How to Understand EWM Putaway Rules and Strategies

ByPrimary Researcher

Executive Summary

  • Putaway is one of the major functionalities in EWM, which we cover in this article.

Introduction: How to Use Putaway

Putaway is how a stock is accepted and moved into storage in EWM. You will learn how EWM is configured to allow for putaway.

How is Putaway Accomplished in EWM?

This is how EWM determines the destination putaway bin locations in the warehouse.

If you use manual entry, the system does not determine a storage section or a storage bin. You enter the destination storage bin manually when the warehouse tasks are created. These are the different strategies.

  1. Manual entry
  2. Fixed storage bin
  3. Near fixed picking bin
  4. General Storage
  5. Empty storage bin
  6. Pallet storage

Now we need to check the storage type search sequence.

Now we want to check the specific storage type search sequence for the putaway table to ensure that there is an entry in the table for our warehouse that will determine the storage type 0050 in the Putaway Control Indicator (PACI).

This is to check that the entry sequence exists and will determine the Storage Type Search and that the sequence is 0050, which it is.

Now we want to assign a storage bin to our products.

We will assign 2 bins.

We want to create a Storage Type Data view in the warehouse product master for storage type 0050 for our test product. We will set the PACI 0050 in the warehouse product master record for their product.

Here we can select the bins that have been assigned to this product.

We will note these storage bins for future use.

  • 0050-01-01-B
  • 0050-01-01-C

Now we close this window and head back to the Warehouse Product screen. We will select the SL Type Data tab and enter the storage type and the Max no of Bins as 2.

We will then select adopt data.

This adds the Fixed Bin Storage to the Storage Types area.

We want to check the Putaway Control Indicator on the Whse Data tab.

Now we will go and change the storage bins that we evaluated earlier.

This screen is essential because you set up the characteristics of the bin.

We are changing the maximum weight of the storage bin.

Configuration Areas of the Storage Bin

What is interesting is the number of configuration areas of the storage bin. Also, if you select the Whse Task, you can see the tasks associated with this bin. This bin information works in conjunction with slotting and rearrangement. See these posts for more detail:

Slotting

Rearrangement

Creating POs in SAP ERP

Now that we have set up our bins, we want to test it by creating a purchase order, and for this, we need to go to SAP ERP.

Now we want to add the confirmation key.

Create the Inbound Delivery

Now we want to create the inbound delivery.

Then select enter.

Then select the header tophat.

Then enter the number below into the Administration tab.

By saving, we create the inbound delivery.

Maintaining the Inbound Delivery in EWM

Now we want to maintain the inbound delivery in EWM.

Now we can see our Inbound Delivery. We will want to check the ID number that we earlier entered.

Now we will want to go to follow on functions.

Now we select the create button.

We can check the destinations, and we can see the storage bins are correct.

So now we can save.

The Warehouse Monitor

Next, we go to the warehouse monitor. We want to select the Inbound Delivery node.

Our document is the last one.

If we select it, we can see two tasks.

We can select both tasks and select Confirm Backgr.

We get the messages below.

Next, we can go to the Physical Stock under Stock and Bin.

Finally, we want to check the products that are delivered by rail.

Changing the PACI

First, we need to change the PACI on two materials.

See the putway indicator as P150.