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EWM Yard Management: Check-In, Yard Bin, Door Assignment and Check-Out

Before goods are unloaded, the truck itself is managed: it is checked in at the gate as a transportation unit, parked in a yard bin while the doors are busy, moved to a free door, unloaded and received, then checked out.

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SAP DOCUMENTSVisualization of EWM Yard Management: Check-In, Yard Bin, Door Assignment and Check-Out. All information shown in the scene is also available in the caption and the panels next to it.
Demo data

01Check-in at the gate

The truck arrives; the gate keeper checks it in. Transportation unit TU-0000801 is linked to inbound delivery 180000900.

Business scenario

A supplier truck with 100 EA of RM-1000 arrives at 08:00. All inbound doors are busy until 09:30.

All companies, numbers and documents are fictional demo data.

Step-by-step flow

  1. 01

    Check-in at the gate open in twin

    The truck arrives; the gate keeper checks it in. Transportation unit TU-0000801 is linked to inbound delivery 180000900.

    From now on the warehouse can see the truck, its deliveries and how long it waits.

  2. 02

    All doors are busy open in twin

    No inbound door is free until 09:30. Where does the truck go?

    The system knows exactly which truck is where.

  3. 03

    Invisible waiting trucks open in twin

    Trucks queuing outside are invisible to the system: no planned door assignment, no waiting-time record, and blocked public roads.

    Demurrage charges and missed slots usually start here.

  4. 04

    Park in the yard open in twin

    A yard movement places TU-0000801 in yard bin YARD-01.

    Supervisors see the yard in the warehouse monitor.

  5. 05

    Move to door 01 and unload open in twin

    At 09:30 door 01 is free. The TU docks, is unloaded, and goods receipt is posted: +100 EA.

    From here the inbound process continues as usual (putaway).

  6. 06

    Check-out open in twin

    The empty truck leaves through the checkpoint; the TU is checked out with its times recorded.

    Arrival, waiting, docking and departure times are available for carrier and door performance analysis.

  7. 07

    Yard visit complete open in twin

    Check-in → yard → door → unload → check-out.

    Yard management connects transportation with warehouse operations.

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Stock impact

StepPlant / SLocStock typeMvTChange
Move to door 01 and unload1000 / ROD · GR-ZONEUnrestricted use101+100 EA

Accounting impact

Goods receipt

Typical

Move to door 01 and unload

  • Dr Inventory — raw materials (BSX)₹1,00,000
  • Cr GR/IR clearing (WRX)₹1,00,000

Standard PO receipt.

Typical conceptual flow. Actual G/L accounts and posting behaviour depend on material valuation, automatic account determination and system configuration.

Movement type

  • 101GR for purchase orderReversal: 102

Controls trucks on site — arrival, parking, door assignment and departure — so doors are used well and waiting is visible.

Transactions & Fiori apps

  • /SCWM/CICO — Check-In and Check-Out
  • /SCWM/TU — Maintain Transportation Unit
  • /SCWM/YMOVE — Create Yard Movement
  • /SCWM/PRDI — Inbound Delivery
  • Warehouse Monitor

Differences by SAP version

Classic WM had no yard management.

Configuration

  • Yard as storage type

    Configuration dependent

    Yard bins are bins of a storage type with role 'yard'.

  • Shipping and receiving with TUs

    Configuration dependent

    Whether deliveries are assigned to TUs and door times scheduled.

Prerequisites

  • Yard storage type and yard bins
  • Checkpoints and doors
  • Means of transport and packaging material for TUs

Master data

Doors, checkpoints, yard bins
Physical layout of the yard.

Organizational structure

  • Warehouse EW01

Tables

TableDescription
/SCWM/ORDIM_CYard movement tasks

Integration

  • MMGoods receipt after unloading.

Common errors

  • “Truck cannot be assigned to a door”

    Likely causes: Door blocked by another TU; Door not allowed for the means of transport

    Where to look: Door status in the monitor

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

    Yard

    • TU checked in?
    • Yard bin free?
    • Door free and allowed?

Interview questions

  • What is a transportation unit in EWM?

    The smallest loadable unit of a vehicle (e.g. a truck or trailer) as seen by the warehouse. Deliveries are assigned to it; it is checked in and out at checkpoints, moved through yard bins and docked at doors, recording times along the way.

Quiz

Q1 · Put in order

Order the yard steps.

  1. 1Check-in
  2. 2Park in yard bin
  3. 3Dock at door and unload
  4. 4Check-out

References

  • SAP SE — SAP Help Portal: Yard Management in EWM (source)
  • SAP SE — SAP Help Portal: Transportation Units (source)

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

Version history

VersionChange
1.0.0Initial version.