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TwoStepsPickingProcessinSAPWM

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createdbySusheelTiwarion24Sep201412:14,lastmodifiedbySusheelTiwarion10Nov201518:12

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Introduction:Twoprocessisusedtooptimizethepickingprocess.Suppose,onematerialis
beingusedmorefrequentlyeitherinSalesorderorinProductionorderorbeingtransferoneSLOCtoAnother
SLOC.Iffrequencyofpickingofmaterialismoreasitisbeingusedinmultipleoutbounddelivery,wecanuse
2stepspickingtooptimizetheperformance.
TwoStepspickingarebrokeninto2steps1)CollectivepickingofmaterialslinkedtoallReference
documents(OBDsorTR's)2)AllocationofmaterialstorespectiveOBD/TR's
AllOBDortransferrequirementsareclubbedinonegroupandpickinghappensforallmaterialsmentionedin
OBDorTRclubbedinGroup.Atransferorderiscreatedtopickthematerialsandmaterialsarebeingbrought
toInterimStoragetype200.AnotherTOiscreatedtoallocatethematerialstorespectiveOBD/TR'sand
materialsaremovedfromStorageType200andprocessiscomplete.
TwoStepprocessisveryefficientandimprovesperformanceofsystem.
ThisDocumentswilldiscussaboutrequiredconfigurationforTwoSteppicking.

ProcessInvolved:Twostepspickingarebrokeninto2steps1)Pickingwithrespectto
groupwhicharecreatedtocombineallOBDs/TR's
2)AllocationofmaterialstorespectiveOBDs/TR's
TwoTransferorderiscreatedinthisprocessoneforgrouppickingandanotherTOforallocation.FirstTO
bringsthematerialstointerimstorageType200fromabinswhichwasusedforpicking.SecondTOisused
toallocatethematerialstorespectiveOBD's/TR's.
Weneedtoconfiguretomakethishappen.IwillonlytouchuponconfigurationinvolvedforTwostepPicking.
WillnotdiscussaboutStrategyforremovedfromBins.

ConfigurationInvolved:AsWediscussedabove,TOcanbecreatedeitherfromOBD
orTR'ssoweneedtosetupconfigurationfor2stepspickingforshippingusedforOBDaswellas
Transferrequirements.
A)ActivateTwosteppickingforTransferrequirement:Weneedtoactivate2steppickingforTransfer
Requirement.Wecanmake2steppickingmaterialdependentorIndependent.
MenuPath
SPRO>LogisticExecution>WarehouseManagement>Activities>Transfers>Setup2steppicking
processforTransferRequirement

Communications

Actions

WhenclickonSetup2steppickingforTransferRequirements,anotherscreenopenswherewehave2
activitiesneedtobeperformedasshownbelow

UnderTransferrequirementcontrol,wehavetomakefollowingsetting

1)Assign2steppickingundercolumn2stPforgivenWarehouseNo

2)2StepisMaterialdependentornot.Ifcheckcolumn2stMatl,onlythoseMaterialswillbepartof2steps
pickingwhere2stepprovisionismadeinMaterialmasterunderWarehouseview1
3)Movementtype850needstobeassignedasthisismovementtypewillbeusedduringfirstTOduring
collectivepickingtobringthematerialstointerimStorageType200

Onceitisdone,weneedtosetup2steppickingfortransfertypeStockremovalundertransfertypecontrol.

SameconfigurationisinvolvedforoutboundDelivery.ConfigurationpathcanbefoundunderInterface
>Shipping>2steppicking

Nowonceitisconfigured,WenowneedtosetupStoragetypesearchfor2steppicking.Hereweneedto
assignoperation2andgivestoragetypeas200asstockwillbekeptatstoragetype200beforefinal
allocation.

ConfigurationstepwillbesameaswedofornormalPutawayandStockremovalStoragetypesearch

SPRO>LogisticExecution>WarehouseManagement>Strategies

NowConfigurationiscomplete.Nowlet'shaveaone2steppickingexampleforbetterunderstanding.
Wewilltake2steppickingfortransferrequirementdocument.WewillcreateTRviaSLOCtoSLOCtransfer.Ifboth
SLOCarewarehouseManagedundersameWarehouseno,PostingchangenoticeiscreatedbutweneedtohaveTR
soIwilltransferfromWMmanagedSLOC1000tononWMmanagedSLOC2000inbelowexample.
Followingstepsneedstobeexecuted

1)Assigning2stepindicatorinMaterialMaster:

2)CreationofTRviaTransferPostinginIMviaMB1BwithmovementType311:

WehaveGenerated3TRvia3TransferpostingwhichwecanseeinLB11report

3)Creationofgroup:Nowweneedtocreategroupcombiningallthese3TR'swhichwillbereferencedocuments
forfirstTOforcollectivepicking.GroupiscreatedviaLT41transaction

Screenisshowing3TR'shavebeenclubbed.NowSelectRowandpressAssignGrouptocreateGroup.Another
ScreenwillappearwheregiveDescriptionofgroupasshownbelow

4)RunLX39report:

SystemwillasktoenterGroupnocreatedaboveandWarehouseNo.Executethereport.Systemwilldisplay2Row
Pickingandallocationifgroupis2steprelevantelseSystemwillgivewarningmessage

5)CreationofTOforcollectivePick:NowputcursoratPickrowandclickonCreateTOtoinitiatepickingprocess

PressEnter.

SelectStortypeSrchSeqtoseewhichStoragetypeisbeingproposedforDestination.ItshouldBe200.Onceitis
done,GenerateTO

6)ConfirmTO:ConfirmTOtocompletethepickingstep.RunLT12andentertheTOgeneratedabove

7)RunLS26report:Wecanseestockstatus.StockwillbelyingunderStoragetype200

NowCollectivePickingprocessisdone.WecanseePickingrowwillbegreenifweputcursoronpickrowandpress
Data

8)CreateTOforallocation:PuttheCursoronAllocationandselectcreateTObuttontocreateTO


SelectStartmultipleProc.buttontoinitiateTO

SowecanseethatAllocationtorespectiveTRhasoccurredviaTO#98,99and100.NowwecanseethatLX39report
showsallocationgreenasitiscompleted.

Now2Steppickingprocessiscompleted.

ThisDocumentwascreatedwithCoAuthorPankajAgarwalwhoisverymuchenrichinSAPMM/WMcomingfrom
veryrickbackgroundofProcurementandPlanning.

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AshishArora08Oct201512:44

Gooddocument.

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