The shipment procedure for handling unitsThe warehousing procedures that comprise the outbound flow are grouped into two main procedures, the Outbound Procedure and the Shipment Procedure. This topic outlines the Shipment Procedure for handling units. Step 1. Staging At the staging location, the handling units that have the Staged status are ready to be loaded onto a truck or other vehicle. Before loading handling units, repacking or recomposing handling unit structures can be required. Tthis depends on the packing requirements for the delivery address. For more information, refer to To maintain handling units and To set up handling units. Step 2. Set not shipped If an outbound handling unit with the Staged status is not shipped immediately, for example, because the loading capacity of the truck is insufficient, you can put this handling unit on hold. This is done as follows:
Step 3. Confirm shipment After you load the handling units, you can confirm the shipments related to the handling units to indicate that the goods are loaded and leave the warehouse. As a result, the handling units and the outbound order lines to which the handling units are allocated obtain the Shipped status. For information on the shipment and shipment line status, refer to topic Shipment and load status. You may want to keep the handling unit until the customer has paid for the goods, and then set the handling units to Closed. If the customer returns the goods by means of a sales return order, you can use the handling unit to receive the returned goods. In the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session, you can use the Receive option on the appropriate menu to zoom to receive the handling unit. The handling unit is then set to Receipt Open. You can also confirm the handling units that are linked to a shipment or shipment line. Handling units are confirmed after a successful scan if the scan-to-verify process is activated or after using the Confirm option on the Execute Outbound submenu of the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. As a result, LN selects the Confirmed for Shipping check box for the handling unit. If the Confirm Shipment Lines when confirming Handling Units check box is selected in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session, the shipment line that contains the handling unit is also confirmed when all of the handling units are confirmed. If cleared, the linked shipment line must be manually confirmed. Confirm shipment with Not Shipped handling units If you confirm a shipment that includes a handling unit that could not be shipped, LN performs the following actions:
Step 4. Print shipping documents If shipping documents are used in the outbound flow of your warehouse, the shipping documents are printed after the handling units and related shipments have obtained the Shipped status. The settings of the shipment procedures determine whether the documents are printed automatically or manually. For more information, refer to Warehousing procedures.
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