In this presentation , I have covered WM-PP interface. The presentation gives an overview of the concept as well as the process flow with and without the interface.It also talks about the master data and the various parameters that play a key role in the WM-PP processes

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2. Warehouse Management Overview
WM interfaces with the following areas:
1. Inventory Management
2. Quality Management
3. Production Planning – This is the focus area for the following slides.
4. Shipping
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3. WM-PP Interface
There are two scenario in for WM-PP Interface :
• WM-PP Scenario not active
• WM-PP Scenario active
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4. WM-PP Interface not active
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5. What is Control Cycle ?
For each material and PSA in the plant , one needs to define the following :
1. Storage bin to which the materials will be supplied to
2. Type of material staging.
Transaction Code:
LPK1/LPK2/LPK3-Create/Change/Display
LS41 – List of Control Cycles
LPK4-Automatic creation of control cycles for release order parts
Pre-requisite :
Number range defined for Control Cycle.
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6. Different types of Staging
Sr.No PICK PARTS
Indicator=1
CRATE PARTS
Indicator =2
RELEASE PARTS
Indicator =3
MANUAL STAGING
Indicator =4
1 Staging is process order
dependent
Staging is process order
independent. This is used
for materials stored in
crates or standard
containers
Staging process is
independent of the
order. The dept.
determines the quantity
required
Staging is process order dependent.
2 Material staging can be
created manually – LP10
OR automatically
Material staging is always
done manually –
LP11(Standard)
Material Staging is done
manually via- LP12
(Standard)
Here staging is done manually, and
used in areas where business needs to
stage material incase of damage and
excess consumption.
3 Requirement number here
is the production order
number .If the order is >
10, then it truncated from
right to left
Requirement number is the
production supply area ,
dynamic bin is not
supported. The quantity to
be staged is defined in the
control cycle.
Requirement number is
the production supply
area
Dynamic bin coordinate not supported
in manual staging
4 Can have one control cycle
for all materials
One control cycle per
material per PSA.Here , one
control cycle for multiple
materials per PSA does not
work.
Need to have control
cycle for each material
.Due to system
performance you can
create one control cycle
for multiple materials
Can have one control cycle for
multiple materials per PSA.
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7. Production Supply Area
• PSA lies in the production area. It is in the PSA that the material staging is done
• PSA groups together the work centers near to production storage bins, taking the material staging
type into consideration.
• A PSA area is defined per plant and storage location under for a warehouse number under WM-
PP Interface.
Transaction for Creation :PK05
Standard Production Supply Area:
100-Production Supply Area
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8. Production Supply Area Determination
Work Centre Master Data
• If no information is maintained in the work center the
system checks in BOM
Bill of Material (BOM)
• If no information is found in the BOM , then the system
check for source supply area in the material master data
Material Master Data
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9. Movement Type Determination
• The system will first which Storage type
is assigned in the control cycle. For
eg.100
Control Cycle
• To the storage type a replenishment
movement type is assigned ,and hence the
system determines the movement type. For
e.g.-319 –Replenish for Production
Storage Type
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10. Production Storage Bin
• A production storage bin is a storage bin in the PSA.
• A production storage bin , is used in the control cycle for each material and PSA. This helps the
system to understand the bin where the material will be staged.
• It is created as a normal bin.
• You can have dynamic bins for Pick Parts, and the staging will be done for particular orders.
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11. Process Flow
Process
Order
Release
Order
Material Staging
manually/Automa
tic
A Transfer
requirement is
created with
requirement type
“p”
With reference to
the TR a TO is
created via
LB13.TO Creation
can be
manual/automatic
GI for the material
consumption
The following depend on the settings in the production schedule profile:
1. Automatic/Manual Staging
2. Transfer requirement/delivery creation upon release
• WM is responsible to provide materials for production.
• It does so by supplying the needed materials to storage bins to production area.
• This is done so through creation of transfer orders for every transfer requirements.
• The subsequent goods issues posting reduces the stocks that have been removed from “production”
storage bins ,and no additional activities are required in WM
Material will be staged in
100 –Production Supply
Area
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12. Interface Active V/s Interface In-Active
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Sr.No WM-PP Active WM-PP Inactive
1 Once order released , staging
needs to be carried out
No Staging required.
2 Control cycles required Control Cycle not required
3 PSA area and production
storage bins required
PSA and bins not required
4 319/320 movement type used
for staging
These movement types are not used
5 Upon goods issue , material
gets consumed and no
additional activity required in
WM
Upon goods issue, materials gets
consumed in IM, in WM TR and TO needs
to be processed and confirmed to clear
the negative quants.
6 PSA -100 used here 914- Goods in Production Area is used