alternative 1: Confirm without difference


LT12

Alternative 2: Confirm with difference


LT12

Resource Planning with the RF Monitor

Retail Warehouse Manager

LRF1

Log-on to the Terminal


LM00

Putaway Processing Retail Warehouse Manager

LRF1

Search for the Article Document for Goods

Retail Warehouse

MB03




Business Condition


Expected Results

Receipt Clerk

Create a Return Delivery


MBRL

Issuing the Article Document as Goods Issue/Receipt Slip


MB02

Create a Transfer Order in the Warehouse


LB12

Goods Collection Retail Warehouse Clerk

LT12

Replenishment Planning


LP21

Create a Transfer Order


LB10

Confirm Transfer Order


LT12

Create an Outbound Delivery


VL01NO

Create Transfer Order as a Picking Document


LT03

Alternative 1: Asynchronous Warehouse Management

Alternative 1: Confirm without difference


LT12



LT12

Resource Planning in the Monitor for Mobile Data Entry


LRF1

Log-on to the Terminal


LM00

Monitor from Mobile Data Entry Monitor


LRF1




Business Condition


Expected Results

Post Goods Issue Retail Warehouse Clerk

VL02N

Create Deliveries with Planned Picking Time

Alternative 1: Manual Creation


VL01NO

Creating Wave Picks

Alternative 1: Automatic Capacity-Driven Creation of Wave Picks


VL35

Alternative 2: Creating Wave Picks Manually


VL06P

Create Transfer Orders in Collective Processing


LT42

Confirm Transfer Orders in Collective Processing


LT25N

Subsequent Delivery Split


VLSP

Goods Issue in Collective Processing


VL06G

Create a Physical Inventory Document


LX16

Manual Entry Retail Warehouse Clerk

LI11N

Trigger Inventory Recount


LI14

Carry Out Inventory Recount


LI11N

Post Differences in Warehouse Management


LI20

Post Differences in Inventory Management


LI21

Difference Statistics Retail LX18




Business Condition


Expected Results

Warehouse Clerk

Determine Inventory Status


LX25

Warehouse Activity Monitor


LL01

Outbound Delivery Monitor


VL06O

Wave Pick Monitor Retail Warehouse Clerk

VL37

Rough Workload Estimate After Creation of Outbound Deliveries


VLLG

Rough Workload Estimate After Goods Issue


VLLG

4 Goods Receipt ProcessingThe goods receipt process is linked to ordering and displays the planning and execution of the receipt of warehouse merchandise. The basis for this is the purchase order, which is the first reference for follow-on documents in the flow of goods. In the simplest case, a goods receipt can be posted immediately for this purchase order. However, in a more complex process, steps such as inbound delivery (shipping notification) and rough goods receipt are added, to enable faster, more precise work in physical goods receipt.

Appointment planning is carried out in parallel to this document flow. Using this tool the planned and current capacity of the goods receipt store can be followed.

Following goods receipt, the physical putaway to a storage bin is carried out. This is necessary because of the warehouse management system (SAP R/3 WM) linked to storage location 1003. In goods receipt, incoming goods are checked, counted and then prepared for putaway. This always takes place, by the pallet, in storage locations with multi-bin location stock keeping. The warehouse worker receives their operational method sheet in the form of a transfer order. They confirm this has been processed using the confirmation function (depending on the process variant, paper-based followed by creation in the warehouse office or directly online in the system using mobile data entry).

4.1 Preliminary Phase to Goods Receipt4.1.1 Creating Purchase Order

4.1.1.1 Creating Purchase Order for Single Article

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD A purchase order is usually the end result of a complex procurement process. The scope item distribution center logistics can also use existing purchase orders from procurement scope items if the articles used there have the necessary settings.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Store Retailing Purchasing Purchase Order Purchase Order Create Vendor Known

Transaction code ME21N




Business role menu Warehouse Management Returns to Vendor Create Purchase Order

2. On the Create Purchase Order screen, make the following entries:


Order type NB Standard PO

Vendor PCS-V321 (Food)

PCS-V431 (Hard goods)

Doc.date <Current date>

3. Choose Expand Header, and then choose the Org.Data tab.

4. On the Org.Data tab, make the following entries:


Purch. Org. 1000

Purch. Group 100

Company Code 1000

5. Choose Expand Items, then choose Default Values

6. The Item Default Values dialog box appears, make the following entries:


Site VZ01

7. Choose Save

8. In the Create Purchase Order screen area, make the following entries:



(Food)

PO Quantity 8

Oun CAR




(Hard Goods)

PO Quantity 40

OUn CAR

9. Choose Enter.

10. Ignore the information No sales price could be determined for Article XXX in item 0000XX.

11. Choose Save and you can see the message “Standard PO created under the number45XXXXXXXX” appears in the status bar.


Or


4.1.1.2 Creating Purchase Order for Generic Article

UseA purchase order is usually the end result of a complex procurement process. The scope item distribution center logistics can also use existing purchase orders from procurement scope items if the articles used there have the necessary settings.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Store Retailing Purchasing Purchase Order Purchase Order Create Vendor Known

Transaction code ME21N




Business role menu Warehouse Management Returns to Vendor Create Purchase Order

2. On the Create Purchase Order screen, make the following entries:


Order type NB Standard PO

Vendor PCS-V141 (Fashion)

Doc.date <Current date>

3. Choose Expand Header, and then choose the Org.Data tab.

4. On the Org.Data tab, make the following entries:


Purch. Org. 1000

Purch. Group 100



Company Code 1000

5. Choose Expand Items, then choose Default Values.

6. The Item Default Values dialog box appears, make the following entries:


Site VZ01

7. Choose Save.

8. In the Create Purchase Order screen area, make the following entries and Choose Enter:



9. There will be one error message Please maintain variant quantities appears in the status bar. And it will lead you to the tab of Variants, under the section of Item Detail. Enter 10 for each variant.

10. Choose Enter to confirm the message Can Delivery date be met?

11. Ignore the information No sales price could be determined for Article XXX in item 0000XX.

12. Choose Save. Then you can see the message Standard PO created under the number45XXXXXXXX appears in the status bar.


Or


4.1.2 Creating Inbound Delivery

UseUsing an inbound delivery the vendor announces the delivery of articles. An inbound delivery is a notification made using articles, quantities and dates (shipping notification). If this notification is sent using EDI the inbound delivery is automatically created in the system, otherwise it must be created manually.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Goods Receipt Inbound Delivery Create

Transaction code VL31N



( SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSE_RT_S )

Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing - Inbound Create Inbound Delivery

2. On the Create Inbound Delivery screen, make the following entries:




Purchase Order <PO number>

Delivery Date <current date>

3. Choose Enter.

4. Choose Save.

5. The message Inbound Delivery18xxxxxxx has been saved, note inbound delivery number.


Or


4.1.3 Appointment Planning

UseFor the vendor’s notified inbound delivery the expected appointment for the receipt of goods is planned. Appointment dates can be defaulted automatically, however, the delivered algorithm does not take the time in the inbound delivery into consideration as many vendors are unable to transfer this. Your own appointment strategies can be implemented using the user exit.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise logistics Goods Receipt Appointment Change Appointments

Transaction code WAP2




Business role menu Warehouse Management Receiving Change Appointments

2. In the Appointments: Change screen area, make the following entries:


Comment

Warehouse number PC1

Door

3. Choose Execute.

4. From menu Goto Worklist.

5. Select inbound delivery.

6. Choose Propose appointment data (Door and appointment length are determined automatically).



Time from <Now+1h> Caution: enter the time according to the system settings. For



example, if the system time setting is 24 Hr, then you enter in format XX:XX

Time to <Now+2h> Caution: enter the time according to the system settings. For example, if the system time setting is 24 Hr, then you enter in format XX:XX

8. Choose Adopt (Field appears RED for the expected time).

9. Choose Save (The field appears PURPLE after saving).


Or


4.2 Receipt of Incoming GoodsIn goods receipt two different procedures are possible: goods receipt for purchase order (using transaction MB0A or MIGO) and goods receipt for inbound delivery (using transaction VL32N or delivery monitor). The two procedures should not be mixed up as otherwise the document flow to be updated is not error-free (see Note 199703). In Best Practices for Retail the first method is used. However, in some cases the second method might be better suited to mapping requirements.

Additional points:If you would like to use the goods receipt process for inbound delivery you can change this by making a few settings in the system. The goods receipt process would then take place using the process chain Create Inbound Delivery Putaway for Inbound Delivery Goods Receipt for Inbound Delivery. In this case the main tool used to mass process documents is the Inbound Delivery Monitor. The goods receipt for inbound delivery is highly recommended when the logistics processes in the LES components are to be viewed in isolation from the other processes in the retailing system, for example, if components are to be physically or logically separated.

For more details on goods receipt for inbound delivery see the SAP online documentation under Logistics Logistics Execution (LE) Goods Receipt Process for Inbound Delivery.

4.2.1 Post Rough Goods Receipt

UseUsing the rough goods receipt, preparatory work can be done for the actual physical goods receipt processing. The delivery note data is entered (usually in the office where the goods are accepted) and the reference to the order items is created. This serves to separate the individual steps in goods receipt processing and to reduce the time taken for the physical acceptance of goods.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Goods Receipt Rough GR Create



Transaction code VL41


Business role Retail Warehouse Specialist

(SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSE_RT_S)

Business role menu Warehouse Management Receiving Create Rough GR

2. On the Create Rough Goods Receipt make the following entries:


Comment

Site VZ01

Inbound Delivery Create before

Check deliv. Date and change it necessary.

3. Choose Enter.

4. Check data and change if necessary.

5. Choose Save.

6. The message Rough GR 187xxxxxx has been saved, note down number.


Or


4.2.2 Entering Actual Appointment The driver reaches the agreed gate and announces that the goods are ready to be unloaded. The employee dealing with the goods receipt enters the actual arrival and departure time in the appointment document.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Goods Receipt Appointment Change Appointments

Transaction code WAP2




Business role menu Warehouse Management Receiving Change Appointments

2. On the Appointments: Change screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Door

3. Choose Execute.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 4. Choose Maintain.

5. Choose Appointment (Purple field, detail of appointment is displayed).

6. Choose Register (Next to field ‘Actual Time from’).

7. Choose Continue.

8. Choose Adjust to Actual Time (The display of the door assignment is adjusted to the arrival time).

9. Choose Refresh.

10. Choose Maintain (Now the departure of the truck is registered (Door release)).

11. Choose door assignment (Yellow field).

12. Choose Register (Next to field 'Actual Time to).

13. Choose Continue.

14. Choose Adjust to Actual Time (The display of the door assignment is adjusted to the departure time).

15. Choose Refresh, can’t see any changes.

16. Choose Save.


Or


4.2.3 Goods Receipt with Reference to Rough Goods Receipt

UseThe actual goods receipt is now posted, on the basis of the rough goods receipt, and the actual quantity received is entered.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Inventory Management Goods Movement Goods Receipt For Purchase Order PO Number Unknown

Transaction code MB0A




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling Post Goods Receipt for PO

2. On the Goods Receipt – PO Unknown: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Movement Type 101

Site VZ01



Storage Location 1003

Rough GR Created before

3. Choose Enter.

4. Choose Post.

5. If the message “Sales price for ...... could not be found” appears, choose Enter.

6. If the message Enter delivery note for evaluated receipt settlement appears, choose Enter.

7. If the message Quantity in order price unit is set automatically appears, choose Enter.

8. Choose Post.

9. The message Document 5xxxxxxxxx posted appears.( Note down GR number).


Or


Only for food articles where the minimum remaining shelf life has been maintained:

1. The message Enter the shelf life expiration date appears.

2. Enter the Exp.Dt (Date that is at least 100 days in the future, if shortfall of remaining shelf life (100 days) the goods receipt is rejected.).

3. Choose Enter.

4. If the message “Sales price for ...... could not be found” appears, choose Enter.

5. If the message Enter delivery note for evaluated receipt settlement appears,choose Enter.

6. If the message Quantity in order price unit is set automatically appears. Choose Enter.

7. Choose Post.

8. The message Document ... posted appears. ( Note down GR number).


Or


4.3 Putting away Preparation

UseAs a result of the goods receipt, a transfer requirement (TR) and a quant were automatically created in the goods receipt area. From the transport requirement, a transfer order (TO) must now be created describing the put away for the quant within the warehouse. A storage bin is found for every quant, based on the customized strategies.

ProcedureThis step is usually automated in productive operation.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Inbound Process Goods Receipt for Purchase Order,



Order, Other Transactions Putaway Create Transfer Order For Article Document

Transaction code LT06




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Inbound Create TO for Article Document

2. On the Create Transfer Order for Article Document: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Article Document Created before

Article Doc. Year Current year

Warehouse Number blank

Foreground/Background

Foreground

For non-mixed pallets, automatic palletization can be used, based on the system proposal (food, hard goods):

3. Choose Enter.

4. Choose Palletization.

5. Choose Enter (Palletization proposal is accepted).

6. Choose Putaway foreground.

7. The message Check your entries appears. The storage bin can be changed manually.

8. Choose (NWBC: More Environment Stor.bin search log (Location determination can be reproduced). Choose Back.

9. Choose Enter to confirm the data.

10. Choose Posting.

11. The message Transfer order 0000000XXX created appears, note down document number.


Or


If mixed pallets are put away in the reserve storage area, the system must be informed what form the palletization will take. All variants of the generic article are delivered on one pallet and put away like that in the warehouse (fashion):

13. Repeat step 1 to 3.

14. Choose Create SU (SINGLE).

15. Input E1 into the Storage Unit Type field.

16. Choose Create Trans.Order.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 17. Choose Create.

18. Choose Posting.

19. The message Transfer order 0000000XXX created. Note down document number.


Or


4.4 Carrying out Putaway

UseWhen carrying out putaway, a difference can be made between different forms of warehouse organization.

When asynchronous processing is used, the transfer order is printed in the form of a putaway document and transferred to a subsystem (PDC). After the putaway has been carried out, the item is confirmed either by the creation of the putaway document, the reply to a warehouse terminal or by recording over PDC data.

With synchronous processing the warehouse worker is permanently supplied with putaway orders by a radio-frequency terminal. Confirmation takes place directly online in the destination storage bin, using the radio-frequency terminal in SAP R/3.

4.4.1 Alternative 1: Asynchronous Warehouse ManagementAfter the transfer to the storage bin is completed the transfer order must be confirmed. The result of this is that the quant is finally posted to the storage bin. You can choose to confirm with or without a quantity difference. Confirmation can take place in automated warehouses using radio-controlled PDC units, either online in SAP R/3 or using the RF functionality or using separate systems.

ProcedureAlternative 1: Confirm without difference



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Confirm Transfer Order Single Document In One Step





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Inbound Confirm transfer order

2. On the Confirm Transfer Order: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

TO Number Created before




Foreground/ Background

Background

3. Choose Enter.

4. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx confirmed appears.


Or


Alternative 2: Confirm with differenceThis is the case when it is discovered in put away that there is a difference between the goods receipt quantity or when part of the merchandise is damaged during transfer to the storage location.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise logistics Logistics execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Confirm Transfer Order Single Document In One Step








Comment



Foreground /Background

Foreground

3. Choose Enter

4. On the Confirm Transfer Order screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Actual qty (first item). blank

Aun CAR

Difference qty 1 A unit was damaged during putaway.

D on the right side in the position

Set flag

5. Choose Save.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 6. The message Act.quantities and diff.quantities are not target quantities. Check entry

appears.

7. Choose Enter.

8. Enter C field with” － Actual qty is balance of target quantity/difference quantity ”

9. Choose Enter.

10. The message Check the difference posting appears.

11. Choose Confirm Difference. Difference is “put away” in difference storage type 999.



Or


By confirming with difference, the missing quantity is posted to the difference storage type. All known difference quantities of an article are collected there and as a result counterbalance one another. Goods that have been damaged or have disappeared are first corrected in the IM stocks, in terms of value and quantity, using inventory adjustment posting. However, usually this does not take place immediately but rather after several difference quantities have been collected, for example, once a day.

4.4.2 Alternative 2: Synchronous Warehouse Management

ProcedureThis variant displays the putaway process from the point of view of the warehouse worker, using mobile SAP R/3 Frontends via radio frequency (RF). To do this the user makes use of special transactions in SAP R/3 (as opposed to using a separate system) that are processed in the mobile terminals by a special GUI (SAPConsole), but can also be displayed using the standard GUI.

4.4.2.1 Resource Planning with the RF Monitor

UseIn the warehouse office, the warehouse worker is assigned to the goods receipt queue.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Mobile Data Entry Monitor Mobile Data Entry

Transaction code LRF1




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling RF- Monitor, Active

2. On the RF Monitor screen, make the following entries:




Comment

Warehouse Number PC1 only if transaction is used the first time

3. Choose Enter.

4. Completely expand the controlling tree in the left sub-screen.

5. On the sub-screen User (bottom right) the user currently in use should now be displayed (if not, see section on preconditions). On the sub-screen Transfer orders (top right) the entire worklist of stock movement is listed. To the left of the sub-screen the individual queues are displayed with their transfer orders and the processors assigned to them.

If the current user is not assigned to the goods receipt queue (IN_PCS), this must be done now:

1. Select Processor from the line with <current user> in the sub-tree

2. Drag & Drop the highlighted line to the queue ‘IN_PCS’, the current user is entered under IN_PCS as the processor


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4.4.2.2 Log-on to the Terminal

UseAt the beginning of the process the warehouse worker logs on to the radio-frequency terminal. It is best if you call this transaction in a new session.

PrerequisiteYou need to log off the clients which you are now working with, including NWBC and SAP GUI. And then call the transaction below. Do not exit the transaction and continually with next step.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Mobile Data Entry Mobile Data Entry

Transaction code LM00

The radio-frequency terminal starts this transaction immediately after you have logged on to the system (no path required).

2. Choose F1 Save.

3. Don’t exit this transaction, please continually with next step.

4.4.2.3 Putaway Processing

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD In the next stage transfer orders are taken by the system from the goods receipt queue, item by item, for processing. Alternatively you can make a selection, for example, by scanning a storage unit in goods receipt.

Procedure1. Choose 1.Inbound Process.

2. Choose 3.Putaway.

3. Choose 3.Putaway By Transfer Order.

4. Enter Transfer Order number created before.

5. Choose Enter. The agent goes to the source bin (GR zone), takes the required quantity and confirms processing of the item

6. Choose Save, then choose F4 Nxt, Destination bin is displayed and the agent moves the merchandise there.

7. The putaway bin is checked by scanning, here this is simulated by making manual entries

to the empty field to the right of the defaulted storage bin (verification field).

This verification field only one character wide on the screen, but you can type in longer strings and must be numeric. For example if the storage bin number is ’01-02-03’, enter ‘010203’.

8. Choose Save. The agent puts the goods away and confirms the item

Repeat these processing steps for all items, until no more items are proposed.


Or


4.4.2.4 Monitor with RF MonitorUseThe work in progress is now controlled in the first session from the point of view of the supervision of the warehouse.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise logistics Logistics execution Internal Whse Processes Mobile Data Entry Monitor Mobile Data Entry







SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 2. On the RF Monitor screen, make the following entries:


Comment


3. Choose Enter.

4. Completely expand the controlling tree in the left sub-screen. The transfer order is removed from the goods receipt queue (IN_PCS).


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5 Return DeliveriesUseIn return deliveries, goods that are already in the warehouse are sent back to the vendor. The reason for a return delivery can, for example, be a callback campaign by the vendor or the return of store or customer returns or promotional merchandise. No return delivery is made if, for example, goods were already rejected at the point of goods receipt because they did not meet the required quality standard or the minimum shelf-life.

There are two standard ways of triggering a return delivery.

You create a return item in a purchase order and in doing so you inform the vendor of the return delivery. This return item then produces a negative stock posting in the goods receipt for the purchase order. However, if you use this procedure the reference to the original goods receipt and the purchase price at that particular point in time is lost. This is because the returns order item refers to the current purchase conditions.

If the original goods receipt document for the merchandise can still be retrieved it is advisable to create a return delivery with reference to this document, the original valuation is then retained. This is the procedure used here to carry out a return delivery.

In both cases a corresponding negative quant is created in the goods receipt zone of the warehouse, where it is offset against the quant of the article that is ready for collection (manual stock transfer from the stock transfer to the GR zone). It is also possible to collect the merchandise once the negative goods receipt has been posted and then clear the negative quant afterwards.

The system creates an article document for the system that you can print out as a return delivery document. As the return delivery has to be valuated, the system creates an accounting document. The system cancels all the stock and G/L account updates that it has posted in the goods receipt posting. The system also cancels the updates posted with the goods receipt. The quantity returned increases the open purchase order quantity.

In Customizing for the stock movement types, the return delivery item can also be moved to other storage types, for example, to the goods receipt zone or a special return zone.

5.1 Preparing Return Deliveries5.1.1 Searching for Article Document for Goods Receipt

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD If you no longer have the number of the original goods receipt document you can find this out by using various criteria in the F4 help in transaction MB03, for example, vendor, article number, date, transaction type and delivery note (reference). The obvious thing is to use the field ‘Reference’ for a search, as an article can be delivered several times in one day, with the result that the date is not a precise selection criterion. However, the date and delivery note, in addition to specifying the article and the vendor, should be sufficient to be able to find the exact goods receipt document and then the exact storage bin.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Inventory Management Article document Display

Transaction code MB03




Business role menu Warehouse Management Article documents Display Article Document

2. On the Display Article Document: Initial Screen , make the following entries:


Artic. Doc. Year current year

3. Place the cursor in Article Document.

4. Choose F4.

5. On the Article Document List screen, make the following entries:



(Fashion)

PCS-06-ART323

(Food)

PCS-06-ART431

(Hard Goods)

Important: Do not select generic article

Site VZ01

Storage Location 1003

Vendor PCS-V141 (Fashion)

PCS-V321 (Food)

PCS-V431 (Hard Goods)

6. Choose Execute

The list should display the goods receipt document from 4.2.3 which is used to return the goods in the next section.




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5.1.2 Creating a Return DeliveryThe return delivery is carried out with reference to the goods receipt document. By doing this, goods receipt items can be proposed and then changed, that is to say adopted, adopted with a quantity change or deleted. Selected or changed items are canceled. This means that stock postings for each article are corrected again using this transaction. This transaction is the equivalent of canceling a goods receipt document, with the option of making changes to data.



SAP ECC menu n Logistics Retailing Merchandise logistics Inventory Management Article Document Return Delivery

Transaction code MBRL




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Outbound Return Delivery for Artl Document

2. On the Enter Return Delivery: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Article Doc. Created before

Artic. Doc. Year This year

Reason for Mvmt 0003

(Movement type '122')

Flag: Create Delivery blank

Flag: Print x

3. Choose Print Version ' Indiv.Slip w.Inspect.Text '.

4. Choose Enter.

5. Input the quantity, (50% of the amount per item (half palettes also possible!)).

6. Choose Post.

7. The message Sales price for …… could not be found and message Quantity in order price unit is set automatically appears for each line items, confirm with Enter,The message Document 5xxxxxxxxx posted appears, note document number.


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From this point the quantity is booked out of inventory management (IM).

5.1.3 Preparing for Collection© SAP SE Page 6 of 8


5.1.3.1 Issuing Article Document as Goods Issue/Receipt Slip

UseYou can use the article document when you need to specify a document relating to the goods return procedure for the vendor. This can, for example, also be attached to the merchandise if it is to be left in a separate storage zone until the next time the vendor comes. Before goods can be issued, message records have to be maintained in Customizing. Regardless of how the message record has been maintained, the article document is printed

As soon as the goods movement is saved or After the corresponding report has been triggered or With an application-specific transaction.

The printout is set up here (see Customizing) so that the article document is printed using the application-specific transaction. The message is created automatically in the available message record when the document is saved and is then displayed as described below.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Inventory Management Article Document Change





Business role menu Warehouse Management Article documents Change Article Document

2. On the Change Article Document: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Article Doc. Created before

3. Choose Enter.

4. Double-click the one of the items for output.

5. Choose Messages.

If the message has already been processed in Customizing the message record is displayed. According to your settings the ‘traffic light’ will either be yellow, if the message has not yet been printed, or green, if it was printed when the goods movement was saved, (flag [Print] in transaction MBRL).

If no printer is set up, you can view the printed message in the system:



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Inventory Management Article Document Print/Transmit







Business role menu Warehouse Management Article Documents Output Processing for Art.Documents

2. On the Output from Good Movements screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Output Type WE01

Transmission Medium 1

Processing mode 2

Article document Created before

3. Choose Execute.

4. The message xxoutput (has been) selected …appears.

5. Select the required item.

6. Choose Print preview.

7. Choose Back (to last view).

8. Choose Process (to print it out).


Or


5.1.3.2 Creating a Transfer Order in the Warehouse

UseAfter you have created a return delivery the goods are identified in the warehouse and put aside for the return delivery.

A transfer requirement was automatically created for the article document for the return delivery. At this point it is now converted to a transfer order so that the goods in the warehouse are no longer available to anyone else.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Transfer Requirement Display For Article Document

Transaction code LB12






Business role menu Warehouse Management Article documents TRs and Posting Change for Art. Doc.

2. On the Process Article Document: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Article Document Created before

Article Doc. Year current year

3. Choose Enter

4. Choose TO in foregr.

5. If there are several articles or variants of a generic article, choose Stor. Type Srch Seq.

6. On the screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Storage type K01

R01

H01

B01

F01

7. Choose Stock Figures.

8. You will see an overview of removable stock. The goods receipt document for the storage unit is listed in the column ‘GR Number’. Look for items with the GR number from 5.1.1 or 4.2.3 and enter the quantity to be returned for each storage unit in field Selected quantity, if necessary, in several items until the quantity displayed in the field ‘open quantity’ has been reached.

9. Choose Stock Removal Foreground.

10. On the Create Transfer Order from TR: Generate Transfer Order Item screen, check your entries.

11. Choose Enter.

12. Choose Generate + Next Art. If there are several articles or variants of a generic article, repeat the process until no items remain in the worklist.

13. Choose Post

14. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx created appears, note transfer order number.

15. Choose Back.

By doing this the merchandise is reserved by the transfer order and is no longer available for picking or for internal warehouse replenishment.

5.1.4 Goods Collection

UseWhen the vendor collects the goods they are taken directly from the storage bin to the truck. Once the transfer order is confirmed the process is concluded.





SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Stock Transfer Confirm Transfer Order Single Document In One Step








Comment

Transfer Order No. Created before



Background

3. Choose Enter.



Or


6 Internal Warehouse Replenishment UseThis process shows how you can automatically check and replenish the stock in the picking area. For this the picking area is organized as a fixed storage area. This means that every article always has a fixed storage bin. These picking areas are continually supplied from a reserve storage area (for example, a high rack storage area). In the article master data both the fixed bin in the picking area and the replenishment parameters are maintained. If the minimum quantity is not met, then the bin is filled to the maximum quantity. This means the quantity being replenished can always be rounded up to a defined replenishment quantity (or to a multiple of it).

Another replenishment procedure exists that enables you to take open outbound deliveries into account. This procedure can run at the end of the day to determine which fixed storage bins must be filled up for picking on the following day. The system creates the transfer requirements necessary for this day. In addition, it is possible to trigger replenishment planning for a storage bin immediately after confirmation of an outbound delivery transfer order for this storage bin. In this case a transfer order is created immediately, without a transfer requirement having been created first.

Usually many of the processes described here take place automatically in the background, so that apart from confirming a goods movement no manual intervention is required.



Carrying out internal warehouse replenishment depends on your choice of article. Internal warehouse replenishment must be carried out for >ARTICLE 1. There is a difference here between a stock placement bin and a stock removal bin. If you have chosen >ARTICLE 2 carry on from unit 5. For >ARTICLE 2 the stock placement and stock removal bin are identical and internal warehouse replenishment is not possible.

6.1 Replenishment Planning

UseTo trigger replenishment in the picking area, the stock available there must fall below the replenishment quantity (>MINIMUM QUANTITY). To be able to carry out replenishment the corresponding quantity of stock must be available in the reserve storage area.

If the correct stock situation exists the replenishment requirement is shown as having been triggered. In productive operation it is helpful to periodically schedule the programs (in this case, RLLNACH1, or alternatively RLLNACH2 or RLLNACH4) to automate the procedure.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Stock Transfer Planning of Replenishments According to Bin Situation

Transaction code LP21




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Replenishment WM replenishment for fixed bins

2. On the Replenishment for Fixed Bins in WM screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Site VZ01

Storage location 1003


Storage type K01

3. Choose Execute, all storage bins to be filled up are displayed with article and replenishment quantity.

4. Select the required items

5. Choose Choose Detail, the calculated replenishment quantity for the selected item is displayed.

6. Choose Back.

7. Choose Article Staging


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 8. The message Data refreshed appears.

9. Choose Save.

10. The message Picking requests were created for the amounts requested appears.


Or


6.2 Carrying out Replenishment6.2.1 Creating a Transfer Order



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Stock Transfer Create Transfer Order By Replenishment For Storage Type

Transaction code LB10




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Replenishment TRs for Storage Type

2. On the Display Transfer Requirement: List for Storage Type screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Source Storage Type blank

Dest. Storage Type K01

3. Choose Enter.

4. Choose Select All, choose To In Background.

5. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx created or x transfer orders created appears, note document number

If an error occurs at this point (“Storage bin could not be found”) this is because there is insufficient stock available in the reserve storage area. Carry out a goods receipt with putaway for this article and at the end repeat the creation process for the transfer order.

If you plan program RLLAUTA10 as a batch job, the transfer requirements that are linked to a certain movement type (in this case movement type 320) are converted into transfer orders. The result of this is that the process step can be automated.




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6.2.2 Confirming Transfer Order

UseOnce the transfer order is confirmed, the warehouse worker announces the successful transfer of goods from the reserve storage area to the picking area. The stock is booked into the corresponding storage bin and is available for picking.









2. On the Confirm Transfer Order: Initial Screen , make the following entries:


Comment




Background

3. Choose Enter.

4. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxx confirmed.appears.

As in 4.4, you can confirm a transfer order using a mobile terminal or you can confirm with a difference.


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7 Goods Issue ProcessingUseWith stock removal, picking documents (transfer orders) are created using the outbound deliveries due to be delivered (depending on the process variant, individually using the delivery number, in collective processing using the Outbound Delivery Monitor or on a time period basis


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD by forming wave picks. The picker confirms the processing again using confirmation (paper-based with individual entry, paper-based with collective processing or using mobile data entry). Finally the goods receipt is posted (individually for each outbound delivery or collectively).

For a complete demonstration of the preconfigured functionality, goods issue processing can be carried out in several variants. An easy version highlights the document flow and the main process procedure. A more complex variant displays the procedure when using mass processing and monitoring functions. A third variant demonstrates the functionality of the mobile data entry from the perspective of the warehouse worker.

7.1 Creating Outbound DeliveryAs a precondition of stock removal of merchandise an outbound delivery is created in the following section. In the simplest case the outbound delivery is created as an individual document without reference, although usually it is done using the worklist of the existing store purchase order or sales orders. You can also process sales orders, purchase orders and deliveries created in other scope items, if the articles used have the correct settings for the logistical processing.

When you create a delivery you have to select either the retail or the wholesale variant. Logistical processing is similar. However, the variants of the outbound delivery document are different.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Outbound Delivery Create Single Document Without Order Reference

Transaction code VL01NO




Business role menu Warehouse Management Shipping Create Outbound Dlv. w/o Order Ref.

2. On the Create Outbound Delivery Without Order Reference screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Shipping Point VS01

Delivery Type UL (Retail)

LO (Wholesale)

Sales Organization 1000

Distribution Channel 30(Retail)

20 (Wholesale)

Division 10

3. Choose Enter.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 4. On the Del .for Stock Trans. Create: Overview or Delivery w/o Ref. Create: Overview

screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Ship-To Party M001(Retail)

PCS-C301 (Wholesale)

Planned GI Today

Article (first item) PCS-06-ART141001 (Fashion)

PCS-06-ART323 (Food)

PCS-06-ART431 (Hard Goods)

Deliv. Qty (first item) 10

Un (first item) PC

CAR

PC

5. Choose Enter.

6. Mark item 10.

7. Choose Item Details (lower left).

8. Choose the Picking tab.



Site VZ01

Storage Location 1003 Monitor values

12. Choose Save.

13. The message Del.for Stock Trans. or Delivery w/o Ref. 8xxxxxxx has been saved appears, note document number.


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7.2 Stock Removal/Picking7.2.1 Creating Transfer Order as a Picking DocumentYou subsequently create a transfer order as an instruction for stock removal or as a picking document with reference to the outbound delivery.


Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)© SAP SE Page 6 of 8


SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Create Transfer Order Single Document





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Create TO for Delivery

2. On the Create Transfer Order for Delivery Note: Initial Screen , make the following entries:


Comment


Delivery Created before


System-Guided

Adopt pick.quantity Blank

3. Choose Enter

4. Choose Stock Figures. Article stock in picking bin is displayed.

5. Choose Back.

6. Choose Stock Removal Foreground, a storage bin is automatically found, based on the stock removal strategy.

7. The message Check your entries appears. The storage bin can be changed manually.

8. Choose from the menu (NWBC: More… Environment Stor.Bin Search Log, location determination can be reproduced. The storage bin can be changed manually.

9. Choose Back

10. Choose Enter, possibly several times if the total quantity covers several quants.

Proceed as follows if there are other items awaiting stock removal:

11. Choose Generate + Next Art., repeat the procedure for the other items using Stock Removal Foreground.

12. Choose Posting.

The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx created, note document number.


Or


7.2.2 Carrying out PickingWith the confirmation of the transfer order, picking is also confirmed and the goods are posted from the store location to the goods issue zone. As in 4.4 there are various alternative procedures.

7.2.2.1 Alternative 1: Asynchronous Warehouse Management


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD Alternative 1: Confirm without difference









2. On the Confirm Transfer Order: Initial Screen , make the following entries:


Comment

Transfer Order No. Created before



Background

3. Choose Enter.



Or



This is the case when a missing quantity is discovered during picking or when some of the goods are damaged during transfer to goods issue.








Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing Inbound Confirm



transfer order



Comment




Foreground

Adopt putaway qty blank

3. Choose Enter

4. Input D (for 1st item ) (scroll screen to extreme right), check flag

5. Choose Posting, and make the following entries:


Comment

C S

Actual quantity 9

6. Choose Enter (Quantity difference is calculated automatically. Alternative: enter quantity difference to calculate actual quantity.

7. The dialog box Confirm Item:Confirm Differences appears.

8. Choose Confirm Difference.

9. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx confirmed. appears.

By confirming with difference, the missing quantity is posted to the difference storage type. All known difference quantities of an article are collected there and as a result they balance themselves out. Goods that have been damaged or have disappeared are first corrected by value and quantity in Inventory Management using inventory adjustment posting (see 8.3.2). However, usually this does not take place immediately but rather after several difference quantities have been collected, for example, once a day.


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7.2.2.2 Synchronous Warehouse Management (optional)

7.2.2.2.1 Resource Planning in the Monitor for Mobile Data Entry













Comment


3. Choose Enter

4. Completely expand the controlling tree in the left subscreen.

On the subscreen ’User’ (bottom right) the current user is displayed. In subscreen ’Transfer Orders’ (top right) the entire worklist of stock movements is listed.

In the subscreen on the left the individual queues are displayed with their transfer orders and the processors assigned to them.

If the current user is not assigned to the goods issue queue (OUT_PCS), this must take place now:1. Highlight Processor from the line with <current user> in the subtree.

2. Drag and drop the highlighted line to the queue ‘OUT_PCS’, the current user is entered under OUT_PCS as the processor.


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7.2.2.2.2 Log-on to the Terminal

UseAt the beginning of the process the warehouse worker logs on to the radio-frequency terminal. It is best if you call this transaction in a new session.

Procedure1. Access the transaction choosing the following navigation options:

SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Mobile Data Entry Mobile Data Entry

Transaction code LM00

The radio-frequency terminal starts this transaction immediately after you have logged on to the system (no path required).

2. Choose F1Save.

7.2.2.2.3 Stock Removal Processing

UseIn the next stage, transfer orders are taken by the system for processing from the goods receipt queue, item by item.



Procedure1. Choose 2.Outbound process.

2. Choose 3.Picking/Replenishment.

3. Choose 1.Picking by Transfer Order.

Key in Transfer Order 0000000XXX generated in last step.

4. Choose F4 Nxt, TO item is proposed (source bin), The storage bin and the storage unit are both scanned for verification purposes.

5. On the RF menu screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Source Bin (3rd field)

For example, “050101” at 05-01-01

Source SU Enter the storage unit numbers as displayed in field to the left of the verification field.

Alternative 1: Confirmation without quantity difference

1. Choose Save

2. Choose F4-NXT (next)

3. Choose Save

Alternative 2: Confirmation with quantity difference 1. Choose F6 Diff, the item is confirmed with the difference.

2. On the Report Difference in Destination Quantities menu screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Dest.diff. qty 1 1 unit was damaged during picking

3. Choose F1 Conf, Processor confirms difference and processing of the item

4. Choose Save

5. Choose F4 NXT(next), destination bin is displayed and the processor transfers the goods there.

6. Choose F1 Save, The processor stores the goods in the goods issue area and confirms all the items at the same time.

If there are other items to be processed you can repeat the above procedure accordingly.1. Choose Back.

2. Choose Log off.

3. Choose Back.

7.2.2.2.4 Monitor from Mobile Data Entry Monitor

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD The work in progress is now controlled in the first session from the point of view of the supervision of the warehouse.








Business role menu

Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling RF- Monitor, Active



Comment

Warehouse Number

PC1 only if transaction is used the first time

3. Choose Enter.

4. Completely expand the controlling tree in the left subscreen.

The goods issue queue (OUT_PCS) should now be empty


Or


7.3 Posting Goods Issue

UseTo reduce stock from an inventory management viewpoint, a goods issue must now be posted. If a difference was discovered at the point of picking, the outbound delivery is only partially picked. In this case the remaining quantity must first be picked (repeat procedure in 7.2) or the delivery quantity must be changed. In addition, during picking it was already clear that the delivery quantity could be adjusted to meet any possible differences.

Changing the delivery quantity (only with partially picked outbound deliveries):



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Post



Goods Issue Outbound Delivery Single Document





Business role menu

Warehouse Management Shipping Change Outbound Delivery

2. On the Change Outbound Delivery screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Outbound Delivery Created before

3. Choose Enter.


5. Enter delivery quantity (for incomplete items): Quantity from field Pick Quantity.

6. Choose Enter.

7. Choose Save.

8. The message Del.for Stock Trans. or Delivery w/o Ref. 8xxxxxxx has been saved.appears.


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Posting the goods issue:



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Post Goods Issue Outbound Delivery Single Document





Business role menu

Warehouse Management Shipping Change Outbound Delivery

10. On the Change Outbound Delivery screen, make the following entries:


Comment


2. Choose Post Goods Issue.

3. The message Del.for Stock Trans. 8xxxxxxx has been saved. Appears


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7.4 Variant: Mass Processing of Deliveries7.4.1 Creating Deliveries with Planned Picking Time

UseIn the following section several deliveries with picking date, transportation planning date, loading date, planned goods issue date and delivery date will be created. One of these dates is used as a criterion for forming wave picks. In our example the picking date is the criterion we have used.

For demonstration purposes at least three outbound deliveries, with three items each (the same article can be used), should be created. So that there is no overlapping with other processes when you are processing outbound deliveries, when you create the outbound deliveries you should use a date in the future. This should be established once and then used as a setting in all “<DATE>” fields. Here you must remember that only as many articles can be delivered as are available in the warehouse (small number of pieces in the items).

The outbound deliveries should be created in such a way that the picking date of both the first and second outbound deliveries falls into the second time slot and the picking date for the third outbound delivery falls into the third time slot.

7.4.1.1 Alternative 1: Manual Creation



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Outbound Delivery Create Single Document Without Order Reference

Transaction code VL01NO




Business role menu Warehouse Management Shipping Create Outbound Dlv. w/o Order Ref.

2. On the Create Outbound Delivery Without Order Reference screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Shipping Point VS01

Delivery Type UL (Retail)

LO (Wholesale)

Sales Organization 1000

Distribution Channel 30 (Retail)

20 (Wholesale)

Division 10


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 3. Choose Enter

4. On the Del.for Stock Trans. Create: Overview or Delivery w/o Ref. Create: Overview screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Ship-To Party M001

PCS-C301

Planned GI <DATE>

Article (1st item) PCS-06-ART141001 (Fashion)



Delivery quantity (first item)

5

SU (1st item) PC

CAR

Enter a further two items with identical data.

5. Choose Enter

6. If message Result of item scheduling is goods issue date DD.MM.YYYY appears. Choose Continue. Planned goods issue is overwritten.

7. Mark item 10

8. Choose Item Details




Comment

Site VZ01

Storage Location 1003 Monitor values

11. Choose from the menu(for NWBC: More... ) Goto Header Processing



Comment

Picking Enter the following values as picking dates:

1st Delivery: 09:20(for the 2nd and 3rd deliveries, see times below).

13. Choose Enter to confirm messages.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 14. Choose Save.

15. The message Del.for Stock Trans. or Delivery w/o Ref. 8xxxxxxx has been saved” appears. Note down document number

16. Repeat the procedure from step 1 to step 14 twice so that altogether you create three outbound deliveries. The picking times you should enter at the header levels are 09:20, 10:20 and 13:20.


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7.4.2 Creating Wave Picks

UseTo allow for mass processing, deliveries are formed into groups and wave picks. These groups or wave picks can either be created automatically, with account being taken of capacity restrictions, or they can be created manually.

If you do not wish to use wave picks you can use the Outbound Delivery Monitor to steer a large number of deliveries through the steps of the picking process (see 9.2).

7.4.2.1 Alternative 1: Automatic Capacity-Driven Creation of Wave Picks

UseTime slots have been entered for the distribution center (VZ01) that are used to represent the normal working times of a picker.

Time slot 1 from the start of work at 06:00 until the breakfast break at 09:00.Time slot 2 from the end of the break at 09:15 until the lunch break at 12:15.Time slot 3 from the end of the lunch break at 13:00 until the end of the shift at 16:00.

If the planned goods issue date (other dates are possible as well, for example the picking date) for several deliveries falls into one of these time slots the deliveries are then grouped into wave picks. Time slots for different workdays can be stored in wave pick grids.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Wave Picks Create According to Delivery Time





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Create Wave Picks: Delivery/Time

2. On the Create Picking Waves According to Delivery Compare Times screen, make the following entries:




Comment


Reference date Today

Time slot grp WRA1

Time slot blank

Display waves before saving

X

3. Choose Execute (The planned waves are displayed. A traffic light shows whether the capacity restrictions have been observed or not.)

4. Set the cursor on one of the waves

5. Choose Choose Detail (Details of wave pick are shown, esp. capacity restrictions.)

6. Choose Continue (in the dialog box)

7. Expand all waves, The assigned outbound deliveries are displayed

8. Place the cursor on the delivery line, Outbound deliveries that exceed the capacity of the wave are highlighted in red.

9. Choose Detail, Details of the outbound delivery are displayed

10. Choose Continue in the dialog box. If the deliveries have been created exactly as described, there will be two outbound deliveries with a total of 6 items in the first wave pick ($1), and in the second wave ($2) there will be one outbound delivery with 3 items.

One of the outbound deliveries in '$1' exceeds the set restriction of a maximum of 5 delivery items. In the next step this is moved into the second wave (max. 7 items). It makes sense if the delivery that is moved is the one with the latest picking time.

Select one delivery in the first wave ($1)(Mouse click on outbound delivery number), line turns yellow

11. Choose target wave pick by selecting on the line representing the wave pick, Outbound delivery is moved (symbol for this is a green cross in a circle). After this the traffic lights for both waves should be green. (Choose ‘$x’ or place cursor to the right of the line and choose Move Selected Deliveries In Waves)

12. Choose Save.

The message Picking waves saved as groups... - ….appears, Note group numbers.

Only wave picks that do not exceed their capacity (green light) are saved. The created wave picks are given a reference number that is used to process the group of deliveries at the same time in the next step.

In this example the number of delivery items for each wave pick has been restricted. It is, however, also possible to restrict, for example, the volume or the weight of all outbound deliveries. Instead of moving the outbound delivery you would be able to call it up and change it, for example, by canceling corresponding items or by changing the time for the whole outbound delivery.


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7.4.2.2 Alternative 2: Creating Wave Picks Manually

Use© SAP SE Page 6 of 8

SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD In the next step a wave pick is created manually using the Outbound Delivery Monitor.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Wave Picks Create Via Outbound Delivery Monitor

Transaction code VL06P




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound List of Outbound Dlvs for Picking

2. On the Outbound Deliveries for Picking screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Shipping Point/Receiving Pt

VS01

Picking Date Delivery Date

3. Choose Execute

4. Select deliveries from 7.4.1

5. Choose from the menu (NWBC: More … Subsequent Functions Group Wave pick.

6. On the Create Picking Wave screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Description <Description>, for example ‘Day’s workload <Today’s date>'


7. Choose Continue.

8. The message Group 2xxxxxxxxx with reference to WM saved appears, make a note of number.


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7.4.3 Creating Transfer Orders in Collective Processing

Use


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD Collective processing allows you to bundle together several outbound deliveries for transfer order processing and goods issue. Alternatively you can use the Wave Pick Monitor for subsequent processing (see 9.3).



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Create Transfer Order Collective Processing





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Create TOs by Multiple Processing

2. On the Create TOs by Mult. Processing: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Group blank


Background

3. Choose Start multiple proc (Available groups are displayed.)

4. Mark line(s)

5. Choose Execute mult. proc.

6. The message xx Transfer orders created appears.

7. Mark line(s)

8. Choose Release/print.

9. Choose Back (F3).

10. If the message You are exiting the list. Exit processing anyway? appears, and then choose Yes.

If errors occur when you are creating the transfer orders, this is usually because too little stock is available in the picking storage area. According to the stock situation, carry out the goods receipt process and/or the replenishment process for the article you are using.


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7.4.4 Confirming Transfer Orders in Collective Processing

Use



ProcedureConfirmation can also be carried out in collective processing. To do this all the transfer orders with differences are processed individually (as for confirmation in the foreground) and the remaining transfer orders are then confirmed in collective processing (in the background).



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Confirm Transfer Order Collective Processing

Transaction code LT25N




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Confirm Transfer Order/Group

2. On the Transfer Orders for Each Group screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Group Created before

Only open TO items X

Adopt Pick.Quantity 1 this means the pick quantity is adopted by the delivery.

3. Choose Execute.

4. Mark any item, by positioning cursor.

5. Choose Conf. itm in foregr, one item is confirmed with a picking difference.



Comment

C U

Difference qty 1

7. Choose Enter.

8. The Dialog box Confirm Item: Confirm Differences appears.

9. Choose Confirm Difference.

10. The message Transfer order xxxxxxxxxx has been confirmed appears.

11. Choose Confirm Rem. Items, The remaining items are confirmed without difference in collective processing.

12. The message “Transfer order xxxxxxxxx confirmed “appears.


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7.4.5 Subsequent Delivery Split

UseIf at the point of goods issue it is discovered, for example, that the transport capacity of a truck is exceeded, an outbound delivery may have to be divided up subsequently so that separate delivery notes and transfer papers are kept.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Loading Outbound Delivery Split

Transaction code VLSP




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Subsequent Outbound-Delivery Split

2. On the Subsequent Outbound-Delivery Split screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Split Profile 0002 Shp. Cmpltn on the load. ramp

3. Choose Execute

4. On the Subsequent Outbound-Delivery Split screen, make the following entries:

Leading Checkbox Split Quantity Note

X For 1st item, it means it will be split off completely

2 Only part of the second item is split off

5. Choose Simulate Split, and then choose Save Split.

The message 2 deliveries saved; of these 1 original delivery(ies) changed, Both outbound deliveries are displayed now and the items split off get a new delivery number.

It is worth noting that the new outbound delivery is put into the wave pick for the outbound delivery. Unfortunately the outbound delivery cannot be deleted from the wave pick. This means that the goods issue is posted for both deliveries (including the one for which there is no room in the truck). However, the outbound delivery can be taken out manually when the goods issue is posted using the Outbound Delivery Monitor.




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7.4.6 Goods Issue in Collective Processing

UseA group of outbound deliveries can also be processed at the same time, at the point of goods issue.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Post Goods Issue Collective Processing Via Outbound Delivery Monitor

Transaction code VL06G




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound List of Outbound Dlvs for Goods Issue

2. On the Outbound Deliveries for Goods Issue screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Pland gds mvmnt date blank

Group Created before

3. Choose Execute, choose Select All, and choose Post Goods Issue, Choose Continue to accept the default date (in the dialog box Specify Actual Goods Issue Date).

4. The message X successful and X incorrect goods movements appears.


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8 Warehouse Physical Inventory At a set point in time the warehouse stock is entered into the physical inventory. For this the physical stocks (actual stocks) are determined by weighing, counting and by updating the book balance.

This process involves the physical inventory of a WM-managed warehouse. The inventory count result is not included on an article basis but is rather storage bin-based. This means that it is not the stock of one article throughout the warehouse that is selected but rather the entire stock in one storage bin.

In large warehouses the amount of work involved in physical inventory is considerable and it is therefore virtually impossible to count the total stock on one designated day. For this reason this process uses a periodic inventory where physical inventory work takes place in stages


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD throughout the entire year. This means that on days when there is not much to do in the warehouse, an inventory of certain subareas can be carried out. SAP R/3 supports the warehouse supervision with permanent inventory monitoring and, for example, conducts an overview of the inventory status of each individual storage bin.

8.1 Creating a Physical Inventory Document

UseInventory documents in the warehouse office are stored using a selection of storage bins. A preselection is made using the selection screen. After this individual bins can be selected or removed. The document can be transferred to separate systems as an IDoc where it can be processed further.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Physical Inventory Document Create Continuous Inventory

Transaction code LX16




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing phys. Inventory Selection of Bins for Continuous Inv

2. On the Carry out Continuous Inventory screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Storage type R01

Storage bin blank

Only bins not yet counted

Do not set flag(only in a test case, usually you only want to count bins once during each period)

Name of counter Your user name

3. Choose Execute.

4. Choose Sort in Ascending Order and then Select Sort Fields Storage Section.

5. Choose Copy.

6. Choose Deselect All.

7. Select some Storage bins.

8. Choose Activate.


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 9. The message “Inventory number xx activated “,note document number.


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8.2 Perform Physical Inventory8.2.1 Entering Inventory Count Results

UseThe inventory count results can be entered on paper, using external PDC units (separate system) or using radio frequency terminals directly in the system. In the first case, all that is required is a printout of the physical inventory document as an entry list. The results of this are then transferred directly from the lists to the system. It is possible to enter a count using radio frequency, but because of the nature of storage unit management (all SU numbers must be looked for in the bin status report and entered in the count screen) this is difficult to demonstrate.

Note the following procedure: to be able to display posted differences at least one item with difference must be counted in the next step.

8.2.1.1 Manual Entry



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Count Results Enter

Transaction code LI11N




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing phys. Inventory

Enter Inventory Count

2. On the Enter Inventory Count: Initial Screen , make the following entries:


Comment


Inventory record Created before

Count date Today

3. Choose Enter.



Comment

For empty bins: Set flag



Zero

Or for bins with stock:Article

defaulted

Counted quantity <quantity>

5. Choose Save.

Only when differences compared to book balance:

6. The message Difference compared to book quantity-xx% or Book quantity is greater than 0 appears.

7. Choose Enter.

8. The message Inventory count added for inventoryxx.

If you have to enter a quantity that according to the book balance is not carried in the storage bin (the system does not default articles), a screen appears in which you must complete the quant information.



Comment

Stor. Unit Type E1

Article PCS-06-ART111001 (Fashion)

PCS-06-ART141001 (Fashion)





Site VZ01

GR Date Date in the past

2. Choose Enter.

3. Choose Save.

4. The message Inventory count added for inventoryxx.


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8.2.2 Trigger Inventory RecountIf, after a stock comparison, the system determines that the differences between the book balances and the counted stock are too large, you can create corresponding difference lists that will allow you to carry out an inventory recount as often as you wish.





SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise Logistics Logistics Execution nternal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Count Results Recount

Transaction code LI14





Start Inventory Recount

2. On the Start Recount: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment



Deviation 5%

3. Choose Enter, physical inventory document is displayed and items with differences greater than the threshold value are flagged for recount.

4. Select or deselect items according to your requirements.

5. Choose Initiate Recount.

6. The message Recount 01 initiated for inventoryxx appears.


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8.2.3 Carrying out Inventory RecountThe results of the recount are then entered.



SAP ECC menu Logistics RetailingMerchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Count Results Enter

Transaction code LI11N







Enter Inventory Count

2. On the Enter Inventory Count: Initial Screen, make the following entries:


Comment



Count date Today

3. Choose Enter



Comment

For empty bins:Zero

Set flag

Or for bins with stock:Article

defaulted

Counted quantity <quantity>

5. Choose Save.

6. The message Difference compared to book quantity - xx% appears, only if deviation

7. Choose Enter, only if deviation.

8. The message Inventory count added for inventoryxx appears.


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8.3 Processing DifferencesExisting differences are cleared for each document. Processing can be done for either an entire document or for differences for only certain items in a document.

8.3.1 Posting Differences in Warehouse ManagementInitially, the differences are only cleared within warehouse management in a virtual storage type (999). Here, differences that are based on a mix-up with storage bins (for example, incorrect putaway) balance themselves out, therefore avoiding any value-based postings being made.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Clear Differences Warehouse Management








Clear Inventory Differences WM

2. On the Clear Differences in WM: Initial Screen make the following entries:


Comment



Deviation 2%


Foreground

3. Choose Display List, Physical inventory document is displayed and items with differences less than the threshold value are flagged to be cleared.

4. Select all items.

5. Choose Write off.

6. The message xx bins cleared appears.


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8.3.2 Posting Differences in Inventory ManagementDifferences cumulated in storage type 999 are cleared from inventory management and on a value basis from accounting.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Physical Inventory In Warehouse Management Clear Differences Inventory Management






Clear Inventory Differences in MM-IM

2. On the Clearing of differences in Inventory Management screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Storage type 999


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD 3. Choose Execute.

4. Choose Deselect All.

5. Select storage bin, Storage bin with document number of the processed physical inventory (see 8.1)

6. Choose Write off.

7. The message Aticle Documents Was Created appears.

8. Click Article document number, Article document is displayed.


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8.4 Inventory Evaluation8.4.1 Difference StatisticsThe difference statistics provide an overview of the inventories (continuous) carried out in the individual storage types. If necessary, the statistics can be provided at bin level, for example, by aisle.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise LogisticsLogistics Execution Information System Warehouse Physical Inventory with Bin Inventory Management Difference Statistics per Storage Type





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing phys. Inventory Statistics of Inventory Differences

2. On the Statistics for Inventory Differences screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Storage type 'A' to 'Z'

3. Choose Execute, statistics are displayed


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8.4.2 Determining Inventory StatusThe inventory status provides an overview for each storage type of the progress of the continuous inventory in the warehouse. Using this list the warehouse manager can determine


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD the bins for which an inventory still has to be carried out and can therefore also check whether the inventory status corresponds with the planned figures.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Information System Warehouse Physical Inventory with Bin Inventory Management Inventory status





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing phys. Inventory Inventory Status

2. On the Inventory status screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Storage type 'A' to 'Z'

Inventory time period defaulted

3. Choose Execute.

4. Select the line with the information of ‘Inv. executed during selection period’, An overview is displayed of all the bins for this item.


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9 Appendix: Tools and Workbenches

9.1 Warehouse Activity Monitor

UseThe Warehouse Activity Monitor is a controlling tool for those in positions of responsibility within the warehouse. Its main purpose is to provide an overview of critical warehouse processes:

non-confirmed transfer ordersopen transfer requirementsopen posting change noticescritical (open) deliveriesnegative stocksinterface stocks (GI zone, GR zone) without movement.

The above processes are executed when the Warehouse Activity Monitor is called. If these processes are still within the permitted time period they are marked with a green traffic light


SAP Best Practices Warehouse and DC Management (WM) (742): BPD symbol. However, if they are critical, in other words if the permitted time has been exceeded, a red traffic light appears. Critical processes can be processed further, directly from the display screen.

If no programs are updating in the background, the relevant items must be selected with the mouse and reevaluated using [Shift]+[F5].

It is advisable to use the Warehouse Activity Monitor in a separate session and to watch it while the warehouse processes are being carried out.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Information System Warehouse Warehouse Activity Monitor

Transaction code LL01




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling Warehouse Activity Monitor

2. On the Warehouse Activity Monitor: Call up Monitor Report with Variant screen, make the following entries:


Comment


3. Choose Execute twice.

All the critical processes are now displayed in a controlling tree. The following step is an example of how to deal with open transfer orders. In theory all warehouse processes can be controlled by the Warehouse Activity Monitor.

1. Select the line with the information of ’Unconfirmed transfer orders’

2. Choose from the menu (NWBC: More…Edit Determine data again

3. Choose Yes to confirm the message “Determining data again will take up time. Continue anyway? .

4. The message The data for warehouse act. monitor object Unconfirmed transfer orders were determined again appears, After the TO has been entered the traffic light should be red but turn green once the TO has been confirmed

5. Completely expand the first line of the controlling tree.

6. Double-click the lowest level, Critical TOs are displayed.

To demonstrate how the Warehouse Activity Monitor functions, you should call it before and after creating transfer orders (TO) and after confirming TOs. If necessary, further processing can be done directly from the Warehouse Activity Monitor.


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9.2 Outbound Delivery Monitor

UseThe Outbound Delivery Monitor makes it easier to have an overview of the working load expected in goods issue and provides a central overview for outbound delivery processing. By defining list variants this tool can be adapted to the needs of the user.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Outbound Delivery Lists and Logs Outbound Delivery Monitor

Transaction code VL06O




Business role menu Warehouse Management Shipping Outbound Delivery Monitor

2. Choose For Picking

3. On the Outbound Deliveries for Picking screen, make the following entries:


Comment

Shipping Point / Receiving Pt

VS01

Picking Date to Period of time

4. Choose Execute, (All outbound deliveries in the given period of time with no transfer order created for picking are listed grouped by days.)

5. Further centrally controlled processing of deliveries can also be performed from here, for example:

Mark outbound delivery(ies)

Choose (NWBC: More …Subsequent Functions Create transfer order

6. Enter 2 in the field Adopt Pick Quantity, choose Continue.


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9.3 Wave Pick Monitor

UseLike the Outbound Delivery Monitor, the Wave Pick Monitor is used to follow and control processing of wave picks centrally. To be able to use it you have to have created wave picks, as described in 7.4.2. Further processing can be carried out directly from the monitor.





SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Outbound Process Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Picking Wave Picks Monitor





Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehousing – Outbound Wave Pick Monitor

2. On the Wave Pick Monitor screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Created on Creation date of waves

3. Choose Execute, wave picks for this date is displayed

4. On the Picking Wave Monitor: List screen, expand the hierarchy you will see the outbound deliveries with picking status and goods movement status.

For example, subsequent processing; creating transfer orders in collective processing

1. Choose one of the picking wave

2. Choose from the menu Subseq. Processing Transfer order.

9.4 Rough Workload Estimate for Goods IssueUsing the rough workload estimate you can gain a clearer overview of the time needed for procedures in the warehouse and of the weight and volume to be processed. The warehouse manager can use this tool to gain not only an idea of the working hours required for goods issues at a certain point in time, but also of the corresponding volume and weight that will be involved. By doing this they can plan for sufficient workers (for example, part-time workers) and trucks to be available or to reduce the workload for a particular day by rescheduling deliveries to other dates.

The rough workload estimate can be used for both goods receipt and goods issue. The following step looks at the rough workload estimate for goods issue. The process flow is as follows:

Create delivery Workload is entered for the day of the goods issuePost goods issue Workload is canceled

To create outbound deliveries see 7.1 and 7.4.1, and for subsequent processing see 7.2.

9.4.1 Rough Workload Estimate after Creation of Outbound Deliveries





SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Information System Warehouse Rough Workload Estimate General Overview

Transaction code VLLG




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling RWE: Analyze Complete Overview

2. On the Rough Workload Estimate: Total Overview: Selection screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Day Goods issue date of outbound delivery

Exception blank

3. Choose Execute.

4. Double-click a row (other than row header) that provides all key figures for a date.

5. Choose Cancel.

6. Double-click the row header, navigate down the standard drill-down (key figure hierarchy).

7. Choose Exit.

8. Choose No with the message Do you want to save the analysis first? appears

The processing time for quantity in hours provides the total workload entered for one working day. This is the information of most interest to the warehouse manager, as this value is proportional to the required number of warehouse workers. They can divide this value by the working time for each shift and worker and from that they can see how many workers will be needed on a certain day in the future.

The weight of the quantity is the total of all the weights of the document items that form a workload when added together. The same applies to the volume for quantity. Both values are important for planning the transport capacity that will be required on a particular day.

The unit of measure load category is used in the rough workload estimate to calculate the workload. It separates the work by processing certain units of measure. For example, picking one box takes less time than picking a pallet that requires the use of a forklift.

9.4.2 Rough Workload Estimate after Goods IssueAfter the goods issue of the outbound delivery has been posted the workload is canceled.



SAP ECC menu Logistics Retailing Merchandise Logistics Logistics Execution Information System Warehouse Rough Workload



Estimate General Overview

Transaction code VLLG




Business role menu Warehouse Management Warehouse Controlling RWE: Analyze Complete Overview

2. On the Rough Workload Estimate: Total Overview: Selection screen, make the following entries:


Comment


Analysis period Day of goods issue according to outbound delivery

Exception blank

3. Choose Execute.

4. Double-click any line (except header line) that provides all key figures for a date.

5. Choose Cancel.

6. Double-click the header line, navigate down in the standard drilldown (key figure hierarchy).

7. Choose Exit.

8. Choose No with the message Do you want to save the analysis first? appears.


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