Warehouse Management (WM) 4.

Storage Location

- Facility for storing goods used by - Organizational unit

manufacturers, importers, exporters, etc.
- Allows differentiation between various stocks
- SAP WM: Solution for managing standard of material in a plant
warehouses, stock, storage, and shipping
5. Warehouse Number

- Identifies complex, physical warehouse

Key functions: structure

- Manages warehouse structure - Highest level organizational unit in warehouse

management
- Monitors stock movement
6. Storage Type
- Handles hazardous materials
- Subdivision of complex/physical warehouse
- Processes warehouse transactions
- Identified by:
- Manages inventory at storage bin level
* Warehousing techniques

* Form of organization

* Function

7. Storage Section

- Logical/physical subdivision of storage type

- Groups similar storage bins

8. Picking Area

- Groups storage bins together

- Based on picking strategies

1. Client
9. Warehouse Door
- An independent environment in the system
- Marks point where means of transport change
2. Company Code
to internal transportation
- Smallest organizational unit
10. Allocation Zone
- Where legal set of books can be maintained
- Temporary storage area for:
3. Plant
* Recently arrived goods
- Operating area of a branch within company
* Goods about to be shipped
- Can be: manufacturing, distribution,
11. Shipping Point
purchasing, or maintenance facility
- Responsible for:
 * Type of shipping

* Necessary shipping materials Process Management and Control

* Means of transport A. Goods Movement Types:

12. Storage Bin - Transfer Posting: Stock-to-Stock, Material-to-

Material
- Smallest addressable unit in warehouse
- Stock Transfer: Between storage locations,
- Identifies location where goods can be stored
plants, or company codes
- Lowest level of organizational structure

Master Data Types

Storage Bin Master Data

- Two levels: Warehouse and Storage Type

- Contains: General Data, Storage Bin Data,

Status

Material Master B. Movement Procedures:

- Contains company's material management - One-Step: Direct transfer without intermediate

information storage

- Used across multiple SAP components

Hazard Master Data

- Stores hazardous materials information

- Includes storage class, pollution class, flash

point, etc.

Batch Master Data

- Homogeneous series with unique

specifications - Two-Step: Uses Stock in Transfer as
- Contains: Basic Data, Classification, Material intermediate step
Data
 * Can be created manually, directly, or
automatically
Key Documents:

1. Stock Transport Order (STO)

- Purchase order for inter-plant transport 1. SAP Project Management (PS)

- Handles delivery costs SAP Project System (PS) manages projects,

tasks, and timelines, identifying critical paths,
assigning resources, and tracking progress. It
offers:

• Project management operations handling

project phases from structuring to financial
management.

• Project coordination across distributed teams,

managing effort, duration, task scheduling, and
assigning work to dashboards.
Logistic Execution
• Automated project control, linking project
structure with finance for cost and revenue
reporting.

2. Process Documents: 2. PS Organizational Structure

- Posting Change Notice (PCN): Records stock
SAP PS has no standalone organizational
changes
structure but integrates with organizational units
- Transfer Requirement (TR): Request for
from other modules like Finance and Logistics.
material transfer
The structure is defined by its assignment to the
- Transfer Order (TO): Central document for all
movements enterprise structure.
3. PS Master Data • Network: A structure of activities arranged
chronologically based on relationships, which
Projects: SAP PS includes project characteristics
may be technical or logical. Relationships
such as complexity, risk, goals, and time
include:
restrictions. Project types include Customer
Projects, Overhead Cost Projects, and • Normal Series: End of one activity to the
Investment Projects. beginning of another.

Project Builder: A tool that allows quick editing of • Start Series: Beginning of one activity to the
project data in a single transaction. beginning of another.

• Finish Series: End of one activity to the end of

another.
4. WBS Elements
• Bounding Series: Beginning of one activity to
WBS (Work Breakdown Structure): Defines
the end of another.
activities or sub-activities in the project, giving
both quantitative and qualitative descriptions.

Possible WBS statuses: Released, Unlocked, 7. Relationship Types

Technically Complete, Closed, Deletion Flag,
These types define how activities are linked:
and Fully Invoiced.
• Finish-Start (FS): An activity finishes before the
next one begins.
5. Hierarchy Graphic
• Start-Start (SS): Two activities start
WBS elements are organized in a hierarchy, simultaneously.
allowing project summarization by structuring
• Finish-Finish (FF): Two activities end at the
objects with similar features. The hierarchy can
same time.
include planning functions, objects, and phases
• Start-Finish (SF): One activity starts before the
like conceptual design or overall planning.
next one ends.

6. Activities and Networks

8. Milestones
• Types of activities: Internally processed,
Milestones serve as transition markers between
externally processed, and general cost activities.
phases and are used for:
• Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA): Tracks • Project Execution: Involves steps like
progress and delays using milestone dates. purchasing services and goods receipt, with
tools like Easy Cost Planning for simplified data
• Earned Value Analysis (Milestone Technique):
entry.
Determines the portion of work completed at
each milestone. • Entries in Easy Cost Planning: Internal
accounting, direct process accounting,
• Billing Plan Dates: Milestones link dates to the
reservations, goods issue, purchase requisition,
billing plan, copying them when achieved.
and sales order.
• Milestone Functions: Triggers business actions
• Project Closure/Period Closing: Includes
like releasing activities or creating hierarchies.
project billing and cost settlement, using direct
or multi-level settlement methods.

9. Word Data in the Activity

• Activity Type: For internal processing and cost 11. Settlement Types
networks, an activity type and formula key
• Direct Settlement: Direct settlement to cost
calculate costs.
objects like cost centers or profitability
• Work: The planned effort required for the segments.
activity (e.g., labor hours).
• Multi-level Settlement: Costs are first settled to
• Number of Required Capacities: Specifies the higher WBS elements before final settlement to
necessary capacity to perform the activity. external receivers.

• Percent: Defines the percentage of work to be

used for calculation.
12. Information System
• Calculation Key: Determines work, duration,
An information system helps evaluate project
and capacity needs systematically.
performance through various reports, including:

• Structure-based Reports
10. PS Processes
• Cost-oriented Reports
• Project Planning: Uses a project planning board
• Item Reports
for graphical project creation, coordination, and
cost estimation. • Summary Reports