Create Warehouse Tasks - Warehouse Request
Application component: Warehouse Order Processing
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) uses this function so that when you or EWM release a wave, EWM simultaneously creates warehouse tasks for stock removal or internal stock movements. EWM creates warehouse orders pursuant to the warehouse tasks, to assemble work packages for the individual warehouse workers.   Instead of this standard creation of warehouse tasks through wave release, you can also create a warehouse task as follows:   Manually, with the user interface   Automatically, by calling a Post Processing Framework action (PPF action)  
Key features:  When EWM creates a warehouse task for a warehouse request, it uses putaway strategies to determine the storage bin, or stock removal strategies to determine the stock.  For more information, see Storage Bin Determination for Putaway or Stock Determination. Extract Time Determination The extract time determination calculates the target time effort to execute a stock movement. EWM determines this time for each warehouse task. Warehouse order creation adds up the extract time of the individual warehouse tasks for a warehouse order. Optionally, warehouse order creation supplements the extract time determination with a setup time that is defined in the warehouse order creation rule. In addition, if resource management is used, a route time is determined based on the resource used. The warehouse order includes the sum of these times. Based on this, EWM determines the latest start time of a warehouse order. The parameters of extract time determination formulas for a warehouse task are dependent on the product, the quantity, the unit to be transported, and geographical dependencies. For more information about Customizing for extract time determination, see Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings  Warehouse Task  Define Extract Time Determination.  Determination of Packing Instructions / Packaging Specifications for Customer-Defined Packing and Picking When creating warehouse tasks for relevant outbound delivery order items, the system determines suitable packing instructions or packaging specifications using unified package building (see Unified Package Building). Outbound delivery order items are relevant if the predecessor sales document item is relevant to pick HUs by packing instruction or packaging specification. The system takes the packing instruction or packaging specification into account during the filtering and sorting of stock (see Storage Bin Determination for Stock Removal). As a prerequisite, the document type of the outbound delivery process for the outbound delivery order must contain a unified package building profile for picking HUs by packing instruction or packaging specification. For more information, see Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Goods Issue Process  Outbound Delivery  Define Document Types for Outbound Delivery Process. For more information about customer-defined packing and picking, see Customer-Defined Packing and Picking. 
Business roles: Warehouse Clerk (EWM)
Warehouse Clerk (Extended Warehouse Management) : 
Plans and controls processes in a simple warehouse with a strong focus on inbound, outbound, physical inventory, and maintenance of warehouse specific master data.