Create Warehouse

This settings document explains how to create a warehouse that corresponds to your current inventory structure such as warehouse type, what facility the warehouse is to be connected to, and so on.

Outcome

A warehouse is created with information about warehouse type, connected facility, where it is located, whether or not an item record can be added during purchase entry, and where the shipment from this warehouse is loaded.

The warehouse is used as a planning level for material and production. Stock zones, stock locations, and items are connected to the warehouse.

Warehouses are stored in the table MITWHL.

Before you start

Parameters to set

Program ID/Panel Field The field indicates....

(MMS005/E)

Warehouse Type

...a group of warehouses of the same type. It also indicates whether the warehouse balance is to be summed up to facility level. See related document Create Warehouse Type. Mandatory information.

(MMS005/E)

Warehouse Subtype

...a subtype to a warehouse type. This is used to differentiate warehouses within the same type and is defined in 'Warehouse Subtype. Open' (MMS007). Mandatory field for informational purposes.

(MMS005/E)

Facility

...the facility to which the warehouse should be connected. This is the level closest above a warehouse and it is also where products are structured and costing is calculated. A facility is created in 'Facility. Open' (CRS008). Mandatory information.

(MMS005/E)

Language

...the language that is to be used when printing external documents. This parameter can be overruled when printing invoices for customers with another language defined in 'Customer. Open' (CRS610).

(MMS005/E)

Area/State

...the area, place or province where the warehouse is located. This parameter is used for US sales and for trade statistics.

(MMS005/E)

Customer Number

…the customer number to be used when Intrastat records are created in connection with issues of distribution orders shipped from this warehouse. This is only used if distribution is being done between different warehouses in countries inside the EU and if other parameters necessary to run Intrastat in M3 are set. For example, if you have one or several warehouses in another EU country and you distribute goods to them from this warehouse, you should register the receiving warehouses as one customer in 'Customer. Open' (CRS610), then indicate this customer in this field. Optional information.

(MMS005/E)

Supplier Number

...the supplier number to be used when Intrastat records are created in connection with receipts of distribution orders shipped to this warehouse. This is only used if distribution is being done between different warehouses in countries inside the EU and if other parameters necessary to run Intrastat in M3 are set. For example, if you have one or several warehouses in another EU country and you receive goods from them to this warehouse, you should register the supplying warehouses as one supplier in 'Supplier. Open' (CRS620), then indicate this supplier in this field. Optional information.

(MMS005/E)

Copy from Warehouse

...from which warehouse to import item information and warehouse information when you receive an item that is not already registered and connected to this warehouse. This field is required only if the Auto Add Permit field is set to 1='Yes'.

(MMS005/E)

Auto Add Permit

...whether it is permitted to add an item/warehouse record during purchase entry. The valid alternatives are:

0 = No

1 = Yes

If you select alternative 0, you will get a message during entry telling you that the item does not exist in the warehouse.

(MMS005/E)

Alias Warehouse

…the location definitions for the warehouse used for the current warehouse.

(MMS005/E)

Alias Activate

… if this warehouse should be able to use another warehouses location.

The valid alternatives are:

0 = No

1 = Yes

Note that the functionality for using locations from another warehouse not is implemented in the current version of M3.

(MMS005/E) Purchase Organization ...the purchase organization which is used to consolidate or group warehouses that can be defined in 'Purchase Agreement. Open' (PPS100). The purchase organization is created in 'Purchase Organization. Open' (PPS099).

(MMS005/F)

Our reference

...the reference for internal ordering and distribution. Optional information.

(MMS005/F)

Place of loading

...the geographical location where a shipment from this warehouse is loaded. This information is used when planning shipment and route in M3. The place of loading must be defined in 'Place. Open' (MMS008). Mandatory information.

(MMS005/F)

Place of export

...the geographical place where a shipment leaves the sender’s country which is printed on an international waybill for car transport (CMR). If you have Customer Delivery Schedule installed, this information will be printed on an item or container label. Optional information.

(MMS005/F)

Consignor

...the name of the sender. This is printed on a transport label. If you have Customer Delivery Schedule installed, this information will be printed on an item label or container label. Optional information.

(MMS005/F)

Responsible

...a unique user ID that can be used for sorting and selecting. Mandatory information.

(MMS005/F)

To Location

...a stock location used by default for a distribution order when receiving goods from another warehouse. If not indicated, this information will be retrieved from 'Item. Connect Warehouse' (MMS002/G).

(MMS005/F)

Separation number

...an identification number for separating Intrastat when reporting to authorities. This is only relevant for warehouses inside EU. Optional information.

(MMS005/F) Blk PL qty move

…whether to block the movement of balance identity from one location to another if the balance identity, or a part of it, is already included in a picking list.

The valid alternatives are:

0 = No

1 = Yes

Note: 
  1. The movement programs (MMS177), (MMS175), (MMS105), MMS105MI/Add, and MMS850MI/AddMove are affected by this parameter.
  2. If this parameter is activated and MMS850MI/AddMove is used, 'Moveable net calculation' with option 2 selected is not allowed.

(MMS005/F)

Object Access Group

…an object access group, which is used to restrict access to different objects such as accounting identities, divisions, and facilities.

These objects can be connected to an object access group, and different users can be connected to user groups. For each user group, you can specify a number of object access groups.

Therefore, if an object is connected to an access group, access is only granted to users that belong to a user group connected to that access group.

(MMS005/G)

All fields

…allocation settings that are not necessary to create an inventory structure. These settings are described in the allocation documentation.

(MMS005/F)  Reference text type ...the requested contents of the 'reference text' field in a historical stock transaction for non-order related movements within the warehouse (transaction types 92 and 93). This also applies to movements in the pending put-away process. The reference text is used as additional information.

The valid alternatives are:

0 = From/to location

1 = From/to location/container

Note: Stock transactions for container movements in 'Movement. Change loc - Container'(MMS105) and location movements in 'Movement. Change Loc - Item' (MMS175) are not affected by this reference text type.

Follow these steps

Create warehouse

  1. Start 'Warehouse. Open' (MMS005). On the B panel, specify the warehouse number and select option 1='Create'.

  2. On the E and F panels, specify the mandatory and significant data for this warehouse.

  3. The G panel only contains fields concerning allocation settings. These fields have no impact on how to create an inventory structure. See allocation documentation – settings.