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Define how SAP EWM should actually integrate with your automation.
A structured blueprint for the integration between SAP EWM and your warehouse automation — system responsibilities, interface boundaries, message flows and exception handling, tailored to your equipment landscape rather than a fixed template.
Who this is for
You're introducing conveyors, AS/RS, sorters, AGVs or AMRs into a warehouse SAP already runs
You already have automation equipment and SAP integration exists, but the boundaries and ownership were never clearly defined
You're deciding between EWM's Material Flow System and an intermediate WCS layer
Your automation landscape spans multiple vendors and protocols and needs a coherent integration contract
Exception handling between SAP and the automation layer is unclear or inconsistent today
You're evaluating an AMR/AGV fleet management system and need to define its integration contract with EWM
Questions we help answer
- Should this integrate through EWM's Material Flow System, a Warehouse Control System, or both — for our specific equipment mix?
- Where exactly does SAP's responsibility end and the automation layer's responsibility begin?
- What does the message/telegram contract between EWM and the equipment layer actually need to carry?
- How should exceptions — a stalled warehouse task, a PLC fault, a lost robot mission — surface and get resolved?
- How do we test this integration realistically before go-live, not just in isolated unit tests?
- What does day-two operational support for this integration actually require?
What we cover
Architecture considerations vary by equipment landscape — the blueprint is built around your actual automation mix, not a fixed reference architecture.
- System responsibility boundaries (EWM, MFS/integration layer, WCS, PLC, physical automation)
- Interface and protocol design (telegrams, events, APIs)
- AMR/AGV fleet manager integration contract
- RFID, scanning and vision system integration points
- Exception handling and recovery model
- Monitoring and operational visibility
- Sequencing and orchestration ownership
- Testing strategy and operational support model
Approach
Discover
Map the actual equipment landscape, vendors, protocols and current integration state.
Analyse
Identify where responsibility boundaries are unclear and where integration risk concentrates.
Challenge
Test whether the intended architecture (MFS-direct, WCS-mediated, or hybrid) actually fits the equipment mix.
Recommend
Deliver the target integration architecture, responsibility matrix and implementation roadmap.
Typical deliverables
Deliverables are scoped per engagement — not every blueprint includes every item below.
Target Integration Architecture
System Responsibility Matrix
Interface Catalogue
Exception & Recovery Model
Testing Strategy
Implementation Roadmap
Why ERP Factory
- We design the SAP-side integration architecture — we are not an automation equipment vendor or hardware integrator
- We work across both MFS-native and WCS-mediated patterns and choose based on your equipment landscape, not a default preference
- We treat exception handling as a first-class design concern, not an afterthought bolted on after go-live
- Senior architects who have delivered this integration stay engaged through to implementation, not just the blueprint
Define how SAP EWM should actually integrate with your automation.
A structured blueprint for the integration between SAP EWM and your warehouse automation — system responsibilities, interface boundaries, message flows and exception handling, tailored to your equipment landscape rather than a fixed template.