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Master Guide

SAP™ Extended Warehouse Management 2007 powered by SAP NetWeaver™

Using SAP® SCM 5.1, SAP ECC 6.0, and SAP® NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s)

Document Version 1.00 – August 2007

Material Number 50083515

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Contents 1 SAP Extended Warehouse Management .............................................................................. 5

1.1 History of Changes .......................................................................................................... 7 2 Getting Started ....................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 The Main SAP Documentation Types ............................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Cross-Phase Documentation .................................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Implementation........................................................................................................ 10 2.1.3 Product Operation................................................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Upgrade .................................................................................................................. 10

2.2 Related Information ....................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Related Master Guides.................................................................................................. 11 2.4 SAP Solution Manager .................................................................................................. 12 2.5 Important SAP Notes ..................................................................................................... 12

3. Technical System Landscapes for SAP EWM .................................................................... 13 3.1 Technical System Landscapes...................................................................................... 13

3.1.1 SAP EWM as Add-On............................................................................................. 13 3.1.2 SAP EWM as Part of SAP SCM ............................................................................. 14

3.2 Overall Installation Sequence and Information.............................................................. 15 4. Business Processes of SAP EWM...................................................................................... 17

4.1 Inbound Processing and Receipt Confirmation with Warehouse Management ............ 17 4.2 Outbound Processing with SAP EWM........................................................................... 18 4.3 Warehousing & Storage ................................................................................................ 19 4.4 Physical Inventory on Storage Bin Level ....................................................................... 20

5 Software Components Overview.......................................................................................... 22 5.1 Application Components................................................................................................ 22

5.1.1 SAP Supply Chain Management Server (SCM Server).......................................... 22 5.1.2 SAP ERP – ECC Server ......................................................................................... 22

5.2 Technology Components............................................................................................... 22 5.2.1 SAP Exchange Infrastructure.................................................................................. 23

6 Software Component Matrix................................................................................................. 24 7 References ........................................................................................................................... 26

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1 SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) The focus of SAP Extended Warehouse Management is an integral part of the SCM solution addressing advanced warehouse management functions and processes. Features include:

• Higher process and stock visibility

• Better planning of warehouse operations

• Highly efficient operation of distribution and storage processes

These capabilities in turn, allow for flexible and adaptive planning and coordination, in addition to execution of inbound and outbound processing, thereby integrating the process flow across the entire supply network.

SAP Extended Warehouse Management capabilities address the unique requirements of fulfillment operations across all warehousing environments:

• Very fast and very slow moving items competing for the same warehouse space

• Customer demand for order accuracy and the perfect order timing

• Vast product differences - size, weight, model year, serial number, country of origin, batch and valuation

• Complex cross docking and order fulfillment processes

• Integration of third party logistics services for packaging (inbound) and packing (outbound) of products

• Detailed packaging and shipping logistics by supporting master bill of lading and variety of packing options

• Control of work processes inside and outside the warehouse such as bundling, waves, spreading, resource management, work order, kitting, labeling, outside dock and yard management

• Third party logistics and outsourcing support for consolidators and carriers using portal capabilities

The additional warehouse management capabilities contain work processes only before available in non-integrated, niche solutions; the distribution techniques are aimed at dramatically improving service levels, while reducing capital investments in inventories.

This Master Guide for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) provides a central starting point for the technical implementation of the following generic business processes:

• Inbound Processing and Receipt Confirmation [page 17]

• Outbound Processing [page 18]

• Warehousing & Storage [page 19]

• Physical Inventory on Storage Bin Level [page 20]


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The following SAP EWM scenario is part of another Master Guide:

• Service Parts Warehousing

For detailed information, see the Master Guide of SAP Service and Asset Management on the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides → Industry Solutions → Industry Solution Guides → SAP Service & Asset Management.

You can find an overview about the whole functionality of SAP SCM in the solution map: service.sap.com/bmet → SAP Business Maps → Industry-Specific Maps → Supply Chain Management .

The business processes that are presented here serve as examples of how you can use SAP software in your company. The business processes are only intended as models and do not necessarily run the way they are described here in your customer-specific system landscape. Check your requirements and systems to determine whether these processes can be used productively at your site. Furthermore, we recommend that you test these processes thoroughly in your test systems to ensure they are complete and free of errors before going live.

This Master Guide provides just one way to implement each business process. This is the implementation valid for SAP EWM 5.1. For other ways to implement business processes, see the Scenario Component List Viewer in SAP Service Marketplace (service.sap.com/scl).

The central starting point for the technical upgrade of your SAP solution is the Upgrade Master Guide, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

Use the Master Guide to get an overview of SAP EWM, its software units, and its business processes from a technical perspective. The Master Guide is a planning tool that helps you to design your system landscape. It refers you to the required detailed documentation, mainly:

• Installation guides for single software units

• SAP Notes

• Configuration documentation

• SAP Library documentation

For a general overview of the available SAP documentation, see The Main SAP Documentation Types.


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1.1 History of Changes The Master Guide is updated on a regular basis in SAP Service Marketplace at: service.sap.com/instguides

Make sure you have the latest version of the Master Guide by checking SAP Service Marketplace right before the installation.

The following table provides an overview of the most important changes that were made to the latest versions.

Master Guide Version Important Changes

1.00 First version

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2 Getting Started This Master Guide provides information about the components and guides which are required during the implementation of the business scenarios.

• Getting Started [page 8] contains valuable information about using this document and related information (documentation and SAP Notes) crucial to the installation and upgrade.

• System Landscape for SAP EWM [page 13] provides an overview of a possible system landscape and overall installation information.

• Business Processes of SAP EWM [page 17] contains the following information for each business process of SAP EWM:

− Business process overview − Information about the required technical system landscape

• Software Components Overview [page 22] contains a short description of the software components that are part of SAP SCM.

• The Software Component Matrix [page 24] provides the information about which business processes use which component and whether the corresponding component is mandatory or optional.

• Depending on the specific business process, different installation and master guides are required during the business process implementation. In References [page 26], you can find an overview of all required documentation referenced in this Master Guide.

You can find the most current information about the technical implementation of SAP SCM and the latest installation and configuration guides on the SAP Service Marketplace under service.sap.com/instguides.

We strongly recommend that you use the documents available here. The guides are regularly updated.

2.1 The Main SAP Documentation Types Several documents have been created to assist you in installing, implementing, operating and upgrading your SAP solutions. The Solution Master Guide is the first document you obtain. Although strongly related to each other, the different documentation types help you solve problems at different levels in different solution phases. The following figure shows an overview of the most important documentation types that you need in the various phases in the life cycle of an SAP solution.

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Documentation types in the software life cycle

ImplementationImplementation

Master Guide

ConfigurationDocumentation Release Notes

ComponentInstallation Guide

ComponentUpgrade Guide

Upgrade Master Guide

OperationOperation UpgradeUpgrade

Solution ManagementGuide

Implementation Guide (IMG) Delta and Upgrade IMG

Security Guide

SAP Library

SAPterm

2.1.1 Cross-Phase Documentation

SAPterm is SAP’s terminology database. It contains SAP-specific vocabulary in over 30 languages, as well as many definitions and glossary entries in English and German. The current version is located in the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com → Additional Information → Glossary (direct access) or Terminology (as terminology CD). In the SAP system, use Transaction STERM.

The SAP Library is a collection of function- and process-oriented documentation for SAP components. It is located on SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com. The SAP Library also contains Business Scenario Descriptions. You can find these on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/ibc.

The Implementation Guide (IMG) is a tool used to configure the SAP system to meet customer requirements. Its structure and documentation are component-oriented. It is located in the SAP Easy Access menu of the SAP system under Tools → Customizing → IMG.

The Security Guide describes the settings for a medium security level and offers suggestions for raising security levels. A collective security guide is available for the SAP NetWeaver technologies like SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS). This document contains general guidelines and suggestions about system security. Other technologies and individual applications have a Security Guide of their own. The current version of the Security Guide is located on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/securityguide.

2.1.2 Implementation

The Component Installation Guide describes the technical implementation of an SAP component, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does not describe any business-related configuration. You can find the Component

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Installation Guides for the different components on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

The Configuration Documentation is contained in the SAP Solution Manager. SAP Solution Manager is a tool with various functions, one of its main functions being the configuration of SAP solutions and Business Scenarios. It contains IMG activities, transactions, and so on, as well as documentation.

2.1.3 Production Operation

The Solution Operations Guide is the starting point for operating an SAP solution. The guide refers users to the tools and documentation needed to carry out various tasks, such as monitoring, backup/restore, master data maintenance, transports, and tests. It also refers users to other documents, for example the SAP Library, the Master Guide, and the Component Management Guides. The current version is located on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

2.1.4 Upgrade

The Upgrade Master Guide is the starting point for upgrading the Business Scenarios of an SAP solution. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-up of an upgrade. It also refers to other documents, such as the Component Upgrade Guides and SAP Notes. Instead of an Upgrade Master Guide, there may be several Business Scenario Upgrade Guides or a Solution Upgrade Guide for earlier shipments of the Business Scenarios of an SAP solution. The current version is located on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

The Component Upgrade Guide describes the technical upgrade of an SAP component, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does not describe any business-related configuration. The current version is located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

Release notes are documents that contain short descriptions of new features or changes in an SAP component since the previous release. Release notes about ABAP developments enable the SAP system to generate delta and upgrade IMGs. The current version is located on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/releasenotes or in the SAP Easy Access menu of the SAP system under Help → Release information.

2.2 Related Information The following table contains links to crucial information for implementing SAP EWM.

List of Related Documentation

Content Location

Information about technical and release planning issues on SAP components

service.sap.com/pam

Information about the latest version of installation and upgrade guides for SAP components

service.sap.com/instguides

Information about SAP Notes service.sap.com/notes

Information about released platforms service.sap.com/platforms

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Information about sizing and calculation of hardware requirements (such as CPU, disk, and memory resource) with the Quick Sizer tool

service.sap.com/sizing

Information about network security – SAP Security Guide

service.sap.com/securityguide

Information about network integration service.sap.com/network

Information about high availability service.sap.com/ha

Information about creating error messages service.sap.com/message

Information about performance service.sap.com/performance

Information about the installation of SAP NetWeaver

service.sap.com/instguidesNW

Documentation on SAP Help Portal help.sap.com/

2.3 Related Master Guides This Master Guide is based on Component Master Guides. The documents listed below contain detailed information about the relevant components:

List of Related Master Guides

Content Location

SAP SCM 5.1 service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP SCM → SAP SCM Server → Using SAP SCM 5.1 Server → Master Guide SAP SCM 5.1

SAP ERP 2005 service.sap.com/erp-inst → SAP ERP 2005

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) service.sap.com/instguides → SAP NetWeaver → SAP Netweaver 7.0 (2004s) → Installation → Master Guide

2.4 SAP Solution Manager SAP provides the SAP Solution Manager as the highly recommended platform to efficiently support the implementation of your solution. Using SAP Solution Manager significantly accelerates the implementation process and helps you to achieve your business goals. At the same time, SAP can deliver Support Services based on the business scenarios designed and documented in SAP Solution Manager. Implementation content for your solution may further accelerate the implementation process. For information about availability of content

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specifically tailored to your solution, see SAP Service Marketplace under service.sap.com/solutionmanager.

In the installation or upgrade process, an SAP Solution Manager system is required to generate the SAP Solution Manager Key. Without the SAP Solution Manager Key, you cannot continue the installation process. The generation of the required key is implemented into the SAP Solution Manager as of Release 3.2 SP8. For details, see SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/notes → SAP Note 811923.

2.5 Important SAP Notes This section contains important SAP Notes for SAP EWM 5.1.

Read the SAP Installation Notes before you start the installation. These SAP notes contain the most recent information about the installation, as well as changes to the installation documentation.

Make sure that you have the up-to-date version of each SAP Note, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/notes.

List of Related SAP Notes

SAP Note Title

1033722 Installation SCMEWM 510 on ECC 600 1062246 Release Restrictions for EWM 5.1

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3 Technical System Landscapes for SAP EWM 3.1 Technical System Landscapes As SAP EWM can either be used as an add-on based on SAP ERP or as a part of SAP SCM, the following chapters provide an overview of a possible system landscape for both implementations of SAP EWM.

We do not recommend installing all components on one host. Instead you can distribute the components among several hosts, as shown in the diagram above. The diagram provides just one example; there are several ways to distribute the components. The distribution depends on many factors, such as sizing, security, available hardware, and so on. In practice, any distribution of components among hosts is possible.

3.1.1 SAP EWM as Add-On

XI Server

RDBMS

SAP NetWeaver 2004s Usage type PI

BI Server

RDBMS

SAP NetWeaver 2004s Usage type BI

ERP Server

RDBMS

SAP ERP 2005 – SAP ECC

SAP EWM

3.1.2 SAP EWM as Part of SAP SCM

SCM Server including EWM

RDBMS

SAP SCM 5.1 – SCM Server

XI Server

RDBMS

SAP NetWeaver 2004s usage type PI

BI Server

RDBMS

SAP NetWeaver 2004s usage type BI

ERP Server

RDBMS

SAP ERP 2005 – SAP ECC


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3.2 Overall Installation Sequence and Information The following table describes the overall installation sequence for SAP EWM.

Before you start the installation, you must know which components and which release of these components are required for the business scenarios you want to use. We do not recommend installing all components. Only install those components that are required for the business scenarios you want to use.

For more information about the required components, see the software component matrix for each business scenario.

ERP Server

Installation of SAP ERP 6.0 – SAP ECC 6.0

For detailed information, see service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP ERP → SAP ERP 2005 → SAP ECC 6.0

SCM Server

Installation of SAP SCM 5.1 – SCM Server

For detailed information, see service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP SCM → SAP SCM Server → Using SAP SCM 5.1

XI Server

1 Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) usage type PI

For more information, see service.sap.com/installNW70

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Installation of XI Content for SAP SCM 5.1

You can download the XI content for SAP SCM ES from SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/swdc → Download → Support Packages and Patches → Entry by Application Group → SAP Application Components → SAP SCM → SAP SCM 5.1 → Entry by Component → XI Content → XI Content SCM Basis 5.1


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BI Server

Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) usage type BI

For detailed information, see service.sap.com/installNW2004s

BI Content 7.03 For more information, see SAP Note 916834.

You can download the BI content for SAP SCM from SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/swdc → Download → Support Packages and Patches → Entry by Application Group → SAP Application Components → SAP SCM → SAP SCM 5.1 → Entry by Component → SAP SCM 5.1 → BI CONT 7.03.

Depending on the data volume that your company handles, the integrated BI of the SCM server may be sufficient. In this case you do not need a separate BI server.

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4 Business Processes of SAP EWM This section contains short process descriptions and information about the technical landscape of the business processes.

A detailed process description and configuration documentation is part of SAP Solution Manager implementation content ST-ICO 150.

4.1 Inbound Processing and Receipt Confirmation Overview

You can use this business process for your inbound processing and receipt confirmation in conjunction with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM). For this process variant - the logistics process of receiving goods in the warehouse - a high degree of variability and flexibility has to be ensured. In the actual implementation, different optional steps can be installed in order to ensure an efficient and streamlined receiving process. Whenever a company requires a product to be procured from an external source of supply, the product will be delivered according to the official procurement document (a PO) agreed between two business partners. The arrival of the goods is announced by a message from the supplier (ASN). They will be delivered in a certain quantity at a defined date and time at a defined company location. For the delivered product, an inbound delivery is selected and processed for putaway. Once the goods are taken into stock, a goods receipt must be posted. Inbound processing and goods receipts are key steps in any procurement or replenishment process. Using inbound processing in SAP EWM supports specific requirements for receiving goods in WM managed warehouses for discrete industries, for example for Service Parts Management. The receiving process is divided into several process steps which ensure that the physical receiving process is reflected in system activities and documents. The basic concept is to differentiate between planned activities and notifications (for example ASN, inbound delivery notification) and finalized documents after processing (inbound delivery). If Handling Unit (HU) Management for packing is used, you must use in inbound delivery to pack against.

Technical System Landscape

The following software components are either mandatory or optional, as indicated below, for the technical implementation of this process.

The following table provides just one way to implement the business process. For other combinations, see service.sap.com/scl.

SAP EWM as Add-On:

Component Mandatory Optional


SAP ERP 6.0 X

SCM EWM 5.1 Add-On X


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SAP EWM as Part of SAP SCM:


SAP SCM 5.1 – SCM Server X

SAP ERP 6.0 X

For more information about the installation of these components, see Technical Landscapes for SAP EWM [page 13].

4.2 Outbound Processing Overview

You can use this business process for your outbound processing with extended warehouse management (WM). Outbound processing comprises the preparation of goods to be delivered from a warehouse to a receiving location.

Outbound processing starts with the creation of an outbound delivery that typically has been created based on reference documents such as sales orders or stock transport orders. The outbound delivery serves as the basis for the subsequent process steps.

Outbound processing in warehouse management typically comprises the following activities:

• Notification of goods (to be supplied from a warehouse to a customer for which the outbound delivery serves as the reference document)

• Picking (with the WM warehouse task in this example)

• Packing

• Loading

• Goods issue and goods issue posting

• Finalizing the delivery process




SAP EWM as Add-On:



SAP ERP 6.0 X



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SAP ERP 6.0 X

For more information about the installation of these components, see Technical Landscapes for SAP SCM [page 13].

4.3 Warehousing & Storage Overview

You can use this business process to efficiently manage materials and processes in a complex warehouse environment. Goods movements and all logistic processes within the warehouse are planned and executed efficiently. This scenario begins with the creation and confirmation of a warehouse order (WO), and includes the optional processes of confirming warehouse orders via the desktop (rather than using radio frequency) as well as the optional processes of slotting, warehouse rearrangement, resource management, labor management and monitoring.




SAP EWM as Add-On:



SAP ERP 6.0 X





SAP ERP 6.0 X


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4.4 Physical Inventory on Storage Bin Level Overview

You can use this business process to set up physical inventory on the storage bin level with SCM. With the functions in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM), a customer is able to perform physical inventory for a product or handling unit whether at a single storage bin, multiple storage bins, or a grouping of several storage bins.




SAP EWM as Add-On:



SAP ERP 6.0 X





SAP ERP 6.0 X


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5 Software Components Overview This section provides additional information about the most important software components of SAP SCM.

Only a subset of these components is required for the installation of a specific business process. For a process-specific overview of components, see the section Business Process Overview [page 17].

5.1 Application Components

5.1.1 SAP Supply Chain Management Server (SCM Server)

SAP Supply Chain Management Server (SAP SCM Server) is part of the SAP Supply Chain Management solution suite. It is an advanced planning and scheduling tool that enables real-time decision support and collaborative network optimization across the extended supply chain. SAP SCM Server helps companies synchronize supply chain activities with their partners and excel at customer service and order fulfillment.

Embedded SAP BI

SAP SCM Server is shipped with an embedded SAP BI 7.0 that contributes to efficiently perform Forecasting & Replenishment tasks.

SAP SCM Server uses the embedded SAP BI architecture to plan for technical reasons (such as using info cubes), that is, the SAP BW embedded in SAP SCM Server is not meant to be used for the reporting purposes of your company.

5.1.2 SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP ERP) – ECC Server

Product instance SAP ERP 6.0 - SAP ECC Server (SAP ERP Central Component) consists of product version SAP ECC 6.0. It is the central component of SAP ERP 6.0 and is the successor component of SAP ECC 5.0, and thus the successor of the former SAP R/3 releases. For more information, see the SAP ERP Master Guide on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP ERP → SAP ERP 2005 → Planning.

5.2 Technology Components

5.2.1 SAP NetWeaver Usage Type PI (Process Integration)

Based on a native Web infrastructure that leverages open standards, SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) makes it possible to manage the broad diversity of highly heterogeneous components from a multitude of vendors and to run in various technology environments. The integration capabilities capture shared business semantics and act as a mediator between the services and their technical implementations. It includes technical functions, such as Web service discovery, queuing, mapping, and routing. It also establishes

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an infrastructure for business process management and high-performance execution within and across organizational boundaries.

Exchange-based process integration removes the problems of direct connections by extracting shared collaboration knowledge. These shared business semantics ease the integration of both external and internal components. Instead of directly coding point-to-point interfaces for each new component, the exchange infrastructure allows instant plug-in of new components once per component. This provides the flexibility needed in today’s fast-changing business world, and it reduces integration costs compared to the direct connection approach.

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6 Software Component Matrix This section provides an overview of which business process of SAP EWM uses which component.

Please note that there are software requirements for each component below, which are not explicitly mentioned in this documentation. They are documented in the relevant installation guides.

This Master Guide provides just one way to implement each business process. This is the implementation valid for SAP EWM 5.1. For other ways to implement business processes, see the Scenario Component List Viewer in SAP Service Marketplace (service.sap.com/scl).

SAP EWM as Add-On:

SAP EWM Business Processes Software Component Key: X = mandatory; (X) = optional; ( ) = not required

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Inbound Processing & Receipt Confirmation X (X) (X)

Outbound Processing X (X) (X)

Warehousing & Storage X (X) (X)

Physical Inventory on Storage Bin Level X (X) (X)

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SAP EWM Business Processes Software Component Key: X = mandatory; (X) = optional; ( ) = not required

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Physical Inventory on Storage Bin Level X (X) (X)

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7 References List of referenced documentation for SAP EWM and its business processes.

Title Purpose Where to Find

Installation Guides

Installation Guides of SAP ECC 6.0

Installing the ERP Server

service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP ERP → SAP ERP 2005 → SAP ECC 6.0

Installation Guide – SAP Supply Chain Management 5.1 <Operating System>:<Database>

Installing the SCM Server

service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Business Suite Applications → SAP SCM → SAP SCM Server → Using SAP SCM 5.1 Server

Installing the XI Server

Installation Guide – SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) <Operating System>:<Database> Installing the BI

Server

service.sap.com/ installNW70

Installation Guide – SAP Solution Manager on <Operating System>:<Database>

Installing Solution Manager

service.sap.com/instguides → SAP Components → SAP Solution Manager

Master Guides

SAP ERP 6.0 service.sap.com/erp-inst → SAP ERP 2005

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) service.sap.com/ installNW70

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