What is Storage Location in SAP

Storage location is a physical location within a plant where the materials are stored and managed. Storage locations in SAP S/4 Hana can be defined based on stock ownership, types of materials, etc.

Storage location is the lowest organizational unit of inventory management without implementation of SAP EWM in SAP S/4 Hana.

Storage Locations in SAP Hana – Scenarios

  1. One plant can have many storage locations as per requirements of an organization, but one storage location can be assigned to only one plant
  2. If you are not using SAP Extended Warehouse Management EWM, then you can assign one ore more storage locations to plant
  3. Storage locations are defined for a specific plant during creation of plant, so separate assignment of storage location to plant not required.
  4. In SAP EWM and WM, use one storage location, then you are allowed to create multiple warehouses under the storage locations.

How to Define Storage Location in SAP S/4 Hana

You can maintain storage locations in SAP S/4Hana by using the following configuration steps

  • IMG Path: Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Materials Management -> Maintain Storage Location
  • Transaction Code: Ox09

By using IMG path or transaction code, you can navigate to storage location definition screen in SAP Hana System.

Step 1: From SAP Easy Access screen, enter sap transaction code “OX09” in the SAP command field and enter to continue.

OX09 - Transaction code for storage location in SAP HANA

Step 2: On determine work area entry screen, you need to specify the work area or plant for which you want to maintain the storage location in SAP S/4 Hana.

Determine Work Area entry for storage location SAP HANA

Step 3: In the next screen  – change view “storage locations” overview, click on New Entries option to maintain new storage location in SAP Hana system.

New Storage Location in SAP S4Hana

Step 4: Storage location is defined with 4 character alphanumeric code. update the following details.

  1. Sloc: Enter the 4 digits key that define storage location in SAP Hana system.
  2. Description: Enter description of storage location.

Maintain Storage Location in SAP S4Hana

Step 5: After providing the storage location key and description, you need to maintain addresses of storage locations. To update the address for storage location- select the storage location and double on the Addresses of storage location in the dialog structure of left side.

Addresses of storage location in SAP

Step 6: Click on New Entries option and enter the number for a storage location address and click address option to maintain the address details for storage location.

storage location no in SAP HANA

Update the required details and click on save option to save the configured details of storage location in SAP S/4Hana system.

Storage location address details in SAP Hana system

Successfully we have created storage locations in SAP Hana.