Fixed Bin Replenishment in SAP ECC6.

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POSTED BY TKREDDY FEBRUARY 17, 2010 LEAVE A COMMENT
FILED UNDER FIXED BIN, REPLENISHMENT, SAP FIXED BIN REPLENISHMENT
This blog post will give you quick understanding of Fixed bin replenishment concept in terms of choosing the functionality and
required customizations along with master data maintenance.

In general you will see fixed bins for warehouses in retail distribution centers and Kit process areas where small quantitys are
more often pick from fixed bins. The storage bin in the picking area needs to be replenished so that outbound deliveries remain at
maximum efficiency.
When i am working for my clients 3.5 years back , a team member asked me about replenishment based on sales/delivery
quantity. I think we dont have that time. Now my current client is aksing this and could able to do this by Tcode LP22
Three different replenishment functions are available in SAP ECC6.0 to replenish fixed bins
1) Replenishment quantity based on current stock situation in the bin and creates a Replenishment TO during TO
Confirmation. This can be useful when you need auto TO creation when ever the min quantity for the bin reduced. But this will
not see the open pick/putaways for this bin while at TO creation.
2) LP21/ RLLNACH1 -Replenishment quantity based on current stock + open pick/putaway quantity for that bin. This will be
useful to see the forground report and supervisor can able to choose those certain bins to replenish. The required quantity will
consider the open pick/putaways for this bin.
3) LP22/RLLNACH2 -Replenishment quantity based on current stock + open pick/putaway for that bin + outbound deliveries
with pick date called planning of replenishments for fixed storage bins. This is the best option to replenish bins and quantitys
which are relevant for outbound deliveries. This can be better used for background job in the night and later can be created TO
from TRs.
For second and third cases, the system generates transfer requirements to refill the fixed storage bins with sufficient
replenishment stock for picking. It takes into account existing transfer requirements and transfer orders.
Below required steps required to run Fixed Bin Replenishment.
1) Storage type should have F as Putaway strategy
2) Storage bins need to be created under fixed Storage type
3) Extend the WM view1 and view 2 with that fixed storage type and maintain the fixed bin, minimum quantity, maximum
quantity and replenishment quantity
4) Create new replenish movt type copy from 319 movt type and if you want, enable auto TO selection and other options.
5) This step is optional i prefer to have ref.storage type search number here so that i call my own pick and putaway sequence of
storage types and maintain those in search sequence
6) Define replenishment control in the activities by maintaining the custom replenish movt type for fixed bin storage types.
7) This step is optional if you need to Create a Replenishment TO during TO Confirmation. Maintain 1 in the replenishment
method selection.
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Use of Mobile Data Entry into Warehouse
Management Transactions in SAP
POSTED BY TKREDDY DECEMBER 3, 2009 4 COMMENTS
FILED UNDER SAP RF SAP MOBILE DATA ENTRY
This blog post is basically for the Consultants and WM Team to
understand how SAP incorporated the use of mobile data entry into warehouse management transactions.
During my experience i used the Standard SAP RF Dynamic Cycle counting and all other processes like pick by pick sheet or
pick by ship lable was designed in custom RF program along with replenishment and pack memo printing through RF Menu..
Here i wanted to brief about the SAP RF related configurations along with features available.

Mobile data entry in the warehouse today involves the use of wireless radio frequency(RF) terminals or devices carried by the
warehouse staff to record data. The data is usually in a bar code form, either as bar code printed in Transfer orders or bar codes
that identify products, storage bins or other objects.
Standard SAP supports RF Devices and number of functions with in the Warehouse that can be executed via RF.
RF Devices:
SAP Transactions can be executed on RF devices that are handheld or forklift mounted. No Middle ware software required to
connect the devices to SAP. There are two Standard RF devices that can be used with SAP, which are
1) GUI devices- uses a Microsoft Windows-based OS
2) Character based devices- uses uses terminal emulation.
I got experienced to work with Character based RF devices only.
These RF device is not connected directly to SAP but communicates via an interface called SAPConsole. There are two industry
standards for screen sizes are supported by SAP
1) RF devices for forklifts: 8 lines by 40 characters
2) Portable RF devices: 16 lines by 20 characters
In ECC 6.0 many transactions are defined as mobile data entry and available for use with RF devices. These includes
Goods receipt
Goods issue
Material putaway
Material picking
Packing and unpacking
Physical inventory
Loading and unloading
Serial number capture
Stock overview
Bar code support in SAP: SAP reads bar codes for identification and verification. The items that can be identified include Storage
bin, Material, Storage unit, Handling unit, Quantity, Delivery, Staging area, Shipment, Pick wave. It is possible to scan items for
verification purposes and these fields includes Storage unit, Storage bin, Material, Quantity.. SAP may increase few more fields
in future.
Some configuration steps in SAP Mobile Data Entry are as follows

Configuration for Bar codes: Verification profile is a set of fields that can be verified by the user.
Path: IMG>Logistics Execution>Mobile Data Entry> Verification control> Define Profiles
Vefification profile can be assigned to movt types used in warehouses that will be subject to bar code scanning.
Path: IMG>Logistics Execution>Mobile Data Entry> Verification control> Assign Verification Profiles to Goods
Movements.
Define bar codes for warehouse
Path: IMG>Logistics Execution>Mobile Data Entry>Bar Code> Assign Bar Code Types to Warehouses.
Maintaining Bar code specifications
Path: IMG>Logistics Execution>Mobile Data Entry>Bar Code> Maintain Bar Code Specification.
Defining the Radio Frequency Queue: To assign a range of activities to certain users, functionality called the RF Queue
Management must be defined
Path: IMG>Logistics Execution>Mobile Data Entry>Rf Queue Management.
The queues are easily identifiable for picking, putaway, and goods receipt. The queues then can be assigned to the relevant areas
Adding a User for mobile data entry using Transaction code LRFMD
Logging on to Mobile Data Entry using Transaction code LM00
Accessing the RF monitor using Transaction code LRF1
The use of RF devices for data collection and transaction processing in warehouse management has been increasing over a
number SAP releases.
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