To maintain handling units

Handling unit and handling unit structure maintenance include the following activities:

• Create handling unit

  You can create new handling units and create a handling unit structure for the new handling unit in the Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100) session.

• Change handling unit details

  For further information, see To change handling unit data.

• Create handling unit structures

  You can use Package definitions to create handling unit structures or you can Manually create handling units and handling unit structure for items in the Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100) session. The easiest way to create a handling unit structure for an item is to define a package definition with a handling unit template for the item, and, if required, manually change the handling unit structure. Changing the handling unit structure can be required if, for example, goods must be repacked for shipping or storage.

• Maintain handling unit structures

  In the Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100) session, the following commands are available for handling unit structure maintenance:

  • Create detail handling units
  • Pack: to generate a handling unit for multiple items
  • Unlink: remove a child handling unit from a parent handling unit
  • Link: add a child handling unit to a parent handling unit
  • Move child handling unit to other parent handling unit. For this purpose, you first unlink the child handling unit from the parent, as discussed in Unlink: remove a child handling unit from a parent handling unit. Next, you link the unlinked handling unit to another parent, as discussed in Link: add a child handling unit to a parent handling unit.

  • You can move a handling unit to another parent handling unit if the new parent handling unit allows multiple stock points or if the stock point details of both handling units match.

    For example, handling unit A contains lot A. Handling unit B allows multiple stock points. In that case, you can move handling unit A to parent B. If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, but contains lot A, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is also allowed.

    If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, and contains lot C, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is not allowed. If handling unit B does not allow multiple stock points, and handling unit A contains multiple lots, moving handling unit A to handling unit B is not allowed.

• Close handling unit

  You can close handling units that are not being processed in the inbound or the outbound flow. You can close a handling unit if the handling unit has one of the following statuses:

  • Inactive
  • Open
  • In Stock
  • Shipped

• Delete handling unit

  You can delete a handling unit if the handling unit has the following status:

  • Inactive
  • Closed

Alternatively, you can use drag-and-drop functionality in the Tree Structure to maintain handling units and handling unit structures. For further information, see How to operate the Tree Structure.

Note that handling unit maintenance is subject to various conditions. For further information, see Handling unit maintenance conditions.