Packaging and shipment processes for outbound handling units

To enhance the packaging and shipment processes, you can use these features:

• Fill up handling units
• Full packaging of material
• Packaging reference distribution
• Shipping sequence
• Consolidate stock point details

The prerequisites to fill up handling units within the same handling unit structure:

• The package definition code of the shipment line must be identical to the package definition of the picked goods.

  Templates are also compared when dealing with the multi-item structure:

  • The number of nodes must be the same.
  • The quantity of packaging items must be the same.
  • The auxiliary packaging must be identical.
  • The quantity of the auxiliary packaging must be the same.
• The handling units must not be in stock, but they must be generated during the confirm pick process. When the handling units are picked from stock, the Shipment on the picking list is filled. In this situation, the picking list is closed and the contents are transferred to the To Shipment Handling Unit.
• If used, the single packaging references must match the handling unit template.
• When filling up, the item that is put in the single handling units must match the picked item.
• Goods picked and placed within the same shipment are filled up in the handling unit structure, if possible.

When a shipment line that can be used for the picked goods is identified, these actions are executed:

• Validate current handling unit structure against the package definition. If the validation fails, a new handling unit structure is created for the picked goods. This happens only when all the shipment line related handling units have the Status set to Staged. In case there are handling units with the Status set to Open, the fill-up is performed without the validation.

• Add the picked goods to the singles that are not full yet, so contents are added to existing handling units. Related constraints:

  • The item of the single handling unit must be the same as the picked item.
  • Reference, Packaging Reference A and Packaging Reference B must be identical.
• Add packages on the master handling unit(s) if there is still space available on the master handling unit.

  Constraints for single item:

  • The reference of the master handling unit must match the picked reference when for the master, the Single Reference check box is selected in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
  • The Packaging Reference A of the master handling unit must match picked packaging reference A when for the master, the Single Packaging Reference A check box is selected in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
  • The Packaging Reference B of the master handling unit must match picked packaging reference A when for the master, the Single Packaging Reference B check box is selected in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.

  Constraints for multi-item:

  • The Allow Multi Item for Shipping check box in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session must be selected for the handling unit template of the outbound order line that is related to the picking list that is just picked.
  • The handling unit templates must match (except for the contents within the packaging item) the packaging items.
  • The Reference of the master handling unit must match the picked reference when the Single Reference indicator is selected on the master.
  • The Packaging Reference A of the master handling unit must match the picked packaging reference A when the Single Packaging Reference A check box is selected on the master.
  • The Packaging Reference B of the master handling unit must match the picked packaging reference A when the Single Packaging Reference B check box is selected on the master.
• Add new master handling unit when the contents cannot be added to the existing masters or the single reference constraints do not match, and there are goods that still require packing.