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EWM Availability Groups in SAP EWM

The document discusses the importance of Availability Groups in SAP EWM for ensuring accurate stock allocation and synchronization between SAP S/4HANA ERP and EWM. It outlines how these groups prevent sales order mismatches by ensuring only physically available stock is considered for outbound processing. Additionally, the document provides a detailed configuration guide for setting up Availability Groups to enhance warehouse operations and reduce fulfillment delays.

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EWM Availability Groups in SAP EWM

The document discusses the importance of Availability Groups in SAP EWM for ensuring accurate stock allocation and synchronization between SAP S/4HANA ERP and EWM. It outlines how these groups prevent sales order mismatches by ensuring only physically available stock is considered for outbound processing. Additionally, the document provides a detailed configuration guide for setting up Availability Groups to enhance warehouse operations and reduce fulfillment delays.

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EWM Availability Groups in SAP EWM: Ensuring Accurate Stock

Allocation

Stock synchronization issues between SAP S/4HANA ERP and EWM are a
common challenge in warehouse operations. Too often, sales orders are
created based on ERP stock that isn't actually available in the warehouse,
leading to:

Fulfillment delays

Last-minute scrambling

Unhappy customers

One of the most effective ways to address this issue is through Availability
Groups in SAP EWM. These groups ensure that only stock that is truly
available is considered for outbound processing, preventing mismatches
between ERP and EWM.

This Blog covers:

✔ What Availability Groups are and why they matter


✔ How they prevent sales order mismatches
✔ The right way to configure Availability Groups in SAP EWM

Understanding Availability Groups in SAP EWM

Availability Groups work alongside Warehouse Process Types and Put away
Strategies, which dictate where stock is placed within the warehouse
(Covered in my Previous blog:https://community.sap.com/t5/supply-
chain-management-blogs-by-members/understanding-warehouse-
proces...). Once stock reaches its final storage bin and put away is
confirmed, Availability Groups update the stock status in EWM, ensuring that
only stock that is physically available is considered for outbound processing
and synchronized with SAP S/4HANA
How Availability Groups Work

When putaway is confirmed, the Availability Group updates,


triggering a stock status update in SAP S/4HANA.

This ensures that only stock that is genuinely available is reflected


in the system.

The result? Fewer errors and smoother outbound processes.

Why Do We Need Availability Groups?

In an ideal world, stock in SAP ERP should always match stock in EWM. But
in reality, discrepancies occur because:

Sales consultants process orders based on ERP stock


quantities, without checking whether the stock is physically available.

Warehouse stock is still in transit or processing, yet ERP


marks it as available for outbound.
Putaway processes take time, so stock may exist in EWM but
isn't ready for picking.

In the next section, let’s dive into how to configure Availability Groups
in SAP EWM to achieve seamless stock synchronization.

Configuration:

1. Maintain Storage locations

Path: SIMG-->Enterprise Structure-->Definition-->Material Management--


>Maintain Storage location

2. Assign Warehouse Number to plant and Storage location

Path: SIMG-->Enterprise Structure-->Assignment-->Logistic Execution --


>Assign Warehouse Number to plant and Storage location

3. Map Storage location from ERP to EWM

Path: SIMG-->SCM EWM--> EWM -->Interfaces -->ERP integrations-->Goods


Movement-->Map Storage location from ERP to EWM
4. Define Availability Group

Path: SIMG-->SCM EWM--> EWM -->Goods Receipt Process-->Configure


Availability Groups for put away-->Define Availability Group

5. Define non-location dependent stock type

Path: SIMG-->SCM EWM--> EWM -->Goods Receipt Process-->Configure


Availability Groups for put away-->Define Non-location dependent stock
type

6. Configure Stock Type

Path: SIMG-->SCM EWM--> EWM -->Goods Receipt Process-->Configure


Availability Groups for put away--> Configure Stock type
7. Assign Availability Group to Storage Type

Path: SIMG-->SCM EWM--> EWM -->Master Data -->Define Storage type

Test Case:

Create a Purchase Order (ME21N)


A Purchase Order (PO) is created with Plant HLNE and Storage
Location ROD, indicating that the products will be received into
the ROD storage location.
-Standard PO created under the number 4500004416

Create Inbound delivery (VL31N)

With respect to purchase order Inbound delivery is created and distributed to


EWM.
-Inbound Delivery 180003570 was saved and distributed to the
WMS.

Maintain Inbound delivery (/N/SCWM/PRDI)


Once the delivery is distributed to EWM, the system, by default, updates
the stock type to F1, based on configuration step-6 as listed above. In
the PO, ROD is assigned to the product, and the ROD storage location is
linked to Availability Group 001, as per configuration step-3.

Let's perform the Goods Receipt (GR), and now the stock is in the ROD
storage location. Let's check if this stock has been updated in SAP S/4HANA
by navigating to the MMBE transaction
Now, the stock is in the ROD storage location, as shown in the image, and
it has been updated in SAP S/4HANA. However, the sales consultant always
picks the quantity from AFS, even though the stock exists in the warehouse,
it is not yet ready for picking. Since the stock is still in transit, there is no
way to create a delivery for these products.

Warehouse Task Creation

Now, create a Warehouse Task (WT) and confirm it, which means the
products are moved to their final storage bin. Let’s now observe how
the Availability Group updates and impacts stock availability in the
system.
Storage type is the key triggering point that helps change the stock
type using the Availability Group. HLR1 is the final storage type, where
the product is placed in its final bin. The Availability Group 002 is linked
with stock type F2, and this Availability Group is assigned to the storage
type. Additionally, the mandatory checkbox plays a crucial role in
updating the stock, as shown in configuration step-7.

Upon confirmation of the Warehouse Task, the product is placed in


its final bin, meaning it is now ready for outbound activities. This
approach helps prevent stock availability conflicts and ensures smooth order
fulfillment

Let's check whether the stock has been updated in SAP S/4HANA using
the MMBE transaction.
See, the stock has been updated to AFS, where Availability Group
002 is assigned to AFS, and it has now been successfully updated. This
means the stock is ready for picking

Availability Groups in SAP EWM play a crucial role in ensuring accurate stock
visibility and readiness. They prevent premature order confirmations, reduce
fulfillment conflicts, and ensure that only physically available stock is
considered for outbound processes, leading to smoother warehouse
operations.

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