Important Configuration Settings for Inbound Process in SAP S/4HANA EWM

Rajesh Sharma
Feb 22
3 min read

Important Configuration Settings about Inbound Delivery Process

This blog will discuss important points about the inbound delivery process configuration in SAP S/4HANA EWM.

Inbound Process Overview

Organizational Elements and Master Data for Inbound Delivery

Vendor: NDEP_VEN1
Purchase Organization: NDPO
Purchasing Group: NPG
Material/ Warehouse Product Master: 2672
Plant: NDEP
Storage location: ROD

ERP and EWM Document Type

Purchase Order Document Type: OR
Inbound Delivery Document Type: EL
Inbound Delivery Item Type: ELN
Inbound Delivery Document Type in EWM- INB
Inbound Delivery Document Category: PDI
Inbound Delivery Item Type: IDLV
Inbound Delivery Item Category: DLV

Configuration Requirement in EWM

Map Storage location ERP to EWM system
Define the Delivery Document type for the inbound process
Determination Delivery Document Type for the inbound process
Define Delivery Item Type in the inbound process
Define the Allowed Item type in the inbound process
Item type Determination in the inbound process
Map Document Type ERP to EWM
Map Item Type ERP to EWM
Define Warehouse Process Type
Determine Warehouse Process Type

Inbound Process Steps

Step 1: T-code: ME21N- Creation Purchase Order

Step 2: T-code: VL31N Creation Inbound Delivery

Step 3: T-code: VL33N- Display Inbound Delivery

Click on the goods movement tab, the delivery item category is ELN

Click delivery header view, and on administration tab, delivery type EL

Step 4: T-code: /N/SCWM/PRDI

Enter the Warehouse number, and the party entitled to dispose

Enter the ERP delivery document number, execute

Mapping Storage location from ERP and EWM

Menu Path: SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Interfaces> ERP Integration> Goods Movement> Map Storage Location to ERP to EWM system

ROD/ AFS Storage Location Mapped Delivery Appearing in EWM

Click on the Delivery Header form view

ERP Delivery Document Type and EWM Delivery Document Type Same due to the below configuration

Define Document type for Inbound Process

SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Goods Receipt Process> Inbound Delivery> Define Inbound Delivery Document Type

Define Document Type Determination

SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Goods Receipt Process> Inbound Delivery> Define Delivery Document Determination for Inbound Process

Mapping ERP and EWM Document Type

Menu Path: SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Interfaces> ERP Integration> Delivery Processing> Map Delivery Document Type ERP to EWM

Click on the Delivery Item data form view, status, and shipping conditions, item category, and item type

Define Item Type for the Inbound Process

SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Goods Receipt Process> Inbound Delivery> Define Item type for Inbound Process

Define Allowed Item Type for the Inbound Process

SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Goods Receipt Process> Inbound Delivery> Define allowed Item type for Inbound Process

Define Item Type Determination for the Inbound Process

SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Goods Receipt Process> Inbound Delivery> Define Item type determination for Inbound Process

Map Delivery Item type ERP to EWM System

Menu Path: SPRO> SAP IMG> SCM EWM> Extended Warehouse Management> Interfaces> ERP Integration> Delivery Processing> Map Delivery Document Type ERP to EWM