Creating handling units for new containers (Create Handling Unit)
- Select Icon Menu > Handling Unit > Create Handling Unit. The Create Handling Unit form is displayed.
Note: Alternatively, you can also use List Menu.
- Set the value in the Create Parent field to indicate if a parent for the new handling unit must be created. Possible values,
- Yes: creates a new parent.
- No: displays Parent HU. Specify the existing parent handling unit.
- Blank: creates a handling unit without a parent.
- Specify this information:
- Item
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The item number of the handling unit.
Note: By default, the application displays the description of the item.
- Serial
- The serial number of the single serial-in-inventory time used in this transaction. Else, this field is blank.
- Whse
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The warehouse in which the handling unit is created.
Note: By default. the application populates the warehouse when parent handling unit or serial number is specified.
- Location
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The location in which the handling unit is created.
Note:
- By default, the value is populated when a parent handling unit or serial number is specified.
- This field is displayed when the specified warehouse is location-controlled.
- Lot
- The lot number of the items.
- Inventory Date
- The inventory of the items.
- Qty
- The item quantity of the handling unit.
- Click Next.
Note: This option is available when Input Package Definition and Input Packaging Item parameters are selected.
- Specify this information:
- Package Definition
- The definition of the package..
- Packaging Item
- The packaging item used in the transaction.
- Qty
- The quantity of the packaging items.
- Click Process. The handling unit is created when the item is not serial-controlled and does not need to be assigned with a lot number. The Serial/Lot Entry form is displayed when the item is serial-controlled or needs to be assigned with a lot number.
- Specify this information on the Serial/Lot Entry screen:
- Item number
- The item number and description.
- Quantity remaining
- The quantity assigned with serial or lot numbers.
- Generate Serials?
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Indicates when to generate new serial numbers for the items. Possible values,
- Yes; Indicates that new serial numbers are to be generated.
- No: Indicates that existing serial numbers can be scanned.
Note: This field is displayed when item is serial-controlled, possible to generate serial number for this transaction and serial numbers are not scanned. - All Serials?
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Indicate that all serial numbers for this item at the current stock point are used in the transaction.
Note:
- You can select Yes to avoid scanning of serial numbers, individually.
- This field is displayed if the item is serial-controlled and transaction is performed using all the items in a stock point.
- Lot Number
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The lot number to assigned with the item.
Note: This field is available when the item is not serial-controlled and lot number is yet to be assigned. If the item is serial-controlled, the item lot number is displayed after scanning of the first serial number.
- Serial Number
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The serial number.
Note: This field is only displayed if the item is serial-controlled, the new serial numbers are not generated, and the All Serials? field is set to No.
- Quantity
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The quantity assigned with the specified lot number.
Note: This field is available if the item is not serial-controlled and lot number is yet to be assigned.
- Click Process. Scan the additional serial numbers or lot numbers. The handling unit is created when all the serial and lot numbers are scanned Click X to view serial or lot numbers that are scanned. Clcik Y to reset and rescan all scanned serial or lot numbers.