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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Inbound procedures and handling units</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Inbound handling unit</Level1>
		</Keyword>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>To receive and store goods in a warehouse, you can process the inbound order lines on which the goods are listed, or you can process the handling units used to pack the goods. Both inbound order lines and handling units are processed according to user-defined warehousing procedures. If you use handling units to process goods, the order lines related to the handling units are updated in the background. For further information on inbound order lines, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">To handle warehousing orders</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">How to receive goods</Link>. For further information on the user-defined warehousing procedures, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">To define warehousing procedures</Link>.</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Warehouse inbound procedures</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>You can generate handling units for an order line during any of the inbound or outbound procedures. This is described in <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000336" role="manual">To generate handling units</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000335" role="manual">To maintain handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Various settings are available to enable the use of handling units for inbound and/or outbound procedures, and for specific items and warehouses. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000337" role="manual">To set up handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The warehousing procedures used to process handling units are identical to those used to process order lines. In SSA® ERP LN, default inbound procedures are available that you can adjust to meet the requirements of various types of warehouses. You can choose the procedure steps that meet the requirements of your warehouse, but the advice and receipt steps are mandatory. The warehousing procedures that comprise the inbound flow are grouped into two main procedures, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.prty#receipt.line" role="enum">Receipt Procedure</GUIRef> and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0110m000#whinh010.rapr" role="formfield">Inspection Procedure</GUIRef>. For further information on the SSA® ERP LN warehousing procedures, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">To define warehousing procedures</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>In this topic, the procedure steps, also called activities, of the inbound flow are discussed, but you can specify that some of these activities are omitted or performed automatically. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">To define warehousing procedures</Link>.</Paragraph>
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		<ProcedureSection><SectionTitle><GUIRef role="enum" href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.prty#receipt.line">Receipt Procedure</GUIRef></SectionTitle>
			<ProcIntro><Paragraph>The receipt procedure includes the following steps.</Paragraph>
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			<Steps><Step><StepTitle>Receive handling unit</StepTitle>
					<Paragraph>The first step of the inbound flow is the arrival of the goods at the receipt location of the warehouse. At the receipt location, the handling units used to pack the goods are counted and the receipt of the handling units is confirmed. If the supplier and the warehouse support handling units and EDI, the receipt is performed by scanning the labels of the handling units. After handling units are confirmed, the items are added to the inventory of the warehouse. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000323" role="manual">To receive handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
				<Step><StepTitle>Advise handling unit</StepTitle>
					<Paragraph>From the receipt location the handling units are then moved to the storage locations or, if required, inspection locations. The storage and/or inspection locations are printed on an inbound advice that is created after the receipt of the handling units is confirmed. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000343" role="manual">To advise inbound handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
				<Step><StepTitle>Inspect handling unit</StepTitle>
					<Paragraph>The inbound inspection procedure is one of the main inbound procedures, which is discussed in the following section.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
				<Step><StepTitle>Put away handling unit</StepTitle>
					<Paragraph>After receipt and/or inspection, the handling units are stored in the warehouse. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000345" role="manual">To store handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
			</Steps>
		</ProcedureSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0110m000#whinh010.rapr" role="formfield">Inspection Procedure</GUIRef></SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>In many warehouses, inspections are included in the inbound flow. Therefore, the inspection procedure is optional in ERP LN 6.1. Handling units are inspected if inspections are specified for the item, supplier, or warehouse of the handling unit. At the inspection location, the handling units are checked. In some cases, the goods undergo various tests. After inspection, handling units can be:</Paragraph>
			<List><ListItem>Approved</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Rejected</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Destroyed</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>Approved handling units are stored in the warehouse. For these handling units, an inbound advice is printed that lists the storage locations. After the inbound advice is printed, the handling units are moved to the storage locations in the warehouse as specified on the inbound advice. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000343" role="manual">To advise inbound handling units</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000345" role="manual">To store handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>Rejected handling units are moved to a reject location, provided that your organization applies the reject functionality and uses reject locations. Handling units are not supported in reject locations. Therefore, you must close the handling unit, because the goods included in the handling units are no longer processed through the handling units, but by item. In the reject location, the items are accepted and stored in the warehouse, returned to the supplier, or deleted. For goods that are accepted and stored in the warehouse, you can create new handling units. Rejected items that are not destroyed, are kept in rejected inventory. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000300" role="manual">Rejected inventory</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust" role="domain">Handling Unit Status</Link>.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>Handling units are booked as destroyed if they are destroyed as a result of testing or by some accident. The supplier must be paid for goods that are destroyed. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust" role="domain">Handling Unit Status</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000344" role="manual">To inspect inbound handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3201m000" role="session">Generate Inbound Advice (whinh3201m000)</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3415m000" role="session">Generate Storage List (whinh3415m000)</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3525m100" role="session">Storage List (whinh3525m100)</Link> activities are unavailable for warehouses without locations.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If the warehouse that receives the goods is not location-controlled, ERP LN 6.1 skips these activities and stores the goods in the warehouse after you confirm the receipt. The inbound order line then obtains the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lsta#put.away" role="enum">Put Away</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
	</Note>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000318" role="manual">Handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">To define warehousing procedures</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000337" role="manual">To set up handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000336" role="manual">To generate handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000335" role="manual">To maintain handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000303" role="manual">To handle rejected inventory</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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