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SAP EWM Physical Inventory

Physical inventory in SAP EWM involves counting the physical stock in a warehouse to ensure accurate inventory records. There are two types: storage bin specific or product specific. Inventory can be done periodically, continuously, or via cycle counting. An ad-hoc inventory allows counting at any time, such as if a product is damaged, and can be done at the bin or product level by creating and executing a physical inventory document.

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SAP EWM Physical Inventory

Physical inventory in SAP EWM involves counting the physical stock in a warehouse to ensure accurate inventory records. There are two types: storage bin specific or product specific. Inventory can be done periodically, continuously, or via cycle counting. An ad-hoc inventory allows counting at any time, such as if a product is damaged, and can be done at the bin or product level by creating and executing a physical inventory document.

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SAP EWM - PHYSICAL INVENTORY

To perform financial accounting and tax regulations, you may need to perform accurate inventory to get the
value of an inventory in warehouse. Physical inventory process deals with counting physical inventory of a
warehouse and to get counting results.

Benefits of Physical Inventory


Physical inventory can be used by the management to count inventory so that the products can be stocked or
corrected.

There are two types of physical inventory that can be performed −

Storage bin specific


Product Specific

You can perform physical inventory in EWM on the following stock types −

Unrestricted-use stock in putaway


Unrestricted-use stock in the warehouse
Blocked stock in putaway
Blocked stock in the warehouse
Quality inspection stock in putaway
Quality inspection stock in the warehouse

Procedures to Perform Physical inventory

SAP EWM supports three types of physical inventory procedures −

Periodic − The system is configured to perform an inventory on a specific day or over a short time
period.

Continuous − This can be executed anytime during the physical period year.

Cycle Counting − You have divided the objects in categories – A, B, C, D. In customizing, you define
the cycle counting indicator codes with an interval inworkdays after which a new physical inventory
should be performed.

Ad-hoc Inventory
Ad-hoc Physical Inventory is a type of continuous physical inventory and it can be executed anytime during
the fiscal year. You can perform an ad-hoc physical inventory in various scenarios, for example, if a product
has been damaged. This procedure can be performed at the storage bin level or it can be product-specific.

Navigate to EWM → Monitoring → Warehouse Management monitor.

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Enter the Warehouse Number # and Monitor, SAP → Execute.

Go to Stock and Bin node and then double-click on Physical Stock.

Enter Product ## and execute.

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You can note down the inventory and storage type.

How to Create an Ad-Hoc Physical Inventory Document?

To create an ad-hoc physical inventory document, go to EWM → Physical Inventory → Create Physical
Inventory Document.

Enter Warehouse No. El##.

Select Phys. Inv. Procedure HL Ad − hocP hysicalInventory : Storage − Bin − Specific.

Choose Continue.

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Select Storage Bin in the Find field. Enter the storage bin from the previous step. Choose Perform Search.

Select the checkbox for the Block Indicator. Then, select the line and choose Set Flag.

Choose Save.

Note − The Pl document number that was created


inthetaskbartheP ldocumentnumberisfollowedbythecurrentyear.

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