Define Rules for Picking Location Determination (SAP Library

Define Rules for Picking Location Determination

In this activity, you define rules for automatic picking location determination.

You can define one picking rule for each delivery type. The picking rule defines how the system determines the picking location.

Standard Settings

The following picking rules exist for determining the picking location; you cannot change them in Customizing:

MALA enables you to determine the picking location according to:

Storage condition

Delivering plant of the delivery item

Shipping point of the delivery (see the section on Shipping point determination)

RETA enables you to determine the picking location according to:

Storage location

Delivering plant of the delivery item

Situation

This rule is particularly important for retail scenarios.

You set up this rule in plant master control (Logistics - General) in

Maintain plants.

The delivering plant is automatically determined in the sales document item on the basis of the ship-to party and the material . You can enter the delivering plant manually or change the entry. The delivering plant is copied from the sales document item into the delivery. It can no longer be changed in the delivery.

The situation controls the options for a material within the storage location. For example, you can assign promotional goods used for a promotion to a storage location other than the one for normal goods.

SAP Recommendation

Define the picking rules only for delivery types for which automatic picking location determination is to be carried out.

Requirements

The delivery types must be defined (see the section on Define delivery types ). The delivery types that have been defined are automatically proposed for assignment.

Actions

1. Check for which delivery types picking location determination is to be carried out automatically.

2. Assign a picking rule for each delivery type.