SAP EWM Architecture and Programming

Peter Zollner has 15 years of experience in logistics for SAP Consulting, including five years as a solution architect for SAP EWM. He has worked on complete implementations of SAP EWM projects across Europe. Robert Halm is an SAP EWM consultant at Prismat, which specializes in logistics consulting. Daniela Schapler is a solution architect at SAP SE and was one of the co-developers of the SAP EWM architecture. Karen Schulze is an EWM consultant with an SAP subsidiary.

Foreword
Flexible Warehouse Management with Extended Warehouse Management
Warehouse Management with Standardized Software: Configuration and Enhancement
Flexibility of Extended Warehouse Management
Summary
Architecture
Delivery Processing
Warehouse Logistics
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Integration with SAP ERP
Summary
Frameworks and Development Tools in Extended Warehouse Management
Warehouse Management Monitor
Easy Graphics Framework and Measurement Services
Radio Frequency Framework
Post Processing Framework
Easy Enhancement Workbench
Work Center
Summary
Extending Processes in the Preconfigured Warehouse W001
Introduction to Preconfigured Warehouse for Extended Warehouse Management
Inbound Process with Repacking for Putaway (106)
Inbound Process without Packing Information (107)
Outbound Process Using Pick Handling Units as Shipping Handling Units (108)
Outbound Process Using Wave, Pick Handling Units, Packing, Staging, and Loading (109)
Periodic Physical Inventory (110)
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Functions Modules and Methods for Extended Warehouse Management
Transaction Manager for a Logical Unit of Work in Extended Warehouse Management
Service Class for Filling Stock Fields
Date and Time for Time Zone of Warehouse Number
Cross Application Constants
Create and Extend Application Log
Read Warehouse Requests
Change Warehouse Requests
Read Warehouse Product Master
Create/Change Warehouse Product Master Records
Service Class Batch Management
Read Warehouse Task
Create/Confirm and Cancel Warehouse Task
Select Handling Units from DB
Create and Change Handling Units
Get Stock
Posting Change of Stock
Select, Release, Split, and Merge Waves
Get Transportation Units
Change TU
Read and Determine Packaging Specifications
Create/Change/Copy/Delete Packaging Specifications
Service Class for Radio Frequency Framework
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Useful Business Add-Ins within Extended Warehouse Management
Warehouse Request
Wave
Warehouse Task
Warehouse Order
Exception Handling
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Appendices
Programming Guidelines in Extended Warehouse Management for Enhancements
General Guidelines
Naming Conventions for Data Dictionary
Naming Conventions for Advanced Business Application Programming Objects
Naming Conventions for Variables and Parameter
Performance Guidelines
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