Staging Area

Definition
Organizational unit that is assigned hierarchically to the warehouse number and that
is used to organize the flow of goods in the warehouse.

Use
Staging areas are used for the interim storage of goods in the warehouse. They are
located in close proximity to the doors assigned to them. You can define staging
areas for different purposes and even simultaneously for multiple purposes:

 Goods receipt

Interim storage of unloaded goods until they are put away

 Goods issue

Interim storage of picked goods until they are loaded

In Customizing, you define staging areas and assign the staging areas to the
relevant doors. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG)
for Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)underMaster Data  Staging
Areas  Define Staging AreasandMaster Data  Warehouse Door  Assign Staging
Area to Warehouse Door .

Structure
You can group multiple staging areas into staging area groups. The staging area
group corresponds to a storage type (storage type role "D"), while the staging area
corresponds to a storage section. You can divide each staging area into one or more
storage bins. You need multiple storage bins, for example, if you want to define a
loading sequence.

See also:

Staging Area and Door Determination