Direct and Combined Storage Control (Stock Removal) 

Use

If you want to execute a direct stock removal, you do not have to define anything in the process-oriented storage control.

If you want to define complex stock removal processes, you have to use a combined process-oriented storage control. Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) uses this during creation of a warehouse task to determine the intermediate storage types (for example, packing station).

For information about integration and the prerequisites, see Storage Control .

Features

Direct Storage Control for Stock Removal

If EWM determines that you are to pick a handling unit (HU) directly, it creates a warehouse task for this HU that determines the way from the source storage type to the destination storage type. For more information about updating the status, see Updating the Outbound Delivery Order in the GI Process.

The following graphic shows you the relationship between direct putaway and creation of warehouse tasks.

Combined Storage Control for Stock Removal

If EWM determines that you are to pick a HU from stock using one or more intermediate storage types, it creates one warehouse task per route section for this HU.

●     One warehouse task that describes the route from source storage type to intermediate storage type

Irrespective of your settings in Customizing, EWM also creates a warehouse task per product contained in the HU.

●     Based on your settings in Customizing, one warehouse task from the intermediate storage type to the next intermediate storage type, or to the final destination storage type.

You can carry out different activities at the intermediate storage types. For example, within a stock removal process, at an intermediate storage type, you can distribute HUs containing different products to stock removal HUs.

In combined stock removal, you can determine the final destination storage type either right at the beginning of your stock removal process, or later.

EWM manages the intermediate storage types in the same way as standard storage types. For example, you can break these down into storage sections and storage bins.

For more information about updating the status, see Updating the Outbound Delivery Order in the GI Process.

The following graphic shows you the relationship between combined stock removal and creation of warehouse tasks.