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ASUG EWM Practice Guide

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Kit to Order Process


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Practice Guide - Kit to Order

Contents

1. About This Guide............................................................................................................................ - 3 -

2. Introduction...................................................................................................................................... - 3 -

3. ECC System Instructions.............................................................................................................. - 5 -

3.1 Create Sales Order................................................................................................................ - 6 -

4. EWM System Instructions............................................................................................................. - 9 -

4.1 Value Added Service Order.................................................................................................. - 9 -

4.2 Release Wave to Create the Warehouse Order.............................................................. - 12 -

4.3 Confirm the Warehouse Order........................................................................................... - 15 -

4.4 Login to the Work Center.................................................................................................... - 17 -

4.5 Create Kit in Work Center................................................................................................... - 18 -

4.6 Move finished Kit from Work Center to Goods Issue Zone........................................... - 23 -

5 Conclusion:.................................................................................................................................... - 25 -

6 Support: ......................................................................................................................................... - 25 -


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1. About This GuideThis document will guide you through a simple EWM Kit to Order scenario. In this scenario,

you will be asked to create a Sales Order (Rush Order) in the SAP ECC system. As a Kit to

Order scenario we will use Bill of Material (BOM) comprising a Kit header and Kit components.Since the Sales Order is a Rush Order, ECC automatically creates the Outbound Delivery in

ECC, which is then immediately distributed to SAP SCM-EWM. Because we are using the SCM-

EWM system which runs independently of ECC, you will log onto the EWM system separately.

You will then be guided through a series of steps in the EWM system that may include the

following:

Display the Outbound Delivery Order and the Value Added Service order for the Kit.

Release the Wave. Once the Wave is released the system automatically creates

Warehouse Task(s) and Warehouse Order(s).

Confirm Warehouse Order to move the Kit components to the work center.

Assemble and pack the Kit components in the work center.

Confirm the Warehouse Task to move the completed Kit to Goods Issue zone.

In this scenario we have intentionally kept many of the steps manual. In reality, the warehouse

team will utilize EWMsadvanced configuration techniques to automate most of these

processes. For example, all picking and put-away tasks can be initiated and confirmed using

Radio Frequency (RF) devices.

2. IntroductionThe Kit to Order process in SAP EWM is used to assemble Kits for an Outbound Delivery order.

A Kitis a bill of material (BOM) composed of a Kit header and its components. The diagram

below provides a Kit overview. The Kit Header in this example is item 10(Tire Kit) and its

components are item 20(Tire) and item 30(Rim).


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Fig. 1: Kit Overview

Benefits of EWMs Kit to Order Solution:

Reduced inventory costs through flexible composition of Kits from existing

products (components)

Opportunity to offer Value Added Logistic Services

High transparency of all Kitting processes and inventory

The figure below highlights some important facts about Kits.


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When creating a Sales Order in ECC, the system checks if ordered material is defined as a Bill

of Material (BOM). If it is a Bill of Material, the system performs a BOM explosion and creates

order line items for each BOM component.

After the Sales Order is created, an Outbound Delivery can be created, either manually or

automatically. The Outbound Delivery containing the Kit information is then transferred to EWM.

In EWM, the Kit components are the only ones relevant for picking, not the Kit header.

Therefore, Warehouse Tasks are only created to pick Kit components and not the Kit header.

The Kit is assembled in a Work Center using Value Added Services.

To demonstrate the Kit to Order process in ECC and EWM, we have created a simple practice

scenario. The next chapters will guide you through each step in the scenario.

3. ECC System InstructionsLog onto the SAP ECC Demo system with the User ID and Password provided and follow the

instructions below.

For your convenience, we have simplified the Easy Access Menu to show demo-friendly

transactions. For consistency, this document gives the actual full path of each transaction.

Users can toggle between SAP Standard Menu and User Menu by clicking the relevant icon.


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Transaction: VA01

Menu Path: User MenuCreate Sales Order

3.1 Create Sales Ord er

To repeat this scenario multiple times, we will create a new Rush Sales Order each time.

To create a Sales Order use either of the two options listed below:

Menu Path:

Once in the Create Sales Orderscreen enter the appropriate values shown below:


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Organizational Data:

Order Type: ZRA (Rush Order)

Sales Org: Z340

Distribution Channel: 10

Division: 00

Note:For this scenario we are using Order Type ZRA, which is a Rush Order. We are using a

Rush Order so that the system automatically creates an Outbound Delivery.

Press Enterto continue. You will be directed to the Create Rush Order (ASUG)screen (see

below):


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Master Data: A separate set of master data has been created for each User.

The X value matches the one in your User ID. For example, User ASUG_EWM001 uses

Customer: ASUG_KCSX and Product: ASUG_BOMX. Both Storage Location and Plant are

consistent for all Users.

Customer: ASUG_KCSX

Product: ASUG_BOMX

Storage location: ZFS1

Plant: Z340

Enter Sold to Party (Customer)and Ship to Party (Customer), then hit Enter.

Now enter the Material ID, for example ASUG_BOMX, and enter the desired quantity in the

Order Quantityfield. Press Enterto explode the bill of materials.

Enter ZFS1under Storage Locationand Z340under Plantfield. The Plant and Storage

Locationmaster data are particularly critical for distributing the Sales Order and its OutboundDelivery to EWM.When finished, pressEnter.

Please make sure that once the BOM is exploded, all components also have Storage Location

ZFS1.


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Transaction:/SCWM/PRDO

Menu Path: User MenuMaintain Outbound Delivery Order

Savethe Sales Order by pressing the button. A message will appear on the bottom of

the Sales Order creation screen indicating Sales Order has been successfully created. Make a

note of the Sales Order number (in this example 15976), as it will be used to initiate the

Outbound Delivery process in EWM.

You have now created a Sales Order(Rush Order) and its corresponding Outbound Delivery

for a Kit. Well continue the rest of the scenario using Value Added Services in EWM.

4. EWM System InstructionsWe now have created the necessary transactional data in ECC to start the SAP EWM outbound

process.

Log onto SAP EWM using the same User ID and Password. Once logged on, follow the

instructions below to complete the EWM Kit to Order scenario.

The Kit to Order is processed as a normal Outbound Delivery, with the addition of Warehouse

Tasks to move goods from Storage bin to Work Center and Work Center to Goods Issue

zone. In addition, Kitting will be performed at the Work Center. The following EWM steps will

guide you through the scenario.

Start by checking the EWM Outbound Delivery Order automatically created when the Outbound

Delivery was distributed from ECC. Since this Outbound Delivery Order has been created for aKit, we will first display the Value Added Service order automatically assigned to it.

4.1 Value Added Servic e Order

The Value Added Service screen displays an overview of the work to be performed in the work

center. Value-Added Service order (VAS order) links delivery items to packing instructions and

contains details from within the delivery and packaging specification.

Go to Maintain Outbound Delivery Order from the main screen using the menu path below:


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Select Sales Order from the Find drop down menu and enter the Sales Order number from

ECC (step 3.1) then click Execute. See below for more detail:

Once done, a screen appears showing details of the outbound delivery order (see below). Write

down the four digits Outbound Delivery Order number (also labeled Document) that you will

need for finding the wave to be released. In this case our Outbound Delivery Order number is

6263.


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To display the VAS order, highlight the document row then choose the Display Additional

Data button from the Outbound Delivery Order screen and click Display Order for

Value-Added Service(see below):

Since this Outbound Deliveryis relevant for Kitting, a VAS Order is automatically created by

EWM, (In this example 500067). The VAS Order has two line items, the BOM material

(ASUG_BOM1) and a corresponding packaging material (ASUG_P_EU).


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Transaction:/N/SCWM/MON

Menu Path: User Menu Warehouse Management Monitor

Once a VAS Order is created, the goods must be moved from the Storage Bins to the Work

Center. Warehouse Orders containing Warehouse Tasks for this move are created when the

Wave is released.

4.2 Release Wave to Create the Wareho use Ord er

The system has been configured to assign and create the Wave(s) automatically to Warehouse

Request(s). The next step is to release the Wave. Once the Wave is released the system will

automatically create the Warehouse Task(s) and Order(s).

To release the Wave, go to the Warehouse Management Monitor using one of the two options

below:

Menu Path:


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To view the Wave, select the document row and click on the Wave button. The Wave details

will appear as shown in the screen below.

To release the Wave, select the Wave record and click on the More methods button,

then choose Release Wave.

A popup screen will appear. Click Continue.


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Once the Wave is released, series of log messages are displayed with details. Click the green

check mark to continue.

Once the Waveis released, Warehouse Tasksand Warehouse Ordersare created

automatically. These tasks can then be performed by the warehouse operator(s) (e.g., forkliftdriver). When completed, each task(s) associated with the Warehouse Order can be confirmed

individually or collectively by confirming the Warehouse Order. In more realistic settings the

Warehouse Order(s) would be confirmed using Radio Frequency User Interface (RFUI). In this

example, the Warehouse Order will be confirmed manually in the background using the

Warehouse Management Monitor.

4.3 Confirm the Warehouse Ord er

The following steps describe how to confirm the Warehouse Order.

To display the Warehouse Order, click the button in the Warehouse

Management Monitorscreen (see below):


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Confirm the Warehouse Order by selecting the row, clicking the more methods button ,

and then clicking on the Confirm Backgroption.

If confirmed successfully the Warehouse Order confirmation log will appear. Click the green

check mark button to continue.


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4.5 Create Kit in Work Cent er

The following screen will be displayed to assemble the Kit in the work center. The screen below

highlights the main options used in this example to perform the Kitting scenario. If you cant see

all the details please double click on the VAS Order number (in this

example it is 500067).


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To start the Kit creation process, double click Kit Creation and Reverse Kittingas shown

below and change the VAS Statusfield from Not In Processto In Processin VAS

Activity & Items Tab on right hand side of the screen. Then press Enter. The status column

should change to B, indicating the system will not allow you to add or update the Kits.

Select the Handling Unit (HU) (in this example 1100001709) and generate Kits by clicking the

Generate Kit button as shown below. If you cannot see the Generate Kit button, simply

move the screen divider to the right until the button appears.

Please note that prior to generating the Kits, the Kit header is not listed in the work center.

Once the Kits are generated, the Kit header and its components are clearly listed for the Kitassembler to assemble the Kit (s) (see below):


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Once the kit is constructed it must be packed into a new Handling Unit using the Kits packaging

material. The handling unit used at this stage is the packaging material that will be used to

house the Kit and eventually be shipped to the customer.

To create the new packaging material, double click on the Handling Unit(1100001709) and

enter the packaging material (In this example ASUG_P_EU). Then click (see below):

As indicated below, a new HU (1100001710) was created using packing material ASUG_P_EU.The new HU is ready to be used to pack the assembled Kit. Select the Kit and move it (via

mouse drag and drop) from the old HU (1100001709) to the new HU (1100001710) as

explained in the screen shot below.


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(Note: The handling unit icon will have a flag symbol and then the Kit will be moved from HU

(Old HU: 1100001709)to HU (New HU: 1100001710).Once the Kitis successfully moved, the

original HU (1100001709) is discarded.

Once the kitting is done, you will indicate that it is complete by updating the VAS Statusfield

from In Processto Completedas shown below. Press Enterto apply the changes.

This step is important to many warehouse managers, as it keeps track of valuable metrics such

as time spent kitting or completing a certain value added service. These metrics can be used to

improve plan tasks, track employee performance, or bill a third party for the effort spent during

the VAS service.

As seen below, the Kit status has now changed to C (Completed).


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4.6 Move finished Kit from Work Center to Good s Issue Zone

To complete the Warehouse Task log onto the Warehouse Management Monitor. In a more

realistic setting the Warehouse Task(s) is confirmed using Radio Frequency User Interface

(RFUI). In this scenario, the Warehouse Task will be confirmed using the WarehouseManagement Monitor.

To log on, double click Warehouse Management Monitoror use the Transaction code

shown below.

Transaction:/n/scwm/mon

Menu Path:User menu Warehouse Management Monitor

If prompted with a pop up screen, enter the following data:

Warehouse Number:ZA01

Monitor:ASUG

Click the Executebutton to continue.

On Warehouse Management Monitor screen expand the menu Outbound Documents

Outbound Delivery Order.

Double click on Warehouse Task, enter Handling Unit (in this example 1100001710), then

click the Execute button.


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Once completed, the newly created Warehouse Task is displayed (In this example 102116).

This task is used for moving the Kit from Work Center KITO-IN to Goods Issue zone.

To confirm the Warehouse Task, select the Warehouse Task row with the corresspondinghandling unit (11000001710) as shown above, click on the More methods button and

select Confirm Backgr.


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The confirmation log is displayed indicating that the Warehouse Task was successfully

confirmed. Press Enterto continue.

The Warehouse Task has been completed and its status is updated to CforConfirmed.

5. Conclusion:SAP EWM supports Kit to Order process initiated by a Sales Order and its corresponding

Outbound Delivery created in SAP ECC and distributed to SAP SCM-EWM. As demonstrated in

this scenario, EWM supports Kitting functionality where Kits are assembled and packed in a

work center using a Value Added Service (VAS) order. The VAS order functionality in EWM

allows you to monitor the duration and progress of each Kitting activity, which in turn enables

you to better plan tasks, manage workforce, as well as bill for any Value Added Service

accordingly.

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