Catch Weight 

Use

You can use catch weight in EWM to keep stock records for your products in the warehouse in two independent units of measure of equal status, in other words, in the logistics unit of measure and in the catch weight unit of measure (for example, in pieces and kilograms).

Integration

For more information, see Integration with Catch Weight.

Prerequisites

You need to make various Customizing settings to use catch weight in the delivery. For more information, see Catch Weight in the Delivery.

Optional:

●      You have defined tolerance groups in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data ® Product ® Catch Weight ® Define Catch Weight Tolerance Groups.

●      You have defined tolerance groups at warehouse level in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data ® Product ® Catch Weight ® Define Catch Weight Tolerance Groups at Warehouse Level.

●      You have defined the input control for catch weight products in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data ® Product ® Catch Weight ® Define Catch Weight Input Control.

●      You have defined the input control for catch weight products at warehouse level in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Master Data ® Product ® Catch Weight ® Define Catch Weight Input Control at Warehouse Level.

Features

Since catch weight products have both a logistics unit of measure and a catch weight unit of measure, the following areas of Extended Warehouse Management are affected:

Integration with SAP ERP

For more information about the integration of EWM and SAP ERP, see Integration with Catch Weight.

Product Master

For more information about catch-weight-related enhancements of the product master and about the different units of measure in EWM, see Changes in the Product Master and Units of Measure.

EWM Processes

For more information about catch weight enhancements with respect to goods movements, warehouse tasks, handling units, and so on, see Effects on Processes in EWM.

Delivery

For more information about delivery, see Catch Weight in the Delivery.

Physical Inventory

For more information about physical inventory, see Catch Weight in Physical Inventory.

Radio Frequency

In Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), you can also process catch weight products using mobile data entry devices.

In the RF transactions, the system automatically checks in the background whether the product is a catch weight product or not. If the product is catch-weight-relevant, the system displays a corresponding catch weight indicator in the RF transactions. After the logistics quantity has been entered, the system automatically opens an additional screen for entering the catch weight quantity.

This affects several different areas of the RF framework, such as deconsolidation, count entry, putaway, picking, packing, physical inventory, and ad hoc movements.

Quality Inspection

For more information, see Quality Inspection Using Catch Weight.

Warehouse Management Monitor

When catch weight products are evaluated in the warehouse management monitor, the quantity is displayed in the catch weight unit of measure in addition to the logistics unit of measure.