SAP EWM: Rounding Warehouse Task Quantity.

The process of rounding warehouse tasks (WTs) to whole units is implemented to streamline operations and ensure efficiency. This method involves the careful consideration of various factors, such as order quantities, inventory levels, and storage capacity. By rounding WTs to whole units, warehouses can optimize space utilization and effectively manage inventory. Through this approach, organizations can achieve greater accuracy in their stock management processes and enhance overall productivity.

Use Warehouse Task

There are multiple ways to configure the rounding of WT quantity to suit your needs. You have the flexibility to set this up at both the storage type level and the warehouse process type.

Here are the different rounding mechanisms you can choose from:

1. Round down to a single unit: This option allows you to round down the WT quantity to the nearest whole unit.
2. Round down to a multiple of a unit: With this setting, you can specify a specific unit and round down the WT quantity to the nearest multiple of that unit.
3. Round up to a multiple of a unit: This mechanism enables you to round up the WT quantity to the nearest multiple of a specified unit.

By configuring these rounding options, you can ensure that your warehouse processes align with your specific requirements and optimize efficiency.

The process works like this: If a WT (work task) is created and rounding is enabled, the system will check the quantity classifier for the warehouse at the storage type level, as well as in the product master. It will then search for a match in the packaging specification and round the WT quantity based on the unit of measure found in that specific packaging specification level. This ensures precise and accurate quantities during storage operations.

The functionality at the warehouse process type level has been tested in various scenarios.

Example explaining option “Round down to a single unit”

If a request now exists with a quantity of 10, the rounding logic would round the WT quantity down to 1. The system would create 10 WTs, each with a quantity of 1, instead of one WT with a quantity of 10.

Pre-requisite configuration – At the warehouse process type level select option 2 i.e. “Round Down WT Quantity to Single Unit” .

Packaging specifications – For each level of a packaging specification, you can assign a quantity classifier for the warehouse. Different packaging specifications can have the same quantity classifier.

In this case, we can see that level 1 of the packaging specification for the product, the quantity classifier for the warehouse ‘P’ is entered. The packaging specification at level 1 has a quantity of 1.

Stock position – we can see that only one HU with 5 EA is available in the stock.

Delivery created with 8 EA.

Created the tasks. We can see that the system created 5 tasks of 1 qty EA instead of creating one single task of 5 EA.

In the WT creation log we can see that rounding logic is triggered.

Example explaining option “Round Down WT Quantity to a Multiple of a Unit”

Pre-requisite configuration – At the warehouse process type level select option 3 i.e. “Round Down WT Quantity to a Multiple of a Unit”.

Packaging specifications –

In this case, we can see that level 1 of the packaging specification for the product, the quantity classifier for the warehouse ‘P’ is entered. The packaging specification at level 1 has a quantity of 5.

Stock position – we can see that only one HU with 5 EA is available in the stock.

Delivery created with 8 EA.

We can see that the rounding functionality has been triggered.

In this case, only one WT was created with 5 EA. The system did the round down to a pallet quantity and created a task.

Note:  If we want to use this rounding functionality at the storage type level then at the WPT level we need to select the option “Storage type decides”.

Then in the storage type config, we need to select the required option in the Stock removal control section.

The “Rounding Warehouse Task Quantity” feature in SAP EWM is a game-changer when it comes to improving efficiency. By rounding the number of warehouse tasks, this feature streamlines the entire process and reduces the number of individual tasks. With less time spent on task management, resource allocation is optimized, leading to increased productivity. At SCM-Cloudbook, the esteemed SAP education centre in Pune, get ready for an exhilarating journey of learning SAP. We take immense pride in our reputation as one of the best in the industry. Our exceptional SAP courses will equip you with the knowledge and skills to excel in this field.

Blog By: Amith Kumar

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