Generate or merge handling units for shipments during picking

The Generate Handling Unit for Shipment Header during Picking and Consolidate Handling Units in one Shipment Line during Picking check boxes in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session serve to generate a handling unit structure for shipments or shipment lines. The following examples show how to set these check boxes to generate the preferred handling unit structure.

Outbound order line Quantity Handling unit
100034 1000  
Outbound advice    
360289 500 HU1
  300 HU2
  500 HU3

Release outbound advice 360289.

  Generate Handling Unit for Shipment Header during Picking Consolidate Handling Units in one Shipment Line during Picking
  Selected Cleared Selected Cleared
1 X   X  
2   X X  
3 X     X
4   X   X

For each combination of settings, the resulting handling unit structure is shown below.

1

Shipment Handling unit Quantity Comment
454587 HU0 1000 Top level handling unit generated for the shipment header.
Shipment line HU00 1000 Intermediate level handling unit generated for the shipment line.
453286 HU1 500 The handling units from the outbound advice are merged into one shipment line and have become child handling units of HU00.
  HU2 300
  HU3 500

The handling unit structure fully reflects the shipment structure.

2

Shipment Handling unit Quantity Comment
454587      
Shipment line HU0 1000 Top level handling unit generated for the shipment line.
453286 HU1 500 The handling units from the outbound advice merged into one shipment line and have become child handling units of HU0.
  HU2 300
  HU3 500

The handling unit structure fully reflects the shipment line structure.

3

Shipment Handling unit Quantity Comment
454587 HU0 1000 Top level handling unit generated for the shipment header.
Shipment line      
453286 HU1 500 The handling units from the outbound advice have become child handling units of HU0. They are not merged. Instead, because the Consolidate Handling Units in one Shipment Line during Picking check box is cleared, for each handling unit a separate shipment line is generated.
453287 HU2 300
453288 HU3 500

4

Shipment Handling unit Quantity Comment
454587      
Shipment line      
453286 HU1 500 For each handling unit from the outbound advice a separate shipment line is generated.
453287 HU2 300
453288 HU3 500