Cross-docking handling units and inbound advice

If a user removes an inbound advice linked to a cross-docking order line, the item quantity of the removed advice line is added to the item quantity that is advised to the storage location. If the advice is subsequently put away in inventory, the linked cross-dock order line is canceled. A new cross-dock order line must be created to fulfill the demand. See the following example.

Example

These outbound order lines are present, for which no inventory is available:

OrderItem quantityPackage definition
Sales S0001/1020 item APDef01
Sales S0002/1030 item APDef01
Sales S0003/1040 item A-

 

For these order lines, cross-dock orders are created based on this inbound order line:

OrderItem quantityPackage definition
Purchase P0001/10150 item APDef01

 

When the purchase order is received, handling unit HU00123 containing 150 item A is created. When the receipt of the purchase order is confirmed, these cross-dock order lines and inbound advice lines are created:

Cross-dock order lineInbound adviceFrom Handling UnitTo Handling UnitItem quantityFrom LocationTo Location
P0001/10INB00001/1HU0012320 item AReceive AStaging B
P0001/20INB00001/2HU0012330 item AReceive AStaging B
P0001/30INB00001/3HU0012340 item AReceive AStaging B
INB00001/4HU00123HU0012360 item AReceive AStorage A

 

A user removes P0001/20/INB00001/2. Consequently, the item quantity of INB00001/2 is added to HU00123, which is advised to storage:

Inbound adviceFrom Handling UnitTo Handling UnitItem quantityFrom LocationTo Location
INB00001/1HU0012320 item AReceive AStaging B
INB00001/3HU0012340 item AReceive AStaging B
INB00001/4HU00123HU0012390 item AReceive AStorage A

 

If the user decides to put away the handling unit quantity advised to storage before the quantities to be cross-docked are handled, the handling unit is put away and the reference to the handling unit is removed from the advice lines to be cross-docked. In the previous example, the result would be:

Inbound adviceFrom Handling UnitTo Handling UnitItem quantityFrom LocationTo Location
INB00001/120 item AReceive AStaging B
INB00001/340 item AReceive AStaging B
INB00001/4HU00123HU0012390 item AReceive AStorage A

 

Also, the cross-dock order line P0001/20 is canceled. To fulfill the demand of outbound order line Sales S0002/10, a new cross-dock order line must be created.