Preface

17

The C_S4EWM Certification Exam

17

How This Book Is Organized

19

Acknowledgements

22

Conclusion

23

1 Warehouse Structure, Resource Management, and Master Data

25

1.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

26

1.2 EWM System Environment

27

1.2.1 EWM Basics: Embedded versus Decentralized

27

1.2.2 Delivery Document Integration

29

1.3 Setting Up the Integration between SAP S/4HANA and EWM

42

1.4 Structural Elements

46

1.4.1 Storage Types

47

1.4.2 Storage Sections

49

1.4.3 Storage Bins

49

1.4.4 Activity Areas

52

1.4.5 Doors and Staging Areas

54

1.4.6 Work Centers

56

1.5 Master Data

57

1.5.1 Master Data Integration

57

1.5.2 Product Master Data

59

1.5.3 Business Partners

60

1.5.4 Supply Chain Units

60

1.5.5 Packaging Materials

61

1.5.6 Packaging Specifications

62

1.6 Resource Management

65

1.6.1 Configuration

65

1.6.2 Resources

66

1.6.3 Radio Frequency

68

1.7 Key Terminology

71

1.8 Practice Questions

73

1.9 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

80

1.10 Key Takeaways

85

2 Warehouse Orders and Warehouse Order Creation Rules

87

2.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

88

2.2 Warehouse Orders

89

2.3 Warehouse Order Creation Rules

91

2.3.1 Define Number Ranges for Warehouse Orders

91

2.3.2 Define Sort Rules for Warehouse Tasks

92

2.3.3 Define Filters for Warehouse Order Creation Rules

93

2.3.4 Define Limit Values for the Size of a Warehouse Order

94

2.3.5 Define the Packing Profile for Warehouse Order Creation

95

2.3.6 Define Creation Rules for Warehouse Orders

97

2.3.7 Print Warehouse Order

99

2.4 Key Terminology

99

2.5 Practice Questions

100

2.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

102

2.7 Key Takeaways

105

3 Warehouse Process Types and Warehouse Tasks

107

3.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

108

3.2 Warehouse Process Types

109

3.2.1 Warehouse Process Type Fields and Attributes

110

3.2.2 Control Indicators

118

3.2.3 Warehouse Process Type Determination

119

3.3 Warehouse Tasks

121

3.3.1 Product Warehouse Tasks

122

3.3.2 Handling Unit Warehouse Tasks

122

3.4 Key Terminology

123

3.5 Practice Questions

124

3.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

126

3.7 Key Takeaways

128

4 Inbound Processing

131

4.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

132

4.2 Goods Receipt

133

4.2.1 Documents in Goods Receipt

134

4.2.2 Availability Groups for Inventory Management

135

4.2.3 Direct Putaway Configuration

137

4.2.4 Putaway Rules and Strategies

142

4.2.5 Expected Goods Receipt in Decentralized EWM

147

4.2.6 Process-Oriented and Layout-Oriented Storage Control

148

4.2.7 Goods Receipt for Production

150

4.3 Quality Management

152

4.3.1 Inspection Object Types

152

4.3.2 Inspection Rules

154

4.3.3 Master Data

156

4.3.4 Quality Management Process

158

4.3.5 Quality Inspection

159

4.3.6 Inspecting and Blocking a Handling Unit

162

4.4 Slotting and Rearrangement

162

4.4.1 Slotting

162

4.4.2 Rearrangement

168

4.5 Cross-Docking

169

4.5.1 Planned Cross-Docking

170

4.5.2 Opportunistic Cross-Docking

172

4.5.3 EWM-Triggered Cross-Docking

172

4.5.4 Radio Frequency Identification and EWM

176

4.6 Key Terminology

176

4.7 Practice Questions

177

4.8 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

186

4.9 Key Takeaways

191

5 Outbound Processing

193

5.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

194

5.2 Goods Issue

195

5.2.1 Documents in Goods Issue

196

5.2.2 Stock Removal Strategies

201

5.2.3 Process-Oriented and Layout-Oriented Storage Control

209

5.2.4 Pick Denial: Handling Differences in Picking

210

5.2.5 Direct Outbound Deliveries

211

5.2.6 Cartonization Planning

213

5.3 Wave Management

214

5.3.1 Manage Waves with Wave Templates

215

5.3.2 Automatic Wave Determination

219

5.3.3 Wave Processing

223

5.4 Key Terminology

225

5.5 Practice Questions

225

5.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

230

5.7 Key Takeaways

233

6 Production Integration with EWM

235

6.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

236

6.2 Integrating Production with EWM

237

6.3 Master Data for Production

238

6.3.1 Storage Location Structures

238

6.3.2 Products

240

6.3.3 Production Supply Areas

241

6.3.4 Control Cycles

242

6.3.5 Production Supply Area Assignment to Bin

244

6.3.6 Fixed Storage Bins

244

6.4 Delivery-Based Production Supply

245

6.4.1 Master Data

245

6.4.2 Scheduling Profiles

246

6.4.3 Delivery Type Determination and Mapping

247

6.4.4 Item Type Mapping between SAP S/4HANA and EWM

249

6.4.5 Goods Issue for Consumption Delivery

249

6.4.6 Production Staging

250

6.4.7 Production Consumption

253

6.5 Advanced Production Integration

253

6.5.1 Master Data

253

6.5.2 Scheduling Profiles

254

6.5.3 Define Document Types for Production

254

6.5.4 Define Item Types for Production

254

6.5.5 Production Material Requests

255

6.5.6 Production Staging

256

6.5.7 Production Consumption

257

6.6 Goods Receipt for Production

258

6.6.1 Goods Receipt from SAP S/4HANA

258

6.6.2 Goods Receipts from EWM

259

6.7 Material Flow System

260

6.8 Key Terminology

260

6.9 Practice Questions

262

6.10 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

266

6.11 Key Takeaways

269

7 Kitting and Value-Added Services

271

7.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

272

7.2 Value-Added Services

273

7.2.1 VAS Orders

273

7.2.2 Master Data

275

7.2.3 Configuration

277

7.3 Kitting

293

7.3.1 Kit-to-Order Using a VAS Order

293

7.3.2 Kit-to-Order without a VAS Order

294

7.3.3 Kit-to-Order during Picking

295

7.3.4 Kit-to-Stock with Production Orders

295

7.3.5 Internal Kitting

297

7.3.6 Reverse Kitting

298

7.4 Key Terminology

299

7.5 Practice Questions

299

7.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanation

302

7.7 Key Takeaways

305

8 Labor Management

307

8.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

308

8.2 Labor Management Setup

309

8.3 Master Data

312

8.3.1 Processors

313

8.3.2 Shift Management

314

8.3.3 Formulas

315

8.4 Engineered Labor Standards

317

8.4.1 Determining Engineered Labor Standards

317

8.4.2 Uploading Engineered Labor Standards

319

8.5 Labor Activities

319

8.5.1 Direct Labor Tasks

319

8.5.2 Indirect Labor Tasks

320

8.6 Workload Planning and Execution

321

8.7 Calculating Travel Distances

325

8.7.1 Travel Distance Calculation Methods

325

8.7.2 Travel Distance Calculations

326

8.8 Employee Performance

327

8.9 Key Terminology

328

8.10 Practice Questions

328

8.11 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

331

8.12 Key Takeaways

332

9 Exception Handling

333

9.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

334

9.2 Exception Handling

334

9.3 Exception Codes

335

9.3.1 Define New Exception Codes

336

9.3.2 Use Exception Codes

342

9.4 Manage Stock Transport Order Exceptions

344

9.5 Key Terminology

344

9.6 Practice Questions

345

9.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

347

9.8 Key Takeaways

348

10 Batch Management and Serial Numbers

349

10.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

350

10.2 Batch Management

351

10.2.1 Batch Management Settings

351

10.2.2 Batch Determination during Goods Issue

357

10.2.3 Batch Management during Goods Receipt

358

10.3 Serial Number Management

358

10.3.1 Serial Number Profile

358

10.3.2 Serial Number Levels

360

10.3.3 Serial Numbers in Goods Receipt and Goods Issue

361

10.4 Key Terminology

362

10.5 Practice Questions

363

10.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanation

366

10.7 Key Takeaways

369

11 Post Processing Framework

371

11.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

372

11.2 Overview of the Post Processing Framework

372

11.3 Configuring the Post Processing Framework

373

11.4 Using the Post Processing Framework for Printing

377

11.5 Key Terminology

378

11.6 Practice Questions

379

11.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

380

11.8 Key Takeaways

381

12 Process-Oriented and Layout-Oriented Control

383

12.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

384

12.2 Storage Control Concept

384

12.3 Process-Oriented Storage Control

385

12.4 Layout-Oriented Storage Control

388

12.5 Key Terminology

390

12.6 Practice Questions

390

12.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

394

12.8 Key Takeaways

396

13 Physical Inventory

397

13.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

398

13.2 What Is Physical Inventory?

399

13.2.1 Periodic Inventory Procedures

400

13.2.2 Continuous Physical Inventory

400

13.2.3 Cycle Counting

401

13.3 Configuration of Physical Inventory

402

13.3.1 Define the Physical Inventory Area

402

13.3.2 Activity Areas

404

13.3.3 Warehouse Number-Specific Settings

405

13.3.4 Configure Cycle Counting

408

13.3.5 Define Tolerance Group

408

13.3.6 Define Reasons and Priorities

410

13.3.7 Print Physical Inventory Documents

412

13.4 Physical Inventory Process

417

13.4.1 Physical Inventory Documents

417

13.4.2 Difference Analyzer

422

13.4.3 Stock Comparison

423

13.4.4 Physical Inventory Using External Systems

424

13.4.5 Process Physical Inventory Using Radio Frequency

425

13.5 Physical Inventory Monitoring

426

13.6 Key Terminology

426

13.7 Practice Questions

427

13.8 Practice Question Answers and Explanation

431

13.9 Key Takeaways

433

14 Replenishment

435

14.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

436

14.2 Replenishment

437

14.2.1 Basic Replenishment Settings

438

14.2.2 Define and Determine the Warehouse Process Type

439

14.2.3 Activate Replenishment Strategies in the Storage Type

440

14.2.4 Document and Item Category for Replenishment Warehouse Requests

441

14.2.5 Configure Stock Removal Indicator

442

14.3 Planned Replenishment

442

14.4 Automatic Replenishment

444

14.5 Order-Related Replenishment

445

14.6 Crate Part Replenishment

447

14.7 Direct Replenishment

448

14.8 Key Terminology

450

14.9 Practice Questions

450

14.10 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

453

14.11 Key Takeaways

455

15 Posting Changes and Stock Transfers

457

15.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

458

15.2 Posting Changes

458

15.2.1 Basic Settings for Posting Changes

459

15.2.2 Posting Change Process

463

15.3 Stock Transfers

465

15.3.1 Basic Settings for Stock Transfer

466

15.3.2 Stock Transfer Process

466

15.4 Key Terminology

469

15.5 Practice Questions

470

15.6 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

472

15.7 Key Takeaways

474

16 Warehouse Monitor

475

16.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

476

16.2 Warehouse Monitor

476

16.2.1 Warehouse Monitor Layout

478

16.2.2 Define Custom Monitors

481

16.3 Easy Graphics Framework

483

16.4 Warehouse Analytics

485

16.5 Key Terminology

486

16.6 Practice Questions

487

16.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

490

16.8 Key Takeaways

492

17 Shipping and Receiving

493

17.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

494

17.2 Shipping and Receiving

494

17.3 Yard Management

497

17.3.1 Yard Management Configuration

498

17.3.2 Yard Management Movements

500

17.3.3 Staging Areas, Doors, and Routes

503

17.4 Planning Transportation and Advanced Shipping and Receiving

507

17.5 Dock Appointment Scheduling

508

17.6 Shipping Cockpit

508

17.7 Key Terminology

510

17.8 Practice Questions

511

17.9 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

513

17.10 Key Takeaways

515