Staging Area 

Definition

Organizational unit that is assigned hierarchically to the warehouse number and that is used to organize the flow of goods in the warehouse.

Use

Staging areas are used for the interim storage of goods in the warehouse. They are located in close proximity to the doors assigned to them. You can define staging areas for different purposes and even simultaneously for multiple purposes:

●      Goods receipt

Interim storage of unloaded goods until they are put away

●      Goods issue

Interim storage of picked goods until they are loaded

In Customizing, you define staging areas and assign the staging areas to the relevant doors. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) under Master Data → Staging Areas → Define Staging Areas and Master Data → Warehouse Door → Assign Staging Area to Warehouse Door.

Structure

You can group multiple staging areas into staging area groups. The staging area group corresponds to a storage type (storage type role “D”), while the staging area corresponds to a storage section. You can divide each staging area into one or more storage bins. You need multiple storage bins, for example, if you want to define a loading sequence.

See also:

Staging Area and Door Determination