[EWM] Picking from bulk storage - Pick Point

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have some issues with the following scenario:

There is a warehouse with bulk storage. Putaway of partial HUs back is allowed.

- Picking of HUs (full pallets) should be transferred - direct - to the goods issue zone

- For picking of partial HUs a picking point should used. This process consists several steps

-- Transferring the full pallet (HU) to the picking point

-- Take the requested portion of the product and create a second HU

-- Transfer the new HU to the GI-zone

-- Put away the old HU with the updated quantity back

My solution approach:

To route full and partial picks differently the layout-oriented storage control can be used. There is an option for partial removal.

- For complete stock pick there is an entry in the layout-oriented storage control table not necessary, because there are not any Interim storage bins. (Storage bin -> GI-zone)

- For partial picks there is an entry to route via the pick-point

Problems:

- The layout-oriented storage control works only with HU-Warehouse-Task. But the first in the context of the outbound delivery order generated WT is a product WT.

- I didnt quite follow the rf processing (partial stock removal). After I enter the source-HU, in the respective screen, i get only the option to enter the destination bin (GI-zone). As a result the request product quantity is in the GI-zone without a HU-number.

Does somebody has some helpful advice on my issues?

Thanks in advance!

Best Regards!

Laura

[former_member193471]

Prerequisites

·  You have made the following settings for the storage type in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) under Master Data  ® Define Storage Type:

¡  You have chosen the Bulk Storage value in the Storage Behavior field.

¡  You have chosen the Addition to Existing Stock/Empty Bin value in the Putaway Rules field.

¡  You have chosen the Addition to existing stock permitted value in the Addn.Stock Forbidden field.

¡  Do not activate the HU type check and do not choose a capacity check method. A capacity check and HU type check are not necessary in bulk storage because an internal check is carried out based on the block structure definition.

¡  Choose the required option in the Mixed Storage field. For more information about the permitted combinations, see the relevant field help.

·  When defining the storage type control for this strategy, you must take into consideration the following indicators, among others, to control the putaway of products into bulk storage:

¡  Putaway blocking for row

¡  Time limit for blocking

For more information about these control options, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for EWM underGoods Receipt Process ® Strategies ® Putaway Rules  ® Putaway Behavior: Bulk Storage  ® Storage Type Control for Bulk Storage.

Definition of Bulk Storage Indicators

For this strategy, you can enter bulk storage indicators together with a description. Using the bulk storage indicator, you define how you want to store a particular product in bulk storage. To do this, you enter the bulk storage indicator in the product master record and again in the bulk storage sectioning table when defining the structure of a block.

[saravanakumardurairajan]

Hi Laura

Problems:

- The layout-oriented storage control works only with HU-Warehouse-Task. But the first in the context of the outbound delivery order generated WT is a product WT.

For Pick point handling the following would result

HU WT ( Active) from Main storage to Pick Point

Product WT ( Inactive) from Main storage to GI-Zone

After confirmation of HU WT , the product WT becomes active and the source reflects the pick point.

I didnt quite follow the rf processing (partial stock removal). After I enter the source-HU, in the respective screen, i get only the option to enter the destination bin (GI-zone). As a result the request product quantity is in the GI-zone without a HU-number.

RF processing works in a normal way for the second leg  ( product WT) in handling the partial removal whether direct quantity withdrawal from Pallet HU or withdrawal of child HU ( cartons) from the pallet

It is working in our setup with Layout oriented setting with Indicator "A Partial removal- Product task

regards

Saravana

[saravanakumardurairajan]

Hi Laura

Problems:

- The layout-oriented storage control works only with HU-Warehouse-Task. But the first in the context of the outbound delivery order generated WT is a product WT.

For Pick point handling the following would result

HU WT ( Active) from Main storage to Pick Point

Product WT ( Inactive) from Main storage to GI-Zone

After confirmation of HU WT , the product WT becomes active and the source reflects the pick point.

I didnt quite follow the rf processing (partial stock removal). After I enter the source-HU, in the respective screen, i get only the option to enter the destination bin (GI-zone). As a result the request product quantity is in the GI-zone without a HU-number.

RF processing works in a normal way for the second leg  ( product WT) in handling the partial removal whether direct quantity withdrawal from Pallet HU or withdrawal of child HU ( cartons) from the pallet

It is working in our setup with Layout oriented setting with Indicator "A Partial removal- Product task

regards

Saravana

[former_member775266]

Hello Laura,

I am doing the exact same steps for one of our warehouses.

I could achieve following

-- Transferring the full pallet (HU) to the picking point- done

-- Take the requested portion of the product and create a second HU- done

-- Transfer the new HU to the GI-zone- done

I have open point

-- Put away the old HU with the updated quantity back- I want the old Hu to move back automatically when transfer of the new HU to the GI-zone is confirmed. any suggestion how to achieve this?

[lauinator]

Dear all, @former_member193471 ; @saravanakumardurairajan 

I'm really wondering how this should work. You said that using the A = product task partial quantity in the LOSC customizing did the trick? However, it can't work as in the Fuba /SCWM/ROUTING_LAYOUT_CHECK, one of the three criteria must be fullfilled in order for the Fuba to even check the routing information in Customizing:

HOMVE = X
or HUTO = X
or Pickpoint activated in storage type.

The first are not set because of removing from bulk storage, it's a product warehouse task. Pickpoint activated also doesn't work as the level of availability on the storage type is bin. Therefore I'm really wondering, how you get the layout control running for bulk storage in this case?

Also, even if you get to work that SAP thinks it is a picking point process, what should the initial warehouse task from the Pick storage type to Pick-point look like? Usually, SAP would remove a full HU to the pick-point. As there is no HU in the available stock, how should SAP know which quantity to use in the WT? From the packaging specification?

Thanks

Stefan

[Ajit_Routray]

Hi @lauinator, I do not know what you are meaning bulk (Pick point can not set if bulk in Storage type) however see work around in SAP OSS... 2496895 - Available quantity level is not supported at storage bin and pick point