| # Compose Shipment (whinh4231m000) Use this session to split, move, or add shipment lines. You can also link the shipment to a load or shipping container. Split shipment lines A shipment may need to be split because it is too large for a single conveyance or carrier. This can be due to weight restrictions or the size of the shipment. Whether you must split a shipment or not is an operational decision with no impact on warehousing data or financial transactions. To split a shipment line, on the appropriate menu, choose Split Line. The Split Line (whinh4231m100) session is started in which you can specify the quantity to split and the shipment, load, or shipping container to which the split quantity must be added. Move shipment lines You can move an entire shipment line or a part of a shipment line to: Another, existing shipment. One or more new shipments. To move an entire shipment line to another shipment, on the appropriate menu, choose Move to Shipment. The Move to Shipment (whinh4231m200) session is started in which you can specify the shipment, load, or shipping container to which the shipment line must be moved. Note You can only move or split shipment lines with the Open status. Add shipment lines To add a shipment line to the shipment, on the appropriate menu, choose Find Shipment Lines. The Find Shipment Lines (whinh4831m000) session is started that you can use to find a shipment line to add to the shipment. Note You can only add shipment lines to the shipment if the shipment's status is Open. Link shipment to load To link the shipment to a load, on the appropriate menu, choose Link Shipment to Load. The Loads (whinh4140m000) session is started in which you can select the load to which the shipment must be linked. Note Shipping containers are available if implemented. For more information, refer to Kit handling support and shipping structure setup. Related topics Conditions for shipment composition Shipping structures Shipments and loads Shipment and load status Shipments and loads Shipment All goods that are transported to a specific address on a specific date and time by using a specific route. An identifiable part of a load. Gross Weight The total weight of the shipment. Total Weight The unit of measure in which weight is expressed. Load In LN, all goods and/or shipments carried by one means of transport on a specific date and time and using a specific route. Line The shipment line's position number. Item The shipped item. Gross Weight Gross weight of the shipped quantity. Unit of Measure Unit of measure of the weight. Staged Quantity The picked quantity of goods to be shipped. Unit of Measure The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Order The warehousing order's origin. Order An order for handling goods in the warehouse. A warehouse order can be of the following inventory-transaction types: Receipt Issue Transfer WIP Transfer Each order has an origin and contains all the information required for warehouse handling. Depending on the item (lot or non-lot) and warehouse (with or without locations), lots and/or locations can be assigned. The order follows a predefined warehousing procedure. Note In Manufacturing a warehousing order is often called a warehouse order. Set The order set groups order lines of the same order together according to the following attributes: Ship-from partner Ship-to partner Ship-from address Ship-to address Carrier Shipping date Original company Shipped Quantity in Inventory Unit The quantity of items actually shipped. Status The shipment line's status. Shipment and load status Print Shipments Starts the Print Shipments (whinh4430m000) session. By default, LN starts this session to print the report. Freeze Freezes the load, shipment, or shipment line. Confirm Confirms the record. |