To inspect inbound handling units

In many warehouses, inspections are part of the inbound flow, for some or all of the goods that these warehouses receive.

In LN, handling units that must be inspected obtain an inbound advice that instructs the goods to be moved to an inspection location, and an inspection record is created in the Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000) session. To inspect entire handling units, you can process the inspection in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. If you want to inspect a few items from a handling unit, but not the entire handling unit, you must access the inspection record in the Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000) session and close the handling unit. After inspection, you can create new handling units for the approved items.

The inspection results in one of the following:

  • The handling units are approved. Approved handling units are stored in the warehouse or cross-docked to a staging location. For the approved handling units, again an inbound advice is generated, this time listing the storage locations for the goods.
  • The handling units are rejected. Rejected handling units are moved to a reject location. For further information, see Handling Unit Status and Rejected inventory. You can create new handling units for the goods that are accepted or returned to the supplier.
  • The handling units are destroyed. The supplier must be paid for the goods included in the handling unit, because the goods are destroyed, for example, for testing purposes, or by some accident for which the supplier is not liable. Goods included in handling units that are destroyed are removed from inventory.

To inspect a handling unit, proceed as follows:

  1. Start the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
  2. Select the handling unit that you want to inspect. You can inspect handling units that have an advise for an inspection location.
  3. Select the Put Away option from the Execute Inbound sub-menu of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. The handling unit obtains the To Be Inspected status.
  4. To approve a handling unit, select the Approve option from the Execute Inbound sub-menu of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. The handling unit obtains the Approved status. The handling unit is approved, and the approval record is removed from the Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000) session.
  5. To reject a handling unit, click Reject from the Execute Inbound sub-menu of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. You are prompted to enter a reason code. After you enter a reason code, the handling unit is moved to a reject location. The handling unit obtains the Rejected status. To close the handling unit, select the Close option on the LN menu. The quantity of the items included in the stored handling unit is still present in the inventory, therefore the quantity is shown in the Quantity in Storage Unit field of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
  6. To book a handling unit as destroyed, select the Destroy option from the Execute Inbound sub-menu of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. You are prompted to enter a reason code. After you enter a reason code, an adjustment order is created for the handling unit. The handling unit obtains the Rejected status. The quantity of the items included in the stored handling unit is subtracted in the Quantity in Storage Unit field of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
  7. For handling units that are Approved, you must generate an inbound advice and, if included in the inbound flow, a storage list. For further information on how to generate an inbound advice and a storage list, see To advise inbound handling units.
  8. After the inbound advice is generated for the approved handling unit, the handling unit obtains the Advised status, and you can store the handling unit in the warehouse. To store approved handling units, see To store handling units.

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