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 Creating Wave Picks - Delivery Time

 

Procedure

To create wave picks automatically according to time criteria, proceed as follows:

  1. From shipping , choose Start of the navigation path Picking Next navigation step Wave Picks Next navigation step Create Next navigation step According to delivery time End of the navigation path. For more information, see Shipping.

    The Create/Change Wave Picks screen appears.

  2. Enter the number of the warehouse for which you want to create wave picks.

  3. Make the following entries in the Time frame section of the screen:

    • Reference date

      All deliveries whose compare times correspond to this date are incorporated into wave creation for that day.

    • Timeslot group

      You can combine various time slots by entering a timeslot group. You get a maximum of one wave pick per time slot.

    • Time slot

      In addition to the timeslot group, specify a time slot if you only want to construct a wave pick for that particular time slot of the timeslot group.

    • Surplus deliveries as of

      Deliveries that have not yet been assigned to a wave pick can be included when the waves are created. Enter the date as of which these deliveries should be incorporated.

  4. Choose a processing type:

    • Display waves before saving (default)

      Choose this processing type if you want the waves to appear onscreen, if you want to edit them before saving or if you only want to run a simulation (in the foreground).

    • Save waves directly

      Choose this processing type if you want to save the waves immediately without displaying them first (background processing). The system saves the waves without displaying them onscreen.

  5. In the Filter section of the screen, there are various selection criteria that you can use to choose specific deliveries that you want to combine into wave picks.

  6. Choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute. End of the navigation path

  7. Depending on the processing type you chose, the result is as follows:

    • Display waves before saving

      The system displays one or more wave proposals onscreen. You can process these waves further before you save them. For more information, refer to point 8. If you just wanted to run a simulation, choose Cancel.

      Note Note

      Information structure S159 is the basis for creation of wave picks. Updating this information structure is controlled in Customizing for wave picks (see Control update of workload data in the Implementation Guide). If you have problems creating wave picks, you should check the updating by choosing Start of the navigation path Wave Picks Next navigation step Logs Next navigation step Update. End of the navigation path

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    • Save waves directly

      The system displays the numbers of the wave picks that have been saved in the database.

  8. Using the ABAP list viewer , the system displays one or more wave proposals onscreen. The following indicators appear as standard:

    • Green traffic light and check mark as save indicator

      Waves without capacity restrictions or waves with capacity restrictions that have not been exceeded. If you expand the wave, the corresponding deliveries will appear. All deliveries in this wave (except for surplus deliveries) have a green traffic light. The green check mark means they are flagged to be saved.

    • Red traffic light with no check mark as save indicator

      Waves with capacity restrictions that have been exceeded.

      If you expand the wave, the corresponding deliveries will appear.

    • Green traffic light and check mark as save indicator

      Deliveries that are not considered critical as far as capacity is concerned

    • Red traffic light with no check mark as save indicator

      Deliveries that are in the critical range for wave capacity

      Note Note

      Surplus deliveries are generally assigned to the first wave, which appears fully expanded on the screen. Surplus deliveries are marked with a stop sign.

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  9. In response to a capacity crisis, you could process the waves that are displayed as follows:

    • Exclude waves before saving

      Get rid of the wave’s check mark (saving indicator).

    • Delete deliveries from waves

      Expand the wave and delete the save check marks from the chosen deliveries. The system only saves those deliveries that are marked to be saved. This means that deliveries that have no check mark will not be saved, even if they are within a wave that is marked for saving.

    • Move deliveries among waves

      To move a delivery from a source wave to a target wave, proceed as follows:

      1. Click the number of the delivery in the source wave that you want to move. The delivery is highlighted in yellow.

      2. Now click the target wave. The delivery is moved from the source wave to the target wave, where it is marked with a plus sign.

  10. Save the wave picks

  11. The numbers of the wave picks that have been created appear on the screen.

    Note Note

    The system creates a log of the activities performed. To view the log, choose Start of the navigation path Wave Picks Next navigation step Log Next navigation step Wave Pick. End of the navigation path.

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More Information

Search for SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI (Classic) in SAP Library at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nw_platformInformation published on SAP site End of the navigation path.