The system determines the storage location for picking in an outbound delivery based on a predefined rule (e.g., MALA, RETA, MARE). This rule is assigned directly in the configuration of the outbound delivery type. When a delivery of this type is created, the system uses the assigned rule and combines it with other data, such as the shipping point, plant, and the material's storage condition, to automatically propose the correct storage location from which the goods should be picked.

B. Material: The material master contains the storage condition, which is an input parameter for the determination rule, but it does not define the rule itself.

C. Outbound delivery item category: The delivery item category controls item-level functions like picking relevance or packing, but the storage location determination rule is set at the header level in the delivery type.

D. Shipping point: The shipping point is a key organizational element and a primary input parameter for the determination rule, but the rule itself is not defined within the shipping point's configuration.

1. SAP S/4HANA Product Assistance - Logistics Execution (LE) - Picking: "The rule for picking location determination is specified in the delivery type. Depending on the rule

the system determines the picking location based on different factors." This documentation explicitly links the determination rule to the delivery type configuration. (Accessed under: SAP S/4HANA -> Product Assistance -> Enterprise Business Applications -> Supply Chain -> Logistics Execution (LE) -> Shipping -> Picking -> Picking Location Determination).

2. SAP S/4HANA Implementation Guide (IMG): The configuration path for assigning the rule is Logistics Execution -> Shipping -> Picking -> Determine Picking Location -> Assign Picking Locations. The help text for this activity states that the determination rule is assigned to the delivery type

which then governs the process for all deliveries created with that type.

3. SAP Learning Hub Course S4605 (Sales Processes in SAP S/4HANA): Unit 6: Outbound Delivery

Lesson: The Outbound Delivery Process. This course material details the outbound delivery document structure

explaining that header-level controls

such as the storage location determination rule

are derived from the delivery type.