SAP MM / WM

Configuration Pack
Warehouse Management
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 INDEX
1. Define Warehouse Number ------------------------------------- 3
2. Assign Warehouse Number to Plant/Storage Location---- 10
3. Define control parameter for warehouse -------------------- 12
4. Define Number Ranges ----------------------------------------- 16
5. Define Storage type --------------------------------------------- 22
6. Define Storage Sections ---------------------------------------- 31
7. Define Picking Area --------------------------------------------- 34
8. Define Storage Bin Types -------------------------------------- 37
9. Define Blocking Reason ---------------------------------------- 40
10. Define storage Bin Structure -------------------------------- 42
11. Activate Storage Type Search ------------------------------- 50
12. Activate storage section search ----------------------------- 60
13. Activate Storage Bin Type Search -------------------------- 64
14. Put away and Picking Strategies---------------------------- 67
15. Define Movement Types -------------------------------------- 77
16. Setup Automatic TO creation ------------------------------- 83
17. Define Print Control ------------------------------------------ 94
18. Activate Warehouse activity monitor objects ------------- 98
19. Define Critical Parameters--------------------------------- 100
20. Define Variant for program “object overview”----------- 102
21. Define variants for selection programs ------------------ 106
22. Define Movement Types ------------------------------------ 109
23. Define Posting Changes ------------------------------------ 117
24. Generate Interim Storage bins ---------------------------- 119
25. Allow negative stocks in interim storage types --------- 121
26. Define Quality Management Interface ------------------- 126
 1. Define Warehouse Number
BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the Warehouse

number. Warehouse number uniquely identifies the
warehouse in the plant.

There can be one or more than one ware house in a plant.

Storage locations are attached to the warehouse. If there are
few storage locations where the items are to be handled in
warehouse, then those storage locations should be assigned to
the warehouse number.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Enterprise Structure →

Definition → Logistics Execution → Define, Copy, Delete,
Check Warehouse number

1. Click
2. Double click
3. Select the row

4. Click
5. Click

6. Click

7. Click

8. double click

9. Click

10. Enter from and To warehouse number as shown

below.
11. Click

12. Click Yes

13. Message will appear after completion of copying

14. Click
15. Click
 16. Click

Effect of this configuration

Warehouse number defined here is used for complete

warehouse management.
 2. Assign Warehouse Number to Plant/Storage
Location

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to assign the warehouse

number to Plant and storage location.

Each ware house has to be assigned to plant and storage

location. More than one storage location can be assigned to a
warehouse number.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Enterprise Structure →

Assignment → Logistics Execution → Assign Warehouse
number to Plant/Storage location

1. Click

1. Click

2. Maintain the entries as shown below

 3. Click

4. Click

5. Click

Effect of this configuration

Plant IND6 and storage location 0089 are assigned to this

warehouse number.
 3. Define control parameter for warehouse

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the control

parameter for warehouse number.

Control parameter governs

• Default Unit Of Measure for Weight and Volume

• Blocking of bin for simultaneous access
• Message control

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define control
parameter for warehouse Number

1. Click

2. Click at the bottom

 3. Enter warehouse number as IN6

4. click

5. Select the row by clicking grey box in the left

6. Click

7. Maintain the field as explained below

Field Name Field description and Value
Weight will be managed in this UOM
maintained here in the warehouse.
Volume will be managed in this UOM
maintained here in the warehouse.
First alternate UOM to be used as a default
in the warehouse. Following are the possible
entries.

Second alternate UOM to be used as a

default in the warehouse.
Tick in this check box indicates storage unit
is active. Storage unit is the logical grouping
of one or more material.
Permission to multiple users to access the
same material and same bin at any given
time. Possible entries are

Control to handle Material shortage for

quantities to pick during Transfer Order
generation by multiple users. Possible entries
are

During stock placement, capacity check of

 storage bin carried out by the system. This
field indicates the message control in case of
capacity shortage.
Possible entries are

System message control for missing batch

number during transfer requirement
creation. Possible entries are

Note: - Batches can be determined during

posting transaction also.
Message control to handle the missing
parameters during TO.

8. Click

Effect of this configuration

Warehouse number control parameters are picked up from

the configuration done here.
 4. Define Number Ranges

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the number range.

In WM number ranges are required for

• Transfer Requirement
• Transfer Order
• Quant
• Posting change
• Group
• Storage Unit

Each number range is warehouse specific. Let us look at the

number range for Transfer order for understanding.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define Number
Ranges

1. Click
2. Click

3. Enter Warehouse number. E.g. IN6 in this case

4. Click to change the interval

Note: - Number ranges can be copied by clicking in this

screen.

Note: - New number ranges can be added by clicking

5. Click two times

Now, let us look at how to assign the number ranges.

6. Click
7. Click

8. Enter warehouse number

9. Click

10. Maintain the number range as shown below

Note: - Number range 01 is assigned to each transaction

process.
11. Click

12. Click

13. Click
 5. Define Storage type

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the Storage Type.

Storage type indicates the type of storage to be used within a

warehouse. Storage type can be

• Vertical storage

• Rack storage

• Open storage

Storage type does not have any address like storage location;
inside the storage type inventory is placed in storage bin.

Note: - Storage type with number greater than 900 series are
SAP standard used for communicating with Inventory
Management.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define Storage
Types

1. Click
2. Click

3. Enter warehouse number

4. Click
Press to look at more in the next page

5. By default values are copied --correct

6. Double click any required row. E.g. first row here in this
case.
 7. Maintain the field as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

Procedure to search the suitable bin
within the storage type automatically by
the system during placing the material.
Possible entries are
When placing the stock in this storage
type, Transfer Order must be confirmed.
Changeability of destination bin while
confirming the transfer order. Possible
entries are

Several quants can be stored in a bin of

this storage type.
Quants are the lowest units in the
warehouse. For each material, batch and
bin quants exists. Possible entries are

This indicates the mixing of stock (batch

and material combination) in a bin of
specific storage type. Possible entries are
This indicator allows the over delivery
quantity either to be retained at the
receiving storage area or to be returned
to the source storage area.

Indicates the capacity checking method

for storage bin in this storage type.
Possible entries are

Tick in this check box activates the

capacity check. In strategies B, I and F It
has no effect, automatically capacity
check is performed in those strategies.
Tick in this check box activates the
storage unit type requirement in this
storage type. It is a kind of grouping of
similar storage equipments like pallet
and basket. If auto TO is required do not
tick this check box.
If it is ticked, before creating the TO,
storage unit details has to be maintained
in the TR to create TO.
Tick in this check box will include the
storage section for the stock placement.
Quants and storage bin can be blocked
during stock placement. Possible entries
are

To activate user exit. To have own stock

placement strategy at storage type level.
Strategy to remove the stock from the
storage bin. Possible entries are

Tick in this check box requires

mandatory confirmation of transfer
orders during stock removal.
Tick in this check box will allow the
negative stock in the storage type.
If this check box is ticked , in the
respective storage type bin, entire stock
must be removed irrespective of the
required quantity.
If any excess stock is removed, it can be
placed back into the same storage bin.
If this check box is ticked, zero stock
check is performed by the system. Once
it is performed, it will be used only for
stock placement.
If this check box is ticked, it will allow to
round off the picking quantities during
transfer order. Material master record
 must contain the rounding off value for a
storage type. It is useful with strategy M.
Control on block during stock removal.
Possible entries are

Click

Click

Effect of this configuration

While performing the stock placement and stock removal at

the appropriate storage type, system will perform according to
the configurations maintained here.
 6. Define Storage Sections

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the storage

sections.

Storage section is the logical or physical separation of area in

the ware house.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define Storage
Sections

1. Click
2. Click

3. Enter warehouse number. E.g. IN6

4. Click
 Click

Click

Effect of this configuration

Storage section will be sued during transaction as per the

configuration settings done here.
 7. Define Picking Area

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the picking

area. Picking area is with in the storage type defines the
group of bins.

When creating storage bins, picking area is assigned.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Define Picking
Areas

1. Click
2. Select any new entries. E.g. first two rows

3. Click

4. Enter as shown below

 5. Click

6. Click

7. Click

Effect of this configuration

Picking area defined here will be used during the

transactions.
 8. Define Storage Bin Types

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the storage bin

types. Example: Storage bins can be divided based on the
sized.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Storage Bins →
Define Storage Bin Types

1. Click

2. Click to create new keys.

3. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Storage bin type. E.g. LR
Description of the storage bin.
E.g. Large Bin
 4. Click

5. Click

6. Click

Effect of this configuration

Suitable storage bin is proposed by the system during stock
placement.
 9. Define Blocking Reason

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the blocking

reason.

Blocking can be used to block during stock placement and

stock removal from

• Storage type
• Storage bin
• Quant

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Storage Bins →
Define Blocking Reason

1. Click

2. Click to create new keys.

3. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field name Field description and value

Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Key identifying the blocking
reason. E.g. E to indicate
expired stock
Description of the blocking
code entered in the blocking
 reason column. E.g. Expired
stock.

4. Click

5. Click

Effect of this configuration

Blocking reason defined here will be used to block during

transaction.
 10. Define storage Bin Structure

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the storage bin

structure.

Storage bin structure determines the kind of numbering of

bins.

Example: -

• Bin numbering can be starting from A1

• Bin numbering can be starting from A-1-001

• Bin numbering can be starting from 1 or 001

It is possible to define the own structure for numbering the

storage bins. When creating the storage bins, numbering
adopted as per the structure defined here.

When creating storage bin it is important to mention storage

type to which the structure is to be created.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Master Data → Storage Bins →
Define Storage Structure

1. Click

2. Click to create new keys.

 3. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field name Field description and value

Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Key identifying the storage
type. E.g. 100 to create
structure for production
storage.
Number to identify the
sequence. E.g. 001
Indicates how the automatic
numbering of bin is to be
done. E.g. CCCNNNCCCCC to
create numbering like P001 to
P999
Starting value of bin
numbering. E.g. P-001. Enter
as shown below

End value of bin numbering.

E.g. P-999. Enter as shown
below.

Key identifying the storage

section under the storage type
100. e.g. 001
Key identifying the picking
area.
Key identifying the storage bin
type.
Maximum weight a bin can
 accommodate.

4. Click
5. Through menu bar in the top follow the menu path
Environment Æ Create Bins

Storage bin will look as below

6. for our understanding , let us change the structure as
shown below
Enter C for Alphabet and other character in the
numbering

Maintain the structure same letter under the numeric

indicator if the increment is to consider all the digits and
maintain the increment.

If the increment is for each digit wise, maintain the

different letters in the structure and maintain the
increment for each digit.

7. Repeat the step 5 Environment Æ Create bins

8. Click to create bins online
 9. Click

10. Message will appear at the

bottom

11. Click

12. Click

Effect of this configuration

Warehouse bin number will be created as per the

configuration setting performed here.
 11. Activate Storage Type Search

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to activate storage type

search. It is essential to indicate the storage type during
stock placement and picking.

When creating the warehouse by copying, entire default

required values are copied from the source warehouse
setting. Let us discuss the setting for IN6 warehouse.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Strategies → Activate Storage type
search

1. Click
2. Click in
Row to define the storage type indicator.

3. Click

4. Enter warehouse number. E.g. IN6

5. Click

6. Click (It is already defined)

7. Click
 8. Click to create new keys.( only if required, by
default when copying the warehouse, all entries will get
copied)

9. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Key identifying the operation
whether Pick or put away.
Possible entries are

- Storage type Key identifying the storage

type. It indicates the priority
for storage type one by one.
- Stock category Key identifying the priority for
stock type during picking and
storing. Possible entries are

- Special stock indicator Key indicating the special

stock. Like project stock.
Possible entries are

- Storage class Key identifying the storage

class. Mainly to indicate the
hazardous material stock
placement and picking.
 - Water pollution Key classifies hazardous
material with their ability to
pollute water. Possible entries
are

- Reference to movement Reference key to trigger the

type search during put away and
picking. Through this key,
different strategy for different
movement type can be
adopted.
- Storage location reference Key identifying the storage
location reference.
- priority Enter the storage type as per
the priority.
Click
Let us maintain one more entry as shown.

10. Click
11. Click

12. Click

13. Click in row

14. Maintain the reference key for movement type to

trigger the search during those movements.

Note: - Reference to movement type. This will influence the

storage type search.

Note: - Maintain the entry to all other movement type as

well.

15. Click
 16. Click

17. Click

18. Click

19. Maintain the entries as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
- Sequence number Reference number to be used
for searching. E.g.1 for first
search method with out
reference to any and 2 for
second search method with
reference to movement type
- consideration of Tick in this check box
storage type indicator. indicates that the search
should be based on the
storage type indicator.
1- search based on stock
category
1 2 3 4 5 6 2 – search based on special
indicator
3 – Search based on storage
class
4 – Search based on pollution
class
5 – Search based on reference
to movement type
6 – Search based on Storage
location reference
 20. Click

21. Click

Effect of this configuration

Storage type search will be performed as per the setting here.

 12. Activate storage section search

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to activate storage

section search. It is essential to indicate the storage section
during stock placement and picking.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Strategies → Activate Storage
Section search

1. Click

Click in the row

 2. Click

3. Click

4. Click

5. Click

6. Click

7. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
- Storage type Key identifying the storage
type. E.g. 001 to indicate high
storage
- Storage section Key identifying the storage
indicator. section indicator. E.g. ACL
- Storage class Key identifying the storage
class. Leave it blank
- water pollution Key identifying the water
classification pollution classification. Leave
it blank
Priority list. Enter the storage
section as per the priority.
E.g. 001 storage section

8. Click

9. Click

10. Click

11. Enter Section check column value as X. Other

possible entries are
12. Click

13. Click
 13. Activate Storage Bin Type Search

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to Activate Storage bin type

search.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Strategies → Activate Storage Bin
type search

1. Click
2. Click in the definitions area

Note: - If required maintain the storage bin types. In this

example, it is already maintained.

3. Click

4. Click in the definitions area

5. Entries are already maintained when copying the

warehouse. Change the entries if required to suit the
bin type. E.g. Bin type LR added as 3rd priority in IN6
storage unit IP.
 6. Click

7. Click

Effect of this configuration

Bin search strategy will be performed as per the

configuration done here.
 14. Put away and Picking Strategies

BACKGROUND

Put away and picking strategies are used to determine bins

during stock placement and stock removal.

These strategies are defined for each storage type. Standard

SAP defined each storage type for each of the strategies. In
other words, according to your required strategy, one can
pickup the storage type.

It is possible to define your own storage type and the strategy

associated with it.

We have discussed this strategies with the storage type

creation. We shall look at the screen shot of each strategies.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Strategies → Putaway Strategies →
Define Strategy for fixed bins

1. Click
Double click on the desired row to look at the details.

Strategy for Fixed bins

Define Strategy for Open storage
For Block storage
 Let’s look at the few screen shots of picking strategies.

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Strategies → Stock Removal
Strategies → Define FIFO Strategy

Note: - Please refer the detailed explanation given in the

storage type are. Here the screen shots are shown for your
reference only.

1. Click
Double click on the desired row to edit or display
Click if you have made any changes

Click
 Strategy for Expiration date

1. Click

2. Click in row

3. Tick the check box in column

Note: - Tick in this check box activates the Shelf Life

Expiration Date check in this warehouse. Expiration date
must be entered during stock placement.

If it is not required, do not tick the check box.

4. Click

5. Click

Effect of this configuration

Strategy for each storage type will be determined as per
the configuration done here.
 15. Define Movement Types

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define movement types.

When copying the warehouse entire movement type settings
are copied.

Movement type contains control on

Interim storage area
Storage bin where items are to be placed
Type of transaction
Transfer order creation
Automatic TO creation
Printing controls
TO Confirmation

Let us discuss the standard SAP movement type setting for

warehouse IN6.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Activities → Transfers → Define
Movement types

1. Click
2. Click

3. Enter warehouse number IN6

4. Click
5. Double click row with movement type 101
Field Name Field description and value
Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Key identifying the movement
type. E.g. 101
Source storage type from
where the stock is to be
moved. E.g. 902 to indicate to
be moved from interim storage
type for GR area external
receipts
Destination storage type to
which the stock is to be
placed. E.g. 001 to indicate
high storage rack in this
warehouse.
Storage type to keep the left
over quantity. E.g. 001
Storage bin reference for each
storage type. If storage bin is
maintained, this will be used
as a fixed bin.
Indicates the type of transfer.
E.g. E to indicate stock
placement.
Requirement type indicates
the type of transaction. E.g. B
indicates purchase order.
Tick in this check box will not
allow the creation of manual
Transfer Order. (TO)
Tick in this check box will
allow manual creation of
Transfer Requirement.
Tick in this check box will set
the GR number and date in
the quant automatically.
In the TO system will not
propose any bin using any
strategy, user can manually
enter the bin.
System checks for any pre-
allocation of the incoming
material stock. If so , issues
message.
Tick in this check box will
allow for complete quant
removal (stock removal).
Screen control for TO creation.
It is possible to split the
quantity during stock
placement, during stock
removal or both together.
Possible entries are
 Screen control for TO
confirmation. Leave it as it is.
Printing code for printing of
TO.
Automatic TO creation in
background processing. We
shall discuss this
configuration below.
Confirmation of TO can be
done immediately as soon as
it is created
This will propose the TO
confirmation as soon as it is
created.
Tick in this check box
indicates that no transfer is
required for a posting change.

6. Click

7. Click

Effect of this configuration

When performing the transaction, TR and TO will be create as

per the configuration done here.
 16. Setup Automatic TO creation

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define automatic transfer

order creation.

For every warehouse management movements TO is essential.

Transfer Order can be created manually or automatically.
Transfer Order indicates what is to be placed and where is it
be placed.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Activities → Transfers → Setup
autom. TO creation for TRs/posting change notices

1. Click
 2. Click

3. Click

4. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field name Field description and value

- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
- mail contact person in Sequence number to mention
sequence. more contact persons. E.g. 1
Tick in this check box
indicates the document user
has to be sent a mail in case
of error in creating TO.
To mention any other person
as a recipient in addition to
the document user.
If this check box is ticked,
 message will be sent as an
express message.

5. Click

6. Click

7. Click

8. Click

9. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field Name Field description and value
warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Control field to trigger the TO
automatically either to TR or
for posting changes. E.g. 1
always to trigger TO for TR
and posting changes.
Tick this check box to
execute TO creation for
variant 1 maintained the field
column.
Indicate who should be
contacted incase of error while
creating TO. E.g. 1 to indicate
the document user.
Description to this entry. E.g.
Auto TO

10. Click

11. Click two times

12. Click

Note: - the above is same as we discussed in movement

type control. Double click on the desired row and maintain
the settings as we discussed earlier.
Click , create program variant before we go to activate.

Type /nSE38 in the command box

Type program name as RLAUTA10

Select the radio button

Click

Enter variant name. E.g. IN6

Click

Enter warehouse number IN6

Maintain the entries as shown below

Click

Maintain the entries as shown below

Click

Message appear at the bottom

Click till the main screen is reached.

Now let us go back to activate the background job.

13. Click in the Automatic TO

creation configuration screen
14. Enter job name. E.g. IND6 TO

15. Enter job class. E.g. C - Low priority

16. Click

17. click

18. enter the details as shown below

19. Click at the bottom

20. Click

21. Click

22. Click

23. Click

24. Click at the bottom

25. Click at the bottom

26. Click
27. Enter the value as per the requirement. E.g. 30
minutes to run every 30 minutes.

28. Click

29. Click

30. Click

31. Click

32. Enter the stat date and time from when this is to be
scheduled.

33. Click

34. Click

35. Click

36. Click
 17. Define Print Control

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define print control.

Print control defines

• Documents to be printed for each movement types

• Form and layout to be used for printout
• Printer to be used

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Activities → Define Print Control

1. Click
2. Click in printer area
 3. maintain the fields as explained below
Field Name Field description and value
- Warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
- source storage type Key identifying the storage
type. *** to indicate all storage
type or enter the specific
storage type.
- Destination storage Enter the destination storage
type type.
Tick in this check box will not
print the TO.
Mention the printer name.
Form to be used to print TO.
Key identifying the spool
parameter. Spool parameter
controls number of copies,
print immediately etc.
Spool parameter screen shot for your reference. SAP
standard setting is sufficient.

4. Click

5. Click

6. Printer can be assigned to specific to picking area and

storage type also.
 7. Click the appropriate tab screen to
assign the printer.

8. Click in the print report row.

9. Default print report to print TO is assigned. If required

assign your own report.

10. Click

11. Click

Effect of this configuration

Printing of transfer order will be executed as per the

configuration done here.
 18. Activate Warehouse activity monitor objects

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the warehouse

monitoring object.

It is primarily to monitor the open items and uncompleted

process in the warehouse.

Please note that only the inventory management movement

triggers the movement in the warehouse. Each IM movement
will create a TO. Each TO has to be confirmed.

In the above process it is possible to have unprocessed wm

documents. This configuration will help to get a report of thos
unprocessed items.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Planning and monitoring →
Warehouse Activity Monitor → Activate Warehouse activity
monitor objects

1. Click

2. Click

3. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field name Field description

- Monitoring object Select the monitoring object
from the possible entreis
 E.g. 01
- Warehouse number Enter the warehouse number.
E.g. IN6
Enter display variant. E.g. 1

4. Click

Note: - Maintain the other monitor object entries as

explained above

5. Click

6. Click

Effect of this configuration

Monitoring object defined here will be used to generate

report. To schedule a periodic job to monitor the object,
this configuration setting is essential.
 19. Define Critical Parameters

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the critical

parameters for monitoring object.

This configuration setting defines the period after which the

report is to be generated for the monitoring object.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Planning and monitoring →
Warehouse Activity Monitor → Define Critical Parameters

1. Click

2. Select any similar row to copy

3. Click

4. maintain entries as explained below

Field name Field description and value

- warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g.IN6
- movement type Enter the movement type. E.g.
101
- Source storage type Enter the source storage type.
E.g. 902
- Destination storage type Enter the destination storage
type. E.g. 001 to indicate high
rack storage
Enter the critical duration.
 E.g. 6
Enter the time unit of the
critical duration. E.g. Day.

5. Click

6. Click

7. Click

Maintain the critical parameter similarly as explained

above for other monitoring objects.

Effect of this configuration

Reports will be generated based on these critical

parameters.
 20. Define Variant for program “object overview”

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the variants for

program object overview.

Above configuration setting we have defined the warehouse

management monitoring objects and we have defined the
critical parameters to those monitoring objects.

To schedule a job in background and generate report, it is

required to define to which selection parameter the report is to
be generated. Here it is defined through the selection variant
for all monitoring objects.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Planning and monitoring →
Warehouse Activity Monitor → Report Variants → Define
Variant for “object overview” program

1. Click
2. Enter IN6 as variant name

3. Click

4. Maintain the entries as shown below

5. Click

6. Enter description to this layout

 7. Click

8. Click

Effect of this configuration

Reports will be generated based on these selection variant.

 21. Define variants for selection programs

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the variants for

program object overview.

Above configuration setting we have defined the warehouse

management monitoring objects and we have defined the
critical parameters to those monitoring objects.

To schedule a job in background and generate report, it is

required to define to which selection parameter the report is to
be generated. Here it is defined through the selection variant
for all monitoring objects.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Planning and monitoring →
Warehouse Activity Monitor → Report Variants → Define
Variant for selection programs

1. Click
Note: - For each monitoring object, there is a report
program. Selection parameter can be defined for each.

To create a variant double click on the desire row and

create variant as explained in the previous heading.

We have

Defined the warehouse monitoring objects

Defined the parameter for each monitoring object
Defined the selection parameter for each monitoring
object to generate reports

Now it is possible to run the report periodically through

the background job processing using the below setting.
Define jobs for selecting critical objects

We have discussed this in the previous topics hence it is

not repeated here.
 22. Define Movement Types

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the movement

types to relate the movement between IM and WM.

Warehouse specific TO create controls are defined in this

settings.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Interfaces → Inventory
Management → Define Movement types

1. Click
2. Double click
Note: -
Using the reference movement type, you can group together
Inventory Management movement types that result in the
same movement in the WM system.

Note: - Inventory Management movement types that do not

initiate any activity in the Warehouse Management System
have the reference movement type 999. Leave this setting as it
is.

3. Click

4. Double click
 Note:- When creating where house by copying from the
existing, these entries must have been copied. Follow the
below steps to create.

5. Select the rows with *** to copy into IN6 warehouse

6. Click

7. Change the warehouse name to IN6

8. Maintain the fields as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- warehouse Warehouse Number. E.g. IN6
number
Reference movement type. Using the
reference movement type, you can
group together Inventory Management
movement types that result in the same
movement in the WM system.
Note: - Inventory Management
 movement types that do not initiate any
activity in the Warehouse Management
System have the reference movement
type 999.
- Special stock Key identifying the special indicator.
indicator Leave it as it is
- movement Key identifying the movement indicator.
indicator Leave it as it is.
- Special stock Key identifying the special stock
indicator indicator. Leave it as it is.
- Special Key identifying the special movement
movement indicator indicator. This is used to group the
material for similar movement types
behaviour.
-Storage location Storage location reference used for
reference searching. Leave it as it is.
- movement type Key identifying the warehouse
for warehouse management movement.
management Note: - The movement type influences
the creation of the transfer order in
many
ways (for example, printing, defining
the interim storage area confirmation,
and so on).
- TR create Key identifying the creation of transfer
transfer requirement.
requirements Possible entries are

- Creation of Tick in this check box will create

posting change posting change notices. Note: - when
notices you create TR, leave this blank. You
can tick this if you do not create TR.
- IN->WM Key to trigger TO creation in WM.
initiate immediate Possible entries are
TO creation
 - mail control Contact person incase of error during
TO creation. Enter as per your mail
configuration.
- Goods receipt GR date determination. Used for FIFO
date materials. Possible entries are

- Additional Used to have additional dialog box

dialog box during posting. Used in Palletization.
Possible entries are

Below screen shows the setting for 311 movement

Below screen shows the setting for 309

Below screen shows the setting for 201

9. Maintain the entries as explained above to all the
movement types in warehouse IN6.

10. Click
 23. Define Posting Changes

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the posting

changes for quants.

Posting changes that can be performed in a warehouse is

defined here. Example moving stock form Quality to
unrestricted or vice versa. Moving stock from unrestricted to
blocked or vice versa.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Interfaces → Inventory
Management → Define Posting Changes

1. Click

2. Click

3. Maintain the entries as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
- movement type Enter the movement type. E.g.
321 to indicate stock transfer
from QI to UR stock
- movement type Enter the inventory
management movement type.
E.g. 321
- Stock category Enter the source stock
 category. E.g. Q to indicate
Quality stock
Enter destination stock
category.
Enter the mail control. E.g.1
to send mail to the document
creator.

4. Click

5. Click

Effect of this configuration

This configuration setting enables to perform the posting

change in the warehouse.
 24. Generate Interim Storage bins

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define and generate the

interim storage bins for a given warehouse.

Interim storage bins are mandatory to keep the stock in the

intermediate area when triggered by an IM movement.

When receiving a material from vendor, first it will be posted to

an interim area of GR receipt area. While posting to this area,
system requires bin number.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Interfaces → Inventory
Management → Generate Interim Storage bins

1. Click

2. Enter warehouse number. E.g. IN6

3. Click
 4. Click

5. Message will appear at the bottom

Effect of this configuration

While placing the materials in interim storage type, bin

number as per this configuration will be used.
 25. Allow negative stocks in interim storage types

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to control negative stock

creation in the storage type and the warehouse related system
messages.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Interfaces → Inventory
Management → Activate negative stock in interim storage
types

1. Click
2. Double click

3. Set the message category for Available stock shortfall

message text as per the business requirement
Possible entries are
4. Click

5. Click

6. Double click
 7. Tick the check box in the column to allow
the negative stock

8. Click

9. Click

Effect of this configuration

Negative will be allowed at the storage type level as per the
configuration setting performed here.
 26. Define Quality Management Interface

BACKGROUND

This configuration setting enables to define the interface

between QM and WM modules.

This configuration setting controls how the sample quantity

for each inspection lot is to be handled.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the Menu Path: IMG → Logistics Execution →

Warehouse Management → Interfaces → Define Quality
Management

1. Click
2. Double click

3. Click to create new entries

 4. Maintain the entries as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Enter QI to indicate the interface
between QM
Enter the description. E.g.
Sample Control
Storage Type Storage type to be used when
storing the sample
Interim Enter the interim inspection bin.
inspection bin e.g. QUALITAET
foreground / Control on display of dialog box
Background control for wile placing / handling the
sample dialog sample quantity. Enter H for
foreground. Possible entries are

5. Click

6. Click

7. Double click

8. Maintain the entries as explained below

Field Name Field description and value

- warehouse number Key identifying the warehouse
number. E.g. IN6
Operation Storage type search. Indicating
stock removal or putaway.
storage type indicator Enter the required storage type
 where it is to be handled.
Stock category Stock category whose sample is to
be handled. Possible entries are

Storage class Entry to identify the hazardous

materials with regard to their
storage condition.
WPC Water pollution class Enter 0. Possible entries are

Storage location reference Storage location where this

sample control is to be applicable.
Search sequence for storage type.
9. Click
10. Click

11. Double click

12. Enter QM control to activate

13. Click

14. Click
15. Click