Outbound processes, picking & shipping

The ERP outbound delivery is distributed to EWM as an outbound delivery order (ODO). In older releases an outbound delivery request (ODR) was created first; in current S/4HANA releases the ODO is created directly. At goods issue EWM creates the final outbound delivery.

• Route, carrier and priority are taken from the ERP delivery.
• Process type determination selects picking and staging behaviour.
• Changes after distribution may be blocked depending on status.

T-codes & apps

VL10BVL01N/SCWM/PRDO/SCWM/MON

Picking searches stock using the stock removal control indicator → storage type search sequence → stock removal rule: FIFO, LIFO, SLED/FEFO, partial quantities first, quantity-dependent or a custom rule.

• Stock removal search sequence can depend on quantity classifiers (piece vs pallet).
• Batch selection from ERP restricts the quants found.
• Pick denial and replenishment interplay when the fixed bin is empty.

Configuration

IMG › SCM Extended Warehouse Management › Extended Warehouse Management › Goods Issue Process › Strategies › Specify Stock Removal Search Sequence

Waves group delivery items for joint release — by route, carrier, cut-off time or activity area. Wave templates and wave template determination assign items automatically; release creates the warehouse tasks.

• Release methods: immediate, automatic at release time, manual.
• Waves can be released 2-step (pick to staging, then distribute).
• Monitor and release waves in /SCWM/WAVE or the warehouse monitor.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/WAVE/SCWM/MON

WOCR split and bundle warehouse tasks into executable work packages — limits by weight, volume, number of items, picking path — and assign them to queues. Good WOCR design often matters more for productivity than any RF screen.

• Sort rules and filters decide which tasks a rule applies to.
• Pick-HU proposal can be part of the WOCR (pack during picking).
• Consolidation groups keep tasks for the same destination together.

Configuration

IMG › SCM Extended Warehouse Management › Extended Warehouse Management › Cross-Process Settings › Warehouse Order › Define Creation Rule for Warehouse Orders

Pickers execute warehouse orders on RF devices (or pick-by-voice / pick-by-light integrations). Exceptions such as pick denial, bin change or quantity difference are recorded with exception codes and can trigger follow-up workflows (e.g. PI document, replenishment).

• Exception codes are defined per process step and can trigger a workflow or block the bin.
• Pick-HU can be created as a shipping HU directly.
• Paper-based picking is possible for small sites.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/RFUI/SCWM/TO_CONF

Picked goods go to a pack work centre where HUs are created, labels printed and weights captured. Cartonization planning (advanced) proposes optimal cartons in advance. Staging moves HUs to the staging area/door for loading.

• Pack station UI: /SCWM/PACK.
• POSC steps: PICK → PACK → STAG → LOAD.
• Shipping labels and documents via PPF output.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/PACK/SCWM/MON

HUs are loaded onto a TU or vehicle (simple or complex loading with RF), the TU is checked out, and goods issue is posted — updating the ERP delivery, reducing IM stock (601/641) and triggering billing.

• GI can be posted per delivery, per TU or automatically at check-out.
• Shipping & Receiving / Shipping Cockpit and TM integration cover planned transportation.
• Reversal of GI is possible within limits and requires correction of the ERP delivery.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/TU/SCWM/CICO/SCWM/PRDO