SAP EWM- Automatic Assortment Packing of HU in outbound delivery using UPB

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This blog is intended to showcase how outbound delivery can be packed with an Assortment Packing (Mix HU) using the UPB (Unified Package Building).

Assortment Packing is packing of multiple different products into one package and mainly observed in Fashion industry. Also, in other industries such as Packaged sweets, Nuts & Candies, Cosmetics, Garment, Paint industry etc.

Business Scenario: User will pick material from bins of different storage types. After picking user will move products to Work center for packing. User expects system should pack products and create Ship HUs automatically. HU labels will be printed and pasted for shipping further.

• Configuration

1) Creation of Packaging Specification

SCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Packaging Specification > Determination of Packaging Specifications > Define Condition TablesSCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Packaging Specification > Determination of Packaging Specifications > Define Access SequencesSCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Packaging Specification > Determination of Packaging Specifications > Define Condition TypesSCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Packaging Specification > Determination of Packaging Specifications > Define Determination ProcedureSCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Packaging Specification > Determination of Packaging Specifications > Create Condition Maintenance Group

2) Creation of UPB Profile (Unified Package Building)

SCM EWM > EWM > Cross-Process Settings > Handling Units > Unified Package Building > Define Unified Package Building Profile

3) Assign UPB to Document Type

SCM EWM > EWM > Goods Issue Process > Outbound Delivery > Define Document Types for Outbound Delivery Process 

For Outbound delivery Doc type OUTB and doc type PDO. 

4) Work Center Configuration

SCM EWM > EWM > Master Data > Work Center >Specify Work Center Layout

For a Warehouse Work center layout (Eg. VPMX), Pack Automatically should be active.

• Master Data 

1) Packaging Specification

Click on Create button and Select correct Packaging Specification group. Also Maintain condition records with a correct condition type.

If we are using reference packaging material, checkbox for Ref. Mix Allowed should be ticked. If there are batches which can be mixed checkbox Batch Mix Allowed should be ticked.

2) Reference Packaging material in Material Master

In S4 Material master in Basic Data 1 view or Sales: General/ Plant view maintain reference packaging material in which the product should be packed. It will be updated same in EWM product master.

• Testing

1.  Create Sale Order (VA01) 
   
2. Create Outbound Delivery (VL01N)
   
3. Open Outbound Delivery in EWM (/N/SCWM/PRDO)
   
   
4. Create Warehouse Task/ Warehouse Order
   
   
5. Open and Confirm Warehouse Order
   All the products are picked in a single Pick HU. Once all the warehouse tasks confirmed, WO will be confirmed.

   

   

6. Go to Pack Workcenter (/N/SCWM/PACK)
   

   

   In Control Tab provide default bin. If we use POSC, then no need to enter bin manually.

   Select HU and click on pack button. Make sure Picking status should be completed. Based on Packaging specification Products are packed into different HUs. We can print the Handling Units labels and can be pasted on new Handling Units. 
   

7. Once all the products are packed outbound delivery status changed to Completed.