Embedded EWM - Batch Determination

[#1]

Hi everybody,

I am dealing with this topic "Batch Determination in embedded EWM". I maintained my system and I have the search criteria in SAP EWM, but I have following questions:

1. How can I change/update the search criteria in my outbound delivery (/SCWM/PRDO) in EWM? In ERP it is not possible, because i have subsequent processes available. (image-6.png)

2. Is it possible to found only the batch search criteria in VA01 automatically without to determine a batch? At the moment I need to add it manually for each customer order. (Image 1-4 )

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3. For what is my customizing indicator "Selection criteria"? (image-5.png)

Thanks!

Regards

Danny

[Former Member]

Hi Danny,

It seems you do not have suitable condition record for you material/customer. Because you can see batch selection criteria in EWM. It means it is replicated to EWM but there is no suitable selection criteria. Please see step 5.

Below are some general requirements to determine batch in EWM.

As a general rule: If you determined batch in ERP site, EWM will use it. But if you want batches to be determined in EWM side, you need to make a few configs.

1) You need to set the indicator "Batch Determination in EWM using Batch Attribute Replication" in SPROLogistics Execution under SAP EWM Integration Basic Setup of Connectivity Configure SAP EWM-Specific Parameters. (You may need to unmarked--save-then re-marked it again after second step )

2) You need to activated automatic batch determination in sales and distribution for your order item categories and for delivery items categories in SPRO> Logistics - General Batch Management Batch Determination and Batch Check Activate Automatic Batch Determination in SD. This will not determine the batch, if batch determination marked in EWM. It will replicate the selection criteria to EWM.

3) You need to activate batch search strategy for SD. Some relevant steps are below.

- Assign your SalesOrg and sales document type to allocation procedure in SPRO--> Logistics General--> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Allocate SD Search procedure (Transaction V/C5)

- Check your Condition Type in SPRO-->Logistics General--> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define SD Search Procedure (Transaction V/C3)

- Check whether 023 class type is assigned to your Condition Type in SPRO--> Logistics General--> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define SD Strategy Types (Transaction V/C1)

- You need to define a batch selection class with "023" class type by using relevant characteristics. You will define your batch selection criteria with these characteristics.

4) Your material needs to be batch managed and assigned to your batch selection class in material master.

5) In transaction VCH1, you need to define your batch selection criteria (condition record) by using one of the condition type used in your Search Procedure. Please see below screen shot as a reference. In my case I defined my selection criteria as remaining self life >= 30 days with sorting expiry date ascending.

I hope it will help to solve your problem.

Tufan Mengus.

[Former Member]

Hi Tufan,

thank you for the detailed description. I have already set most of the steps you described. Only in one point I disagree for my process. I have read in SAP Docu that step 5 should not be set, because otherwise we will always find a batch already in ERP and it will be automatically transferred to EWM. I wanted to avoid this. I had also first filled the VCH1, but then had the problem that I had then already preassigned a batch in the EWM in the outbound delivery and I wanted to have but only the selection criteria for the batch. My goal is that in the warehouse task creation these criteria are taken into account and a batch is selected accordingly. Therefore, I cannot recommend maintaining the VCH1 if a determination is to take place in EWM. Disadvantage: The selection criteria on ERP side have to be maintained manually in VA01. I find this very unfortunate and have not yet found a way to find only the selection criteria without also finding a batch. Do you have a tip for this?

Regards

Daniel

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

Tufan has described the required steps. The main step Daniel seem to have missed is the flag "Batch determination in EWM using Batch Attribute Replication" in the activation of the warehouse number as EWM warehouse. Because this flag controls the batch determination step in the DELIVERY (only in the delivery, NOT in the sales order).

If the flag is set, then only the batch selection criteria is determined and passed over to EWM. So Daniel either hasn't set the flag, or the batch determination is running in the sales order (which is anyway not a good idea).

Brgds

Juergen