Slotting 

Use

During slotting, a storage concept is automatically determined for a product. The system determines the underlying storage parameters that are relevant for putaway on the basis of master data, that is, product data, requirement data, and packaging data. These parameters describe the storage section in which the product is to be stored, the properties that the storage bin is to have, and the putaway strategy that is to be used. Slotting takes into account master data that is not dependent on the execution process. If the putaway process for a product is dependent on execution parameters, this dependency is taken into account later on during storage bin determination for putaway. This does not, however, have an effect on the results of slotting.

Prerequisites

●      You work with storage bin types.

●      You have defined the attributes in the product master that you want to use to determine the storage parameters.

●      You have defined a number range interval and assigned it to your warehouse in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management  ® Goods Receipt Process ® Slotting  ® General Settings.

●      You have defined storage type sequences in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management  ® Goods Receipt Process ® Slotting ® Master Data.

●      You have made the settings for the condition technique in Customizing under Extended Warehouse Management  ® Goods Receipt Process ® Slotting  ® Condition Technique.

●      You have defined condition records. To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Master Data ® Slotting ® Condition Maintenance for Slotting.

Features

During slotting, the system determines the following storage parameters and stores them in the product master:

       1.      Putaway control indicator (and, optionally, stock removal control indicator)

       2.      Maximum quantity in storage type

       3.      Storage section indicator

       4.      Storage Bin Types

The system always performs step 1. Steps 2 to 4 are optional.

Steps 1, 3, and 4 are performed using the condition technique. Step 4 can also be performed using storage bin type determination rules.

Slotting is optional. We recommend that you perform it periodically in the background.

The results of slotting can be used in storage bin determination. Slotting also forms the basis of rearrangement.

Activities

To perform slotting, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Master Data ® Slotting ® Slot Products for Warehouse.

Then choose the storage parameters that the system is to determine.