Processing shipments in the Shipment Execution Workbench

In the Shipment Execution Workbench (whinh8361m000), shipments are processed in the shipment details pane. The shipments can be processed individually, or you can process a load. All the shipments linked to the selected load are processed in a single execution.

The shipment details pane is opened by clicking a shipment in the Shipments section.

  1. Click Generate Advice. LN generates the outbound order and the View Outbound Advice option is displayed. You can use this option to view the details of the outbound advice in the Outbound Advice (whinh4525m000) session.
  2. Click Release Advice. The outbound order is released and the View Outbound Advice option is displayed. You can use this option to view the details of the outbound advice in the Outbound Advice (whinh4525m000) session. LN selects the Released check box in this session.
  3. Click Send for Picking. The picking list is generated and the View Picking Details option is displayed. You can use this option to view the picking details in the Picking List (whinh4525m100) session.
  4. Click Confirm Picking. The picking list is confirmed and the View Picking Details option is displayed. You can use this option to view the picking details in the Picking List (whinh4525m100) session. LN selects the Picked check box in this session. The shipment status is set to Open.
  5. Click Generate Handling Unit. The handling unit is generated and the View HU Tree option is displayed. You can use this option to view the handling unit tree.
  6. Select the Freeze option to set the shipment status to Frozen. The icon is displayed to indicate the shipment status. The status is updated in the bar chart, the pie chart and the Gantt chart. Click Unfreeze to modify the shipment details.
  7. Click Confirm. The shipment is status is set to Confirmed.
Note: The current stages for a shipment are displayed based on the outbound advice activities defined for the order type of the order for which the shipment is created.