Shelf Life Expiration Date (SAP Library - Warehouse Management System (WMS))

Shelf Life Expiration Date

The shelf life expiration date (SLED) for warehouse stock is established when goods are received. This date is updated in the quant, where it can be viewed and changed if necessary.

Note

For materials that are managed in batches, the shelf life expiration date is kept in the batch and cannot be changed in Warehouse Management (WM).

When shelf life management is active for a particular material, you must enter the expiration date on the stock placement preparation screen when you create a transfer order. The system can then print the shelf life expiration date on pallet documents.

You enter the shelf life data into the storage view of the material master record. This data includes:

Maximum time a material can be stored
Minimum shelf life a material must have available to be accepted by the system
Percentage of the total shelf life that must still be available if the goods are to be sent to another distribution point
Time unit used for the shelf life data (days, weeks or years)
Total number of days that the goods can be kept – from production to the shelf life expiration date