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Storage Type Determination in EWM – SAP Quick Guide

SAP Quick Guide

WRITTEN BY PAVAN PATINOVEMBER 30, 2022JANUARY 16, 2023

3. Storage Type Determination in EWM

Requirement : Determine Storage Type for inbound deliveries

Step
Define Putaway Control Indicator
1.
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Control Indicator

Use putaway control indicators to control that during putaway, specific products are put away into
specific storage types/storage type groups with priority.

Step1.1. Assign Putaway Control indicator to Product Master

Tcode scwm/mat1

Assign Putaway Control to Product Master under Whse Data tab

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Step
Define storage type search sequences for putaway
2.
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Type Search Sequence for Putaway

The storage type search sequence in the putaway process specifies in which storage types the system
searches for destination storage bins.

Step
Assign the required storage types to the storage type search sequences
3.

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EWM-Goods Receipt Process-Strategies-Storage Type Search-Assign Storage

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Types to Storage Type Search Sequence

Enter the storage types in which the system should search for destination storage bins for the relevant
storage type search sequence

Step
Assign a storage type search sequence to the putaway control indicator (Step1)
4.
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Control Indicator

Step
Specify Storage Type Search Sequence for Putaway
5.
EWM-Goods Receipt Process-Strategies-Storage Type Search-Specify Storage
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Type Search Sequence for Putaway

The storage type search sequence defines the storage types in which the system searches for
destination storage bins, and the sequence in which they are sorted or prioritized.

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Step
Optimize Access Strategy for Storage Type Search: Putaway (Optional)
6.
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Strategy for Storage Type Search: Putaway

Various indicators influence the storage type search

Result : Destination Storage Type (0010) got determined when Warehouse Task is confirmed

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Notes:

Material Master->Putway Control Indicator->Storage Search Sequence->Storage Type

Determination: WarehouseNo + Putaway Control+ Warehouse Process Type = Search Seq

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