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  Warehouse Number

Definition

In Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), you combine an entire physical warehouse under one warehouse number . You can use the warehouse number to manage several storage facilities, which together form the complete warehouse complex.

Use

The organizational and physical attributes of a warehouse complex are collected together under the warehouse number.

For example, the weight unit, volume unit, and time unit are defined at warehouse number level. You can also define determination procedures for palletization data and packaging specifications here. You should not change these settings at a later time.

Note Note

We recommend using one warehouse number for each group of storage areas or buildings (warehousing complex) in the same geographical area. If your warehousing facilities are located in different cities or are physically separated by a longer distance, it is appropriate to assign a separate warehouse number to each warehouse complex.

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For more information about defining a warehouse number, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Define Warehouse Number Control End of the navigation path .

You must make a one-time assignment between the warehouse number and a supply chain unit with the business character Warehouse as a continuous setting.For more information, see the IMG for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Assign Warehouse Numbers End of the navigation path .Note, however, that you must make this assignment in the production system.For this reason, you should make this setting from the SAP menu under Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Assignments: Warehouse Numbers/Business Partners End of the navigation path .

The supply chain unit contains essential information, such as country, region, and time zone.The system uses the time zone for the warehouse number when displaying all date and time fields.You can create a supply chain unit in the SAP menu under Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Maintain Supply Chain Unit. End of the navigation path

Caution Caution

As soon as you actively use a warehouse number, for example because you have already created a warehouse number product, you should no longer change the assignment of the supply chain unit to the warehouse number. Doing so can result in follow-on errors.

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Example

The warehouse for company XYZ includes the following facilities:

  • Goods receipt area

  • Goods issue area

  • Hall with high rack shelves

  • Bulk storage area

  • Activity areas of category Picking with Fixed Bins

  • Storage space outdoors for special substances

Each of the storage facilities listed above is called a storage type in EWM. EWM groups these facilities together under a warehouse number.