
Above image shows display of the parent data ( e.g, all overdue WOs for picking in activity area ….) and one beneath to display child data (e.g, all warehouse tasks that are included in the selected WO).įollowing activities able to perform in monitor sub-screens.Then in the right side of the monitor result of the report entered by selection criteria opens up with two sub-screens. Once double clicked on nodes, selection criteria pops up.The left sub screen displays the hierarchical tree holding all relevant object classes (e.g., WOs, VAS orders, resources, etc) that are assigned to predefined nodes which are expandable by clicking the arrow next to them. Monitor primarily consists of a document and a process view.
Create or hide nodes for a user specific view of the warehouse activities.īefore we jump into configuration, let us understand the basic structure of the warehouse monitor. Create own monitor with own reports and methods. Adaptive and flexible to suit customized requirements. Can execute work in the warehouse such as confirmation of tasks, change queues for resources, release waves and many more. Predefined reports for most of the processes. Highlights potential problematic situations such as overdue deliveries. Comprehensive view of inbound, outbound and internal processes with related documents. It lets the manager / supervisor to monitor and control different warehouse activities. Warehouse monitor is a central tool in EWM which is in addition to monitoring capabilities can also be used to execute work in the warehouse. Let us start from a quick overview of SAP EWM “Warehouse Monitor” features and to finish with creating custom node for an interesting use case. It triggered my thought process on what if business users would be able to customize the monitor without any technical help or complex configuration of nodes.īelow blog will show how SAP has made it so simple to customize the variant nodes derived out of standard nodes without advanced technical know-how. Most of the time we just use the standard monitor nodes but whereas business users are curious about getting most out of the warehouse monitor features. Motivation behind exploring features of Monitor and why it is important for business users?
This blogs tries to explore the various features and basic customization options which comes out of the box in SAP EWM Warehouse Monitor from business user point of view.