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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">The outbound procedure</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>warehousing procedures</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>procedures</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>receipt</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>inspection</Level1>
		</Keyword>
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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 outbound procedure and shows how you can perform these steps. The outbound procedure comprises the activities that you must perform in ERP LN 6.1 to issue goods from the warehouse and prepare these goods for shipment or <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000385" role="glossary">transfer</Link>.</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 outbound procedure includes the following steps:</Paragraph>
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	<ProcedureSection><Steps><Step><StepTitle>Generate outbound advice</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2400m000#print.out.adv" role="formfield">Outbound Advice</GUIRef> activity is a mandatory step of the outbound procedure.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The first step of the outbound procedure is to print <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000354" role="glossary">outbound advice</Link> for the goods that you want to issue from the warehouse. You can generate outbound advice as soon as outbound order lines have been created for the goods that you want to issue. If the warehouse has no locations, the outbound advice does not list locations, but only lists the quantities to be issued.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>To generate outbound advice, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4201m000" role="session">Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000)</GUIRef> session, select the order lines that list the goods that you want to issue and click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4201m000#advise" role="formcommand">Advise</GUIRef>. Alternatively, you can generate outbound advice for individual outbound order lines in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2120m000" role="session">Outbound Order Lines (whinh2120m000)</GUIRef> session or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2129m000" role="session">Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The initial status of an outbound order line is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#open" role="enum">Open</GUIRef>. After the outbound advice is generated, the status of the outbound order lines that list the goods selected for the outbound advice changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#adviced" role="enum">Advised</GUIRef>. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual">Outbound advice</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Release outbound advice</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2100m000#whinh4202m000" role="formcommand">Release Outbound Advice</GUIRef> activity is a mandatory step of the outbound procedure.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>After the outbound advice is generated, you must release the outbound advice for the following reasons:</Paragraph>
				<List><ListItem>To enable picking lists to be generated, if picking lists are included in the warehousing procedure of the outbound order lines related to the outbound advice.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>To indicate that the goods are ready for shipment, if the warehousing procedure includes no picking lists.</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>After the outbound advice is released, the related outbound order lines and handling units obtain the following statuses:</Paragraph>
				<List><ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#released" role="enum">Released</GUIRef>
					</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem>If picking lists are included in the outbound warehousing procedure of the outbound order lines. For further information on picking lists, see the following step, <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Generate picking list</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef>
					</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem>If picking lists are not included in the outbound warehousing procedure of the outbound order lines. This status implies that the goods have been moved to the loading area of the warehouse and are about to be shipped. For <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef> order lines, ERP LN 6.1 creates shipment lines. You can perform <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">The shipment procedure</Link> for these lines.</ListItem>
					<ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#to.be.inspected" role="enum">To be Inspected</GUIRef>
					</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem>If outbound inspections are included in the outbound warehousing procedure of the outbound order lines and the items requires outbound inspections. For further information on outbound inspections, see step <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Inspect outbound goods</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>To release outbound advice, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4202m000" role="session">Release Outbound Advice (whinh4202m000)</GUIRef> session, select the order lines that list the goods that you want to release and click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4202m000#release.advice" role="formcommand">Release Advice</GUIRef>. Alternatively, you can generate outbound advice for individual order lines in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2120m000" role="session">Outbound Order Lines (whinh2120m000)</GUIRef> session or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2129m000" role="session">Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Generate picking list</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>A picking list is a document that shows the locations from which you must collect the goods that you want to issue. A picking list provides more detailed instructions than the outbound advice. You can generate picking lists after the outbound advice is released. The picking list activity is not mandatory and is only available for location-controlled warehouses. After you generate a picking list for an outbound order line, the status of the order line remains <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#released" role="enum">Released</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>You can generate picking lists in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4415m000" role="session">Generate Picking List (whinh4415m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Adjust picking list</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Optionally, you can change the picking list if, for some reason, you want the goods picked from other locations than those listed on the generated picking list.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Confirm picking list</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>To confirm that the goods on the picking list are picked, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m100" role="session">Picking List (whinh4525m100)</GUIRef> session, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m100#pick.current.run" role="formcommand">Pick Current Run</GUIRef> option, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m100#pick.current.mission" role="formcommand">Pick Current Mission</GUIRef> option, or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m100#pick.advice.lines" role="formcommand">Pick Advice</GUIRef> option from the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu. The status of the related outbound order lines or handling units changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef>. This status implies that the goods have been moved to the loading area of the warehouse and are about to be shipped. For <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef> order lines, ERP LN 6.1 creates shipment lines. You can perform <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">The shipment procedure</Link> for these lines. If outbound inspections are included in the warehousing procedure, however, the status changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#to.be.inspected" role="enum">To be Inspected</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Inspect outbound goods</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Unlike inbound inspections, the outbound inspection is not a warehousing procedure in its own right, but an activity that you can add to the outbound procedure. Inspections are optional, because not every warehouse and not every item requires inspection. Inspections, however, are only available for location-controlled warehouses.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If the inspection activity is included in the warehousing procedure, ERP LN 6.1 creates an inspection record in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3122m000" role="session">Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000)</GUIRef> session after the outbound advice is released or the picking list is confirmed as described in the previous steps, and the status of the related outbound order lines changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#to.be.inspected" role="enum">To be Inspected</GUIRef>. You can then move the outbound goods to an inspection location where you can approve, reject, or destroy goods. You can maintain inspection data in the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3122m000" role="session">Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Outbound order lines related to approved items obtain the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef> status. This status implies that the goods have been moved to the loading area of the warehouse and are about to be shipped. For <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#staged" role="enum">Staged</GUIRef> order lines, ERP LN 6.1 creates shipment lines. You can perform <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">The shipment procedure</Link> for these lines.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
		</Steps>
	</ProcedureSection>
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