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Confirmation and Inventory

process component

Definition

Manages all of the tasks required to record inventory changes and related activities.

Technical Data

Software Component Version ESM EWM 7.02
Technical Name ConfirmationAndInventory
Namespace http://sap.com/xi/ESM/EWM


Business Context and Use

This process component is used to get the information of available and physical stock within a warehouse. The delivered information contains used or free capacity and serial numbers.

Integration

This process component communicates with other process components using the following interactions:

Structure

The following entities are part of this process component:

Service Interfaces

Manage Handling Unit In An interface to read handling unit information.
Query Inventory In An interface to find inventory.

Business Objects

Handling Unit A physical unit existing exactly once in the real world, which is identifiable for logistic purposes. A IdentifiedLogisticUnit describes the logistics and physical aspects of a product or package.
Inventory The quantity of all the materials in a certain location including the material reservations at this location. Quantities of materials can be physically grouped using IdentifiedLogisticUnit or LogisticUnits.

Notes on SAP Implementation

If you work with material, locations, or orders, you need to consider the type of identifier (internal or external). This has important implications for their use and for additional data that may be required.  For more information, see IDs for Materials, Locations, and Orders .