Entering batch at the time of Putaway - EWM

[ashishphilip]

Hi All,

I need your help for following issue :

1) Product is batch managed

2) Inbound delivery is created in S4 & distributed to EWM. Inbound delivery is not having batch information.

3) As product is batch managed without providing the batch number EWM does not allow to do any further transaction

4) Users does not know the batch as Truck/van are outside & vendor has not provided any inputs

5) Why system is asking to put the Batch at the time of GR - ROD ? 

6) We can create DUMMY batch so that unloading can happen. There is an option further at the time of PUTAWAY task confirmation we can change the batch using exception code CHBA.

Ask is "system should ask for batch at the time of putaway". We have ROD and AFS concept and we are sending GR immediately.

Regards

Ashish

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

"Just a practical question, how I know the batch at the time of GR? So do I need to send Dummy batches everytime and at the time of putaway change those batches with real ones ?"

You either create a batch in the EWM inbound delivery, or you assign an existing batch. The inbound delivery is blocked with an error if no batch is assigned. 

"change those batches with real ones" - what is a "real" batch? Every batch is real. Do you get a delivery and this is the same batch as the one in an already existing delivery? That should not be the case very often, as usually a batch has a production and best-before date. But of course it might be.

You can also create a batch in the inbound delivery and fill the details of the batch later. Or assign another batch to the quant (via a posting change, directly in the warehouse management monitor).

Brgds

Juergen

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

"5) Why system is asking to put the Batch at the time of GR - ROD ? "

Because the batch is part of the stock information. You do notice that if you check your stock in ERP, the stock shows the different batches and their stock, yes? So in order to post GR, the system needs a batch.

Brgds

Juergen

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[ashishphilip]

Thanks for your reply Juergen, Just a practical question, how I know the batch at the time of GR? So do I need to send Dummy batches everytime and at the time of putaway change those batches with real ones ? Our vendor does not send that information in inbound delivery.

[Ajit_Routray]

Hi @ashishphilip ,

"system should ask for batch at the time of putaway" -> Could you please try to create Putaway WT before GR ,then test and also please let usknow know the results...

Kind Regards,

Ajit

[khan_voyalpadusman]

Please refer to the below SAP Note under the reason and prerequisites section for more details of the system behavior.

3421025 - Editing of Vendor Batch Number in EWM Inbound Delivery for not batch managed materials

Symptom

Until now it is not possible to edit the field Vendor Batch in the EWM inbound delivery for materials which are not batch managed. This note is enabling this missing standard functionality in the EWM system.

Some customers require the maintenance of the Vendor Batch field for certain components due to traceability reasons. For these materials, the Vendor Batch field has to be maintained in the EWM Inbound delivery before the goods receipt posting.

Other Terms

Extended Warehouse Management, EWM, Vendor Batch

Reason and Prerequisites

Inbound deliveries are created in advance based on the ASN and are distributed to EWM. In case the Vendor Batch was not included in the ASN, the Vendor Batch has to be maintained in the EWM Inbound delivery during the registration of goods receipt.

The materials are not batch managed, there is no batch created during the goods receipt process.

The feature works with unpacked items as well as already (pre-)packed items in the LE system which are distributed to EWM.