WMS and warehousing inbound procedures

The initial status of a warehousing order inbound line is Planned or Open ( For more information, refer to Planned status for warehousing orders and order lines). If the status is Planned and the order is meant for the WMS, the corresponding WMS status will be Expected. This means that the order is not yet activated to start processing. When the status becomes Open the order is ready to be processed. If the order is meant for the WMS, the WMS status changes to Sent. In turn, this status change will "publish" the order to the WMS.

Alternatively, users can activate warehousing orders through the Activate Warehousing Orders (whinh2203m000) session. In this way, the order lines that belong to a warehousing order header can be sent at once to the WMS. In other words, the information to the WMS is sent by order.

Create inbound order

LN creates and activates an inbound-order line.

If the warehouse of the inbound order line is WMS controlled, the WMS status of the inbound line is set to Expected.

When the inbound order line is activated, the WMS status changes to Sent, except in the following cases:

  • The Ship-to Type is Business Partner, and, in the Ship-from Business Partner (tccom4121s000) session the Business Partner sends ASN check box is selected for this business partner. In this case, received ASNs will be sent to the WMS, rather than the inbound order lines.
  • Transfer orders to a WMS-controlled warehouse. In this case, the related ASN lines (based on the related shipment lines at the time of confirming those shipment lines) will be sent to the WMS, rather than the inbound order line.

An inbound order line with WMS status Sent is blocked for further processing, and awaiting messages from the WMS. The inbound order can still be modified.

Print goods received note

For the WMS this step in the procedure is only possible for non-physical items that cannot be handled by the WMS.

Receipts

If, in the WMS Interface Parameters (whwmd2105m000) session the Receipts Creation Allowed in Infor LN check box is cleared, LN users cannot create receipts for inbound lines related to a WMS-controlled warehouse.

If, however, in the same session, the Non-physical Items check box is cleared, receipts for these items can be made in LN, when the related inbound lines are released to Warehousing.

Generate inbound advice

Not applicable because WMS-controlled warehouses cannot have locations.

Put-away inbound advice

Not applicable because WMS-controlled warehouses cannot have locations.

Generate storage list

Not applicable because WMS-controlled warehouses cannot have locations.

Confirm storage list

Not applicable because WMS-controlled warehouses cannot have locations.

Warehouse inbound inspection

The inbound inspection procedure for a WMS-controlled warehouse is as follows:

  • In LN, an inbound order or ASN can be created or modified. These orders are sent to the WMS, and an ASN receipt is created for it in the WMS.
  • After receiving the ASN in the WMS, the order can be inspected. The WMS inspects the ASN receipt and updates the ASN receipt status. The WMS then sends the inspection results to LN. Here, the inbound inspection and hold information is updated.
  • Upon registration of the ASN receipt, which can result in an ad hoc inspection, the WMS may change the value of the QC Required field. In a separate receipt message, the value of this field is returned to LN in order to update the Inspection check box in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session.

    Based on the value of this field, a warehouse inspection line may be created in LN:

    • If selected, an inspection line is created.

    • If cleared, LN approves the inspection line completely.

      At all times, the LN inspection records are present at the time of receiving the inspection results from the WMS.

Note

If the inspection is created for a WMS-controlled warehouse, users cannot manually update the warehouse inspection in LN.

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