Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000)

Field Information

Warehousing Orders

Effective Date

The date and time when the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.

Description

The description of the parameter set.

Correct Outbound Quantity for JSC/RPT up to and including

Correct Outbound Quantity for JSC/RPT up to and including

This setting determines up to which status Job Shop Control can correct the quantities on outbound order lines related to material requirements for production orders.

Allowed values

Never

Job Shop Control cannot update the outbound order lines.

Open Line

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines with status Open.

Fulfillment Plan

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines with status Open and those for which a fulfillment plan exists.

Generate Outbound Advice

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines:

• With status Open or Advised
• For which a fulfillment plan is present

Release Outbound Advice

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines for which a fulfillment plan exists and those with status:

• Open
• Advised
• Released

Generate Picking List

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines for which a fulfillment plan exists and those with status:

• Open
• Advised
• Released
• Picked

JSC Production orders frequently require corrections, for example, because of a machine break-down at the job shop. If an JSC Production order is corrected, the corresponding material requirements require correction as well. Material requirements are issued by means of outbound order lines.

Correct Outbound Dates for JSC/RPT up to and including

Correct Outbound Dates for JSC/RPT up to and including

This setting determines up to which status Job Shop Control can update the planned dates for outbound order lines related to material requirements for production orders.

Allowed values

Never

Job Shop Control cannot update the outbound order lines.

Open Line

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines with status Open.

Fulfillment Plan

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines with status Open and those for which a fulfillment plan exists.

Generate Outbound Advice

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines:

• With status Open or Advised
• For which a fulfillment plan is present

Release Outbound Advice

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines for which a fulfillment plan exists and those with status:

• Open
• Advised
• Released

Generate Picking List

Job Shop Control adjusts the ordered quantities of outbound order lines for which a fulfillment plan exists and those with status:

• Open
• Advised
• Released
• Picked

JSC Production orders frequently require re-planning, for example, because of a machine break-down at the job shop. If an JSC Production order is replanned, the corresponding material requirements require rescheduling as well. Material requirements are issued by means of outbound order lines.

To optimize JSC Production order replanning, Job Shop Control must be enabled to adjust the planned dates for warehousing outbound order lines.

To adjust the planned dates, Job Shop Control does not check the status of the outbound order line as a whole, but the status of the quantities listed on the outbound order line, for example, the quantity released, the quantity advised, and so on.

If Job Shop Control finds quantities for which planned date correction is allowed, the planned dates are corrected as follows:

• The planned dates of the order line are adjusted if the entire quantity of the order line is allowed to be adjusted.
• If part of the order line quantity is allowed to be corrected, a new outbound order line is created for this quantity and the planned dates are adjusted for the new order line.

For example, planned date correction is allowed up to Generate Outbound Advice, and a released outbound order line lists the following quantities:

• 10 pcs Open
• 10 pcs fulfillment plan present
• 10 pcs Advised
• 10 pcs Released

Planned date correction is allowed for 30 pcs, that is, the Open and the Advised quantities, and the quantities with a fulfillment plan, of this outbound order line. For these quantities, a new order line is created with planned dates filled by Job Shop Control .

Automatic Processing

Device when no default is found

The default printing device used to automatically print documents for various print and process sessions.

This default printing device specified in the current field is used if no default printing devices are specified in these sessions:

• Activities by Inbound Order Line (whinh2114m000)
• Activities by Outbound Order Line (whinh2124m000)
• Activities by Procedure (whinh0106m000)
• Warehouse - Storage Zones (whwmd3110s000)
• Default Devices by User (whwmd1545m000)

If no default printing device is specified in the current field and in the sessions of the previous list, the user must select a printing device from a dialog in the print or process sessions.

Options

Post Transfer Losses to Ship-to Entity

If this check box is selected, the losses due to a transfer are posted to the receiving warehouse.

If this check box is cleared, the losses due to a transfer are posted to the issuing warehouse.

History

Warehousing Order

If this check box is selected, warehousing order history is stored in, for example, the Warehousing Orders History (whinh2550m000) session. Every time a warehousing order or warehousing-order line is created, modified, or removed, LN creates a warehousing-order history line.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Inbound Order Line Lots and Serials History

If this check box is selected, LN creates history data for the inbound order line lots and serials, every time an inbound order is created, modified or removed. For Example, the lots and serials history data is stored and can be accessed using the Inbound Order Line Lots and Serials History (whinh2566m000) session.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Warehouse Order Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate warehousing order numbers.

Series

The series used to generate warehousing order numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Load Length

The parameter which determines the number of digits that are present in a load number generated by the first free number mechanism of LN.

You can increase or decrease the length of the load number. If you change the load length, the modified setting applies only to the new loads that LN creates. For more information, refer to Length of ASN number.

Step Size for Lines

The step size between position numbers of warehousing-order lines.

Step Size for Sets

The step size of position numbers of warehousing order sets.

Assign Item Surcharges for Item Transfer

Assign Item Surcharges for Item Transfer

Specifies the way item surcharges must be applied in case of item transfers.

Select from:

• Issue and Receipt

  Assign item issue surcharges and item receipt surcharges for item transfers.

• Only Issue

  Assign only item issue surcharges for item transfers.

• Only Receipt

  Assign only item receipt surcharges for item transfers.

• None

  Assign no item surcharges for item transfers.

• Not Applicable

Default value: Issue and Receipt

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Assign item surcharges for item transfer

ASNs

Generate Handling Unit Automatically from ASNs

Generate Handling Unit Automatically from ASNs

Always

Always generate handling units automatically from inbound ASNs.

Handling Unit Received

Generate a handling unit if the inbound ASN includes handling unit codes provided by the supplier. LN generates an internal handling unit code if the external handling unit field has a value. If LN generates an internal handling unit code, LN creates an internal handling unit code that is identical to the external handling unit code. However, if an identical handling unit code exists in LN before the arrival of the ASN, this would result in duplicate records. In such cases, LN generates a new unique internal handling unit code using the mask functionality. The new internal code is also saved on the ASN.

For Ownership/Specification

Generate a handling unit when an inbound advance shipment notice (ASN) is created and the the value of the ownership registration level for the item, warehouse and business partner is Physical Item or Physical Item and Location.

Note that for this option to work, for the current warehouse and/or item, handling units must be in use for receipts, inbound and outbound inspections, and shipments. For further information about other settings required for handling units and ownership registration, see Ownership registration setup in Warehousing.

Never

Never generate handling units automatically from inbound ASNs.

The settings that control automatic generation of handling units from inbound ASNs. These settings apply to inbound ASNs that include items not linked to any warehouse.

Note: The settings made in the Generate Handling Unit Automatically from ASNs field of the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session and the Creation ASN field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session overrule the settings made in this field. In addition, the settings specified in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session overrule those made in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.

Options

Generate ASNs Automatically

If this check box is selected, advanced shipping notes are automatically generated when you confirm a shipment.

If this check box is cleared, an advanced shipping note (ASN) is not automatically generated, but you can manually create an ASN in the Confirm Outbound ASN (whinh4230m100) session.

Receive Direct Delivery Automatically

If this check box is selected, the advance shipment notice (ASN) receipts of direct delivery orders that are created using BODs or processed through electronic data interchange (EDI) are confirmed automatically.

Note: 

• If this check box is cleared, the ASN receipts of direct delivery orders which are processed through BODs or EDI must be confirmed manually. To confirm the ASN manually, you must run the Receive Direct Delivery Lines command in the Shipment Notice (whinh3600m000) session. You can also modify the Actual Delivery Date and Packing Slip number if necessary.
• You can also modify the details of Shipped Quantity and Shipped Quantity in Inventory Unit in the Shipment Notice Lines (whinh3101m000) session.

Remove Canceled ASNs Automatically

If this check box is selected, an advance shipment notice (ASN) is automatically removed when the Advanced Shipping Note status is set to Canceled.

History ASN

If this check box is selected, the advance shipment notice (ASN) data is stored in history files. The data in these files can be viewed with history sessions, for example, the Shipment Notices History (whinh3550m000) and Landed Cost Line History (tclct2550m000) sessions.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Receipts

Options

Use Receipt Header Defaults

If this check box is selected, and you create a receipt line in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session, LN retrieves data from the Warehouse Receipts Overview (whinh3110m000) session.

LN retrieves the following data:

• The Packing Slip in the Warehouse Receipts Overview (whinh3110m000) session, if specified, as default for the Packing Slip in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session.
• The Date of Creation in the Warehouse Receipts Overview (whinh3110m000) session, if specified, as default for the Receipt Date in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session.

Generate Lots for Effectivity Units Automatically

If this check box is selected, and you create effectivity units, LN generates lots.

Packing Slip Mandatory on Receipts for Purchase Orders

If this check box is selected, you must specify the packing slip number in the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session when you receive purchased items.

Apart from purchase orders, you can set the packing slip number field as mandatory for any other type of orders. Example sales order, service order and so on.

To select the type of order for which the packing slip number must be specified, click the More button, the list of orders displays in a new window.

Confirm Receipt as Final

If this check box is selected, the Final Receipt check box is automatically selected for all receipt lines of a purchase order line receipt after the last receipt line is confirmed. For the receipt lines, the Final Receipt check box is made read-only.

The setting in this field is the default for all warehouses in your organization. In the Confirm Receipt as Final field of the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, you can change this setting for individual warehouses.

If this check box is selected, end users are not required to (re-) check the received items while confirming receipts and manually select the Final Receipt check box. This will speed up the receipt procedure, which can be important if large numbers of receipt transactions are involved. As an additional result, the possible situation that back orders are not created because a user forgot to select the Final Receipt check box is prevented. On the other hand, if checking the received items while confirming receipts is required for the current warehouse, you must clear this check box.

The only way to undo the automatic selection of the Final Receipt check box for an individual receipt is to adjust the receipt quantities in the Receipt Correction (whinh3121s000) session. This session requires specific authorization.

Note: 

If this check box is selected, and receipt confirmation must be blocked if the received quantities are not fulfilled according to the receipt tolerances, you must redefine the receipt tolerances either by changing the Block value to Warn, or by adjusting the quantities.

You can define receipt tolerances and blockings in the Receiving group box of the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Consolidate Stock Points in one Receipt Line

If this check box is selected, the stock point details of the same order line are consolidated into a single receipt line.

The stock point details for an inbound order line that are consolidated into one receipt line can contain one or more:

• Low volume lot items
• Low volume serialized items
• High volume lot items
• High volume serialized items
• Inventory dates
• Effectivity units
• E-item revisions (via the lot)

You can view and maintain the consolidated details linked to the receipt line in the Receipt Line Stock Point Details (whinh3123m000) session.

Receipt History

If this check box is selected, receipt data is stored in history files. The data in these files can be viewed with history sessions, for example, the Warehouse Receipts History (whinh3560m000) session.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Check on Duplicate Receipts

If this check box is selected, during receipt entry the application checks whether the receipt is already present.

The receipt being created is a duplicate if the following data match a receipt present in LN:

• Order Origin
• Order
• Order Line
• Packing Slip Received

If a duplicate is found, the created receipt line is blocked and a message is displayed showing a blocking reason and indicating the receipt line of which the blocked receipt line is a duplicate.

Duplicate Receipt Blocking Reason

The blocking reason that is displayed when the receipt being created is a duplicate of an existing receipt. A duplicate receipt blocking reason must be of type Hold Receipt.

Item Search

Item Code System for Receipts

The item code system that is used to search an item based on the supplier's item code.

If a supplier's item code is available, the item code system enables you to search for the corresponding internal item code. When you enter a receipt, you can search for warehousing order lines whose internal item code corresponds to the supplier's item code.

LN uses the item code systems as specified in the current session in the following priority sequence:

1. Item Code System for Receipts (1)
2. Item Code System for Receipts (2)
3. Item Code System for Receipts (3)

The item code systems, as specified in those fields, must be different.

Print Cost/Service Item on Goods Received Notes

Cost/Service Items on Goods Received Notes

Indicates whether, or which, non-physical item type is printed in the Print Receipts (whinh3412m000) session.

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Goods Received Notes

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Goods Received Notes

Indicates whether the manufactured main item, the manufactured item's components, or both are printed on the goods-received note.

Note: 

• If the Inventory Handling field in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is set to By Component, and you choose Components, LN will print the components defined in the Bill of Material (tibom1110m000) session on the goods-received note.
• If the Inventory Handling field in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is set to By Component, and you choose Both, LN will print both the main item and the components that are defined in the Bill of Material (tibom1110m000) session on the goods-received note. The main item is printed underlined without quantities.

Return Certificates

If this check box is selected, return certificates are generated for receipts based on sales return orders.

You can specify whether return certificates are used in specific warehouses or sites in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session and the Warehousing Settings by Site (whwmd2101m000) session, respectively.

Format of Return Certificate

The format of the return certificate ID codes.

Allowed values

The return certificate ID code consists of these elements:

• Warehouse, Fiscal Year and Sequence

  • The code of the warehouse in which the receipt related to the return certificate is received.

    The warehouses for which return certificate IDs must be generated are specified in the Return Certificates - First Free Numbers (whinh3127m000) session.

  • The current fiscal year.
  • A sequence number.

• Series and Sequence

  • The number group specified in the Number Group field of the current session.
  • The series specified in the Series field of the current session.
  • A sequence number.

Return Certificate Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate return certificate ID codes.

Series

The series used to generate return certificate ID codes.

Print Cost/Service Item on Return Certificate

Cost/Service Item on Return Certificates

The options for printing cost items and service items on the return certificate.

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Return Certificates

Manufactured Item or Components on Return Certificate

The options for printing manufactured items and component on the return certificate.

Print

Order Unit on Packing Slip

If this check box is selected, LN prints the unit in which the quantity on the order is expressed, on the packing slip.

Receipt Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate receipt numbers.

Series

The series used to generate receipt numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of receipts.

Inbound

Minimal Put Away

If this check box is selected, and an inbound advice is generated, LN searches for the minimum number of locations needed to put away the quantity specified on an order line.

For this purpose, LN searches for the location with the largest available capacity. If no location is found that can accommodate the entire quantity, LN searches for the location that can store the largest part of the quantity to be put away. This process is continued until the entire quantity is put away.

Inbound Advice Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate inbound advice numbers.

Series

The series used to generate inbound advice numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Print Storage Conditions - Inbound

Item/Item Group Storage Conditions

If this check box is selected, LN prints the Item/Item Group Storage Conditions on documents/reports that belong to the inbound procedure.

Default Inventory Receipt Value

Default Inventory Receipt Value

The default receipt value of the inventory when no receipt price is defined.

Allowed values

Standard Cost

Valuation of receipts (for which price is not defined) is based on the cost valid on the transaction date.

If inventory value cannot be determined, the value of the receipt is calculated based on the standard cost.

Unlinked Return Receipt		Normal Receipt
Inbound Price	No Inbound Price	No Inbound Price
The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked against issue Standard Cost. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added.	The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked for issue Standard Cost. Inventory is booked for the same amount. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added to the inventory. The inventory receipt value is adjusted for receipt standard cost or in case the valuation method is Lot Price (Lot) and lot price is pre-defined.	The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked for issue Standard Cost excluding the receipt surcharge applicable for the received item. Inventory is booked for the same amount. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added.

Inventory Value

The value of receipts (for which price is not defined), is based on inventory value valid on the transaction date. Effectively, the inventory value valid on the transaction date, is not modified.

This option can be selected only if Inventory Valuation Method is not set to Standard Cost.

Unlinked Return Receipt		Normal Receipt
Inbound Price	No Inbound Price	No Inbound Price
The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked for inventory value that increases with issue surcharges. Inventory is booked for the same amount. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added.	The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked for inventory value that increases with issue surcharge. Inventory is booked for the same amount. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added. The inventory receipt value is corrected before return.	The financial transaction related to the originating order is booked for the inventory value excluding the receipt surcharge applicable for the received item. Inventory is booked for the same amount. Later, the receipt surcharges of the received item are added.

Note:  Inventory Valuation Method

Note: 

When the receipts are confirmed, the financial transactions are created based on:

• Normal Receipts

  The receipt for the material that is received. For example, Purchase receipts, Positive Adjustment, Receipt of by-product from production and so on. Supported order origins can be Production Order, Maintenance Work Order, Maintenance Sales Order, Service Order, Adjustment Order and Cycle Counting Order.

• Return Receipts

  The receipt for material that is not received. For example, Sales return, material return from production and so on. Return receipts wherein the inbound price may or may not be defined can be linked to the order origin. The supported order origins can be Sales Order, Maintenance Work Order and Project Contract (only when the inbound price is not defined)

Note: When receipt price is not defined, the valuation of the receipts in inventory can be performed only if the ownership is set to Company Owned.

Warehouse/Location Storage Conditions

If this check box is selected, LN prints the Warehouse/Location Storage Conditions on documents/reports that belong to the inbound procedure.

Warehouse Inspections

Options

Inventory in Inspection Available for Planning

If this check box is selected, items are available for planning by Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC if inspection is required for these items.

You cannot change the value of this check box if a record exists in the Warehouse Inspections Overview (whinh3122m000) session with a value in the In Inventory Unit field that is greater than zero.

Consolidate Stock Points in one Warehouse Inspection

If this check box is selected, low volume lot or serialized items, LIFO/FIFO items, or items contained in multiple handling units, are consolidated into a single inbound or outbound inspection.

Consolidation depends on these conditions:

• Warehouse inspection is required for these items.

• Inbound

  The items are listed on receipt lines or inbound advice lines whose inbound order lines match. If the warehouse is location controlled, the advised inspection locations must also match.

• Outbound

  The items are listed on outbound advice lines whose outbound order lines match. If the warehouse is location controlled, the advised staging locations must also match.

For more information, refer to Creating, updating, and deleting inspection headers and lines.

Inspection History

If this check box is selected, history data is present for inbound inspections, outbound inspections, and inventory inspections.

Inspection history data is displayed in these sessions:

• Warehouse Inspections History (whinh2540m000)
• Warehouse Inspection Lines History (whinh2541m000)
• Inventory Inspection Line Peg Distribution History (whinh2548m000)

Inspection Time

The unit in which the inspection time is expressed.

Allowed values

Days

Hours

Quarantine Inventory

If this check box is selected, quarantine inventory handling is available. In the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) details session, for each relevant warehouse, you must also select the Quarantine Inventory check box to allow quarantine inventory handling.

To use the payable-to-supplier method instead of standard quarantine inventory handling, select the following check boxes:

• The current one
• Payable to Supplier
• For each relevant warehouse, the Quarantine Inventory check box in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) details session.

If this check box is cleared, LN removes rejected goods from inventory at the moment of rejection. As a result, the rejected goods no longer exist.

Payable to Supplier

If this check box is selected, invoicing and payment of quarantine inventory received through purchase orders or purchase schedules is allowed before the warehousing inspection and quarantine processes are completed.

Available for Planning

Specify if or when quarantine inventory is available for Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC.

Allowed values

No

Quarantine inventory is not available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC.

Yes

Quarantine inventory is available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC.

By Due Date

Quarantine inventory is available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC from the date specified in the Disposition Due Date field of the Quarantine Inventory Disposition (whwmd2172m000) session onwards.

The default value in the Disposition Due Date field is calculated from the Disposition Due Lead Time field of the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000) session.

By Origin

For each available origin, complete these steps to specify if or how quarantine inventory is available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC:

1. Select an origin in the Available for Planning field.
2. Click More to open the dialog box in which you can select an origin.

3. For each origin, select one of these values:

   • Yes
   • No
   • By Due Date

Note: 

• This parameter applies to quarantine inventory and has no impact on items in inbound or outbound inspections.
• Processed disposition lines are never available for planning.

Inbound Inspection Blocking Reason

reason code

Outbound Inspection Blocking Reason

reason code

Quarantine Inventory Blocking Reason

reason for rejection

Inventory Inspection Blocking Reason

reason code

Inspection Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate inspection numbers.

Series for Inbound Inspections

The series used to generate inbound inspection numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Series for Outbound Inspections

The series used to generate outbound inspection numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Series for Inventory Inspections

The series used to generate or manually specify inventory inspection numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Number Group for Quarantine ID

The number group used to define quarantine ID numbers.

Series for Quarantine ID

The series used to define quarantine ID numbers.

Cross-docking

Dynamic Cross-docking

If this check box is selected, dynamic cross-docking can be used.

Note: If a cross-dock order exists, you cannot clear this check box.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts in Warehousing.

Generate Cross-dock Order for Outbound Advice Shortage

If this check box is selected, and, after generating an outbound advice, an inventory shortage is found, a cross-dock order is created for the inventory shortage.

Note: In the Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000) session, you can still select or clear this check box. However, if you generate an outbound advice directly, for example, from within the Outbound Order Lines (whinh2120m000) session, this option applies to the warehouse/item level ( Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000)/ Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000)).

Generate Cross-dock Order Lines when Confirming Receipt

If this check box is selected, LN checks if there are any open cross-dock orders that must be fulfilled by incoming goods.

Automatically Approve Cross-dock Order Lines

If this check box is selected, and cross-dock order lines are generated, these inbound order lines will immediately receive the status Approved.

Priority Definition

cross-dock priority definition

For more information, refer to Cross-dock order priority

Restriction Definition

cross-dock restriction definition

For more information, refer to Cross-dock restrictions

Use Planning Priority Rules

If this check box is selected, planning priority rules will be used by direct material supply (DMS). As a result, these rules are applied to DMS-generated cross-dock orders and to all other dynamic cross-dock orders.

For more information, refer to Planning priority rules

Generate Cross-dock Order when Releasing Order to Warehousing

Generate Cross-dock Order when Releasing Order to Warehousing

Indicates the conditions that govern the generation of cross-dock orders, when an issue order is released to Warehousing . The value that you specify in the field is defaulted in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.

To enable this field, you must select the Dynamic Cross-docking check box. If you clear the Dynamic Cross-docking check box, the Generate Cross-dock Order when Releasing Order to Warehousing field is set to Never.

Never

No cross-dock orders are created.

Always

Cross-dock orders are created when, for example, sales orders are released to Warehousing . Every cross-dock order is created for the entire order quantity.

Time Phased Shortage

Cross-dock orders are created when, for example, sales orders are released to Warehousing . For each order, LN checks whether there will be an inventory shortage on the planned delivery date. In case of inventory shortage, a cross-dock order is created for the entire order quantity. The expected inventory is calculated based on the following types of transactions:

• On-hand inventory
• Planned issue transactions
• Planned receipt transactions

Time Phased Shortage, Ignoring Receipts

Cross-dock orders are created for the entire order quantity of the outbound order line, when the time phased inventory is less than zero. You can select the Time Phased Shortage, Ignoring Receipts option, when you are not certain about the supplier's on-time delivery performance.

If you select the Time Phased Shortage, Ignoring Receipts option, the expected time phased inventory on the planned delivery date is calculated based on:

• Current available inventory ( inventory on hand less the inventory blocked).
• Planned inventory issue transactions, including:
  • Inventory issue transactions for the planned delivery date.
  • Other issue orders within the order lead time, but cannot be replenished with that time.

Time phased inventory = available inventory - planned inventory issue transactions 

The planned inventory receipt transactions are excluded from the calculation. Therefore, the receipt transactions are not added to the expected time phased inventory.

Note: When an issue order is released to Warehousing or when you create a manual warehouse issue order, the value of the Generate Cross-dock Order when Releasing Order to Warehousing field in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session determines how the time phased inventory on the planned delivery date of the outbound order line is calculated.

Cancel Cross-dock Orders when Inventory Can Be Advised

Indicates the conditions that govern the automatic cancelation or partial cancelation of the related cross-dock orders when an outbound advice for an outbound order line is generated.

Note: 

• The parameter applies to dynamic cross-dock orders only, and not to static cross-dock orders or direct material supply related cross-dock orders.

• The field is enabled only when you select the Dynamic Cross-docking check box.

• The automatic cancellation of cross-dock orders is possible when you generate an outbound advice. Automatic cancellation is not possible for an outbound advice that is manually created or modified.

Allowed values

Never

Cross-dock orders are never canceled, even when inventory is available for outbound advice. This value is selected by default.

Open and Planned Cross-dock Orders

Cross-dock orders without lines and cross-dock orders with lines are canceled. The part of the cross-dock order that can be canceled is equal to the difference between the requested cross-dock order quantity and the total quantity of the cross-dock order lines that are not canceled.

Open Cross-dock Orders

Cross-dock orders that do not have cross-dock order lines are canceled. The cross-dock orders that have canceled cross-dock order lines are also canceled.

Cross-dock Order Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate cross-dock order numbers.

Series

The series used to generate cross-dock order numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of cross-dock orders.

Direct Material Supply (DMS)

Direct Material Supply (DMS)

If this check box is selected, LN can use direct material supply (DMS)

For more information, refer to Direct material supply (DMS)

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts in Warehousing.

Use Warehouse Supply Structures

If this check box is selected, LN will use warehouse supply structures.

For more information, refer to Warehouse supply structures

Outbound

Picking Options

Negative Inventory

If this check box is selected, negative inventory is allowed.

These options become available in various sessions:

• Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage
• Allow Negative Inventory

Sessions:

• Item - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000)
• Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000)
• Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000)
• Process Outbound Advice (whinh4200m000) *
• Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000) *

*

Only the Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage option.

You can clear this check box if negative inventory is still present. If you do, no new negative inventory can be created and receipts will update the negative inventory levels.

Restrict Picking by Location Type

This check box only applies to inventory that is stored, with package definitions. For each package definition level you must specify whether the location type is Pick or Bulk.

If this check box is selected, and an outbound advice is generated:

• Only pick locations are checked on the availability of inventory for package definition levels with the Pick location type.
• Only bulk locations are checked on the availability of inventory for package definition levels with the Bulk location type.

Therefore, if an outbound advice is generated for an item with a package definition, LN strictly adheres to the location type that is specified for the package definition level.

This prevents, for example, that pieces and small boxes are picked from pallets in bulk locations. And bulk locations consequently continue to act as bulk locations.

If this check box is cleared, and an outbound advice is generated, the location type of the package definition level acts as the preferred location type. LN first checks locations on the availability of inventory for the location type of the package definition level. If no inventory is available for the preferred location type, or not enough, LN checks the other location type on the availability of inventory.

Minimal Picks

If this check box is selected, and an outbound advice is generated, LN searches for the minimum number of picks needed to get the quantity specified on an order line. For this purpose, LN searches for the largest stock point. If the entire quantity cannot be picked from the largest stock point, LN moves on to the second largest stock point, and so on, until the entire quantity is picked.

For example, sales order 27500157 lists 15 items VIN. Item VIN is lot controlled and stored in Warehouse WH00131:

Location	Lot	Item	Quantity	Unit
A	1	VIN	5	PCS
A	2	VIN	5	PCS
A	3	VIN	5	PCS
B	4	VIN	6	PCS
B	5	VIN	6	PCS

As a result, in the Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000) session, LN generates the following outbound advice for sales order 27500157:

Location	Lot	Item	Quantity	Unit
B	4	VIN	6	PCS
B	5	VIN	6	PCS
A	1	VIN	3	PCS

The Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000) session advises the quantity based on the setting of the warehouse parameter Outbound Method in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session and inventory handling parameter Minimal Picks in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session. The FIFO/LIFO dates have higher priority and overrule the minimal picks functionality. The minimal picks functionality is based on quantities. LN first sorts the stock points based on the outbound priority LIFO/FIFO and then uses the Minimal Picks parameter. LN searches for stock points with Last/First inventory dates first and after that selects the largest stock points to minimize the picked items units.

Note: If handling units are advised, the minimal picks parameter does not apply because this may lead to breaking down handling units, causing remaining fractional handling units.

To avoid this, the smallest possible number of complete handling units is searched to fulfill the demand. When there is still a remaining quantity to be advised, the handling units with the smallest quantities are selected first to clean up fractional handling units as much as possible.

If this check box is cleared, the FIFO/LIFO date overrules the quantity. This can result in more picks for each order line than the minimal picks. For items that have the same FIFO/LIFO date, LN orders the quantities starting with the smallest quantity.

Check Shipping Constraint during Release Advice

The setting of this check box determines how LN handles the outbound movement of sales order lines for which value Ship Set Complete, Ship Kit Complete, or Ship Order Complete is selected in the Shipping Constraint field of the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session.

If this check box is selected, outbound advice is generated but not released until inventory for all order lines is present, even if outbound advice is set to automatic release in the applicable warehousing procedure. However, if at this point the inventory is insufficient to fulfil the order, LN deletes the just generated outbound advice for all order lines.

In this way, the inventory is available for other orders comprising lower quantities.

If this check box is cleared, outbound advice is generated and released. Before confirming the related shipment lines, LN checks if:

• For all order lines shipment lines are present.

• For each shipment line, the available inventory is sufficient. If there is inventory shortage, the shipment lines cannot be confirmed until replenishment has taken place.

  This may result in numerous shipments waiting at the staging area until the warehouse is replenished. If this is a likely scenario, you may consider selecting this check box.

Allow Changes to Confirmed Load/Shipments

If this check box is selected, LN allows addition of shipment lines to shipments and shipments to loads for loads and shipments with status Confirmed.

Suppress Backflushing Orders

If this check box is selected, blocked and shipped backflushing orders are suppressed. These orders are not displayed in the Warehousing Orders (whinh2100m000) session.

Automatic Recalculation of Excess and ATT Inventory

If this check box is selected, LN automatically recalculates the inventory in excess and available to transfer (ATT) when an outbound advice is created or when a cycle counting order or an adjustment order is processed.

Shipping Options

Shipment History

If this check box is selected, shipment history is stored in, for example, the Shipments History (whinh4550m000) session. Every time a shipment header, shipment line, or shipment load is created, modified, or removed, LN creates a shipment history line.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Projected Shipments in use

If this check box is selected, preliminary shipments can be created when an outbound order line is created. The initial shipment status is then Projected.

The use of projected shipments is activated at the order type level by selecting the Projected Shipments in use check box in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session. In the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session, you can also select the Generate Projected Shipments Automatically check box if projected shipments must be created automatically.

Note: 

• By default, this check box is cleared.

• If projected shipments are present or if this check box is selected for one or more order types, this check box is read-only.

• You cannot clear this check box if there are shipment lines with status Open that have projected quantities larger than the shipped quantities. Projected quantities are item quantities for which outbound advice is not released or for which picking lists are not confirmed.

Shipping Containers in use

If this check box is selected, you can maintain shipping containers.

Shipping containers are maintained in these sessions:

• Shipping Containers (whinh4125m000)
• Move Shipment to Shipping Containers (whinh4125m100)
• Shipping Container (whinh4625m000)

Shipment Acceptance in use

If this check box is selected, the shipment acceptance functionality is activated for the current company.

Note: By default, this check box is cleared. If this check box is cleared, the shipment acceptance functionality is invisible for the user.

Calculate Additional Costs for Shipments

If this check box is selected, LN allows the handling of additional cost lines on shipments. By default, the check box is cleared. For more information, refer to Additional costs in Warehousing

Note:  Warehousing calculates additional costs for shipment only when you set the Calculate For field to Shipments in the Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000) session.

Consolidate Stock Points in one Shipment Line

If this check box is selected, the outbound advices of the same order line with different stock point details are consolidated into a single shipment line.

The outbound advices for an outbound order line are consolidated into one shipment line, even if the outbound advices contain one or more:

• Low volume lot items
• Low volume serialized items
• Inventory dates
• Effectivity units
• E-item revisions (via the lot)

You can view the consolidated details linked to the shipment line in the Shipment Line Stock Point Details (whinh4133m000) session.

Relabel Handling Unit if not according to Handling Unit Template

If this check box is selected, during shipment line creation the picked handling units are closed and new labels are created because the picked handling units do not match the handling unit template of the shipment line. If this check box is cleared, The picked handling units are added to the shipment line.

Shipment Validation

If this check box is selected, shipment validation is implemented.

Check as-built serials

Indicates whether LN checks for as-built serials, and, if so, the action taken.

Advise Unallocated Inventory

If this check box is selected, unallocated inventory is available to be advised for an outbound-order line with a specification.

Note: This option is applicable if the Demand Pegging check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) details session.

Demand Peg of Outbound Line is Binding

If this check box is selected, only inventory with a specification identical to the outbound-order line is available to be advised.

Note: This option is applicable if the Demand Pegging check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) details session.

Print Storage Conditions - Outbound

Item/Item Group Storage Conditions

If this check box is selected, LN prints the Item/Item Group Storage Conditions on documents/reports that belong to the outbound procedure.

Warehouse/Location Storage Conditions

If this check box is selected, LN prints the Warehouse/Location Storage Conditions on documents/reports that belong to the outbound procedure.

Export Compliance Provider

Export Compliance Provider

Indicates whether export compliance is in use.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts in Warehousing.

Update Deliveries

Update Sales Deliveries

Indicates how LN updates sales orders after the shipments based on the sales orders are confirmed.

This option allows you to split up the process of confirming a shipment line and updating the originating sales order into two separate processes.

By default, this is a single process: after confirming the shipment line, LN queries the shipment table and updates the originating sales order with the confirmed shipment data.

If you split up this process, after confirming the shipment line, LN stores the confirmed shipment data in the Deliveries (whinh4139m000) session. Next, LN updates the originating sales order with the data from the Deliveries (whinh4139m000) session. This is done either automatically or by batch.

The advantage of splitting up this process is that the transaction time is reduced by up to 50%. This is because the table behind the Deliveries (whinh4139m000) session is much smaller than its counterpart of the Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000) session. Consequently, only a small process table with a limited number of records is queried instead of the much larger shipment lines table.

Allowed values

• Direct

  LN confirms the shipment and updates the originating sales order in a single process. After confirming a shipment, LN automatically updates the originating sales order. This is the default value.

• Batch

  Confirming the shipment and updating the originating sales order are carried out as separate processes. After the shipments are confirmed, the Update Deliveries (whinh4239m000) batch session is run to update the sales orders with the confirmed shipment data.

• Decoupled

  Confirming the shipment and updating the originating sales order are carried out as separate processes. After confirming a shipment, LN stores the confirmed shipment data in the Deliveries (whinh4139m000) session. Next, LN updates the originating sales order without any user intervention.

Note: 

Options Batch and Decoupled are only available if the originating sales order:

• Is not a collect order. Collect orders require an automatic and immediate update of shipment information.
• Is not a return order. The return order flow is different from the regular sales order flow. In addition, the transaction volume is relatively low.
• Does not contain BOM’s. Shipments including BOM items must be processed automatically to avoid retrieval of incorrect cost of goods sold.

Performance aspects

Using this field may affect system performance. For more information, refer to Update deliveries.

Load Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate load numbers.

Series

The series used to generate load numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Shipment Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate shipment numbers.

Series for Inbound

The series used to generate:

• Inbound shipment numbers
• Inbound advance shipment notice (ASN) numbers

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Series for Outbound

The series used to generate:

• Outbound shipment numbers
• Outbound advance shipment notice (ASN) numbers

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Shipment Length

The parameter which determines the number of digits that are present in a shipment number generated by the first free number mechanism of LN.

You can increase or decrease the length of the shipment number. If you change the shipment length, the modified setting applies only to the new shipments that LN creates. For more information, refer to Length of ASN number.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of:

• Shipment lines
• Advance shipment notice (ASN) lines

Load

Freeze Load when freezing shipment

If this check box is selected, a load is automatically frozen when all shipments are frozen.

Inventory Consumption Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate numbers for sales orders with origin Sales (Manual) and shipments, that both represent inventory consumptions.

These numbers are shown in the Order and the Shipment field of the Item - Warehouse - Inventory Transactions (whinr1510m000) session and the Order field of the Inventory Consumptions (whina1514m000) session.

Series

The series used to generate sales orders with origin Sales (Manual) and shipments, that both represent inventory consumptions.

These numbers are shown in the Order and the Shipment field of the Item - Warehouse - Inventory Transactions (whinr1510m000) session and the Order field of the Inventory Consumptions (whina1514m000) session.

Shipping Documents

Print Cost/Service Item on Packing Slip

Print Cost/Service Item on Packing Slip

Indicates which nonphysical item types are printed in the Print Packing Slips (whinh4475m000) session.

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Packing Slip

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Packing Slip

Indicates whether the main item, the components or both will be printed on the packing slip when a manufactured item is sold.

If the Inventory Handling field in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session is set to Components, and you choose Components, the BOM components are printed on the packing slip.

Print Cost/Service Item on Delivery Note

Print Cost/Service Item on Delivery Note

Indicates whether, or which, non-physical item types are printed in the Print Delivery Notes (whinh4477m000) session for delivery notes created for shipment lines that were created automatically. For manually created shipment lines, service and/or cost items are always printed on the delivery note.

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Delivery Notes

Print Manufactured Item or Components on Delivery Note

Indicates whether the main item, the components or both will be printed on the delivery note when a manufactured item is sold.

If the Inventory Handling field in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session is set to Components, and you choose Components, the BOM components are printed on the delivery note.

Delivery Note Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate preliminary delivery note numbers. The final delivery note number is generated when the first shipment line of the shipment allocated to the delivery note is confirmed.

Series

The series used to generate preliminary delivery note numbers. The final delivery note number is generated when the first shipment line of the shipment allocated to the delivery note is confirmed.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Format of Delivery Note Number

Format of Delivery Note Number

The format in which the final delivery note number is printed. For more information, refer to Transport Document.

Allowed values

Warehouse, Fiscal Year and Sequence

This is the default value. The delivery note number is the concatenation of warehouse, (fiscal) year and sequence.

Series and Sequence

Series and Sequence: The final delivery note number is based on a number group and series. If this option is selected:

• The fields in the Delivery Note Numbers groupbox are enabled.
• The Delivery Notes field in the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session is enabled.
• The Reset Delivery Note Number field is not displayed in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session. The sequence is not reset in a new fiscal year.

Delivery Note Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate final delivery note numbers. For more information, refer to Transport Document.

Series

The series used to generate final delivery note numbers. For more information, refer to Transport Document.

Cost/Service Item on Shipping Manifest

LN allows you to print neither, both or any of the cost and service items on the shipping manifest.

Change Orders

Options

Inventory Ownership Change Order History

If this check box is selected, history data is stored for ownership change orders.

You can view the history data in the Inventory Ownership Change Orders History (whinh1550m000) session.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Inventory Ownership Change Order Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate ownership change order numbers.

Series

The series used to generate ownership change order numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of ownership change order lines.

Reasons

Inventory Ownership Change

The default reason code for ownership change orders. The reason code for inventory ownership change orders is defaulted in the Inventory Ownership Change Orders (whinh1100m000) session.

Allocation Change

The default reason code for allocation change orders. The reason code for allocation change orders is defaulted in the Allocation Change Orders (whinh1120m000) session.

Project Cost Peg Transfers

Project Cost Peg Transfers

Number Group

The code of the number group used for cost peg transfers.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Series

The code of the series used for cost peg transfers.

Step Size

The step size between the cost peg transfer lines.

Project Cost Peg Transfer History

The history data for the cost peg transfers.

Re-export Transfers

Options

Re-export Transfer History

If this check box is selected, history data is maintained for re-export transfers.

Re-export history is displayed in these sessions:

• Re-export Transfers History (whinh1585m000)
• Re-export Transfer Lines History (whinh1586m000)
• Re-export Transfer Line Details History (whinh1587m000)

Re-export Transfers

Number Group

The code of the number group used for re-export transfers.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Series

The series used for re-export transfers.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Step Size

The step size between the position numbers of re-export transfer lines.

Adjustment Orders

Options

Adjustment Orders History

If this check box is selected, history data is stored for adjustment orders.

If you run the Remove Processed Adjustment Order Lines (whinh5271m000) session, all processed order lines are stored in history. You can view the history in the Adjustment Orders History (whinh5570m000) session.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data.

Adjustment Order Approval

If this check box is selected, adjustment orders require approval prior to processing if they meet specific criteria.

Adjustment Order Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate adjustment order numbers.

Series

The series used to generate adjustment order numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of adjustment order lines.

Cycle Counting

Options

Maximum Number of Recounts

The maximum number of recounts permitted for one cycle-count order.

A recount can be scheduled:

• When you enter the counted inventory in the Enter Cycle Counting Results (whinh5101m100) session.
• As a result of the approval process.

Block During Warehouse Cycle Counting

If this check box is selected, inventory is blocked when cycle-count orders are present. The inventory is blocked between the time that you create cycle-count orders and the time that you process your counting results.

To prevent mistakes, you must block the inventory during cycle counting.

Cycle Count Consignment Warehouses

If this check box is selected, cycle-count orders are also generated for warehouses of type Consignment (Not Owned) or Consignment (Owned).

On New Stock Point

If this check box is selected, a cycle count is scheduled every time a new stockpoint is added. If you run the Process Cycle Counting Orders (whinh5201m000) session, this stock point is added to a counting list.

If this check box is cleared, no cycle count is scheduled if a stock point is added. The stock point is added to a counting list after the counting interval, as defined for the item's classification, has expired.

If Inventory becomes Zero

Indicates the value based on which the cycle counting data must be processed if the registered inventory of a stock point becomes zero.

The following cycle counting values are available:

• Forced Cycle Count: The existing cycle counting data is maintained.

  Use the option to force cycle counts for a stock point, if its system inventory becomes zero. If you select the value Forced Cycle Count, the Force Cycle Count check box in the Cycle Counting Data (whinh5140m000) session is automatically set to selected.

• Regular Cycle Count: The existing cycle counting data is maintained.

  Use the option to cycle count based on the cycle count interval specified in the Counting Interval in Weeks group box.

• No Cycle Count: The existing cycle counting data is removed if no active cycle counting order is present for the stock point.

  Use the option to remove the cycle count data of a zero stock point. The cycle count data is removed when the record in the Stock Point Inventory (whinr1540m000) session is deleted.

The default value for the field is No Cycle Count.

Count all Stock Points for Item

If this check box is selected, and you run the Generate Cycle Counting Orders (whinh5200m000) session, LN generates cycle counting orders for all the stock points of an item in case one or several of the stock points of this item must be counted.

Cycle Counting Orders History

If this check box is selected, history data is stored for cycle-count orders.

If you run the Remove Processed Cycle Counting Order Lines (whinh5251m000) session, all processed order lines are stored in history. You can view the history data in the Cycle Counting Orders History (whinh5550m000) session.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to History data

Reason for Reconciliation

The reason explaining why a cycle counting order is used to reconcile the inventory levels of the administrative warehouse with those of the "real" warehouse. The reason code is displayed on the reconciliation cycle counting order in the Reason for Variance field of the Cycle Counting Order Lines (whinh5101m000) session. This field is mandatory if LN subscribes to BODs of type InventoryCount.

Allowed values

Context

If the customer performs inventory management in his warehouse and the supplier performs supply planning or owns the inventory, the customer sends a Business Object Document (BOD) message to the supplier informing him of any changes in the inventory levels.

The supplier's ERP system compares the inventory levels listed in the received message with the inventory levels in the supplier's administrative warehouse and processes the differences using cycle count orders for which the Reconciliation check box is selected in the Cycle Counting Orders (whinh5100m000) session.

Alternatively, the supplier performs inventory management and the customer plans or owns the inventory, in which case the customer reconciles the inventory levels of the administrative warehouse which reflects the supplier's "real" warehouse.

Automatic Processing of Reconciliation Orders

If this check box is selected, cycle counting orders generated for incoming InventoryCount messages are automatically processed. For these cycle counting orders, the Reconciliation check box is selected in the Cycle Counting Orders (whinh5100m000) session.

Approval

Cycle Counting Approval

If this check box is selected, the use of approvals for cycle counting orders is implemented and the higher and lower class amount and percentage fields in the current group box are available.

Value- Lower Class A/B/C

The maximum amount of the standard cost by which the inventory adjustment or cycle count of a class A, B or C item can deviate negatively from the registered inventory without approval.

If the counted or adjusted inventory is less than the registered inventory, and the difference exceeds the value specified in this field, the cycle count or the adjustment must be approved prior to processing.

Inventory adjustment orders are approved in the Approve Adjustment Order Variances (whinh5821m000) session, and cycle count orders are approved in the Approve Cycle Counting Variances (whinh5801m000) session.

This field applies to cycle counting orders if, in the current session, the Cycle Counting Approval check box is selected, and to adjustment orders if, in the current session, the Adjustment Order Approval is selected.

Value- Higher Class A/B/C

The maximum amount of the standard cost by which the inventory adjustment or cycle count of a class A, B or C item can deviate positively from the registered inventory without approval.

If the counted or adjusted inventory is more than the registered inventory, and the difference exceeds the value specified in this field, the cycle count or the adjustment must be approved prior to processing.

Inventory adjustment orders are approved in the Approve Adjustment Order Variances (whinh5821m000) session, and cycle count orders are approved in the Approve Cycle Counting Variances (whinh5801m000) session.

This field applies to cycle counting orders if, in the current session, the Cycle Counting Approval check box is selected, and to adjustment orders if, in the current session, the Adjustment Order Approval is selected.

Currency

currency

Percentage- Lower Class A/B/C

The maximum allowed shortage of the counted or adjusted inventory of an A, B or C item, measured against the item's registered inventory, and expressed as a percentage of the registered inventory.

If the shortage is more than the percentage defined here, the cycle-count order line or the adjustment order line must be approved prior to processing.

Inventory adjustment orders are approved in the Approve Adjustment Order Variances (whinh5821m000) session, and cycle count orders are approved in the Approve Cycle Counting Variances (whinh5801m000) session.

This field applies to cycle counting orders if, in the current session, the Cycle Counting Approval check box is selected, and to adjustment orders if, in the current session, the Adjustment Order Approval is selected.

Percentage- Higher Class A/B/C

The maximum allowed surplus of the counted or adjusted inventory of an A, B or C item, measured against the item's registered inventory, and expressed as a percentage of the registered inventory.

If the surplus is more than the percentage defined here, the cycle-count order line or the adjustment order line must be approved prior to processing.

Inventory adjustment orders are approved in the Approve Adjustment Order Variances (whinh5821m000) session, and cycle count orders are approved in the Approve Cycle Counting Variances (whinh5801m000) session.

This field applies to cycle counting orders if, in the current session, the Cycle Counting Approval check box is selected, and to adjustment orders if, in the current session, the Adjustment Order Approval is selected.

Cycle Counting Order Numbers

Number Group

The number group used to generate cycle-count order numbers.

Series

The series used to generate cycle-count order numbers.

Note: The series specified here can be overruled by the series specified in the corresponding field of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session.

Step Size

The step size between position numbers of cycle-count order lines.

Counting Interval in Weeks

Counting Interval in Weeks- Class A/B/C

The counting interval in weeks between two subsequent counts of an A, B or C item.

If you run the Generate Cycle Counting Orders (whinh5200m000) session, LN checks whether the last counting date is earlier than the counting interval entered. If this is the case, the stockpoint is added to a counting list, and cycle-count orders are generated.