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