Once the materials are picked and are ready for goods issue, you can post the goods issue. The goods issue posting can be triggered manually from the outbound delivery order, but it can also be triggered automatically when the materials are in the staging area or when the truck containing the materials leaves the warehouse.
For the goods issue, another SAP EWM document is created: the EWM outbound delivery. This document sends information about the goods issue posting back to the LE outbound delivery. From this, the inventory management document and the financial documents are created.
What is the reason for this additional document? When goods issue is posted against an LE outbound delivery, it must be for the full quantity of material in that delivery. It is not possible to post a partial goods issue. However, partial goods issue may be required because it is not possible to deliver the full requested quantity. For example, there may be less stock physically in the warehouse than is shown in the system, or there may be insufficient transport capacity. In scenarios such as these, a delivery split of the LE outbound delivery is required. This can be triggered through the EWM outbound delivery.