Generate or merge handling units for shipments during picking

The Generate Handling Unit for Shipment Header during Picking and Merge Handling Units at Shipment Line during Picking check boxes serve to generate a handling unit structure for shipments or shipment lines. The following examples show how to set these check boxes to generate the preferred handling unit structure.

Outbound order lineQuantityHandling unit
1000341000
Outbound advice
360289500HU1
300HU2
500HU3

 

Release outbound advice 360289.

Generate Handling Unit for Shipment Header during PickingMerge Handling Units at Shipment Line during Picking
SelectedClearedSelectedCleared
1XX
2XX
3XX
4XX

 

For each combination of settings, the resulting handling unit structure is shown below.

1
ShipmentHandling unitQuantityComment
454587HU01000Top level handling unit generated for the shipment header.
Shipment lineHU001000Intermediate level handling unit generated for the shipment line.
453286HU1500The handling units from the outbound advice are merged into one shipment line and have become child handling units of HU00.
HU2300
HU3500

 

The handling unit structure fully reflects the shipment structure.

2
ShipmentHandling unitQuantityComment
454587
Shipment lineHU01000Top level handling unit generated for the shipment line.
453286HU1500The handling units from the outbound advice merged into one shipment line and have become child handling units of HU0.
HU2300
HU3500

 

The handling unit structure fully reflects the shipment line structure.

3
ShipmentHandling unitQuantityComment
454587HU01000Top level handling unit generated for the shipment header.
Shipment line
453286HU1500The handling units from the outbound advice have become child handling units of HU0. They are not merged. Instead, because the Merge Handling Units at Shipment Line during Picking check box is cleared, for each handling unit a separate shipment line is generated.
453287HU2300
453288HU3500

 

4
ShipmentHandling unitQuantityComment
454587
Shipment line
453286HU1500For each handling unit from the outbound advice a separate shipment line is generated.
453287HU2300
453288HU3500