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Many people asked what HUM & SUM is and where it is used…
In a WM we can work with SUM independently of HUM. The additional
features or function allows you to enter materials and logistics careers as a
logistic units that can only identify within a Warehouse using a Number. If we
user HUM in connection with WM, then we must activate sum for all storage
types in which you want to store handling units. During putaway, the system
creates a storage unit for handling unit of a reference document. Example
Inbound Delivery. This storage unit has the same identification number as its
brother Handling unit.
The basic difference b/n HUM and SUM is that, HUM is a combination of
Goods and Packing Material and it is mainly used for tracking purpose.
Whereas when it comes to SUM, its nothing but palletization of the materials.
The primary function of SUM is to effective use warehouse complex and gives
greater flexibility in terms of handling goods movement and storing goods
inside the warehouse.
For your clear understanding SUM is a subdivision of storage Bin where
stocks are stored with SU number rather in quant number. The another
advantage of SUM is, we can maintain two or more different quants inside a
SU.
Both SUM and HUM shares same identification number, whereas SUM
features limited within the warehouse, and HUM has its role outside the WMS.
HU is basically a material(s) which can be packed using packing material(s).
SU is defined for the purpose of handling and storing the material in
Warehouse. you can have full pallet, half pallet or pallets of different sizes and
capacities.
Following are the differences i can think of.
– HU is at IM level and Pallet is used for SUs at WM level.
– HU mgmt. is activated at Storage location level while SU mgmt. activated at
Storage type level.
– HUs exists outside your organization (unique SSCC nos) while SUs are
within the org, specifically at WM level.
– You can have HU mgmt. without SU mgmt. or vice-versa.
– When a HU is put away in warehouse, it is put away as SU. System
automatically assigns the SU number same as HU. You can also work with
SUs alone without HU mgmt., in which case, you have to be very careful while
defining the number ranges for these two. I suggest you search forum for
further details.
Handling unit management can be used with or without WMS. But when
you have WMS in place you need SUM to process handling units.
SUM:
1. SUM can be controlled for each storage type and allows you through
the use of SU’s to manage material quantities for each container or
pallet as a self-contained unit within a storage type.
2. Certain storage functions such as mixed storage control, removal from
storage functions in bulk storage, or capacity checks requires use of
SUM in the warehouse as prerequisite. SUM activated for following
reasons
3. Movement of mixed pallets as a single unit within the warehouse.
4. Identification & management of materials using storage unit numbers
assigned internally or externally.
5. WM can communicate with fork lift control systems via interface without
having to maintain material data in the external system.
HUM:
1. HUM represents a packaging controlled logistics system in which all
movements are mapped through HU’s.
2. If we use HUM then you must use the GR process with inbound
deliveries.
3. If we use HUM in connection with WM then we must activate storage
unit management for all storage types in which you want to store HU’s.
4. During put away the system creates SU for the HU of the reference
document, e.g. inbound delivery. This SU has the same identification
number as its sister HU.
5. HUM must be activated for each plant/storage location combination.
6. HU itself is created in inbound delivery during packaging.
The drill down list provides information based on the Storage Types, Movements, etc.
Warehouse activity monitor is an instrument for monitoring warehouse
movements. It informs you processes that have failed to run completely or
have run with errors, and offers you the opportunity to create or correct
missing documents. The Warehouse activity monitor contains seven objects
for monitoring.
01 – Unconfirmed Transfer orders
02 – Open Transfer requirements
03 – Open posting change notices
04 – Open Deliveries
05 – Negative stocks
06 – Interim storage stocks
07 – Critical stocks for production supply.
A document or stock item is only displayed in the Warehouse activity monitor
if the defined processing periods (in customizing) are exceeded.
RF Activity Monitor: used to control RF work, work items in queues, and
assignment of work to associates
Yard Activity Monitor: used to control yard managers constantly get up-to-date
information in the yard and to enable them to do quick responses.
Types of Warehouse Stock
Available Stock, Inspection Stock (Q), Blocked Sock (S), Blocked stock
Returns (R), à we can check in Ls
Special Stock
Sales Order Stock (E), Consignment stock (K), Project Stock (Q), Returnable
Transport stock. We can check in LX03.
Features of Inventory Management
Inventory management by quantity
Visibility of on-hand quantity by storage location
Management of special stocks
Entry and documentation of all material movements
Real-time updates of inventory
Documentation of all receipts, issues and transfers
Physical inventory
Carry out physical inventory at the material level
Perform inventory adjustments
Inventory management by value
Postings update account assignments for cost accounting
Updates G/L account for financial accounting
Key integration points
Integrates directly with MRP, purchasing and invoice verification
Provides information for MRP, updates PO; used to check conformity during
invoice verification
Real-time updates
When transactions are entered, the results the stock updates real time to
reflect actual changes.
People will have a question on when Inventory management is more
useful and acceptable to Implement ?
Answer is :-Inventory Management is More useful when…
Small facility
Lower levels of inventory on hand
Simplistic material handling processes
Lower volume of activity
Outsourced warehouse operations
Only need storage location or bucket of inventory visibility.
Important thing to consider in SAP IM
Required data for IM
Plant, valuation and storage location data
Relevant data for IM
Work scheduling, accounting, materials planning, purchasing, and
classification, storage and quality management
IM menu
Goods movements
Material documents
Reservations
Environment
Focused on reporting, lists and LIS
People will have a question on when Warehouse management is
more useful and acceptable to Implement ?
WM is great when
Larger facilities
Large number of materials on hand
Higher volume or flow through
Traceability and visibility is critical
Track material flow, status, inventory levels
Complex processes
Automated systems, wide spread site.
In Normal people would say that they will recommend to client to use
WM only if the standard logistics functionality is insufficient for your
needs.
Answer is: – it is not true. We have many Functional Modules and
customer/user Exits Provided by SAP. using FM/ Exits we can work on
any kind of scenarios client currently following. even we can club 2
more strategies using Exit. for example in case of beverages for picking
of Materials we need to consider FIFO and SLED because Materials in
Beverage/ Food/ Groceries Industries (Coke, PEPSI, NESTLE..etc..even
in our small Indian clients such as Subhiksha (TCS implemented
SAP) perishable in nature and we cannot use for a long as earlier said
they are sale oriented and mainly needs to concentrate in revenue (ROI)
so we need to activate SLED Picking strategy and also system should
pick First in First Out Materials for doing efficient Warehousing
Operation. so we need to club this 2 Picking strategies. In Standard SAP
this functionality is not available and so we need to use Exit. in Storage
type control Definition we have the option of selecting Exit Check box.
we need to activate from Config side. so that system will check the exit
used by the Developer.
SAP Function Module & Exits
Reference
https://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/9b/8ec95360267214e100
00000a174cb4/content.htm
We can use function modules to replace a series of existing batch-input
processes that is used in the Warehouse Management system. You can use
these modules to combine different transactions on one screen or to enhance
the range of functions in your system to meet your particular organisational
requirements.
Create TR
Change TR
Create TO
Confirm TO
Cancel TO
Create multiple processing list
Start multiple processing list
Release multiple processing lists
Processing TR’s using Function Modules
It is possible to create and change transfer requirements in Warehouse
Management using function modules. You can and should use these function
modules instead of existing batch input processes. This will significantly
simplify and improve the performance in comparison with batch processing.
All plausibility checks are carried out in the same manner as with the creation
of transfer requirements using batch input.
The following function modules are available for WM:
Processing TO’s using Function Modules. in help.sap.com
website SAP Shared all the Details related to FM and
exits. In my next coming article I would try to explain
usage of FM and when to use suitable FM.
https://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/9b/8ec95360267214e10000000a174cb4/conten
t.htm
Stock Transfer
St Loc –to-St Loc
MB1B: Transfer Posting Mov Type: 311 Need to fill Receiving St loc
LB11 (for sending Loc): Create TO wrt to TR
LT12: Confirm TO
LS26: Check the movement (goods move to 921 st type)
LB11 (for receiving loc): Create TO wrt to TR
LT12: confirm TO
LS26: Check the movement
Plant –to-Plant
MB1B: Transfer Posting Mov Type: 301 Need to fill Receiving Plant
LB11 (for sending Plant): Create TO wrt to TR
LT12: Confirm TO
LS26: Check the movement (goods move to 921 St type)
LB11 (for receiving Plant): Create TO wrt to TR
LT12: confirm TO
LS26: Check the movement
1. Stock Transfer
T Code- LT10
Enter.
we get the following screen
Vendor Return- The Screen shots are similar and so I like to share the Process flow with
Transactions Details
Forward:
ME21N :Create PO
MIGO: GR(Mat Doc)
MIRO: Vendor Invoice ( optional )
LT04/LT22: TO Creation
LT12: TO Confirmation
Return:
MIGO: Cancel Material doc
(Verify: Negative stock in 902)
LT01: Create TO
(Define source)Mov:999
LT12: Confirm TO
ME21N: Return PO
Scrapping
The Screen shots are similar and so I like to share the Process flow with Transactions Details
MB1A: Goods Issue,
Mov Type:551
Require cost centre
LT06: TO for the material Doc
Need to give source of the stock
LT12: Confirm TO
Change of Batch number or transfer of material from one batch to other batch within same plant
This process is used for transferring the quantity of stock from one batch to other batch without
affecting the accounting postings.
User should enter the quantity and batches very carefully. Otherwise it results in stock balances.
Prerequisites:
The stock should available with the batch from where you are going to transfer to new or existing
batch.
You can create new batch in the destination batch or can use the existing batch.
http://www.sapfunctional.com/WM/WMQ1.htm
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Shivakkumar. GV
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I was thinking i should start ready MM materials but with this i now have interest in WM.
Is there a certificate exam on WM?
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G.V.Shivakkumar
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Please find the details. now topic coverage is WM+LE [ both the areas ]
https://training.sap.com/certification/c_tscm66_66-sap-certified-application-associate—logistics-
execution-and-warehouse-management-with-sap-erp-60-ehp6-g/
C_TSCM66_66
Regards,
G.V.Shivakkumar
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10. dee cockFebruary 9, 2018 at 6:45 am
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https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/Logistics+General+Handling+Unit+Introduction
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/Customising+settings+for+automatic+packaging+in+
deliveries
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=239960777
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/Handling+Unit+creation+in+a+non-
HU+managed+location
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Creation+on+HU+and+WM+Managed+Storage+
Location
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Creation+on+HU+Managed+Storage+Location
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Goods+Issue+from+HUM
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Goods+Issue+from+HUM+and+WM
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Goods+Receipt+in+ERP+WM+Location
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/HU+Goods+Receipt+in+HUM+Location
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=279576867
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=279576860
I hope it is more useful for the guys working in SAP HU + SAP WM/MM. we can considers
Christina’s documents as master reference. It is more appreciated. Thanks Christina.
Regards,
G.V.Shivakkumar
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