To set up automatic generation of handling units from ASNs

You can set up automatic generation of handling units from advance shipment notices (ASN) that include the following information:

  • Items not linked to any warehouse
    ASNs that list items that are not linked to any warehouse. In the Generate ASNs Automatically field of the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session, you can specify how LN must generate handling units from ASNs that refer to items not linked to any warehouses.
  • Warehouses listed on the ASN
    In the Generate Handling Units Automatically from ASNs field of the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, you can control automatic generation of handling units from inbound ASNs that list particular warehouses. If the warehouse, for which automatic generation of handling units is specified, is listed on an inbound ASN, handling units are generated for this ASN.
  • Items linked to one or more warehouses
    ASNs that list items that are linked to a warehouse. In the Creation ASN field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session, you can specify how LN must generate handling units from ASNs that refer to items linked to a particular warehouse.
  • In the Creation ASN field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session, you can control automatic generation of handling units from inbound ASNs for items that are linked to a particular warehouse. If an item/warehouse combination, for which automatic generation of handling units is specified, is listed on an inbound ASN, handling units are generated for this ASN.
Note
  • The settings made in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session and the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session overrule the settings made in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.
  • In addition, the settings specified in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session overrule those made in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.
Example

In the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session, the Generate ASNs Automatically field is set to Always.

The Generate Handling Units Automatically from ASNs field of the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session is set to Never for warehouse A.

As a result, LN generates no handling units for ASNs that list warehouse A.

However, if Creation ASN field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session is set to Handling Unit Received for warehouse A and item X, LN generates handling units for ASNs that list warehouse A and item X.