Handling Unit Status

A handling unit status reflects the progress of a handling unit in the inbound, storage, or outbound flow of the warehouse.

Handling units are often included in handling-unit structures in which the handling units are related in a parent - child fashion. The status of a handling unit is determined as follows:

  • If a handling unit node has no children, the status of this handling unit is determined by the progress of the handling unit in the warehousing process.
  • If the handling unit has children, the status of the child handling unit with the earliest status determines the status of the top level handling unit.
  • Inactive

    A handling unit has the Inactive status in the following situations:

    • The handling unit is newly created and not yet linked to an inbound or outbound order line, advice, a shipment, or an approval.
    • The handling unit has been emptied of its contents. For example, handling unit A010 is a pallet containing 100 boxes, handling units B001 - B100. After the boxes have been stored in their respective locations, the remaining pallet A010 obtains the Inactive status.
  • Allocated

    An outbound handling unit obtains the Allocated status if outbound advice is created for the handling unit.

  • Partially Allocated

    A part of the quantity of items contained in the handling unit is allocated to outbound advice.

    In the Handling Unit Process Outbound (whinh2123m000) session, you can view the advised quantity and the orders to which the handling unit quantity is allocated.

    When all of the items of the handling units are allocated to outbound advice, the handling unit status becomes Allocated.

  • Released

    An outbound handling unit obtains the Released status if the outbound advice of the handling unit is released.

  • Staged

    An outbound handling unit obtains the Staged status if the handling unit is collected from the storage location according to the outbound advice or the picking list and moved to the staging location.

    In addition, if an outbound handling unit with the To Be Inspected status is approved after inspection, the handling unit obtains the Staged status. The approved handling unit can be moved to the staging location.

  • Frozen

    This status is used to enable shipping documents to be printed before the shipment is confirmed. Handling units with the Staged status obtain the Frozen status if the shipment to which the handling unit is related obtains the Frozen status. This status indicates that the shipping documents for the shipment of the handling unit can be printed, but the shipment cannot yet be shipped, and the shipments and shipment lines cannot be changed.

  • Partially Frozen

    A bottom-level handling unit that is linked to multiple shipment lines obtains the Partially Frozen status if at least one, but not all of the shipment lines are frozen.

  • Confirming

    A bottom-level handling unit that is linked to multiple shipment lines obtains the Confirming status if at least one, but not all of the shipment lines are confirmed.

    A handling unit can be linked to multiple shipment lines if the Allow Multi Item for Shipping check box is selected in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session.

  • Shipped

    The outbound handling unit has been loaded onto a truck or other means of transport and has left the warehouse. Handling units with the Staged or Frozen status obtain the Shipped status if the shipment line to which the handling unit is related obtains the Confirmed status.

  • In Transit

    The handling unit is being transferred from one warehouse to another within the same LN company. After a handling unit is confirmed in the issuing warehouse, the handling unit obtains the In Transit status and you can create a receipt record for the handling unit in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session or the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session to receive the handling unit in the destination warehouse.

  • Closed

    The final status of a handling unit.

    An inbound handling unit obtains the Closed status in the following cases:

    • The handling unit has the In Stock status and is removed as a result of a negative adjustment.
    • The handling unit has the Quarantine status and is scrapped.
    • The handling unit has the To Be Inspected status and is destroyed by means of the Destroy command.
    • The entire item quantity of handling unit is destroyed during inspection and the inspection is processed.

    An outbound handling unit obtains the Closed status if the handling unit has the:

    • Quarantine status and is scrapped.
    • Shipped status and is closed by means of the Close command.
    • Staged status and is closed as a result of an adjustment.
    • Staged status and contains multiple stock points. The handling unit is closed when the linked shipment is confirmed.
  • Adjustment Open

    The handling unit is generated for an adjustment order line with a positive variance that is not yet processed.

  • Allocated for Change

    An unprocessed allocation change order or inventory ownership change order is present for the handling unit.

    The ownership or the allocation of the handling unit changes when the allocation change order or inventory ownership change order for the handling unit is processed.

  • Partially Allocated

    Some of the items contained in the handling unit are linked to outbound advice.

  • Committed

    The handling unit is active and contains committed quantity, but outbound advice is not yet created.

  • Open

    The handling unit is related to an inbound order. You can create a receipt record for the handling unit in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session or the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session to receive the handling unit in the warehouse.

  • Receipt Open

    A receipt record is created for a handling unit that is related to an inbound order. The handling unit is ready to be received in the warehouse. Note that if the handling unit belongs to a handling unit structure that includes parent and child handling units, you can receive child handling units separately from their parent handling units. For example, if the parent handling unit is a pallet and the child handling units are boxes, you can receive one or more boxes from the pallet first and leave the remaining boxes until later.

  • Received

    The receipt record for an inbound handling unit is confirmed. The handling unit is received and registered in the warehouse, and you can take further steps to store the handling unit in the warehouse or move the handling unit to the inspection location, if inspections are included in the inbound flow of the warehouse. If required, you can carry out a receipt correction.

  • Advised

    Inbound advice is created for the handling unit after:

    • Obtaining the Received status
    • Obtaining the Approved status
  • To Be Inspected

    If inspections are included in the inbound flow of the warehouse, inbound handling units with the Advised status obtain the To Be Inspected status when they are moved to the inspection location as specified on the inbound advice or the storage list. If the warehouse has no locations, the handling unit for which inspections are required obtain the To Be Inspected status after the receipt is confirmed.

    If inspections are included in the outbound flow of the warehouse, outbound handling units with the Released status obtain the To Be Inspected status when they are moved to the inspection location as specified on the outbound advice or the picking list.

  • Approved

    If an inbound handling unit with the To Be Inspected status is approved after inspection, the handling unit obtains the Approved status if the warehouse is location-controlled.

    The approved handling unit can be advised for storage in the warehouse, see status Advised. If the warehouse is non-location controlled, the handling unit obtains the In Stock status.

  • Quarantine

    The handling unit is rejected during warehousing inspection or the handling unit is received in quarantine from production. This status applies until the disposition of the handling units is processed and quarantine handling is completed as described in Processing handling unit dispositions.

  • In Stock

    The handling unit is stored in the warehouse. Inbound handling units with the Advised status are stored in the warehouse according to the inbound advice, and, if this step is included in the inbound flow, the storage list. If the warehouse is non-location controlled, the handling unit obtains the In Stock status after the receipt is confirmed or after the handling unit is approved upon inspection.

    If outbound handling units with the Staged status are not shipped immediately, for example, because the customer changes his mind and does not want the goods right away, the handling units can be put back in the storage location. In such cases, the handling units are first set to Not Shipped in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session to indicate that the shipment is put on hold. Next, to put the handling units back in the storage locations, you must use the Confirm option in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. Handling units that contain multiple stock points are set to Closed when set to Not Shipped. Their contents are stored in inventory without handling units.

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