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Use
The warehouse number encompasses the organizational and physical aspects of a warehousing complex
as a single concept.

For example, a unit of weight is defined at the level of the warehouse number. Furthermore, at this level,
the system determines the standard unit of measure for WM documents, and special interfaces, such as
external interfaces or interfaces between Warehouse Management (WM) and Production Planning and
Control (PP), are defined here as well. You can change these settings subsequently.

We recommend using one warehouse number for each group of storage areas or
buildings (warehousing complex) in the same geographical area. If your warehousing
facilities are located in different cities or are physically separated by az longer distance, it
is appropriate to assign a separate warehouse number to each warehouse complex.

For information on how to define a warehouse number, call up the Implementation Guide (IMG) for
Warehouse Management and see under Master Data  Define Control Parameters for Warehouse
Number.

Example
As an example, the warehouse for company XYZ consists of a(n)

 Goods receipt area

 Goods issue area
 Hall with high rack shelves
 Bulk storage area
 Picking area with fixed bins
 Outside storage yard for special goods (This is also used when other areas are already filled to
capacity.)

Each of the areas listed above is referred to in WM as a storage type. WM groups these buildings or
areas under a warehouse number.