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Embedded EWM in SAP S/4 HANA… A

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May 7, 2017 | 10,210 Views |
Ramesh Karanam
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The objective of this blog is to provide a brief introduction to Embedded

EWM covering following topics:
• Evolution of EWM
• Functional comparison between WM and S/4 HANA EWM
• Comparison between Decentralized EWM and S/4 HANA EWM
Introduction:
The main functionality of warehouse management tool is to provide

accurate, on-time stocks till Bin level, capability of tracking all the
movements and providing analytics.
With decades of experience in development of various warehouse

functionalities, SAP continued to march in the direction to meet the
complex requirements of modern warehouses with SAP Extended
warehouse management.
Evolution of Extended Warehouse Management:
It is very interesting to note the path traversed by SAP to provide

functionality to track stocks from IM component level to present
Extended Warehouse Management.
• To start with, Stock was managed at only storage location level

with IM component and without any Warehouse Management
component.
• Next, the facility to enter Bin number as a text in Material Master
was provided and stock was managed at storage location level.
No Warehouse Management component still.
• Later, SAP introduced Lean Warehouse Management concept

where Bin number was still maintained in Material Master as a
text, but the system could create picking Task and confirmation
of picking task to update picked quantity in Outbound Delivery.
The development of Warehouse Management component
continued from Storage Unit concept, integration with modules
like PP, QM and HR and HU integration.
• Introduction of Yard Management, Cross-Docking and value
added services in ERP 4.7C release set 2.0 and named as
Extended Warehouse Management.
• ERP EWM solution with TRM functionality is added.
• Decentralized Extended warehouse management solution as a
part of Supply chain management. Integration with SAP ERP is
needed for data transfer.
• Extended Warehouse Management in SAP S/4 HANA
Embedded EWM:
Embedded EWM came into existence with SAP S/4 HANA 1610
release. With this release. Embedded EWM is a default offering, but
traditional WM is also available. However, the life span of traditional
WM is limited to 2025 only.
With the EWM functionalities coming into S/4 HANA, advanced and
flexible functionalities like Value added services and Material Flow
system also offered to Business to improve efficiency.
Most of the capability of Decentralized EWM is retained in Embedded

EWM.
Before comparing the solutions of
Functional capability comparison between Traditional WM and

Embedded EWM:
There are many additional and improved functionalities in EWM over

the traditional Warehouse Management component.
A brief summary along with business benefits are given below for a
quick understanding.
Element/ WM Embedded Business
Functionality EWM Benefits
Organizational Warehouse Number Warehouse · Physical
Structure is of 3 Characters Number is of 4 Bin structure will

Characters match with the
Bin structure in
Storage Type is of 3 system.
Characters Storage Type is

· Precise
of 4 Characters
location of the
Material in the
Bin
Storage Section
Storage Section is
is of 4 · Both HU
of 3 Characters
Characters & Non HU can
be stored in St
Type
Storage Bin is of 10
Storage Bin is of
Characters · Defining
18 Characters
Max. no. of Bins
in St Type
ensures that a
single product
does not overfill
Storage type
the storage type.
can be either HU
or Non-HU
Bin Number is
unique
Storage Type Two directional. Efficient sorting
Search Storage Search of Bins for
Storage Type can happen putaway and

Search is across storage picking
unidirectional types.
Serial Number Serial Number Serial Number Provides
capturing and capturing and complete

tracking does not tracking is transparency of
possible.
exist stock in
Three levels of warehouse

Control possible:
• Delivery
Item level (Only
for activated
ID/OD item
types
• Warehouse
Level (At each
GR/GI)
• Storage
Bin level (For
each Task conf.)
Search Up to 30 storage No limit on the Provides

Strategies types, sections, bin number of additional
types and storage storage types, search facility
unit types can be sections
and optimization
defined in bin
and bin types in when storage
searches.
bin searches types are more
Printing and Print Control Uses the post- Leverage Adobe
Outputs settings and output processing forms Benefits

control are used to framework
WH documents (PPF) to trigger
through SAP scripts all printing and

and Smart Forms. outputs based
upon the
status of
warehouse
tasks.
Standard
outputs are
delivered in both
SmartForms and
Adobe forms
Fixed Bin Only one fixed bin Multiple storage Flexibility for
assignment per Material in a Bins per Product Fixed Bin

storage type. per storage type. storage process
Decentralized EWM Vs S/4 HANA EWM:
Having discussed about the Embedded EWM capabilities over the

traditional WM, we also have another SAP EWM solution, called
Decentralized EWM.
This Decentralized EWM will be a preferred solution for the following

reasons:
• Multiple ERP systems are required be connected to a single

EWM
• Third party manages warehouse activities
• Larger warehouses and high performances are required
Though core of the capability of decentralized EWM is available in

Embedded EWM, following comparison
Embedded EWM Vs Decentralized EWM
Criteria Embedded EWM Decentralized EWM
Master Data No transfer of Master Transfer of Master data
Data between the required

systems
Core Interface CIF is not required Required
Customizing Objects Not required Required

transfer
Document duplication Inbound and Outbound Replica of Inbound and

deliveries are created outbound deliveries
directly in Embedded called Inbound Delivery
EWM. Notification (IDN) and

Outbound Delivery
Request (ODR) are

created in decentralized
EWM.
Expected Goods Not required Required for cases

Receipt where no deliveries are
created (GRs from

production order/ PO
without shipping
notification)
Quality Inspection No inspection Inspection document

document is required created through Quality
Inspection Engine and
Inspection lot from ERP
are required.
Conclusion:
Embedded EWM provides advanced functional features, better user

experience and flexible approach to complex warehouse requirements.
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Anubhav Parashar
July 14, 2017 at 11:16 am
Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for sharing the differences in detail and in layman language.
keep continue to post on S/4 HANA EWM
Former Member
September 19, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Hi Ramesh,
Good post. One question I have is; can we have embedded ewm run 24X7
while the core S4HANA is down for maintenance? My client is requesting that
their warehouse operations should be up and running 24X7.
Former Member
November 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm
I don’t think so, as it is embedded one.
Former Member
December 12, 2017 at 1:45 pm
Hi Ramesh, Thank you for sharing this. It definitely to help us to design new
flow with EWM
Former Member
January 5, 2018 at 4:32 pm
Thanks for the information. My team is starting the SAP journey, so the more
we can learn about EWM and its capabilities the better,
Thanks again,
Former Member
January 14, 2018 at 9:59 pm
Hi Sreenivas – this may be late answer. Nobody answered your question –

“My client is requesting that their warehouse operations should be up and
running 24X7”.
So I will clarify that for this requirement you have to go with Decentralized
EWM only so your warehouse operations can continue even if SAP ERP/ECC
or S4 system is down. As Ramesh explained in his blog, Decentralized EWM
helps when large Distribution centers and Third party Warehouses who really
need only a Warehouse solution. Usually large warehouses have very high
volume transactions, large number of inbound, outbound movements and
Decentralized EWM is better than embedded EWM from performance
perspective.
I was involved in an EWM on ECC implementation earlier and did realize the
limited performance we got out embedded EWM on ECC solution. Having
said this Embedded EWM on S4 HANA would likely give a much superior
performance due to the underlying HANA architecture.
Hope this helps,
Shenoy
Rafal Starczewski
January 17, 2018 at 11:23 am
Hello Everyone!
A good comparison of SAP EWM embedded in the S / 4HANA system in the

basic and advanced* extended** version. Link below:
https://goo.gl/bBUUgV
Former Member
January 31, 2018 at 8:35 am
Dear Ramesh,
I was scanning through internet and other portals for SAP S4 HANA
certification on EWM, but could not find any.
Kindly guide through the correct certification code of S4 HANA EWM.
Regards,
Shyam.
Juergen Pitz
January 31, 2018 at 10:00 am
Hi,
there is no separate certification for S/4HANA and EWM

(embedded or whatever). The next EWM certification release will
probably also include S/4HANA embedded EWM, as the next
collection of the EWM courses will.
Brgds
Juergen
—
Want to learn EWM?
Check for EWM courses @
https://training.sap.com/trainingpath/Applications-
Warehouse+Management-SAP+EWM
Get a SAP Learning Hub Subscription:
https://training.sap.com/shop/learninghub
And it is EWM. NOT eWM – Duh!

And if your question includes the word “transfer order” – do NOT
tag the question with Extended Warehouse Management!
Schedule:
CW4 + 5: EWM Bootcamp (specific partners only) WDF
CW6: Customer specific workshop
CW7: EWM120 WDF
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EWM - Basic Functions | Embedded EWM

The objective of this blog is to provide a brief introduction to Embedded

The main functionality of warehouse management tool is to provide

With decades of experience in development of various warehouse

Evolution of Extended Warehouse Management:

It is very interesting to note the path traversed by SAP to provide

• To start with, Stock was managed at only storage location level

• Later, SAP introduced Lean Warehouse Management concept

Most of the capability of Decentralized EWM is retained in Embedded

Before comparing the solutions of

Functional capability comparison between Traditional WM and

There are many additional and improved functionalities in EWM over

Element/ WM Embedded Business

Functionality EWM Benefits

Organizational Warehouse Number Warehouse · Physical

Structure is of 3 Characters Number is of 4 Bin structure will

Storage Type is of 3 system.

Characters Storage Type is

Storage Type Two directional. Efficient sorting

Search Storage Search of Bins for

Storage Type can happen putaway and

Serial Number Serial Number Serial Number Provides

capturing and capturing and complete

Three levels of warehouse

Search Up to 30 storage No limit on the Provides

Printing and Print Control Uses the post- Leverage Adobe

Outputs settings and output processing forms Benefits

through SAP scripts all printing and

assignment per Material in a Bins per Product Fixed Bin

Decentralized EWM Vs S/4 HANA EWM:

Having discussed about the Embedded EWM capabilities over the

This Decentralized EWM will be a preferred solution for the following

• Multiple ERP systems are required be connected to a single

Though core of the capability of decentralized EWM is available in

Embedded EWM Vs Decentralized EWM

Criteria Embedded EWM Decentralized EWM

Master Data No transfer of Master Transfer of Master data

Data between the required

Core Interface CIF is not required Required

Customizing Objects Not required Required

Document duplication Inbound and Outbound Replica of Inbound and

directly in Embedded called Inbound Delivery

EWM. Notification (IDN) and

Request (ODR) are

Expected Goods Not required Required for cases

created (GRs from

Quality Inspection No inspection Inspection document

Embedded EWM provides advanced functional features, better user

July 14, 2017 at 11:16 am

Thanks for sharing the differences in detail and in layman language.

keep continue to post on S/4 HANA EWM

September 19, 2017 at 3:42 pm

November 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm

I don’t think so, as it is embedded one.

December 12, 2017 at 1:45 pm

January 5, 2018 at 4:32 pm

January 14, 2018 at 9:59 pm

Hi Sreenivas – this may be late answer. Nobody answered your question –

Hope this helps,

January 17, 2018 at 11:23 am