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Maintain Segmentation Relevance
for EWM Functions
Segme Integration
Segmentation in EWM Processes
ntation Prerequisites
Cross-Docking (CD) Features
Integration with Production Segmentation Segmentation Structure
Advanced Production Integration allows you to Segmentation Strategy
Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing segment
materials
Integration with Repetitive Manufacturing logically based
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Work-in-Process (WIP) Management on certain
Goods Distribution with Distribution attributes, such Yes No
Equipment
as quality or
Plant Maintenance Supply customer
Service Supply segment.
When you use
Serial Number
materials that
It U i Id tifi ti (IUID) are relevant for
segmentation,
you can also
manage
materials in the
warehouse for
individual stock
segments.
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Integratio
n
Segmentation
is integrated in
different
warehouse
processes,
including the
inbound
process,
outbound
process, and
returns
process.
Prerequis
ites
The material
you want to
segment must
be batch-
managed.
If you are
working with
decentralized
Extended
Warehouse
Management
(EWM) based
on SAP
S/4HANA, your
connected SAP
S/4HANA
system must
be running SAP
S/4HANA 2022
or higher.
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Features
There are two
types of
segments:
Requireme
nt
segments
Stock
segments
The segment
you assign to
the materials in
the
requirements
(for example,
Sales Order,
Planned
Independent
Requirement,
Stock
Transport
Order) is called
the
requirement
segment. This
allows you to
subdivide your
requirements
based on
certain criteria.
For example,
the incoming
requirements,
such as sales
orders, are
divided based
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on the
requested
quality –
Quality 1,
Quality 2, or
Quality 3 – and
by the
customer
channel –
Store,
Wholesale, or
E-Commerce.
Stock
segments are
used for logical
distribution of
existing and
planned stock.
Therefore,
stock segments
are assigned to
both the
physical stock
and
procurement
proposals,
such as
planned
orders,
production
orders,
purchase
requisitions,
and purchase
orders.
For example,
you can divide
your stock
based on the
same criteria
as the
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requirement,
that is, by
quality –
Quality 1,
Quality 2, or
Quality 3 – and
by country or
region of origin
– India, China,
or Germany.
You can assign
segments to a
material using
segmentation
structures and
segmentation
strategies in
the material
master.
Segment
ation
Structure
A segmentation
structure is a
combination of
two or more
segments of
any material.
For example, a
segmentation
structure can
be a
combination of
the quality,
customer
channel, and
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country or
region of origin.
Use
You can define
segmentation
structures
using the
Maintain
Product
Segmentation
app
(transaction
SGT_SETUP).
Note
You must
have
defined
segmentatio
n-relevant
characteristi
cs using
Master Data
Characteris
tics
Manageme
nt
(transaction
CT04). For
more
information,
see Maintain
Segmentatio
n Relevance
for EWM
Functions.
Segment
ation
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Strategy
A segmentation
strategy
determines
how the
system assigns
requirement
segments to
stock
segments. This
kind of
assignment
takes place
during
available-to-
promise (ATP)
check and
material
requirements
planning
(MRP).
Scope in
Segmentati
on Strategy
A segmentation
strategy can
contain
multiple
requirement
segments but
can be
assigned to
only one blank
stock segment.
Such
segmentation
strategies are
identified by
the scope in
segmentation
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strategy. Scope
defines the
mapping rules
or segment
combinations
in the
segmentation
strategy. You
must set
theScope field
to 1, which
means that
both
requirement
segments and
stock segments
are considered
during the
planning run.
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