Putaway Physical Inventory Procedure in SAP EWM

INTRODUCTION:

Putaway Physical Inventory procedure is a Continuous Physical Inventory procedure at the Storage bin level. In this procedure, stock counting is done during the first putaway of product in the empty storage bin in the fiscal year. No other physical inventory is done in the bin after that until the end of the fiscal year, even if the stock situation in the be keep on changing.

Steps Involved in the Putaway Physical Inventory Process:

A warehouse task is created for stock putaway, System checks for prerequisites, such as checking bin history to see if it is the destination bin in storage type for first putaway in the current fiscal year.

If the bin is empty, the putaway in the storage bin happen during warehouse task confirmation and physical inventory document is created.

If the storage bin is not empty there is no physical inventory document will be created.

CONFIGURATION:

Define Storage type:

PATH: SPROàIMGàSCM EWMàEWMàMASTERDATAàDEFINE STORAGE TYPE

Create Storage Bins:

PATH: SPA EASY ACESSàEWMàMASTERDATAàSTORAGE BIN

Transaction code: /N/SCWM/LS01

Fiori app/tile: Create storage bins

• Enter warehouse number, storage bin, storage type and click on save

Generate an activity area form for storage type

PATH: SPROàIMGàSCM EWMàEWMàMASTER DATAàACTICVITY AREASàGENERATE ACTIVITY AREA FROM STORAGE TYPE

Enter warehouse number, storage type and activity area (if need to generate all activities, keep this field blank), and

Click on execute.

Define the Physical Inventory area

PATH: SPROàIMGàSCM EWMàEWMàINTERNAL WAREHOUSE PROCESSàPHYSICAL INVENTORYàPHYSICAL INVENTORY AREA SPECIFIC SETTINGSàDEFINE PHYSICAL INVENTORY AREA

And maintain the PL- procedure permitted document type

Assign the Physical Inventory area to the activity area

PATH: SPROàIMGàSCM EWMàEWMàINTERNAL WAREHOUSE PROCESSàPHYSICAL INVENTORYàWAREHOUSE NUMBER SPECIFIC SETTINGSàASSIGN PHYSICAL INVENTORY AREA TO ACTIVITY AREA

Sort Storage bins

PATH: EASY ACESSàEWMàMASTERDATAàSTORAGE BINàSORT STORAGE BINS

Transaction code: /N/SCWM/SBST

Enter Warehouse number, storage type, activity and click on execute (in activity field keep blank, the system generates all activities that are defined)

Click on Sort bins

TEST CASE:

• Create a Purchase order in ECC
• Create an Inbound delivery in ECC
• Maintain inbound delivery in EWM
• Create a warehouse task
• Confirm Warehouse task

Note: while confirming the warehouse task, the Putaway Physical inventory document will be created

Create Purchase Order:

Go to transaction code ME21N (or) Fiori app/tile: create purchase order advanced

Enter Supplier, purchasing data, Product, Qty, plant, storage location, confirmation key for inbound delivery and click on save

Create an Inbound delivery:

Goto Transactioncode: VL31N (or) Fiori app /tile: Create Inbound deliveries

Here, if required, change the  qty, then click on Save

Inbound delivery was distributed to EWM

Maintain Inbound Delivery

Go to transaction code:/N/SCWM/PRDI (or) Fiori app/tile: Maintain inbound deliveries

Enter the delivery number and click on execute

Then click on Goods Receipt

Create Warehouse Task

Go to Inbound delivery--- follow on function---Warehouse task

Click on Create + save

Confirm Warehouse task/Warehouse order

While confirming system checks for the destination bin for the first putaway physical inventory to create the PI document.

Go to the form View and can

Click on Confirm + Save

Go to Fiori app/tile: Process Physical Inventory (or) Transaction code: /N/SCWM/PI_PROCESS

Enter the Physical Inventory document and click on Execute

CONCLUSION: 

Putaway Physical Inventory procedure saves cost and increases the accuracy of the stock situation. It also prevents any impact on the regular warehouse process.