Staging of Pick Parts Source and destination storage location is EWM managed

[shailesh_mishra5]

Hello Experts,

We have a plant which as only one storage location which is EWM managed. Now, we want to implement one step stock transfer from Warehouse Source storage location(1501) to Production destination storage location(1501) both are EWM managed and same.

Is it possible to conduct the transfer posting from the EWM-managed source storage location(1501) to the EWM-managed production storage location(1501) by goods movement 411(stock transfer from storage location to storage location in the ERP system)

Appreciate your reply.

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra

[JuergenPitz · Accepted solution]

Hi,

the integration scenario works with 1 or 2 storage locations, that is up to you.

If you have only 1 storage location, the system still creates a delivery and a posting change and you have a goods movement as Katrin described it above.

If you have 2 storage locations, a "real" posting change will done and the stock will belong to a different storage location.

Why would you work with 2 storage locations? In case you have material which is either sold to customer or used in production, it is helpful to see in the stock overview how much is already assigned to production and how much is still available to sell. So then 2 storage locations are good. If the material is only used for production anyway, then 1 storage location means you have less maintenance.

The table on this page describes the different scenarios (https://help.sap.com/viewer/3d97bec9bf1649099384bb8167df3cf2/9.5.0.2/en-US/97e2ff13b2ac4870985398054353c15c.html). It does not list "Release order parts using one EWM-managed storage location", but I believe this is just an omission?

Brgds

Juergen

[shailesh_mishra5 · Accepted solution]

Hello Jurgen,

Thanks a lot We. have both Sale and Production business process.

Which process is better? 2 EWM managed storage location or 1 IM MM managed storage location?

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra

[chaitanya_naravane · Accepted solution]

Hello Juergen,

Can you please elaborate following sentence?

"If the material is only used for production anyway, then 1 storage location means you have less maintenance."

My client has warehouse that is purely used for manufacturing. What benefit can be derived by maintaining only 1 storage location?

What does less maintenance means? Does it benefit to business operations ? Or is it true that it eliminates queue/message between S4 and EWM every time stock moves between two storage locations?

Further, is stock in production storage locations is considered as WIP stock even though it is not assigned to any production order?

[JuergenPitz · Accepted solution]

"What does less maintenance means?"

Only one storage location means you have only one availability group and accordingly less stock types in EWM. Every additional SL adds one availability group and some stock types.

"Does it benefit to business operations ?"

I can not say that, that depends what is more practical.

"Or is it true that it eliminates queue/message between S4 and EWM every time stock moves between two storage locations?"

When working with delivery based integration - not really. As the system still creates a posting change and does a posting, it just stays inside the same storage location.

"Further, is stock in production storage locations is considered as WIP stock even though it is not assigned to any production order?"

WIP is something you see in you balance sheet. I would think that is only possible if you have separate storage locations. On the other hand, if the warehouse "is purely used for manufacturing" - what other stock should there be?

Brgds

Juergen

[katrin_kraemer]

Hi Shailesh,

the system posts a goods movvement with 411 from 1501 to 1501 in this case. The stock is not actually changed as it is the same after the posting. The goods movement posting is still required for technical reasons.

Regards,
Katrin

[shailesh_mishra5]

Hello Katrin,

What is recommended? 2 different storage location, one for Warehouse and one for production, both to be EWM managed? Actually I have to implement EWM PP interface, material staging Via outbound delivery(ECC) which will be replicated as Posting change request in EWM.Can 1 storage location both for Warehouse and Production support this activity?

However, i found one SAP document which talks of 1 storage location stock transfer,

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra

[katrin_kraemer]

Hi Shailesh,

One storage location is technically sufficient.

A second storage location is an option if you want to see your production stock also in the reporting of inventory management. You see the sum of the production stock as stock on the additional storage location then. If you go for this option make sure the availability group for both storage locations matches to your requirements.

Regards,
Katrin

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

your question is ... confusing?

"We have a plant which as only one storage location which is EWM managed."

OK.

"Now, we want to implement one step stock transfer from Warehouse Source storage location(1501) to Production destination storage location(1501) both are EWM managed and same."

Now you lost me :-). In the first sentences you wrote that you have only one storage location.Two storage locations with the same name (1501) means that they are in different plants? Or what do you mean with "both are EWM managed and same"???

"Is it possible to conduct the transfer posting from the EWM-managed source storage location(1501) to the EWM-managed production storage location(1501) by goods movement 411(stock transfer from storage location to storage location in the ERP system)"

A lot is possible in a SAP system, the question is if it always make sense. Have you TRIED what you are describe and check what happens? Or can you describe the situation differently?

Brgds

Juergen

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[shailesh_mishra5]

Hello Juergen,

Sorry for not being explicit. Here is the requirement in details.

We have only one storage location 1501 in a plant which is EWM managed. Now we want to conduct stock transfer within 1 storage location withing the same plant but with different storage types. Is this possible with one step stock transfer 411? or do we need to create 2 separate storage location, source EWM managed(1501) and production destination EWM managed(1502)?

Appreciate your reply

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

ok, when you do a posting change in ERP - the system will create an outbound delivery, sent this to EWM, where it will create a posting change (similar to an inbound or outbound delivery order), for which you can create a warehouse task - but there is not really information coming from ERP that this should go to some other storage type. So eventually nothing moves. You can try to get it done with some warehouse process type, but that might leave holes (means things which do not work as planned).

Now as you mention production destination, I assume the products shall be used for production processes - and the clear recommendation is you should use the production integration scenarios, either the classic, delivery based (described here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/3d97bec9bf1649099384bb8167df3cf2/9.5.0.2/en-US/252245dc92d247eeb7054b9bd... or the advanced production integration (https://help.sap.com/viewer/3d97bec9bf1649099384bb8167df3cf2/9.5.0.2/en-US/1b7fec53d3eb5514e10000000a441470.html).

Brgds

Juergen

[shailesh_mishra5]

Hello Jurgen,

Actually, I have to implement EWM PP interface, material staging via outbound delivery(ECC) which will be replicated as Posting change request in EWM.My only concern is that whether 1 storage EWM managed storage location will be able to stage the material from Warehouse to Production or do we need to have 2 different EWM managed storage location for staging the components withing the same plant?

Appreciate your reply

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra