Decentralized Warehouse Help

We have configured Decentralized Warehouse. We are using R/3 as our central system and our WMS system is a 3rd party system which we'd like to send a flat file to (IDOC). Believe it or not via secure ftp.
The configuration for the functional side is complete. The Distribution configuration is complete. A few bumps though I need help with.
1) In the configuration, our consistency check shows that the warehouse is active, distribution is correct, but the WMS gives us a red light. The error says that the WMS has no rfc destination defined. For our ALE model we have the BAPIs setup (inbound and outbound). But how do we configure the system to have the BAPIs just create IDOCs that go to a partner profile which then can point to a file port? Do we have to attach an RFC to the method call? Or can we just have the BAPIs IDOCs be processed through ALE and visible in WE05, sent to a port (in our case file port)?
2) Because ours is not active yet, can you confirm that from the transaction ME21N (purchase order create) to VL31N (inbound delivery processing), the first IDOC should be created, and visible in WE05? Other posts say we need to see it in the tRFC or qRFC queues (which kind of points back to my first question).
Thanks in advance,
Gareth

Hi
I think that you have had the answer to your question. I am trying to get people to keep the forum tidy. If you have what you require could you award you points if you want to and mark your question as answered.
This helps everybody as there are at the moment 48 pages of open questions and if people do not close them the forum will grow and then people like me will not go through all of the pages as it takes too long and some people will not get answers to their questions.
Thank you
Frenchy

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Decentralized Warehouse Management - Exclude inbound process

Dear All,
We are setting up decentralized Warehouse Management, with SAP ECC as ERP and an external WMS-system. We only want to set up the outbound delivery flow and keep the inbound flow in the 'as is' situation*. The question is if this is possible, if yes, how do you have to customize? Does it involve ABAP programming?
*As is situation: Regular inbound flow where we can handle the complete process in the ECC ERP system without transfering data by using the interface. The data is transfered by mail with the third party logistics provider (Warehouse), but creating inbound delivery, goods receipt,... happens within ECC system when the logistics provider confrims the quantities by mail.
Thanks in advance for your help!
With kind regards,
Wout

If inbound and outbound are same materials, I doubt that it is possible, or that it makes any sense.

Decentralized Warehouse Management in combination with packing

Hello all, we are configurating DWM. We use an external application as a decentralized warehouse. However, we now face the fact that outbound deliveries are not distributed when the item of that outbound delivery (in the SAP ERP configuration) is marked as "must be packed".
Is there a kind of list available about prerequisites of working with DWM? Or has anyone also faced this?
Regards,
Frank

Hello Frank,
The delivery cannot be distributed if the packing status is A. In this case the systems expects the delivery to be packed before distribution. If you want to make the packing mandatory in the decentral system, you must configure the item category in the decentral system - if it is also an SAP system.
Hope this helps.

Implementing Decentralized Warehouse Management (LE-IDW)

My company recently acquired another business. The acquired company is on SAP. In order to integrate the business more quickly without having to do a complete SAP overhaul at this moment, we are planning to implement LE-IDW (Decentralized Warehouse Management).
Using this tool we plan to connect the other SAP system which handles the distribution, warehousing and manufacturing plant by using ALE.
Because both companies operate in different company codes, the idea is to leave ownership of the finished goods with the distribution company until the goods have been shipped to the customer and invoiced to the selling company.
This would require that we use some level of IM in the distribution company (i.e. the decentralized warehouse). The stock would be valuated in the distribution company not in the selling company.
Out of the box LE-IDW is only set up to handle WM functions even though it uses deliveries to correspond to the other system. We would use the deliveries also to update the IM side of the distributing company.
Does anyone have experience using LE-IDW this way? If so, I would be interested in your experiences.
Thank you.

Dear Sandar
Sorry .We used <b>MIGO BAPI </b> trigger the goods movement.
You will face some problem in cycle counting .
We used 4.6c.
We make GR /GI using MIGO .
Cycle count we use default one.
We used SAP standard message type.
but change in inbound and outbound you have to do more testing.
Check this link .This may be very useful for you.
help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LEIDW/LEIDW.pdf - Similar pages
http://www.sap-img.com/lg001.htm

Adding new lines on outbound delivery using decentral warehouse

Hi
I have a decentralized warehouse that reports back to SAP for our outbound deliveries.
When the systems responds it can add an extra line, if a item can not be delivered. but it is possible to add an similar item, but with a different item number.
Can I add new line items to a delivery using SHP_OBDLV_CHANGE or any other idoc, or do I need to use a RFC/BAPI.
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WMPP staging via delivery for decentralized warehouse

LE experts,
What are the necessary configuration settings to set up WMPP material staging via deliveriy for process orders in a decentralized warehouse landscape?
I'm getting error LP093 "No production storage bin could be found" when staging is executed for the process order. This does not make sense since the storage bins are only defined in the decentralized WM system.
Thank you,
Peter Vass

Hi,
The message reads:
"Error during read of sales org., shipping pnt, distr.channel or division", "Essential transfer parameters are missing in record: 000001"
Hence i suspect it is missing master data setup. For the materials in the SFO component list which needs to be staged via delivery.
Check if Sales View has been created for the components. For the combination of Sales Org & Disbn Channel check if you have created the Ship-to-party which you have specified in OMK0.
Once the above is done, release the order & it should generate the required documents.
Revert if you face any issues.
Regards,
Vivek

Decentralized Warehouse Management

Hi
Is there a limit to the number of warehouses that can be linked from one DWM server to a SAP ERP system?
Thanks
Wighto

Hi,
The main reason why we went with DWM is for more uptime and better processing for the WH. We have basically the following network architecture:
SAP ERP Apps servers: ±12 (running ± 300 active sites (depots/factories/DC's) - approx 10TB database size
SAP WM server: 1 (at the moment)
RF server per WH site
Dedicated data line per WH site (for SAP ERP & WM servers)
You will see from above that systm performance could become a problem should WM be centralised and you don't want a guy with a scanner be waiting for scan confirmations, etc.
Again, 40 plants on 1 WM server...depends on your hardware and amount of transactions.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Hein

Decentralized Warehouse System - Movements

Dear Gurus,
Can we reverse the goods movement on DWMS?
I have finished these steps :
- PO on ERP
- and inbound delivery on ERP
- Create and confirm TO on Local system
- PGR against inbound delivery (directly create GR on ERP against the PO let say MatDoc 110).
Can we reverse the GR movement from MatDoc 110 or if we would like to return some of the goods to vendor, how we do it?
Regards,
Beto

Go to:
IMG => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchase Order => Returns Order => Returns To Vendor
Then enter the returns delivery type in 4th column for the record that matches your purchase doc.category (F), purchase document type (NB), supplying plant (your plant).
Put 'RL' in delivery type field.
When you create this entry, you will be able to create an outbound delivery in VL10B,
works fine on my system and IDES where I tried also.
So after this customizing step, make sure you use the same plant, PO type (NB), plant...
1) ME21N - create PO of type NB, enter Vendor (not plant), and for your Pur.Org. Comp.Code and Purchasing Group create the items you want to return...
Enter your Item details, enter plant (from the customizing step).
Save and get the PO number.
2) Go to VL10B, enter shipping point, and on tab Purchase Orders enter Purchasing document (your PO number) and exact supplying plant.
You should get a screen like this:
Here, select the line with your PO, click Background.
Now you will get two lines:
Select all, then press the "table"-like button in the toolbar,
SAP will open a new window:
Click on any field in the row, e.g. Created by user, and then Documents...
You should get the delivery number in document field like shown above...
Again, if you encounter the problem, some of the standard customizing is missing,
so you might search the forums for troubleshooting that one, but this process is completely
covered in the steps I have specified here and above.

Steps to Add stock in Warehouse bins

Gurus,
Please give me the transaction and steps to add Stock in Warehouse Bins without reference to Inventory management......
We dont user Inventory management. We only use Warehouse Management in our company. So How do I update the initial stock entry in the respective bins...Please provide me the steps....
Thanks in Advance

still not totally clear if you have a stand alone WM or only a decentralized WM,
If you have decentralized Warehouse Management, all your business transactions, including inventory management of quantities, are executed in the ERP system, while all the processes required for the physical and logical goods movements run in the decentralized WMS.
The leading ERP system communicates planned goods movements to the decentralized Warehouse Management system (WMS) through deliveries (BAPI method)
for details look here:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/57/803c35975f0054e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
dont miss the the menu on the left to navigate to stock transfer ,goods receipt etc.

Decentralized WM

Hi All,
We try to find out solutions for some unknown subjects on decentralized warehouse management system.
1. After setting connection between ERP and DeWM systems, When we shut down the ERP system for maintenance for an interval time, could we able to process erp transactions like purchasing, sales nearby warehouse transactions on the decentralized warehouse? This time, (When ERP is
closed) how can i proceed operations after creating some documents like purchasing or sales from DeWM to ERP? Does we have any chance to create and go on operations on decentralized warehouse management in the time of ERP's closed? If yes, How can we send operation informations to ERP system from DeWM, when we open ERP system. Does it provided again with same BAPIs?
2.When i create inbound/outbound delivery document on ERP system and after that processing this delivery on DeWM, is it possible to process the delivery different from current quantity? For example, when i create an inbound/outbound delivery as 10 pieces quantity on ERP
system, how can i operate this delivery document processing just 8 pieces quantity on DeWM system.
3. Between ERP and DeWM systems, is there any trans. code to see data consistency. Or how can we see the datas went correctly through other ERP system from DeWMS?
4. What is the accurate system basis requirements to work decentralized system in a high performance (empty space req.ec)
If you help me about DeWM usage related those issues, i will be very
pleased.
Thank you so much.
M.Ayhan Çakır

Hello Dear Venu,
Firstly, i've got your solutions and thank you so much for your quick reply. But to make more clear problems, i will explain below again,
1.I try to expain on a and b scenario, i mean;
a) Normally, i use on ERP for material incoming (MIGO/501), purchasing (ME21n --> VL31N), sale (VA01n --> VL01n), direct saleing (MB1B/311) transactions and after that i create deliveries and process this deliveries on WMS server (ERP and WMS servers are open). After create transfer order and confirm it on WMS, i do posting change and see the changing MM stock level on ERP.
b) But if i close ERP server for a-7-days, it's possible process warehouse applications (picking, packaging, creating transfer orders with delivery numbers..etc) on WMS server.
Also, Is there possible to do same ERP operations (like 1-a clause) like forming material incoming (MIGO), purchasing(ME21n>VL31n), saleing (VA01>VL01n), direct saleing(MB1B) on WMS server and after, create deliveries and transfer order again and confirm it and doing posting to change MM stock level for ERP. This application is possible? If possible, how ERP system can recognize ERP movements from WMS.
2.Thanks for solution. I just wonder that if you indicate which adjustment transaction i do correction. (like reverse posting transaction?)
3.Thank you for your solution.
4.I try to make clear spesifically,
I mean basis server requirements like sizing.
For example, a WM system that works on Windows NT system, database is Oracle, WM user numbers are about 30, and WM server is independent from ERP server. So,What must be server's RAM, CPU, Harddisk and other specifications/requirements ?
Thank you so much for your cooperation.
King Regards.
Ayhan Cakir

Diff in functionality betwen centralised and decentralised Warehouse magmt

Hi Gurus,
Could anybody clarify the difference in functionality between centralized and decentralized warehouse management linked with inventory management in SAP System.
mail me related doc or pdf to mai ID: [email protected]
fFull points for answer
regards,
Venkatesh

Hello Venkatesh,
Functionality are same in centralized warehouse management and decentralized management, but is all about the volume of transactions, system performance and independency.
The following document will give you very good idea about the decentralized warehouse management.
http://www.catalystinternational.com/Content/Knowledge_Center/Downloads/whitepapers/dWM_Whitepaper.pdf
Hope this helps.
Regards
Arif Mansuri

Deletion of item in STO -- please help.

Hi All,
I want to put deletion indicator against a line item in STO. However the PO history shows there is a DN created and a 641 movement done.
Now if I wnat to reverse the entire thing, how do I go about this and what T-codes to be used ?
Kindly help this is a critical issue...
WM Baby

Please check SAP online help:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/2f/dfa339028d095ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm
- Goods issues
In the case off goods issues, the total stock in inventory management and in decentralized warehouse management is reduced by the goods issue posting. The task of the decentralized WMS is to determine the required goods for picking in the individual storage bins in the warehouse and to transfer them to the goods issue area.
If you are implementing the decentralized WMS, you can no longer cancel a goods receipt or goods issue that has been posted already.
Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Jun 7, 2009 8:45 AM

Outbound DN header warehouse field issue

Hi, in a outbound delivery, in the header picking tab, I am not able to select a warehouse (locked). Is this transferred over from somewhere in the sales order? How would I assign a warehouse to this DN?
Thanks
MR

Hi Shiv Ram,
The creation of the delivery again after deleting the existing delivery is not possible because this delivery is not specific/followed by a sales order but by a purchase order under ME21N following which the delivery was done under Vl02n.
Here as per my understanding the decentralized warehouse distribution block is showing not relevant in the delivery document header is what causing me the problem. Even the creation of delivery i.e. the t.code Vl01n also shows the same status for the tab under the header data for picking (in Vl01n).
I am confused how to create the transfer order because actually under the delivery processing I am taking the subsequent functions key for the creation of transfer order.
Please help and assist.
The lean warehouse have already been activated.
While doing the LT03, I am receiving the error message as "no picking items found", for that my diagnosis was the status of delivery document showing 'not yet picked', with the decentralized warehouse as in not relevant mode.
Thanks & regards,
Kumar.

Decentralize warehouse management

Dear Friends,
This is the question related to warehouse management system.
My requirement is that we are going to set decentralize management. Presently we are having CWM in our present system. At another place there is local ERP , we want to replace it and need to go for decentralise WM there.
Then this decentralised WMS and my present WM willl communicate with each other.
Could you please let me know what will be it process ? Transaction cycles ? and its configuration?
Regrads,
Mahesh

Dear All ,
I got some information I am sharing with you and closing this ticket.
1) Process :
rocesses Between the SAP System as ERP System and as WM System
Purpose The variant for the SAP System as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and as a Warehouse Management (WM) system describes the link-up of an external warehouse management system to an SAP System. The stand-alone system that executes all warehouse management functions is an SAP System. Prerequisites Two systems are involved in this scenario. The first system is an ERP system that performs inventory management, purchasing and sales tasks and distributes existing master data and movement data to the Warehouse Management system (WMS). The second system is a WMS that performs warehouse management tasks such as putaway/picking and goods receipt/goods issue and is responsible for carrying out the physical material transfers. Process and Data Flow General inventory postings: If the decentralized scenario is used, inventory postings are not directly processed in Inventory Management (IM). If a goods movement is created in IM, the system generates inbound or outbound deliveries and distributes them to the WMS. In the WMS, the goods are put away or picked based on the existing delivery. As a result of the goods movement posting in the WMS delivery, the system sends the completion verification to the ERP system and then uses the delivery to post the actual goods receipt or goods issue in inventory management. Deliveries with a purchase order or a sales order as a source document are handled in the same way. Goods receipts based on purchase orders: You use the ERP system to create purchase orders and send them to the vendors. To give notification of the delivery that is due, the vendor returns a shipping notification that is recorded in the ERP system as an inbound delivery. The inbound delivery is distributed to the WMS using a Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI). In the WM system, the inbound delivery is a request to put away or pick goods. When the vendor physically delivers the goods, a transfer order is generated in the WMS which is used to place the goods into stock. After the transfer order is confirmed, goods receipt is posted for the inbound delivery. This clears the interim storage bin. As a result, the completion confirmation is sent to the ERP system and the goods receipt is processed in inventory management. An inbound delivery based on a purchase order can be created in different ways, depending on the confirmation control key in purchasing. If the vendor usually sends a shipping notification, the inbound delivery is created when the shipping notification is recorded in the system. In all other cases, you have the option of creating inbound deliveries automatically using collective processing. Process for goods receipts based on a purchase order: Creating the purchase order in the ERP system Generating the inbound delivery (automatically/manually) Distributing the inbound delivery from the ERP system to the WM system using BAPI method "InboundDelivery.SaveReplica" (this process is automatically executed in the background) Physically receiving the goods into the warehouse (WMS) Creating the transfer order Putting the goods away Confirming the transfer order Posting goods receipt for the inbound delivery (as a result, a completion verification is sent to the ERP system using BAPI method "InboundDelivery.ConfirmDecentral") Goods receipt for the inbound delivery is automatically posted in the ERP system (in inventory management) when the verification is recorded. Quality management in decentralized WMS using handling units (HUs) Quality management is also available in the goods receipt process in the decentralized warehouse. In this scenario, the quality management function is in the central system. If there are handling units in the inbound delivery for which an inspection lot has been created, the inspection lot number is copied into the decentralized WMS and stored in the quants there. The inspection lot does not exist in the decentralized system. You make the usage decision for the inspection lot in the central system, which triggers the system to create a posting change delivery and distribute it to the decentralized system. Then, the stock that belongs to this inspection lot is found in the warehouse and the corresponding posting change is made. From this point on, the procedure is the same as that of a posting change (see below). Other goods receipts: All other goods receipts are recorded in the ERP system. When the document is saved, the system creates an inbound delivery and sends it to the WM system using a BAPI. The inbound delivery is then processed in the WM system as described above. When the verification for the inbound delivery is sent to the ERP system, the goods receipt posting is automatically initiated in inventory management. Stock transfers: A stock transfer usually involves two storage locations (plants): the issuing storage location for picking and the receiving storage location for putaway. If the stock transfer is recorded in the ERP system as a two-step procedure and if one of the storage locations involved is a WMS-relevant storage location, the system creates a delivery for this posting and sends it to the WMS. Both storage locations involved are copied into the delivery to allow the actual posting to be executed after the verification is received from the WMS. One-step stock transfers using a WMS-relevant storage location are only possible if a storage location that is not WM-relevant is involved in the posting change. Process for stock transfers: Entering the goods movement in the system Automatically creating the delivery Distributing the delivery from the ERP system to the WM system using BAPI method "InboundDelivery.SaveReplica" (this process is automatically executed in the background) Physically receiving the goods into the warehouse or removing the goods from the warehouse (WMS). Creating the transfer order Putting away or picking the goods Confirming the transfer order Posting goods receipt for the inbound delivery (as a result, a completion verification is sent to the ERP system using BAPI method "InboundDelivery.ConfirmDecentral") or posting goods issue for the outbound delivery (as a result, a completion verification is sent to the ERP system using BAPI method "OutboundDelivery.ConfirmDecentral"). Goods receipt for the inbound delivery or goods issue for the outbound delivery is automatically posted in the ERP system (in inventory management) when the verification is recorded. When the goods receipt or goods issue is posted in the ERP system, the stock transfer is simultaneously posted in inventory management. Goods issues based on sales orders: The system uses sales orders to generate deliveries in the ERP system. The deliveries are then sent to the WMS. You use the WMS to create the transfer order, pick the goods and confirm the transfer order. When goods issue is posted, the picking quantities are passed on to the delivery of the ERP system. Process for goods issues based on deliveries: Creating the sales order Creating the outbound delivery Distributing the delivery to the WMS Creating the transfer order for outbound delivery Physically picking the goods in the warehouse Confirming the transfer order Printing the shipping documents, if appropriate Posting goods issue for the outbound delivery (as a result, a completion verification is sent to the ERP system using BAPI method "OutboundDelivery.ConfirmDecentral") Goods issue for the outbound delivery is automatically posted in the ERP system (in inventory management) when the completion confirmation is recorded. Posting changes You can also initiate transfer postings in the central system, in which case the stock change will be compared with the stock in the decentralized system and adjusted, if necessary. If you use inventory management to make posting changes in the central system, the system first generates a delivery. This delivery is technically a request for the decentralized system to make a transfer posting for the stock involved. The central system does not create material documents or make any changes in stock at this point. The delivery is transmitted to the decentralized system and, as of this point, can only be changed there. You can make settings in the decentralized system so that the system automatically creates a transfer order that corresponds to this delivery that does not require confirmation. You can also set the system to make the appropriate transfer posting in the WM stock automatically at the end of the process. The transfer posting in the decentralized system simultaneously verifies the appropriate quantities to the central system. When the central system receives this verification, it automatically makes the stock change and creates a material document. You can display the material document in the delivery’s document flow. Production supply If the decentralized warehouse is also responsible for production supply, the following two methods of material staging are available in the system: Production staging by switching storage locations Production stock is managed in a storage location that is located somewhere other than in the decentralized warehouse. In this case, the production storage location is not managed in the decentralized warehouse. If you switch the storage location in the central system, the system generates a delivery, for which you can then pick and post goods issue in the decentralized system. At this point, the stock that has been staged using this method can be used in a manufacturing order in the central system. Goods issue posting for a manufacturing order In this scenario, the raw materials are taken directly from the decentralized warehouse’s storage location and used in the manufacturing order. If goods issue is posted for the manufacturing order in the central system, the system creates a delivery that is sent to the decentralized system. The rest of the process is the same as regular goods issue processing. Note the following distinctions with regard to reservations: Delivery does not trigger request generation If the goods issue posting that generates the delivery refers to a reservation, the reservation number is copied into the delivery. In this case, the delivery does not check for availability and no requirements are generated, since that was already done in the manufacturing order. The reservation is canceled when the actual goods issue posting is made. Changes disappear after the delivery is distributed Keep in mind that if the reservation is changed in the meantime (if the production quantity has changed, for example), this change will not affect the delivery. Similarly, a change in the delivery will not result in a change in the reservation. The WM/PP interface, which you can use for production supply in an integrated system, is not supported for decentralized warehouse processing. This function is not available decentrally because the WM/PP interface is based on the assumption that WM and PP are running in the same system, which is not the case in a decentralized system. Goods receipt for a manufacturing order You can process goods receipts from manufacturing orders in the decentralized WM system. For goods receipt postings, the central system first creates an inbound delivery for the manufacturing order and distributes it to the decentralized system. In the decentralized system, the inbound delivery serves as a basis for putaway in WM. You can correct quantity differences here. Once you have confirmed the putaway transfer orders, goods receipt is posted in the decentralized system. The decentralized system then reports the quantity that was posted back to the central system. This verification automatically makes the actual goods receipt posting for the manufacturing order, along with the material document, in the central system.
2) Config we will get from Google also we will get standard idocs for ib and out bound.
Regards,
Mahesh

Same warehouse for different company codes

Hello Guru's
is there a possibility in WM , considering decentralized WMS to create a warehouse which can be managed by two different company codes.
thanks a lot for ur suggestions

yeah i do understand that warehouse is connected to plant and we can also have one warehouse to two plants and manage the inventory but in my company case, we manage the inventory of two different company codes in one warehouse by their legacy systems, so i was wondering how to map that in SAP.
In the centralized warehouse as far as i know i dont think we can assign the warehouse to 2 different company codes but i was wondering can we do that in decentralized warehouse.
thanks for the reply

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