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 Making Settings for Serial Numbers (ERP System and EWM)

To use serial numbers in Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), you must make the following Customizing settings:

Settings for the Serial Number Profile in the ERP System

In the ERP system, you can specify serial numbers with which you then work in EWM. To do so, you have executed the following in Customizing for the ERP system:

  • You have determined the serial number profile for the ERP system (ERP serial number profile).

    For more information, see Start of the navigation path Logistics Execution Next navigation step Shipping Next navigation step Basic Shipping Functions Next navigation step Serial Numbers End of the navigation path in the Implementation Guide (IMG) of the ERP.

    Note Note

    Do not set up an ERP serial number profile with stock check in Customizing. Goods movement postings originating from EWM do not register serial numbers at the central ERP system. Therefore it is not possible to update serial number data in the ERP system. EWM does not register serial numbers in internal goods movement postings at the ERP system. Therefore, serial numbers in the ERP system do not receive qualified stock information.

    End of the note.

  • You have assigned the ERP serial number profile to a material.

    For more information, see Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Logistics General (LO) Next navigation step Logistics Master Data (LO-MD) Next navigation step Administration of Serial Numbers (LO-MD-SN) Next navigation step Serial Number Profile Next navigation step Enter Serial Number Profile in Material Master Record End of the navigation path .

  • In Customizing for the EWM-specific parameters, you have selected EWM as the external warehouse management system. This results in the SN of WMS indicator being set automatically. In this case, you must make sure that the serial numbers are unique outside the system. In the ERP system and in EWM, there is no cross-system check of the serial numbers created.

    For more information, see the IMG of the ERP system, under Start of the navigation path Logistics Execution Next navigation step Service Parts Management (SPM) Next navigation step IntegrateSPM with Other Components Next navigation step EditEWM-specific Parameters End of the navigation path .

Settings for Using Serial Numbers in EWM

You have executed the following in Customizing for the ERP system so that you can use serial numbers in EWM:

You have determined warehouse number-independent serial number profiles for EWM (EWM serial number profiles) that are valid for all warehouses. You have also defined the assignment of these serial number profiles to the products. In doing so, you define which serial number requirement (serial numbers for document items, at warehouse number level, or in inventory management) EWM uses for which product.

For more information, see the IMG of the ERP system under Start of the navigation path Integration with Other SAP Components Next navigation step Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Additional Material Attributes Next navigation step Attribute Values for Additional Material Master Fields Next navigation step Define Serial Number Profile End of the navigation path .

Settings for the Serial Number Profile in EWM

You have executed the following in Customizing for EWM:

  • If you want to overwrite a serial number profile that is not warehouse number-dependent with one that is warehouse number-dependent, you have defined a warehouse number-dependent serial number profile.

    For more information, see the IMG for EWM under Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Product Next navigation step Define Serial Number Profiles Next navigation step Define Warehouse Number-Dependent Serial Number Profiles. End of the navigation path

  • For serial numbers for document items, in Customizing for EWM you have determined the item types for which serial numbers are required, that is, you have set the SN indicator (relevant for document-related serialization) for these item types.

    For more information, see the IMG for EWM :

    • Start of the navigation path Goods Receipt Process Next navigation step Inbound Delivery Next navigation step Manual Settings Next navigation step Define Item Types for the Inbound Delivery Process End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Goods Issue Process Next navigation step Outbound Delivery Next navigation step Manual Settings Next navigation step Define Item Types for Outbound Delivery Process End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Internal Processes in the Warehouse Next navigation step Delivery Processing Next navigation step Posting Changes Next navigation step Manual Settings Next navigation step Define Item Types for the Posting Change Process End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Internal Processes in the Warehouse Next navigation step Delivery Processing Next navigation step Posting Changes Next navigation step Manual Settings Next navigation step Define Item Types for the Stock Transfer Process End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path If you are already executing a goods receipt posting, but you only want to specify the corresponding serial numbers at warehouse number level or in inventory management when you execute a further goods receipt process, you have set theProv. SN.indicator in Customizing for EWM, underMaster Data Next navigation step Product Next navigation step Define Serial Number Profiles Next navigation step Serial Numbers: Settings for Warehouse Number End of the navigation path