Automatic wave assignment - No valid template in the past

[Former Member]

Hello,

I don't understand something in the automatic wave assignment concept.

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_ewm94/helpdata/en/7b/c8cb53ad377114e10000000a174cb4/frameset.htm

In the explanations, one step is to find a valid wave template.

- "If the dates and times for the lock and the release are after the actual point in time, the wave template option is valid." --> makes sense

- "If the dates and times for the lock and the release are before the actual point in time, the wave template option is not valid and EWM does not use the wave template option with this date."

--> not valid for which date? There is no date specified in the wave template option, right?

- If EWM does not find a valid wave template option in the past (“In the past” refers to the planned completion time of the warehouse request item):

--> What "In the past" means? it compares the planned completion time with which other time?

EWM determines the date and time for the wave completion.

a. If the planned completion time of the warehouse request item is before the wave completion time, EWM sets the wave completion date to the day after the planned completion date. --> So goods will not be delivered on time? Why doing that?

b. If the planned completion time of the warehouse request item is after the wave completion time, EWM sets the wave completion date to the planned completion date of the warehouse request item.

Thanks to your answers 😉

Geoffrey