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by Vasiliy Kharitonov
When you use storage types with storage behavior “Standard Warehouse”, but still want to restrict capacity of the bins, you can use EWM capacity. It allows you to restrict (and change created restrictions) how many handling units can be stored in a bin using only master data, without a need to perform customizing. You can also use it to restrict how many boxes or pieces of product can be stored in a bin even without handling units.
It can be used to restrict yard capacity as well, e.g. when you want to restrict how many Transportation Units can fit in one Yard bin.
To use EWM capacity you need to fulfull the following prerequisites:
1
, 2
or 3
. If you
want to restict the number of HUs stored in the bin, select 2
Check according to Key Figure Packaging Material./SCWM/MAT1
Warehouse product Maintenance.Note: Change in capacity of packaging material doesn’t change capacity of existing HUs or TUs. New value will be used for new HUs, and old HUs should be updated manually.