SAP EWM Goods Issue: A Quick Step-by-Step Guide

The document describes the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) Goods Issue process, which is the sequence of steps for shipping goods from an EWM-managed warehouse after a sales order is created in SAP ERP. Goods Issue in EWM is defined as the process encompassing all warehouse activities from picking and staging goods to posting the goods issue, ultimately updating inventory and delivery documents in both EWM and ERP systems.

Key steps covered in the document:

1. Sales Order Creation in SAP ERP: The process begins with the creation of a sales order within the SAP ERP system, which initiates the demand and subsequent outbound delivery process.
2. Outbound Delivery Creation and Distribution: SAP ERP generates an outbound delivery document based on the sales order and distributes it to the decentralized EWM system to trigger warehouse processing.
3. Outbound Delivery Order Generation in EWM: Upon receiving the outbound delivery information, EWM automatically creates an outbound delivery order, which is the primary document for managing all warehouse-related activities for the goods issue.
4. Storage Bin Determination: EWM determines the optimal storage bin(s) from which the materials for the outbound delivery should be picked, based on pre-configured strategies and real-time stock information.
5. Warehouse Task Creation for Picking: Based on the outbound delivery order, EWM creates warehouse tasks, which are instructions for warehouse staff to pick the goods from the designated storage bins and move them to the goods issue staging area (GI-Zone).
6. Warehouse Task Confirmation: Warehouse operators physically pick the goods as per the warehouse tasks and then confirm the task completion in the EWM system, indicating that the picking process is finished.
7. Goods Issue Posting in EWM: When the picked goods are ready to leave the warehouse and are moved from the GI-Zone, the goods issue is posted in EWM, finalizing the outbound delivery process from a warehouse perspective.
8. Goods Issue Update in SAP ERP Delivery: The goods issue posting in EWM triggers an update in the corresponding outbound delivery document in SAP ERP, reflecting the goods issue status and reducing the inventory quantity in the ERP system.

In essence, this document provides a detailed walkthrough of the standard Goods Issue process in a decentralized SAP EWM system, starting with the creation of a sales order in ERP and culminating in the goods leaving the warehouse and the corresponding stock updates in both EWM and ERP, thereby ensuring a synchronized and efficient outbound logistics operation.

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