Warehouse Number ←──── 1:N ────► Plant + Storage Location │ │ │ One plant-SLoc can be assigned to │ │ only ONE warehouse number │ │ BUT one warehouse number can cover │ │ multiple plant-SLoc combinations │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘
Shipping Point ←──── N:N ────► Plant (One plant can have multiple shipping points)
Transportation Planning Point ──1:1──► Company Code (Required for shipment cost settlement)
📌A plant-storage location combination cannot be assigned to two or more warehouse numbers simultaneously.
Warehouse Number Substructure (仓库号子结构)
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Warehouse Number (仓库号) ├── Storage Type (存储类型) │ ├── e.g., High rack, Fixed bin, Bulk storage │ ├── Interim Storage Area (过渡存储区, key starts with 9) │ │ ├── 902: Goods receiving zone │ │ ├── 916: Shipping zone (deliveries) │ │ └── Links IM ↔ WM │ │ │ ├── Storage Section (存储区域) [MANDATORY, at least 1] │ │ ├── Fast-moving items → front section │ │ ├── Perishable goods → refrigerated section │ │ └── Material → Section assignment via indicator │ │ │ ├── Picking Area (拣货区) [OPTIONAL] │ │ └── For technical stock removal purposes │ │ │ └── Storage Bin (存储仓位) [Master Data] │ └── Created within a storage section
Storage Type Comparison
Storage Type
Key Feature
Example
Regular types
Physical/org separation
High rack, bulk storage, fixed bin
Interim storage areas (key starts with 9)
Link between IM and WM
GR zone (902), GI zone (916)
💡Even if no further division of storage type is needed, you must create at least one storage section per storage type.
Interim Storage Areas (过渡存储区)
Interim storage areas are the link between IM and WM:
Area
Key
Purpose
Goods receiving zone
902
GR from external procurement
Shipping zone (deliveries)
916
Outbound delivery staging
Goods issue area
910
GI staging
📌Every goods movement affecting both IM and WM is processed through an interim storage area. Incoming quantity is represented as a quant in the interim storage area.
Basic Process Forms (基本流程形式)
Two fundamental process forms for GR/GI in LE:
Form
Trigger
Sequence
Delivery-driven (交货驱动)
Delivery created first
Delivery → TO → Confirm → IM posting
IM-posting-driven (IM过账驱动)
IM posting first
IM posting → Transfer Requirement → TO → Confirm
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Form 1: Delivery-Driven (e.g., outbound from vendor) ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ Delivery │───►│ Transfer │───►│ Confirm │───►│ IM │ │ created │ │ Order │ │ TO │ │ Posting │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
Form 2: IM-Posting-Driven (e.g., GR against PO) ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ IM │───►│ Transfer │───►│ Transfer │───►│ Confirm │ │ Posting │ │Requirem't│ │ Order │ │ TO │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
💡For goods receipts from production, only the IM-posting-driven form is available. For sales order processing, stock removal generally refers to the outbound delivery.