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 Creation of Warehouse Tasks for Warehouse Request

Use

Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) uses this function so that when you or EWM release a wave, EWM simultaneously creates warehouse tasks for stock removal or internal stock movements. EWM creates warehouse orders pursuant to the warehouse tasks, to assemble work packages for the individual warehouse workers.

Instead of this standard creation of warehouse tasks through wave release, you can also create a warehouse task as follows:

  • Manually, with the user interface

  • Automatically, by calling a Post Processing Framework action (PPF action)

Features

When EWM creates a warehouse task for a warehouse request, it uses putaway strategies to determine the storage bin, or stock removal strategies to determine the stock.

For more information, see Storage Bin Determination for Putaway or Stock Determination .

Extract Time Determination

The extract time determination calculates the target time effort to execute a stock movement. EWM determines this time for each warehouse task. Warehouse order creation adds up the extract time of the individual warehouse tasks for a warehouse order. Optionally,warehouse order creation supplements the extract time determination with a setup time that is defined in the warehouse order creation rule. In addition, if resource management is used, a route time is determined based on the resource used. The warehouse order includes the sum of these times. Based on this, EWM determines the latest start time of a warehouse order.

The parameters of extract time determination formulas for a warehouse task are dependent on the product, the quantity, the unit to be transported, and geographical dependencies.

For more information about Customizing for extract time determination, see the implementation guide (IMG) for EWM under Start of the navigation path Cross-Process Settings Next navigation step Warehouse Task Next navigation step Define Extract Time Determination End of the navigation path .

Activities

When EWM creates a warehouse task for a warehouse request, it simultaneously updates this warehouse request. EWM carries out this update by updating the document flow. If the document flow update leads to a change in status, EWM updates this change in the warehouse request as well.

  • By default, you or EWM create warehouse tasks by releasing a wave.

    After a wave is generated, it can be released immediately, either automatically or manually depending on the release methods you have defined for the wave or wave template.

    For more information, see Processing of Waves .

  • Instead of this standard creation of warehouse tasks through wave release, you can also create a warehouse task as follows:

    • If you want to create warehouse tasks manually using the user interface, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Work Scheduling Next navigation step Create Warehouse Task for Warehouse Request End of the navigation path and then the desired action (for example, Putaway for Inbound Delivery ).

    • If you want to create warehouse tasks automatically by calling a PPF action, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Print Next navigation step Display and Process PPF Actions End of the navigation path .