Description
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition can also be integrated to an external standalone SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) On-Premise system. This allows you to use the full scope of features available in SAP Extended Warehouse Management.
The integration is possible for all warehouse-related processes, such as inbound processes, internal processes, and outbound processes.
This lesson focuses on the inbound processes and their integration.
SAP EWM Integration - Inbound Processing from Supplier
This process enables you to order goods from suppliers and to perform the putaway in your warehouse. The process begins with the creation of a purchase order and an inbound delivery in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system. If the delivery is relevant to processing in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), the inbound delivery document is replicated to the SAP EWM system, where it generates an inbound delivery notification that, in turn, leads to an inbound delivery.
Alternatively, the warehouse can be informed about incoming goods by using an Expected Goods Receipt (EGR) document. You can transfer the expected goods receipt information to the SAP EWM system in one of two ways:
- Pull data from SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition from within SAP EWM.
- Push the data from SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to SAP EWM.
The EGR document contains data for a purchase order and enables you to create an inbound delivery in SAP EWM that is replicated to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Business Benefits
- Support your high-volume warehouse operations, with an integration between SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and on-premise SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
- Manage stock on a storage bin level.
- Provide flexible variations of the inbound process, by creating inbound deliveries in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, or working directly with the purchase orders (represented as Expected Goods Receipt) in SAP EWM.
Key Process Steps
There are two options possible here. The first option uses the Expected Goods Receipt (EGR) process in SAP EWM:
- Create purchase order
- Generate Expected Goods Receipt (EGR) documents
- Create inbound delivery with reference to EGR
- Check inbound delivery
The second option uses inbound delivery processing from the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system:
- Create purchse order
- Create indbound delivery
- Post goods receipt in SAP EWM
- Check material document from goods receipt replicated in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
- Create warehouse tasks for putaway
- Putaway products in SAP EWM
- Check inbound delivery
- Check material document
For a graphical overview on the business process of the scope item SAP EWM Integration - Inbound Processing from Supplier (2VJ), refer to the SAP Signavio Process Navigator as described in the lesson The Impact of Warehouse Management.
Business Roles
The following SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition business roles are used for this scenario:
- Purchaser (Purchase Order creation)
- Receiving Specialist (Expected Goods Receipt, Delivery Processing)
- Inventory Manager (Material Document Processing)
- Administrator Data Replication (Transfer between SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP EWM)
SAP EWM Integration - Customer Returns
The process starts with the creation of a return order and a return delivery in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system. The delivery is subsequently transferred to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). In SAP EWM, a goods receipt is posted for the delivery and warehouse tasks are created to put the received goods back to the warehouse. The process ends with the confirmation of the warehouse tasks.
Business Benefits
- Support your high-volume warehouse operations with an integration between SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and on-premise SAP EWM.
- Manage stock on a storage bin level.
Key Process Steps
- Create return order in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system
- Create return delivery in the SAPS/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system that is automatically replicated to SAP EWM system
- Post goods receipt in SAP EWM system
- Create warehouse tasks for putaway in SAP EWM system
- Confirm warehouse tasks for putaway in SAP EWM system
- Check return delivery in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system
- Check material document in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system
For a graphical overview on the business process of the scope item SAP EWM Integration - Customer Returns (2VO), refer to the SAP Signavio Process Navigator as described in the lesson The Impact of Warehouse Management.
Business Roles
The following SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition business roles are used for this scenario:
- Internal Sales Representative (Return order creation)
- Shipping Specialist (Return delivery processing)
- Inventory Manager (Check documents in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition; process inbound delivery and warehouse tasks in SAP EWM)
- Administrator Data Replication (Transfer between SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP EWM)