Start in the ERP System 

Purpose

You start the Kit to Stock process in the ERP system by creating a production order manually, or by having one generated automatically from planning.

Prerequisites

ERP System:

You have selected the indicator Kit-to-Stock in EWM in Customizing. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for ERP under Production ® Master Data ® Define Production Scheduling Profile. For more information about the prerequisites, see the data element documentation for the Kit-to-Stock indicator in EWM.

You have created a production order in the ERP system.

EWM System:

You have defined document types that are intended for the kit-to-stock process. You have defined item types for these document types.

The document and item types of the ERP deliveries are mapped onto these EWM document types.

The action profile of the document type that the system found for the inbound delivery contains a PPF action for creating the VAS order automatically.

A packaging specification exists for the kit product.

You have defined a VAS order type for kit to stock. The document and item types mentioned previously are assigned to this order type.

Process

       1.      You create a production order either manually in the ERP system, or from planning.

       2.      The ERP system generates an inbound delivery for the kit header, and an outbound delivery for the kit components.

       3.      The system transfers both deliveries to the EWM system. Serializing the messages to the EWM system is done based on the document number of the ERP outbound delivery. All confirmations from the EWM system to the ERP system are serialized based on the document number of the ERP outbound delivery.

       4.      The EWM system first generates the outbound delivery request and the outbound delivery order. It then generates the inbound delivery notification and the inbound delivery. A PPF action, which triggers automatic creation of the VAS order, is defined for the inbound delivery.

You can find the document number of the VAS order in the form of a document flow entry for all items of the inbound delivery and outbound delivery order.

       5.      During confirmation of goods issue of the kit components and of goods receipt of the kit in the EWM system, goods receipt and goods issue are automatically confirmed to the ERP system.

For more information about the process flow for a VAS order, see Kit Creation Using a VAS Order.

Result

Based on the VAS order, you can execute and document the process in the EWM system.

You can also process deliveries in the delivery transactions, if required. However, only basic functions such as posting goods movements are available to you here. You cannot use functions such as loading or unloading, route determination, GTS checks, and customs processing.