How to Understand EWM Warehouse Process Types

Executive Summary

  • Process Types help control the movement within the warehouse.
  • We cover how to set up the warehouse task determination.

Controlling Movement Within the Warehouse

This controls the movements inside the warehouse.  A warehouse process type is assigned to every warehouse task document. The process type is linked to the activity or movement which is executed in the warehouse.

Let’s take a look at how to set this up in SAP.

At this point, we want to set up a Warehouse process type so we can process goods received by mail.

Setting Up the Warehouse Task Determination

Now we want to set up warehouse task determination. We do this by going to the Warehouse Task list.

We want to create the necessary entry in warehouse process type determination to determine the warehouse process type. This is under the Warehouse Task list.

Here we want to enter the Proc Type Det Indicator.