Update EWM TU based on ECC Shipment

[schulte-bahrenberg]

Hey Folks,

I Setup LE-TRA Integration between ECC and EWM based on SHPMNT IDOCs. We have an integrated EWM System and IDOC Transfer based on ECC shipment is working perfectly fine. I am using ECC Output Control in order to trigger SHPMNT IDOC to EWM based on Partner profiles.

Could any one of you figure out whether it is possible to send an update to EWM. This is my Scenario:

- create shipment in ERP and assign X deliveries

- send shipment to EWM via SHPMNT IDOC

- TU is created in EWM

Up to here it is working fine

- Now add another delivery to the ERP shipment

When I now send an additional SHPMNT IDOC based on the given ERP shipment I do get an error message during IDOC Inbound processing on EWM side saying that TU with the given external number already exists.

This is correct but here I want to update the TU on EWM side so that the additional delivery is also assigned to it.

Any idea about how to make this work in Standard (could not find any hint in SAP Manuals/help/community)? If yes, would it also be possible to remove deliveries from the TU based on this Approach (remove in ERP and send update to EWM)?

Thanks a lot in advance!

[schulte-bahrenberg]

Sorry Julio. I think we did not find an easy option here and went with the manual workaround to assign in EWM directly in case additional deliveries were to be assigned.

[former_member543347]

Thanks for confirming, Hendrik. Due to the nature of our project, the manual workaround is not an option, so we are developing a FM to process an incoming IDOC that will at least update some information of the shipment: delivery assignment, carrier, planned check-in date, license plate, etc.

[former_member1169689]

Hi Julio

For one of our customers, we're facing the same problem: when we're trying to send SHPMNT05 idocs with updated info, we're receiving the same information that our predecessors did. Can you please provide any information that might be helpful?

Thanks

Martyna

[sujay_joshi19]

Hi Julio,

Were you able to put a custom solution to update TU based on ECC idoc updates? I would appreciate if you could provide some inputs on the custom approach? We also have similar requirement to update carrier, assign/remove deliveries from existing TU based on ECC shipment updates.

Thanks

Sujay

[former_member543347]

Hi Sujay,

Yes, we managed to implement a solution with a custom function module. It has been live for over half a year now and is working fine. If you are interested, please contact me via private message and I can give you more details. I cannot share code here.

[former_member543347]

Hi Hendrik,

We are facing the same situtation and I found this old thread of yours. Did you find any solution?

We would like to be able to process incoming SHPMNT05 IDOCs in EWM for both creating a TU and updating it. However EWM explicitly states in /SCWM/IDOC_INPUT_SHPMNT that the function module is for creating new TUs only, not for updates.

We are about to develop a replacement of this FM that would accept updates, but before reinventing the wheel, do you have a tip for us?

Thanks in advance.

[HST]

I Julio,

I've exactly the topic.
Have you solved the issue or have you got other issues during the update?

regards Stephan

[schulte-bahrenberg]

Thanks for your Feedback Shashidhar.

I considered this as a Manual Option but in our Scenario we receive Changes from our EDI Partner via SHPMNT05 into ERP. Have you ever tried receiving SHPMNT IDOC from external Partner directly into EWM?

[shetty123s]

We had same issue, the approach followed was to assign the new delivery to TU in EWM instead of ECC. Later when a PGI is posted in EWM, the SHPMNT05 IDOC that comes back from EWM to ECC updates the Shipment and Delivery Assignment in ECC. This is linked to the PPF /SCWM/SR_SEND_SHPMNT which is processed for TU. This way both system are in sync. But please revert back if you find a way to send update from ECC to EWM.

Regards,

Shashidhar

[Ajit_Routray]

Hi Hendrik,

This requirement can be possible in EWM system as per the standard , not in ERP. These below interface provided in Standard.

I guess OSS Message will helpful before thinking of enhancement in this case.Please let us know if you have further queries.

Kind Regards,

Ajit