| Configurable purchased items in WarehousingThis topic explains different concepts and activities related to
receiving, storing and issuing of configurable purchased items within Warehousing. Configurable purchased items-Important Points Following are the main Warehousing activities: Creating an ASN for a configured item You can create an advance shipment notice (ASN) for a configurable purchased item. The ASN can be created
manually, or generated based on an EDI message. The ASN specifications include
the option list ID. The ASN specifications are populated from the Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000) session. In turn, the specifications on the inbound
order line are populated from the purchase schedule line. For a manually created ASN, you can modify the option list
ID, as long as the ASN has the following status: - ASN Received
- Scheduled Manually
- Under Review
- Open
Note:
The ASN specifications are populated only if the specifications on the inbound
order line are functional and meaningful. Example: Specifications
with null or no values is not functional and meaningful. When the ASN is created based on an EDI message, is for a
purchase schedule, and the item is a configured item, the option list ID is
populated from the EDI message. If the option list ID of the EDI message
differs from the option list ID of the related inbound order line, following
are the possible scenario: - The option list ID is present in a sent revision of the
related purchase schedule line. This means that the option list ID received by
the EDI was ordered earlier, but the ordered configuration was changed later. A
warning message is generated but the ASN and ASN lines are created. The
specification contains the option list ID of the EDI message and the other
attributes of the related inbound order line.
- The option list ID is not present in a sent revision of the
related purchase schedule line. An error message that the configurations are
different are displayed and an ASN is not created. The EDI message cannot be
processed.
You can view the features and options of the option list
from the ASN line. Receiving a configured item You can receive a configured item based on an ASN. When you
receive the configured item, one or more receipt lines are created. The ASN
specifications are copied on the receipt line including the option list ID. You can view the features and options of the option list from the
receipt line. Before you confirm the receipt line, you can change the option
list ID. The new option list ID that you specify must be present on one of the
sent revisions of the related purchase schedule. When the option list ID that
you specify differs from the option list ID on the latest purchase schedule
revision, a warning message is displayed. If the option list ID is not present
on a sent revision of the related purchase schedule, an error message is
displayed and you cannot save the receipt line. For more information, refer to CINDI process. Additionally, you can also receive a configurable purchased item based on the Reference field in the Shipment Notice Lines (whinh3101m000) session. This reference is sent to the supplier
with the purchase schedule, and the supplier specifies this reference again on
the shipping documents that accompany the shipped configured item. In a scenario where The customer changes the ordered configuration at the
last minute and orders a new configuration, and The supplier has already produced and shipped the first
configuration which is not yet received by the manufacturer
In this scenario the manufacturer can receive the first
configuration as an unexpected receipt. You can create an unexpected receipt
line in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session and specify
the received option list ID. The unexpected receipt line can be handled in the
following two ways: Confirm the unexpected receipt line. When the unexpected
receipt line is confirmed, a purchase order is generated and the first
configuration is received against this purchase order. Link the unexpected receipt line to the original
purchase schedule line and confirm it. When you confirm the receipt, the first
configuration is received against this purchase schedule line. Effectively, a
different configuration is received than the last ordered configuration.
Storing a configured item The configured item is stored in inventory when you confirm
the receipt. You can view the inventory of all option list IDs and if
applicable the allocations for the option list IDs in the Inventory by Specification (whwmd2519m000) session. The specification including the Option List ID is also
stored on the handling unit. You can view inventory for handling units with
option list IDs in the Inventory Overview (whinr2510m000) session. Issuing a configured item Configured items that are received in the warehouse can be
issued to a work center at the assembly line through an Assembly Control (ASC)
production order. The specifications of the warehousing outbound order line for
the ASC production order, including the option list ID must exactly match the specifications and the option list ID of the
configured item. You cannot modify the option list ID for warehosing orders
that are created by LN.
For manually created inbound and outbound order lines, the option list ID must
be entered if the item is a configured item and can be modified till no
outbound advice or inbound advice to cross-dock the outbound order line is
created. When you create an outbound advice, the purchased
configurable item to be advised must have the same specification contents as
the specification contents of the outbound order line. Note that the outbound
advice is always for handling units, and these handling units must always have
the correct specifications. Example if the outbound order line
specification contains an option list ID only, the handling units for which the
specification contains the same option list ID only can be advised. If the
outbound order line specification contains an option list id and an allocation,
the handling units with specification containing the same option list id and
the same allocation can be advised . It is not possible to advise handling
units with specification containing the same option list id, but without
allocation. Backflushing a configured item You can backflush configured items for an ASC production order
without generating warehouse orders.
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