Inspection handling-unit structures in the Handling Unit Tree

The handling unit setup determines whether handling units are generated, must be created by the user, or are not used for items in the inbound and/or outbound flow. If generated, inspection handling units are generated when the inspection header and inspection lines are created.

The inspection lines do not correspond directly with the handling units created for an inspection. The handling unit structure of an inspection is determined by:

The quantity of the items to be inspected
The package definition used
If no package definition is used, a manually created handling unit structure.
The number of stock points present for the quantities to be inspected

The handling units created for the inspection are displayed in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session. If a handling unit structure is present, the top-level handling unit of the handling unit structure is displayed in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) session. Depending on the total quantity of items to be inspected and the package definition used, more than one instance of a handling unit structure can be present for an inspection. In such cases, an extra top-level handling unit is superimposed on the instances of the handling unit structure present, as shown in the following example.

Example

Inspection INS0001 uses package definition PD01 to create handling units. PD01 is set up as follows:

Node	Packaging Item	Packaging item quantity	Item quantity
1	Pallet	1	-
2	Box	2	40 pcs, 20 pcs per box

Inspection INS0001 has a total quantity of 40 items to be inspected. The resulting handling unit structure is:

Handling unit HU 01 is displayed in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session.

Inspection INS0002 also uses package definition PD01. Inspection INS0002 has a total quantity of 80 items to be inspected. The resulting handling unit structure is:

Because the total number of items to be inspected exceeds the maximum quantity that can be contained in package definition PD01, LN creates another instance of the handling unit structure. That is, an additional pallet with two boxes. For such additional instances, no packaging information is present, and no labels are printed. Handling units HU 04 and HU 07 are displayed in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session.

In addition, LN superimposes top handling unit HU 10 on HU 04 and HU 07. This is to keep all handling units of INSP0002 together in a single handling-unit structure, which would otherwise have consisted of two separate structures under HU 04 and HU 07. HU 10 is not shown in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session, but is visible in the Handling Unit Tree.

Therefore, if you select handling unit HU 04 in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session and open the Handling Unit Tree, the entire structure from HU 10 onwards is displayed. If you select HU 01 for INS0001 in the Warehouse Inspection (whinh3622m000) satellite session, HU 01 is the top handling unit of the entire structure.