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

This document provides a quick overview of the goods receipt process in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). Goods receipt in SAP EWM is defined as the physical acceptance of goods into warehouse stock from various sources like external vendors, production, or internal transfers, initiating subsequent warehousing processes. The document details the process flow and system configurations for both decentralized and embedded EWM deployment scenarios within the SAP landscape, emphasizing the integration between EWM and SAP ERP.

Key topics covered in the document:

1. Decentralized EWM System Overview: Explains the decentralized EWM deployment, highlighting its use in complex warehouse scenarios, integration with multiple ERP systems (SAP and non-SAP), and suitability for third-party managed warehouses.
2. Decentralized EWM Goods Receipt Process Flow: Describes the process initiated by the supplier sending an Advanced Shipping Notification (ASN), followed by purchase order creation and inbound delivery generation in SAP ERP, which triggers the creation of inbound delivery in SAP EWM.
3. Warehouse Operations in Decentralized EWM: Details the physical goods receipt activities within EWM, including unloading the vehicle, posting goods receipt using SAP EWM transactions, and subsequently performing putaway of the received products into designated storage bins.
4. ERP Goods Receipt Confirmation and Stock Update: Outlines how the goods receipt posted in EWM is transmitted back to SAP ERP, leading to goods receipt posting in ERP, and the corresponding updates to purchase order and inbound delivery documents, reflecting the stock movement.
5. Monitoring Goods Movement in EWM: Introduces the transaction /N/SCWM/MON as the central tool for monitoring all warehouse movements and processes within EWM, offering functionalities to oversee inbound and outbound processes, warehouse tasks, and deliveries.
6. Decentralized EWM System Setup: Summarizes the essential configurations for decentralized EWM, including enterprise structure assignments in ERP and the Distribution Model (BD64) settings to establish communication between ERP and EWM. It also mentions Core Interface (CIF) for master data synchronization and relevant transaction codes like bd54, sm59, and cfc*.
7. Embedded EWM Goods Receipt with Inbound Delivery: Explains the goods receipt process in embedded EWM when an inbound delivery is used, starting from purchase order creation with confirmation control in ERP, leading to inbound delivery creation and subsequent goods receipt and putaway processing within the embedded EWM.
8. Embedded EWM Goods Receipt without Inbound Delivery: Describes an alternative goods receipt process in embedded EWM directly against a purchase order, bypassing the inbound delivery step, and directly initiating warehouse order and task creation for putaway after goods receipt posting.

The document effectively contrasts goods receipt processes in decentralized and embedded EWM environments, providing a step-by-step guide and highlighting configuration prerequisites for each deployment option, offering a practical understanding of warehouse inbound operations within SAP EWM.

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