Number of warehouse tasks creation

[sandeep_pv]

Hi All,

Only one warehouse tasks created against outbound delivery order.

I have 5 pallets to be picked, but it is just creating one WT.

Please advice, which all parameters are considered for warehouse task creation?

Thanks,

[former_member543347 · Accepted solution]

Hi PV,

In this case you need to round down the quantity to full pallets. This setup consists of several steps:

• In the warehouse process type (for example, 2010 for standard stock removal), Round Whole Units, use "1 - Storage Type Decides" or "2 - Round Down WT Quantity to Single Unit".
• In the storage type definition, Stock Removal Control, Round Whole Units, use "2 - Round Down WT Quantity to Single Unit". This is only needed if previously you decided "1 - Storage Type Decides".
• Also in the storage type definition, use Quantity Classification "4 - Pallets". Alternatively you can define it per product in product masterdata, but from the description of your business case I don't think you need it.

This way, when creating warehouse tasks, the system will round down to 1 pallet. So if the total requested quantity is 5 pallets, it will enter in a loop:

• Create WT for 1 pallet; rest quantity 4 pallets.
• Create WT for 1 pallet; rest quantity 3 pallets
• ...
• Finally you get 5 WT, each one for 1 pallet, as you wanted.

Now there is of course something important missing: how can EWM know what is exactly a pallet? Well, in the corresponding pack specification, in the mail level (packaging material), you have a tab called "Warehouse". There is a dropdown for the quantity classification. You select "4 - Pallets" there.

I'm not sure if the condition 0IBD is enough. Probalby, in a standard system, you need the condition 0PAL as well.

[former_member543347]

Hi PV,

How on earth can SAP know that you plan to pick full pallets if you don't instruct it? And how could SAP know that you want one warehouse task per pallet instead of one warehouse task for the full quantity, on which you will perform partial confirmations per pallet - which is a perfectly standard EWM setup?

Please be more specific in your question. Are you using HU? Is one HU one pallet? Do you want to get WTs with or without handling unit number (for a particular pallet or for any pallet in the bin)? Are you sure that all your pallets in the bin have exactly the same quantity? How can SAP get to know the quantity in a pallet (packaging specifications, units of measure...)?

[sandeep_pv]

Thanks for your reply, Julio.

Yes, one pallet is one HU.

I need Picking WT to be created without HU number (level of available qty is bin).

This way when the HU or pallets picked, user can just scan it while confirmation.

Bins are double deep (means 2 pallets per each bin in that storage type).

Packaging specifications have 0IBD maintained, in this way, system creates HU's while finished goods putaway into final racks.

Now racks are stocked with finished goods with HU's.

Picking should just create the WT's based on number of HU's.

Is there any packaging spec procedure required for this picking?

I think number of WT creation is determined way before the creation rule triggers.

Please advice.