Cross-Docking Config.

I am working on Cross-docking scenario in ECC system and I am stuck at "Generating a Cross-Docking" Decision. This is the 6th step as per Best Practice GZ6.
What are config settings that should be maintained to generate a decision?
I have maintained General Settings of Cross-docking at WAMS and got stucked at Monitoring settings.
Kindly help.
Thanks!
Abdul Saleem

W71 is a BPP for executing Opprotunistic Cross Docking and, quite frankly, I found it makes no sense at all. It has a step to create an Outbound Delivery using MB1A - VL10B is usually used to ccreate and Outbound Delivery. MB1A just creates a Goods Issiue. The same applies the the step for creating an Inbound Delivery - MB1C??? That creates a Goods Receipt - not a Delivery.
The best I've found for actually setting up Cross Docking is:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_02/helpdata/en/3e/49503e30a9d549e10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_rc10/helpdata/en/6f/dadd4424b711409384ce2382728f57/content.htm
Even still, I have run into a problem allowing the Goods Receipt of an Inbounde Delivery prior to confirming the WM Transfer Order. The steps in the config doc show where it should be set, but it is in the Handling Units section of the IMG. The documentation implies this should work for non-HU receipts as well. I keep getting the error that the GR cannot be completed because the WM TO is not complete.
I'm still looking for an answer to this.
Jim

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Hello,
For Oppertunistic Cross dock..
You need to create either Putaway TO/Pick TO and then system checks the cross doc and cancel the TO and create a new TO from 902 to 916. and also updates in the document flow. This you can do with out Cross dock monitor. With out planning the cross dock you can do the cross docking by following the config in help.sap.com.
for more information about the complete config you need to see the sap link below. sure it will help you.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/c6/f85c504afa11d182b90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
thanks.
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I am trying to Configure the Cross docking scenario
I have configured the following
1. Cross-dock Warehouse level customization in SPRO-LE-WM-Cross Docking-Maintain Warehouse level Settings
2. Cross dock relevancy for movement types in SPRO-LE-WM-Cross Docking-Define Cross docking relevancy for movement types
3. There is no Pre-allocated stock check for both movement types 101 and 601
4. Stock placement and stock removal confirmation required for storage types 902 and 916.
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1.Outbound delivery, TO created
2.Inbound delivery created, GR done, while creating Putaway TO system is moving the stock from 902 storage type to 916 storage type
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Venkat

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Planned Cross-Docking - Cross-Docking (LE-WM-DCK) - SAP Library
2) Opportunistic Cross-Docking
Opportunistic Cross-Docking - Cross-Docking (LE-WM-DCK) - SAP Library
I figure you are using opportunistic xDck based on your question.
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of those doesn't match the process.
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Hi all,
We are trying to create a cross docking scenario in EWM. We are trying for the EWM triggered opportunistic cross docking. With all the suggested config settings and master data, the process is not happening. Can anybody share a config document regarding steps to be followed for Cross docking (in EWM).

kishore yerra wrote:
Because your scenario is working manually the above may not be a major issue.
That's right. I've checked my settings, but this doen't seem to be the problem. As said, it works fine when creating WT's manually.
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the way we can try and diagnose this would be to deactivate your entries for storage type search sequence and try to retain only one entry that you used for cross docking.
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Kind Regards

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One step cross docking

hi,
i am working on one step cross docking scenorio , i am missing some where in configuration. plz guide me.
steps i followed
i) checked the preallocated check box in omlj transaction for 101 - movt type
ii)entered the preallocated stock details in lt51 transaction.
iii)enter the goods receipt with respect to purchase order in migo.
iv)create transfer order for inbound delivery with refrence to TR.
v)create transfer order for outbound delivery without refernce.
i follow the above steps but still the entry in preallocated stock in lt51 there.where i miss the configuration guide me.
i already view the help.sap.com,i cant understood where i missing the config.
appreciate your help always
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Edited by: muthuraman d on Feb 12, 2010 2:52 PM

Hi
KIndly check the below OSS notes for the same
559708 - LT51: Deleting and updating preallocated stock entries
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One step cross docking in wm

hi,
i am working on one step cross docking scenorio , i am missing some where in configuration. plz guide me.
steps i followed
i) checked the preallocated check box in omlj transaction for 101 - movt type
ii)entered the preallocated stock details in lt51 transaction.
iii)enter the goods receipt with respect to purchase order in migo.
iv)create transfer order for inbound delivery with refrence to TR.
v)create transfer order for outbound delivery without refernce.
i follow the above steps but still the entry in preallocated stock in lt51 there.where i miss the configuration guide me.
i already view the help.sap.com,i cant understood where i missing the config.
appreciate your help always
muthuraman.d

Hello,
For Oppertunistic Cross dock..
You need to create either Putaway TO/Pick TO and then system checks the cross doc and cancel the TO and create a new TO from 902 to 916. and also updates in the document flow. This you can do with out Cross dock monitor. With out planning the cross dock you can do the cross docking by following the config in help.sap.com.
for more information about the complete config you need to see the sap link below. sure it will help you.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/c6/f85c504afa11d182b90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
thanks.
tkreddy

WM: opportunistic cross-docking

Hi all,
According to my understanding of the help.sap.com online documentation, we are NOT supposed to use the Cross-docking Monitor while trying to achieve an opportunistic cross-docking stock transfer between an inbound delivery and an outbound delivery. Once we appropriately complete the Customizing, the system is supposed to generates BY ITSELF a cross-docking decision during the process of TO creation (after the arrival of the incoming stock or release of the outgoing document).
Am I right ? Up to now, I can't achieve it...
I've checked my Customizing several times against this documentation these last days. According to it, there are two points of view regarding the creation of the opportunistic cross-docking decision:
- either the system does it by itself (= killing the Outbound delivery TO, modifying the destination of the Inbound delivery TO and updating related documents);
- or involved Inbound and Outbound deliveries must be manually designated for cross-docking throught the use of the monitor (like it is necessary to create Planned cross-docking decisions).
So, my questions are:
1. Do we need to manually designate Inbound and Outbound deliveries candidates for cross-docking using the monitor in order to create an opportunistic cross-docking decision?
2. If so, how can we automate the creation of the candidate designation?
Thx in advance for valuable inputs!
Edited by: al7sap on Oct 22, 2008 5:23 PM

Hello,
For Oppertunistic Cross dock..
You need to create either Putaway TO/Pick TO and then system checks the cross doc and cancel the TO and create a new TO from 902 to 916. and also updates in the document flow. This you can do with out Cross dock monitor. With out planning the cross dock you can do the cross docking by following the config in help.sap.com.
for more information about the complete config you need to see the sap link below. sure it will help you.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/c6/f85c504afa11d182b90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
thanks.
tkreddy

EWM Opportunistic Cross Dock

Hi All,
I am doing the following scenario and I have all the config and master data setting that is needed to do cross dock.
This scenario is cross dock from the Inbound side
1. Create Sales order for qty 10 in ECC and that is replicated in EWM.
2. Wave the ODO in EWM and that creates an WT to pick 10 qty from the GNL location. The WT is still open and I did not confirm it yet. The WT has source and destination HU determined. The WO has Queue assigned based on Queue determination
3. I now create an Inbound delivery in ECC for same prod and Qty 10 and it is replicated in EWM.
4. In EWM, I pack the qty 10 in a HU and then I do a 'Goods Receipt' to the GR-ZONE. I don't have a POSC
5. Now I am manually creating a putaway WT for the ID.
Now this is where my problem is. I was hoping that system will cross dock this inbound delivery with the outbound delivery and in doing so, it will cancel the open Pick WT that was created for the ODO and will create a new cross dock WT but system did not do so. It is creating a direct putaway WT to the GNL location.
ALSO, this process works when for the ODO, I do not create any open WT. In that case, during putaway WT creation it is cross docked.
So the question is, does EWM consider open WT's during XDock? In some texts, SAP writes that the open WT's will get cancelled and cross docked but that is not happening.
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James

Hi,
EWM can cancel an open pick WT. What it says in the docu is " If open pick warehouse tasks of this kind exist, EWM cancels these without violating the FIFO principle."
Well, in reality it is not that simple. First of all the open WTs must be RF relevant (you wrote you have a queue, but it must be an RF-queue (which I suppose you have)). The other thing is the question with FIFO. Now it does make sense that EWM does not cancel a WT if the already assigned quantity is older then the one you have in the GR zone. But what acutally happens is that the system checks the goods removal rule being used for the open WT. If this one uses the GR date or the SLE date, then the system does NOT cancel the WT. This is part of the standard BADI implementation you have to have to CD. And this is where you have to put in your own logic.
Brgds
Juergen
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Opportunistic cross-docking not working

Hi All,
We are trying to implement opportunistic cross-docking process. My understanding is that during the creation of the goods receipt TO the system looks for any open picking TO and accordingly directly moves material from 902 to 916 storage type. The following configuration is done
1. For the warehouse opportunistic cross-docking has been activating by selecting option 4.
2. Cross-docking relevancy has been defined for movement type 101
3. For movement type 101, the 'Consider pre-allocated' check box is not ticked
4. In the respective movement types 1 & 2 for 'TO creation' are entered as screen control in movement types 101 and 601
5. No automatic confirmation for TO is set up
The following transactions are now done
1. Create a sales order with outbound delivery and TO created (not confirmed)
2. PO with MIGO (we are not using HU and hence no inbound delivery)
3. Now during the creation of the TO for the goods receipt, the expectation is that the system will look for the open picking TO and will cancel the same and then create the putaway TO directly from 902 to 916. But this does not happen.
Not sure if I am missing some setting or some transaction needs to be done differently. I went through SAP help but it does not give more details on what setting might be missing.
Regards,
Ketan

Hi Jurgen,
Thanks for the link. But I had already gone through it and configured the system accordngly. The surprising part is that corss-docking is working for outboud documents i.e. if i create a TO for inbound first and then for outbound then while creating the TO for outbound it automatically takes the source as 902 and cancels the put away TO. However for other way round where the outbound TO is first created and then the inbound, the expectation is that reverse should happen i.e. the destination in the TO should be taken as 916 and original picking TO should be cancelled. However it is not happening.
In the link it talks about points 5 & 6 which are only for HU environment and since we do not have the same I have not configured those. But my question now would be is it that opportunistic inbound cross-docking can only be possible with HU but not required for outbound. Else I do not see any other reason why this might be happening.

Cross Docking with LE-WM - or - Reactivating Back Orders upon Goods Receipt

I have been reviewing the documentation for Opportunistic and Planned Cross Docking in LE-WM. The requirement is to release Back Orders upon receipt of a shipment to avoid putting them away and picking them right away from the bin. We want to release the Back Orders for picking in the GR area at the time of receipt.
So far it appears that Opportunistic Cross Docking depends on a Transfer Order already existing. The system then cancels the existing TO and replaces it with a TO to pick from the receipt Storage Type.
Planned Cross Docking appears to require an existing Outbound Delivery to the expected Inbound Delivery.
In the case of a Back Order, no Outbound Delivery or Transfer Order exist since there is no stock to release until the goods are received.
Is there a way to release Back Orders to be picked directly from Goods Receipt?
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The problem is that all the information I found so far about it is over the process of external goods coming and sending they out without the need of storing in the warehouse. They go directly to the picking area (one step) or in two step process going first from 902 (Good receive from external) to Cross docking Sorage type.and another movement from Cross Docking Storage type to 916 Good issue Storage type.
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Thank You very much.
Al
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