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Function documentationCatch Weight in Staging and Consumption

 

The catch weight functions are completely integrated into the staging and consumption process. The system updates production material request (PMR) according to the data that is currently available in the system.

Prerequisites

  • You have defined item types that contain a status profile and a quantity offsetting profile for catch weight, in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Goods Issue Process Next navigation step Production Material Request Next navigation step Define Item Types for Production End of the navigation path.

  • You have activated the status type DVQ (Catch Weight Quantity Assignment) in the catch weight status profile used for the PMR, in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Cross-Process Settings Next navigation step Delivery – Warehouse Request Next navigation step Status Management Next navigation step Define Status Profile End of the navigation path.

  • You have activated the quantity roles VALQ (Valuation Quantity) and VALQR (Valuation Quantity Assignment) in the quantity offsetting profile used for the PMR, in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Cross-Process Settings Next navigation step Delivery – Warehouse Request Next navigation step Quantity Offsetting Next navigation step Define Quantity Offsetting Profile End of the navigation path.

Features

  • The PMR items contain the estimated logistics quantity from the product master.

  • In the PMR item, the system first estimates the catch weight according to the product master in the outbound delivery items.

  • At goods issue, you record the exact quantities, and the system updates the delivery with the allocated catch weight quantity. You weigh the individual items. The system records the sum of the weights.

    Note Note

    If the base quantity is different to the logistic quantity, to confirm the quantities to SAP ERP, the system reports the catch weight quantity of the goods movement document to SAP ERP.

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