Question 3962 : Picking Location Determination

In SAP Sales & Distribution, which of the following influencing factors are used to determine the "Picking Location" for Outbound Delivery ?

(more than one answers)

A) Plant.
B) Sales Area.
C) Shipping Point.
D) Storage Condition.
E) Shipping Condition.
.

Answer: A, C, D

The system automatically determines the Picking storage location using 3 factors: 

• Shipping Point (Shipping Condition + Loading Group + Delivery Plant)
• Plant (Delivery Plant in Customer/Mat Info Record, Customer Master, or Material Master)
• Storage conditions (in the Plant/Storage view of the Material Master)

(One of the common rule used is called the MALA Rule)

You can assign the MALA Rule in the relevant Delivery Type in SPRO > Logistics Execution > Shipping > Picking > Determine Picking Location > Define Rules for Picking Location Determination

The MALA Rule of the 3 influencing factors to determine the Picking Location can be found in  SPRO > Logistics Execution > Shipping > Picking > Determine Picking Location > Define Rules for Picking Location Determination.