GR and GI Areas for Multiple Plants Linked to a Single Whse: Which storage type to use?

Dear SAP Community,

Please look astatine the statement of each retention benignant disposable to make a template to assistance with this interior decision:

• Standard storage

A modular retention benignant doesn't person immoderate peculiar attributes, arsenic opposed to fixed bin and bulk retention types. The strategy stores the products successful immoderate suitable retention bin. The determination of a merchandise successful the retention benignant whitethorn alteration implicit clip arsenic a antithetic merchandise tin beryllium stored successful a retention bin erstwhile it becomes empty. You can't usage mixed retention successful idiosyncratic retention bins successful the modular retention type.

You tin usage handlin

g units (HUs) successful the modular retention type. HUs are optional.

• Fixed bin storage

In a fixed bin retention type, each merchandise is permanently assigned to 1 oregon much retention bins and is ever stored there. The duty indispensable beryllium done utilizing the Assign Fixed Bins app. If a retention bin runs retired of stock, the merchandise duty remains. You mustn't usage HUs successful this retention type. If you make HUs for a fixed bin retention type, the strategy deletes them during confirmation of warehouse tasks.

• Bulk storage

A bulk retention benignant is often utilized for products that are handled successful ample quantities and truthful instrumentality up a ample magnitude of retention space. The advantages of bulk retention see a reduced request for carnal retention bins, accelerated entree to the containers, and a wide structuring of the warehouse into blocks and rows. You can't usage mixed retention successful idiosyncratic retention bins successful the bulk retention type.

HUs are mandatory successful the bulk retention type.

• General storage

A wide retention benignant has lone 1 retention bin assigned to it, which allows mixed storage. It's designed for a tiny fig of products.

Because the wide retention benignant has lone 1 retention bin, it's not intended for a ample fig of products. The strategy doesn't cognize the nonstop determination of the products successful the retention bin and can't enactment you by uncovering the products successful the retention bin.

You tin usage HUs successful the wide retention type. HUs are optional.

Please note:

You can't make oregon alteration retention types with the default retention benignant template. This template is utilized by SAP Best Practices to make retention types that are needed for definite warehouse processes, specified as:

• Goods receipt

• Goods issue

• Clarification

• Scrapping

• Production supply

To make it connected your end, delight marque definite to execute the configurations for Master Data: Configuration for Master Data.

Thank you and champion regards,

SAP Support.