How To Deactivate Storage Location In S/4 HANA

The configuration in S/4 HANA now allows for the deactivation of storage locations, a functionality not previously available in SAP. Note: This is performed on S4HANA ON PREMISE – 2021 Version.

Configuration:

IMG Path

SPRO –> IMG –> Enterprise Structure –> Definition –> Materials Management –> Maintain storage location (T-code: OX09)

Validity

As shown above, SAP has now introduced Validity Field with Dropdown Value as

• Blank – Valid. This means the entry is valid and is displayed in input help. The user can select this valid entry.
• E – No Longer Valid. The entry is invalid and is no longer displayed in input help.
• W – Deprecated. The entry will no longer be used in the future but is still displayed in input help. The system warns if the user selects this entry in input help.

Scenario 1: Change Validity from Blank to E – No Longer Valid

T-code: OX09

Configuration Change

Configuration Change

Configuration Change to E

Validity E

• Create New Material using T-code: MM01.

MM01 Validation

• If we tried to extend the material to the storage location using T-code: MMSC, then values don’t appear.

MMSC Validation

Scenario 2: Change Validity from Blank to W – Deprecated

T-code: OX09

Configuration Change

Configuration Change

Configuration Change to W

Validity W

• Create New Material using T-code: MM01.

MM01 Validation

MM01 Validation for SL

• If we try to extend the material to the storage location using T-code: MMSC, it will show a warning message.

MMSC Validation

Conclusion:

• With SAP S/4 HANA, we can now use validity functionality to control the storage location validity Vs. just using a description.