Allowing multiple stock points for handling unit template

The Allow multiple stock points for shipping check box in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session is used to specify for a node level in a handling unit template whether a handling unit can contain multiple stock points. This applies to handling units that:

• Belong to this node level
• Are created during shipping or picking

• Contain items to which either of the following applies:

  • Low volume serialized or low volume lot controlled
  • The outbound method is first in, first out (FIFO) or last in, first out (LIFO).

Allowing multiple stock points for one or more of the node levels of a handling unit template impacts the handling unit structures created based on the handling unit template. If allowed for bottom level handling units, this affects various procedures involved in maintaining and shipping handling units:

• Lot and serial registration for handling units

  For a shipment line with handling units containing low volume lot controlled and high volume serialized items, the serial registration in the Shipment Line Stock Point Details (whinh4133m000) session and the Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session must be synchronized to allow setting a handling unit partially or entirely to Not Shipped. If serial registration is completed for the shipment line stock point details, lot and serial registration must be completed in Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session to set a bottom level handling unit to Not Shipped.

• Set bottom-level handling units to Not Shipped

  You can set an entire handling unit or a part of a handling unit to Not Shipped if the handling unit status is Staged. Use the Set Not Shipped command in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session to set entire handling units to Not Shipped.

  To set part of a handling unit to Not Shipped, use the Modify Shipped Quantity command in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session or the Handling Unit Tree if the handling unit has no stock point details. If the handling unit has stock point details, you must start the Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session.

• Shipment acceptance
  For source acceptance, use the Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session to accept or reject item quantities in bottom level handling units that contain multiple stock points.
• Compose handling unit

  You can move a handling unit to another parent handling unit if the new parent handling unit allows multiple stock points or if the stock point details of both handling units match.

  For example, handling unit A contains lot A. Handling unit B allows multiple stock points. In that case, you can move handling unit A to parent B. If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, but contains lot A, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is also allowed.

  If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, and contains lot C, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is not allowed. If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, and handling unit A contains multiple lots, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is not allowed.

• Label printing

  For handling unit structures, labels are printed for bottom-level handling units. If a bottom-level handling unit contains multiple stock points, the stock point information is not printed on the label. This is because the label field cannot contain more than one code. For example, if the handling unit contains three stock points and the label definition includes the Inventory Date field (lb.inv.date), which is a stock point detail, the application does not "know" which of the three inventory dates to print.