Mode 

Definition

A mode is a state that determines the following:

·        Weighting factors used for warehouse order prioritization

·        Time intervals and units of measure for rounding latest starting dates (LSDs)

                                                                                                                                                                                        

Use

When a warehouse task (WT) is grouped into a warehouse order (WO), its mode is set as:

·        The mode assigned to the corresponding wave, if applicable.

You can assign a mode to a wave in one of the following ways:

·         By defining the mode in the wave template (to do so, on the SAP Easy Accessscreen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Work Scheduling ® Wave Management ® /SCWM/WAVETMP – Maintain Wave Templates)

·         By defining the mode in a wave directly (to do so, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Work Scheduling ® Wave Management ® /SCWM/WAVE – Maintain Wave)

·        The mode assigned to the following determination criteria:

¡        Warehouse

¡        Activities associated with the WTs

You define modes and their determination criteria in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management ® Cross-Process Settings ® Resource Management ® Define Modes.

The mode is then used to calculate the LSDs and priorities of the WTs.

When determining the LSD of the warehouse order containing the WTs, the system uses the rounding time interval of the mode of the first WT in the WT sequence.