Pack: to generate a handling unit for multiple items

You can use the Pack command on the appropriate menu of the Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100) session to create a handling unit for a number of items of a particular type.

You can use the Pack command for items during all stages of the inbound, storage, and outbound flows in the warehouse, which means that you can use this command for items attached to the following entities:

  • Receipts
  • Inbound order lines
  • Inbound and outbound advice
  • Inbound and outbound inspections
  • Storage locations
  • Shipments, unless the shipments have the Shipped status.

Note that, except for items in storage locations, you can also use the Generate Handling Units (whwmd5230m000) session to create handling units for items.

You can use the Pack command if, for example, a large quantity of a particular item in your warehouse has no handling units and you want to maintain a handling unit for these items in LN.

To create a handling unit for a number of items of a particular type, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the Pack command on the Actions menu of the Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100) session.
  2. In the dialog box that appears, enter the following details of the item for which you want to create handling units:
    • The warehouse where the item is located, or, in case of items listed on a receipt, the warehouse in which the item will be stored.
    • The location in which the item is stored or will be stored.
    • The code of the item.

    • The status that the handling unit must obtain:

      • If you are creating a handling unit for items in a storage location, you must select the In Stock status. As a result, the handling unit that you are creating for the items will obtain the In Stock status.
      • If you are creating a handling unit for items on a receipt that are about to arrive, you must select the Receipt Open status. As a result, the handling unit will obtain the Receipt Open status. For further information, see Handling Unit Status.
  3. Click Select Lines. As a result, the session opens that relates to the stage of the item in the inbound or outbound flow or storage. The handling unit status that you specified in the previous step determines the session that opens.

    For example:

    • If you selected the In Stock status, the Item - Inventory Structure (whinr1550m000) session opens showing the inventory for the selected item.
    • If your item is located on the staging location and you selected the Staged or Frozen status in the previous step, the Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000) opens showing the shipment lines listing the selected item.
  4. Select the order line, receipt line, shipment line, approval line, advice line, or inventory structure, as the case may be, of the item for which you want to create a handling unit and click OK. As a result, a dialog box appears, which informs you that a handling unit will be generated if you continue.

  5. In the dialog box, click Yes to generate a handling unit for the selected items. As a result:

    • An error message appears If the use of handling units is not enabled for the selected item and warehouse, in which case you might consider enabling handling units for the warehouse. For further information, see To set up handling units.

    • LN generates a handling unit that comprises the items on the selected order line, receipt line, shipment line and so on. A message appears informing you that the handling unit is generated and shows the code of the new handling unit.

      You have now completed the procedure, unless you selected the In Stock status in Step 2.

    • If you selected the In Stock status in Step 2, the Required Quantity dialog box appears. For further information, see the following procedure.

In the Required Quantity dialog box, proceed as follows:

  1. In the Package Definition field, you can enter or select a package definition. This step is optional.

    You can only enter a package definition that is linked to the item for which you are defining a handling unit. As a result, the handling unit will be generated as defined in the handling unit template of the package definition after you carry out the next step. For further information, see How package definitions distribute item quantities.

  2. In the Required Quantity field, you can enter the number of items for which you want to create a handling unit.

    For example, if 1000 items of the required item type are available on the selected inventory structure, and you want to create handling units for 150 items of the inventory structure, enter 150 in this field.

  3. Click OK.

    As a result, LN generates a handling unit that comprises the items on the selected inventory structure. A message appears informing you that the handling unit is generated and shows the code of the new handling unit.

    If you entered a specific number of items in the Required Quantity field, the handling unit is generated for this number of items. If you entered a package definition in the Package Definition field, the handling unit is generated as specified in the package definition. The message that appears shows the codes of any child handling units.

Note that if you did not specify a package definition, you can create a handling unit structure for the newly created handling unit, if required. For further information, see Create detail handling units.

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