Example Scenario for PD/PFGR with Storage Control 

Purpose

You are working in a push deployment process (PD process) with process-oriented storage control and are performing picking for goods receipt (PFGR) for a mixed handling unit (HU).

You receive an inbound delivery with a nested HU (putaway HU) that contains three products. PD or PFGR is necessary for one of these products. The other two products are for putaway. Accordingly, you perform deconsolidation for the putaway HU. You unpack the putaway HU and you repack the product that requires PD or PFGR into another HU. You move this HU to another goods issue zone (GI zone). If Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) determines a storage process for process-oriented storage control in GI for this HU after deconsolidation, EWM processes the individual steps according to the warehouse process. You pack the other two products into a putaway HU.  You perform the further steps of putaway for this putaway HU.

Prerequisites

●     You have carried out the Customizing for PD and PFGR.

●     You defined warehouse processes. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for EWM under Cross-Process Settings ® Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control.

●     If EWM is to create follow-up WTs, you have set the Auto. WT indicator for automatic follow-up WT creation. To do so, in Customizing for EWM under Cross-Process Settings choose Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control and in the navigation tree, choose Storage Process Definition. Select a definition and choose Assign Storage Process Step in the navigation tree. Select the Auto. WT indicator.

Process

The following figure provides an overview of the example scenario for a PD/PFGR process with storage control.

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       1.      You are working in a warehouse with the following layout.

○     Goods receipt doors (GR doors)

○     GR zone

○     Deconsolidation stations

○     Stations for value-added services

○     Packing stations

○     GI zone

○     GI doors

A truck brings an inbound delivery to a GR door. The inbound delivery contains nested HU1 (putaway HU) that contains products P1, P2 and P3.

For HU1, EWM determines a storage process for the GR that then marks a process step for unloading.

       2.      You post the GR for the inbound delivery.

For P1, EWM determines that the warehouse process type and the stock type are relevant for the putaway delay.  By doing so, EWM delays the creation of the unload WT and the putaway product WTs.

       3.      SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) determines that a PD or a PFGR is necessary for P1 and informs the ERP system of this. The ERP system creates an outbound delivery for P1 and sends it to EWM (see Push Deployment (PD and Pick From Goods Receipt (PFGR), step 7).

       4.      EWM performs the following within the putaway delay:

                            a.      EWM creates an inactive pick product WT for P1 that links the GR zone to the GI zone.  This WT reserves the stock for P1.

                            b.      EWM updates the inbound delivery and the outbound delivery order.

       5.      EWM performs the following steps after the putaway delay:

                            a.      EWM creates corresponding inactive putaway product WTs for P2 and P3.

                            b.      EWM updates the corresponding inbound delivery.

                            c.      EWM creates an active unload HU WT for HU1.

Since the destination storage bins and pick product WTs have different activity areas, EWM checks whether deconsolidation is necessary. EWM determines that deconsolidation is necessary for HU1 due to the Customizing settings. Accordingly, EWM creates an active HU WT that links the GR zone to the deconsolidation station. EWM simultaneously updates the inactive pick product WT for P1 and the inactive putaway WTs for P2 and P3. These inactive WTs now also link the GR zone to the deconsolidation station.

       6.      You move HU1 to deconsolidation station 9005 and perform deconsolidation.

You perform the following steps for P1:

                            a.      You pack P1 into another HU (HU2).

                            b.      Again, EWM creates a corresponding inactive pick product WT for P1.

                            c.      You complete deconsolidation for HU2.

                            d.      EWM activates the pick product WT and creates a corresponding warehouse order. If EWM determines a stock removal process via the warehouse order, EWM transfers it to the WT for HU2. If the next process step of this stock removal process is staging and you have set the Auto. WT indicator (see 'Prerequisites'), EWM creates a follow-up HU WT for HU2. This HU WT links the deconsolidation station to the GI zone.

If you have not set the Auto. WT indicator, EWM does not create a follow-up HU WT for HU2. HU2 remains at the deconsolidation station.

                            e.      You bring HU2 to the GI zone and confirm the HU WT.

                              f.      EWM updates the inbound delivery and the outbound delivery order.

You perform the following steps for P2 and P3:

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                            a.      You repack P2 and P3 into a putaway HU (HU3).

                            b.      EWM creates corresponding inactive putaway WTs.

                            c.      You complete deconsolidation for HU3.

                            d.      EWM activates the corresponding inactive putaway WTs.

                            e.      You perform putaway for P2 and P3 of HU3 and confirm the putaway WTs.

       7.      If the storage process for stock removal contains a loading step, you can load HU2 using a load WT.