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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">The shipment procedure</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>inbound</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>handling unit</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>This topic describes all steps, also called <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">activities</Link>, of the shipment procedure and shows how you can perform these steps. The shipment procedure comprises the activities that you must perform in ERP LN 6.1 to ship goods that were issued from the warehouse by means of the outbound procedure.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If a step is mandatory, this is indicated in the step description. You are not required to include non-mandatory activities in your warehousing procedures. In addition, you can specify whether an activity must be performed manually or automatically. For information on how to define warehousing procedures, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">To define warehousing procedures</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The shipment procedure includes the following steps:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>Freeze/confirm shipment</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Print shipping documents</ListItem>
		</List>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Freeze/confirm shipment</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh4275m000" role="formcommand">Freeze/Confirm Shipments/Loads</GUIRef> activity is a mandatory step of the outbound procedure. This step entails processing the shipments and loads generated in the outbound procedure. In the outbound procedure, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef> generates <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000021" role="glossary">shipments</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000029" role="glossary">shipment lines</Link>, and, if particular conditions are met, loads for the outbound order lines that obtain the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef> status. For further details on loads and shipments, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000351" role="manual">Shipments and loads</Link>. Alternatively, you can use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight Management</GUIRef> to generate loads and shipments. This package has advanced transport planning options, which enables you to build more cost-effective loads, shipments, and shipment lines. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/fm" role="manual">Freight Management</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The initial status of a shipment line, shipment, or load is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#open" role="enum">Open</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Before you print the shipment documents and ship the shipments, you can, if required, change the item quantities of the shipments and adjust the shipment and load structure. While the shipment and loads are still being adjusted, you do not change the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#open" role="enum">Open</GUIRef> status. At this point, you can still indicate that a particular quantity of the goods listed on the shipment lines cannot be shipped and specify a reason. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh431.qnsh" role="fieldhelp">Quantity Not Shipped</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh4275m000" role="formcommand">Freeze/Confirm Shipments/Loads</GUIRef> activity enables you to allocate the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="enum">Frozen</GUIRef> status and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef> status to a shipment line, shipment, or load.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle><GUIRef role="enum" href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen">Frozen</GUIRef></SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>This status is optional, you can skip this status if freezing is no part of your business practice. Freezing shipments and loads means that you cannot change them because they are ready for shipping, but you can print the shipping documents, if printing shipping documents is included in the shipment procedure. Printing shipment documents is described in the next section, <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Print shipping documents</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>Should any changes to item quantities and/or load structures be required after you froze them, you can undo the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="enum">Frozen</GUIRef> status of loads, shipments, or shipment lines. After the required changes are made, you can reset the shipments to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="enum">Frozen</GUIRef> and print the shipment documents again, which will then include the latest changes.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle><GUIRef role="enum" href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed">Confirmed</GUIRef></SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Finally, when the goods are loaded and are leaving the warehouse, you must confirm the shipment and loads. As a result, the status of the shipments and loads changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef>. If you did not allocate the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="enum">Frozen</GUIRef> status, you can print the shipping documents after the shipments and loads are confirmed. Note that you cannot undo the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>When shipments are set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef>, the status of the related outbound order lines and handling units changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#shipped" role="enum">Shipped</GUIRef>. For further details, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000312" role="manual">Shipment and load statuses</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh4275m000" role="formcommand">Freeze/Confirm Shipments/Loads</GUIRef> activity is performed automatically, SSA® ERP LN confirms the shipment lines, shipments, and loads and prints the shipping documents without enabling you to make any changes to the shipment line quantities or the shipment and load structure.</Paragraph>
	</Note>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Print shipping documents</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>If shipping documents are used in the outbound flow of your warehouse, the shipping documents are printed after the shipment lines, shipments, and loads have obtained the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="enum">Frozen</GUIRef> status or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef> status. The settings of the shipment procedures determine whether the documents are printed automatically or manually. The following types of shipping documents are available:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>Bills of Lading</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Packing Slips</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Packing Lists</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
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