Batch Determination in the Transfer Order 

In this section, the two common cases for which batch determination is used in the Warehouse Management System are described. In the transfer order, batch determination is always carried out automatically and in the background.

Batch Determination Without Reference Documents

Batch determination without reference documents, for instance, is used for such cases as replenishment from stores, that is the replenishment of fixed storage bins, or during stock transfers within a storage location due to an ABC analysis.

The batch search procedure is linked with one of the following influencing factors or a combination of them:

·        Movement type (WM)

·        Warehouse number

Batch Determination with Reference Documents

Reference documents can be linked with:

·        Delivery

·        Production Order/Process Order

Delivery

During batch determination with reference documents in delivery, batches are determined in the Warehouse Management System, and updated in the delivery. Compared to batch determination in deliveries, this method allows you not only to consider the specifications as demanded by the customer, but also the optimum stock removal strategy from the point of view of Warehouse Management System. If the batch is already determined in the delivery, or the order, or in a sales document in the advance sales phase (request for quotation or quotation), the determined batches for the Warehouse Management System are fixed. In this case, the Warehouse Management System must simply make the batches available that were determined in Sales and Distribution in the picking zone.

Production Order/Process Order

If the reference document is either a production order or a process order, the SAP system then specially controls the point in time at which batches must be determined. For further information, see section Batch Handling in the WM/PP Interface.