Pallet Storage Type in SAP EWM
Pallet Storage Type in SAP EWM
Pallet Storage Type in SAP EWM
SAP EWM has many flavours of Storage Types like Bulk Storage Type,
Standard Storage Type, Flexible Storage Type and Pallet Storage Type.
Among all these flavours Pallet Storage Type is one of my favourite Storage
types. I made this small attempt to make you get a clear picture of Pallet
Storage Type.
Figure 1 This is how a Pallet Storage Type looks when you go and visit a Warehouse.
Before we get into the subject let us know what a Pallet is.
The above image shows what a pallet is. And the above
picture is called an empty pallet because no product is present with the
above packaging material.
In the above sentence I said Empty Pallet means there must be some other
pallets with products.
Is there any other type of pallets based on the quantity of the product the
Pallet holding?
Ans. Yes.
What do you think if the Pallet is not Fully packed. What about the Pallet
which is holding some products but not to its fullest capacity.
Half Pallet and Quarter Pallet comes under Partial Pallet. Try to explore
them on Google.
Yes please.
Are there any other pallets other than Those Pallets which you have
explained till now?
Yes, there are many other types of Pallets Based on the material they are
made of and based on the characteristics they have.
explore more other type of pallets. Just google it. You will come to know
many things. As our main focus is SAP EWM. I want to stop exploring these
things related to Pallets. Here I am not stopping your Zeal to explore.
Explore as many things as possible. But for now, let us strictly stick to our
subject which is SAP EWM.
Now it is time to explore How to configure This Pallet Storage Type in SAP
EWM.
Let’s Have Look at the Pallet Storage Type in SAP EWM and its control
parameters.
Storage Behaviour
In the above Image we can see that Storage Behaviour is Pallet Storage as
we are going to create a Pallet Storage Type.
HU Requirement
Next important Parameter is HU requirement ‘X’ which means HU required.
This control parameter takes responsibility of storing only Handling Units
means Pallets or Boxes only those packaging materials which are associated
with Handling Units.
Client: Manoj. Are you going allow all Handling Units in this storage type?
Manoj: Yes Sir. I am going to allow all Handling Units with is Parameter and
loose products will not be allowed in this Storage Type.
Client: Manoj. I want to allow only some type of Handling Units in to this
Storage Type, But I want to store remaining type of Handling Units in other
Storage types.
HU type Check
When we tick this HU Type check system will allow those Handling Units
Client: Yes perfect, but where is that setting which can restrict or allow
Client: But Manoj in that Storage type Some Big Bins and Some Small Bins
are there.
Manoj: ok.
Client: But Manoj as You said in Allowed HUs in Storage Type. We can allow
all the HUs which are allowed in that Storage Type. But when it comes to
Bin level, Small Bins can accommodate small Pallets and Big Bins can
accommodate Big Pallets.
Client: But, how can you make your SAP understand my requirement of
allowing the HUs in Bins?
2. Define Bin Types for Small Bins and Big Bins in your Warehouse.
Client: Can you please shoe me where is that setting to restrict the HU
Types at Bin Type Level?
As You can See above settings, we can Bin Types to Each HU Types against
the Warehouse Number and Storage Type. As you can see that we are
creating a link between HU Type and Bin Type against the Storage Type.
It is very clear that in other Storage Type we can allow the HU Types in Bin
Types. It means we are not creating a link between Bin Type and HU Type at
Warehouse Number level but at Storage Type level.
Client: Manoj are you thinking of storing only one Pallet in one Bin?
Client: No Manoj, no, Small Bin can accommodate 4 small Pallets, and Big
Bin can accommodate 2 Big Pallets. Can You make this configuration on
your SAP System?
Manoj: Yes, we can divide each Bin in Sections Based upon How many
Handling Units you want to store in that specific Bin.
Manoj: Yes.
Bin Position: What do you want to name for each Bin Section is the Bin
Position.
In the above Screen it is clear that we can divide the Bins into Sections
according to requirement against the Storage Type level. As you said you
want to store 4 small HUs in small Bins and 2 Big HUs in Big Bins. So we
can define 4 Bin sections against that small Bin Type and 2 Bin Sections
against that Big Bin Type.
Client: Manoj, you have defined Bin Section. But how these bin Sections are
connected to the Handling Unit Types?
Try to read the sentence which is framed in the above screen. You will come
to know How the HU Types are connected with Bin Types and Bin Sections.
Note. Bin Section is different from Section in Storage Type. Don’t get
confused here.
So far, we came to know that Bin gets divided into the sections as per the
HU it is going to accommodate in Pallet Storage Type.
Client: if the Big Bin is not occupied by the Bin Pallets. I want to use the
space in that Big Bin for storing 6 Small Pallets. Is it Possible with your
Software?
Manoj: Yes.
Client: How?
2. In “Perform Bin Sectioning for Bin Type and HU Type” Assign This Bin
Section against that Big Bin Type.
Then System automatically divides that Big Bin into 6 Bin Sections when it
is received that Small Pallets.
Now let us have a look at The Same Storage Type when it is full.
From the above Picture it is clear that all the small bins can store up to 4
Small Pallets. And only Small Pallets are allowed in to the Small bins.
But when it comes to the Big Bins Big Bin can allow both small Pallets and
Big Pallets. But it allows to store only 2 Pallets when it receives the Big
Pallets and allows 6 Pallets when it receives the Small Pallets Based on the
Bin Sections, we have Defined Against the Bin Types in the above
Configuration.
Client: Do we have a reporting tool to know how many Bin sections are there
in Bins?
By this tool you can see all the Bin Sections and how many HUs are stored
in that Bin Sections.
You can access that tool by the Transaction Code Called /SCWM/MON
By this TCode you can monitor almost all the things which are related with
SAP EWM.
Let us have a look at those Bin Sections in the MON Reporting Tool.
I am thinking that I have given you here all that initial inputs that are
required to configure the Pallet Storage Type.
Manoj: Yes.