SAP WM configuration checklist
The following checklist will help you in configuring the warehouse management:
WM configuration steps Checking
1. Define, copy, delete, check Warehouse Number (SPRO)
2. Assign Warehouse Number To Plant / Storage Location (SPRO)
3. Define Control Parameters for Warehouse Number (SPRO)
4. Define Number Ranges (OMLW)
5. Define Storage Type (SPRO)
6. Define Storage Sections (SPRO)
7. Define Storage Bin Types (SPRO)
8. Define Blocking Reasons (SPRO)
9. Define Storage Bin Structure (LS10)
10. Define Storage Type Indicators (SPRO)
11. Define Storage Unit Types (SPRO)
12. Define Storage Section Indicators (SPRO)
13. Activate Storage Type Search (OMLY)
14. Activate Storage Section Search (OMLZ)
15. Activate Storage Bin Type Search (OMM1)
16. Define Sort Sequence for Putaways (Cross-line Stock Putaway) (OMLM)
17. Define Sort Sequence for Stock Removal (Picking) (SPRO)
18. Define Requirement Types (OMNF)
19. Define Shipment Types (SPRO)
20. Define Movement Types (SPRO)
21. Confirmation (OMLX)
22. Define Print Control (OMLV)
23. Define Default Values (SPRO)
24. Define Types per Storage Type (OMNK)
25. Define Differences and Document Limits (SPRO)
26. Clear Differences (Interface to Inventory Management) (SPRO)
27. Maintain Number Ranges (OMMB)
28. Activate Storage Unit Management per Warehouse Number (SPRO)
29. Activate Warehouse Activity Monitor Objects (SPRO)
30. Define Critical Parameters (SPRO)
31. Define Variant for "Object Overview" Program (OML1)
32. Define Variants for Selection Programs (OML2 & OML7)
33. Define Movement Types (Interfaces) (OMLR)
Warehouse Management Configuration
1. Define Warehouse Number
Warehouse Number uniquely identifies the warehouse in the Plant.
2. Assign the Warehouse Number to Plant/Storage Location
Each Warehouse has to be assigned to Plant and Storage Location. More than one Storage
Locations can be assigned to a Warehouse Number.
3. Define Control parameter for Warehouse
Control parameter governs
Default Unit Of Measure for weight and volume
Blocking of bin for simultaneous access
Message Control
4. Define Number Ranges
In Warehouse management number ranges are required for
Transfer Requirement
Transfer Order
Quant
Posting Change
Group
Storage Unit
Each number range is warehouse specific.
5. Define Storage Type
Storage Type indicates the type of storage to be used within a warehouse.
Storage Type can be
Vertical Storage
Rack Storage
Open Storage
Storage Type does not have any address like Storage Location, inside the Storage Type
inventory is placed in storage bin.
Note: Storage Type with number greater than 900 series are SAP standard used for
communicating with Inventory Management.
6. Define Storage Sections
Storage Section is the logical or physical separation of area in the warehouse.
7. Define Picking Area
Picking Area is within the storage type, defines the group of bins. When creating storage bins,
picking area is assigned.
8. Define Storage Bin Types
Storage bins can be divided based on the size.
9. Define Blocking Reason
Blocking can be used to block during stock placement and stock removal from
Storage Type
Storage Bin
Quant
10. Define storage Bin structure
Storage Bin structure determines the kind of numbering of Bins
Example:
Bin numbering can be, starting from A1
Bin numbering can be, starting from A 1 001
Bin numbering can be, starting from 1 or 001
It is possible to define the own structure for numbering the storage bins. When creating the
storage bins, numbering adopted as per the structure defined here.
When creating the storage bin, it is important to mention storage type to which the structure is
to be created.
11. Activate Storage Type search
It is essential to indicate storage type during stock placement and picking. When creating the
warehouse by copying, entire default required values are copied from the source warehouse
setting.
12. Activate Storage section search
It is essential to indicate the storage section during stock placement and picking.
13. Activate Storage Bin Type search
14. Put Away and Picking strategies
Put Away and Picking strategies are used to determine bins during stock placement and stock
removal.
These strategies are defined for each storage type. Standard SAP defined each storage type for
each of the strategies. In other words, according to your required strategy, one can pick up the
storage type.
It is possible to define your own storage type and the strategy associated with it.
15. Define Movement Type
When copying the warehouse entire movement type settings are copied.
Movement Type contains control on
Interim storage area
Storage bin, where items are to be placed
Type of transaction
Transfer order creation
Automatic TO creation
Printing controls
TO Confirmation
16. Setup Automatic TO creation
For every warehouse management movements TO is essential. Transfer Order can be created
manually or automatically. Transfer Order indicates what is to be placed and where is it to be
placed.
17. Define Print Control
Print Control defines
Documents to be printed for each movement types
Form and layout to be used for printout
Printer to be used
18. Activate Warehouse activity monitor objects
It is primarily to monitor the open items and uncompleted process in the warehouse. Note that
only the Inventory Management movement triggers the movement in the warehouse.Each IM
movement will create a TO. Each TO have to be confirmed.
19. Define Critical parameters
To define the period after which the report is to be generated for the monitoring object.
20. Define Variant for program object overview
To schedule a job in background and generate report, it is required to define to which
selection parameter; the report is to be generated.
21.Define variants for selection programs
To schedule a job in background and generate report, it is required to define to which
selection parameter; the report is to be generated.
22. Define Movement Types
The movement types to relate the movement between IM and WM.
23.Define Posting Changes
Posting changes for Quants, moving stock from quantity to unrestricted or vice versa. Moving
stock from unrestricted to blocked or vice versa.
24.Generate interim Storage bins
Interim storage bins are mandatory to keep the stock in the intermediate area when triggered
by an IM movement.
When receiving a material from vendor, first it will be posted to an interim area of GR receipt
area. While posting to this area, system requires bin number.
25. Allow negative stocks in interim storage types
To control negative stock creation in the storage type and the warehouse related system
messages.
