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Configure SAP EWM for Notification of Resource Changes SAP Warehouse Insights

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BUSINESS SCENARIO ........................................................................................................................... 4

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 4

3. PREREQUISITES .................................................................................................................................... 4

4. STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 5

4.1 Define OData Project............................................................................................................................ 5

4.1.1 Prerequisite ....................................................................................................................................... 5

4.1.2 Procedure .......................................................................................................................................... 5

4.1.2.1 Edit entity type properties. ................................................................................................................ 5

4.2 Define Customizing Settings ............................................................................................................... 6

4.2.2 Procedure .......................................................................................................................................... 6

4.3 Define Logical Port............................................................................................................................... 7

4.3.1 Prerequisite ....................................................................................................................................... 7

4.3.2 Procedure .......................................................................................................................................... 7

4.4 Define Configuration Scenario .......................................................................................................... 11

4.4.1 Prerequisite ..................................................................................................................................... 11

4.4.2 Procedure ........................................................................................................................................ 11

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1. BUSINESS SCENARIO

This guide targets at the audience want to configure SAP EWM for integration with SAP Warehouse

Insights 2102 or higher. With this integration, you can use some specific integration-based features, for

example, the system can reassign warehouse orders for live optimization based on resource changes

from a destination system (SAP EWM).

When there are changes to resources in SAP EWM, for example, a resource log on/off; a resource group changed; queues assigned/unassigned to resources, SAP EWM can notify SAP Warehouse Insights timely so that SAP Warehouse Insights can update or reassign warehouse orders to these resources during live optimization.

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

SAP Warehouse Insights is a product for the optimization of warehouse operations and resource

utilization.

You can use SAP Warehouse Insights to achieve the following purposes:

• To optimize the assignment of warehouse orders to resources to minimize empty travel distances

• To analyze KPIs of warehouse operations, such as workload and travel distances of resources

• To visualize the warehouse layout and resource travel paths

• To define and update storage bin coordinates

You can integrate SAP Warehouse Insights with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) as a standalone product, decentralized EWM based on SAP S/4HANA or EWM as a part of SAP S/4HANA. To be brief on the product names, SAP EWM is used for references to these deployments in this guide.

3. PREREQUISITES

If your SAP EWM release belongs to one of the following releases, you can ignore the SAP notes in the following paragraphs of this section and directly navigate to the step-by-step section:

• SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS00

• SAP S/4HANA OP 2020 FPS02 or higher

• SAP S/4HANA OP 1909 SP04 or higher

• SAP S/4HANA 1809 SP06 or higher

• SAP EWM 9.5 SP08 or higher

• SAP EWM 9.4 SP14 or higher

Disclaimer: note that some of the releases might haven't been delivered by SAP yet. The actual public delivery of these releases is subject to SAP.

If your SAP EWM releases belong to a lower release or a support package of the releases in the previous list, make sure that you've implemented the following SAP Notes:

o SAP Note 2770546 with the latest version

o SAP Note 2927464 with the latest version

o SAP Note 2984213

Plus the SAP notes mentioned above, you might need to apply more notes for a full integration with SAP Warehouse Insights. This depends on your SAP EWM releases. For more information, see Connecting to SAP EWM.

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You've subscribed to SAP Warehouse Insights Services and generated the service instance by following the instructions in the guide Configure SAP Warehouse Insights Service Instance in the How-To Guide wiki.

More Information

SAP Help Documentation

Administration Guide for SAP Warehouse Insights

Application Help for SAP Warehouse Insights

4. STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

In this section, you can find all necessary steps for the integration with SAP EWM.

4.1 Define OData Project

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4.1.1 Prerequisite You've activated all the DDICs in system by implementing SAP note 2984213.

4.1.2 Procedure Follow the steps below to define the OData project /SCWM/WI_INTEGRATION:

4.1.2.1 Edit entity type properties.

1. Open t-code /NSEGW. 2. Open the project: /SCWM/WI_INTEGRATION. 3. Choose Data Model-> Entity Types -> ETWarehouseOrder->Properties. 4. Edit and save the properties. 5. Then continue with other properties for ETWarehouseOrderComfirmed, ETWarehouseTask, and

ETWarehouseTaskConfirmed. ETWarehouseOrder

ETWarehouseOrderComfirmed

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ETWarehouseTask

ETWarehouseTaskConfirmed

4.2 Define Customizing Settings Make sure that the following objects are activiated via implementing the SAP note 2984213:

• All the DDICs

• Relevant codes

• Enterprise Services Repository (ESR) proxy objects

4.2.2 Procedure Follow the steps below to complete mandatory Customizing settings for the integration with SAP Warehouse Insights in SAP EWM.

1. In SAP EWM, enable the integration with SAP Warehouse Insights.

Select the Enable Integration checkbox in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Interfaces ->SAP Warehouse Insights Integration->Enable SAP Warehouse Insights Integration.

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2. In SAP EWM, activate the BAdI implementation.

Activate the BAdI implementation in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for Extended Warehouse Management-> Internal Warehouse Processes -> Resource Management-> BAdI: Notifying SAP Warehouse Insights of Resource Change.

4.3 Define Logical Port ...

4.3.1 Prerequisite Make sure that the following objects are activiated via implementing the SAP note 2984213:

• All the DDICs

• Relevant codes

• Enterprise Services Repository (ESR) proxy objects

You've enabled Customizing settings in Chapter 4.2.

4.3.2 Procedure

Perform the steps below to maintain the logical port LP_CPI_EWMC1_RSRC_NOTIFY: 1. Open /NSOAMANAGER, and click “Web Service Configuration” in the pop up web page.

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2. Search for the consumer proxy

3. Create logical port with “manual configuration” option

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4. Enter logical port name and description

5. Maintain the consumer security (user/password) for consumer proxy /SCWM/CO_RESOURCE_NOFICATION., using the client id and client secret of WI

6. Maintain the messaging attributes

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7. Maintain the transport setting

To generate the URL in the screenshot above, please refer to the guide: Configure SAP Warehouse Insights Services in SAP Warehouse Insights How-To Guides wiki.

8. Ping the web service and you should get a successful message

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4.4 Define Configuration Scenario ...

4.4.1 Prerequisite

Make sure that the following objects are activiated via implementing the SAP note using the URL for resource change managment of WI.2984213:

• All the DDICs

• Relevant codes

• Enterprise Services Repository (ESR) proxy objects

You've enabled Customizing settings in Chapter 4.2.

4.4.2 Procedure Note: the screenshots in this section are just for your reference. Follow the steps below to maintain the configuration scenario:

1. Maintain sender communication channel in business system

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2. Create the business component and maintain receiver communication channel in business

component, using the client id/client secret/url for resource change management of WI

3. Maintain the receiver determination

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4. Maintain the service determination

5. Maintain the sender agreement

6. Maintain the receiver agreement

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7. Maintain the configuration scenario

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