EWM Inbound with Deconsolidation and Quality Inspection (QIE)

Business scenario

100 EA of RM-1000 arrive on a mixed pallet. RM-1000 is inspection-relevant, so the receipt lands in quality stock. The pallet is split at the deconsolidation station; 5 EA go to the inspection desk as a sample.

All companies, numbers and documents are fictional demo data.

Step-by-step flow

1. 01

   Receive into quality stock open in twin

   The truck is unloaded and GR is posted: +100 EA in GR-ZONE, stock type quality. Inventory ₹1,00,000 against GR/IR.

   Nobody can consume or sell it until inspection is decided.

2. 02

   Deconsolidate the pallet open in twin

   Storage control routes the pallet to DECON-01 first, where it is split into single-product units.

   Each step is a warehouse task, so the system always knows where the goods are.

3. 03

   Send a sample to inspection open in twin

   5 EA go to the inspection desk QINSP-01; 95 EA wait at deconsolidation.

   Only the sample is checked; the decision applies to the whole quantity.

4. 04

   Inspection result open in twin

   The sample passes all checks. What is the usage decision?

   Accept → available (F); reject → blocked (B), typically followed by a return or scrapping.

5. 05

   Rejected: block the stock open in twin

   All 100 EA change from quality to blocked (350). They stay at the work centers until returned to the supplier.

   The goods cannot be used; a return delivery to the supplier would follow.

6. 06

   Posting change: quality → available (321) open in twin

   All 100 EA become unrestricted in place. Inventory management posts 321.

   EWM and inventory management both now see the goods as unrestricted.

7. 07

   Final putaway open in twin

   Sample and main quantity are put away together into RACK-01-03 (ROD → AFS).

   Only now does the stock count as available for sale.

8. 08

   Inspected and stored open in twin

   GR (quality) → deconsolidation → inspection → posting change → putaway.

   Compare with the plain EWM inbound process, which goes straight from GR zone to bin.

SAP documents

Stock impact

Accounting impact

Movement type

• 101GR into quality inspectionReversal: 102
• 321Quality → unrestrictedReversal: 322
• 311ROD → AFS (typical mapping)Reversal: 312

Routes inspection-relevant receipts through defined steps — deconsolidation, inspection, putaway — so that only checked goods become available stock.

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Configuration

• Process-oriented storage control

  Configuration dependent

  Defines the sequence of steps (unload, deconsolidate, inspect, put away).

• QIE / QM integration

  Configuration dependent

  Whether inspection runs in EWM's QIE or as QM inspection lots in S/4HANA.

• Stock types Q1/F1/F2/B1

  Configuration dependent

  Mapping of EWM stock types to inventory-management stock types and storage locations.

Prerequisites

• Inspection rules for the product (QIE) or QM inspection setup
• Process-oriented storage control with deconsolidation and inspection steps
• Work centers for deconsolidation and inspection

Master data

Product (EWM views)

Inspection relevance and process type determination.

Work centers

Deconsolidation and inspection stations.

Organizational structure

• Warehouse EW01
• Storage locations ROD and AFS

Tables

Integration

• QMInspection lots and usage decisions.
• MM101 and stock-type postings.

Common errors

• “Goods go straight to final putaway”

  Likely causes: Storage control not assigned to the warehouse process type; Product not inspection-relevant

  Where to look: Warehouse process type · Inspection rule

Troubleshooting

Something went wrong? Work through these checks in order. They are diagnostic questions, not configuration instructions — confirm changes with your system owner.

1. CHECK 1

   Inspection

   • Is the product inspection-relevant?
   • Is the storage control step for inspection active?

Interview questions

• What is process-oriented storage control?

  A sequence of warehouse steps (e.g. unload, deconsolidate, quality inspection, count, put away) defined for a warehouse process type. EWM creates a warehouse task per step, so goods move through intermediate work centers before reaching their final bin.

• How does EWM handle inspection at goods receipt?

  The receipt posts into quality stock; an inspection document (QIE, or a QM inspection lot in S/4HANA) is created; a sample may be moved to an inspection work center; the decision triggers a posting change to available (accept) or blocked (reject) stock.

Quiz

Related processes

• 101 · 311EWM Inbound
• 344 · 349 · 321 · 553Posting Changes

References

• SAP SE — SAP Help Portal: Process-Oriented Storage Control (source)
• SAP SE — SAP Help Portal: Quality Inspection Engine (QIE) (source)

Explanations are original. They summarize standard behaviour; always validate against your system's release and configuration.

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