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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To receive handling units</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Handling unit</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Receive</Level1>
			<Level2>inbound handling unit</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Inbound handling unit</Level1>
			<Level2>receive</Level2>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>You can use handling units to receive goods into a warehouse. Handling units help speed up the receipt of goods. To receive goods based on handling units, you must generate handling units for the shipment notices or order lines that list these goods.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Shipment notices and handling units</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>A ship-from business partner can use an <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000308" role="glossary">advance shipment notice (ASN)</Link> to send information about the goods, and the handling units used to pack these goods, that are on the way. The ship-from business partner's handling unit identification codes are stored in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3100m000#whinh300.exhu" role="formfield">External Handling Unit</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3100m000" role="session">Shipment Notices (whinh3100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can use a shipment notice to generate handling units and a handling unit structure based on the shipment notice, shipment-notice lines, and the item load structure.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The shipment notice's handling unit is the top handling unit in the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000433" role="glossary">handling unit structure</Link>. The shipment-notice lines' handling units are the child handling units of the shipment notice's handling unit. The item-load structure's handling units are the child handling units of the shipment-notice lines' handling units.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>However, if a <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000357" role="glossary">package definition</Link> with a handling unit template is related to the items on the shipment lines, the handling unit structure is generated as defined in the handling unit template. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000338" role="manual">The use of package definitions</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000320" role="manual">Package definitions</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In addition, various settings for automatic generation of handling units from ASNs are available in SSA ERP. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000339" role="manual">To set up automatic generation of handling units from ASNs</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Shipment notice lines and handling units</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If a handling unit is generated for the shipment notice, handling units are also generated for the shipment-notice lines. You can also generate handling units for individual shipment lines.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Handling unit identification codes</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The identification codes of the newly generated handling units are stored in the following sessions:</Paragraph>
			<List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000" role="session">Handling Units (whwmd5130m000)</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3100m000" role="session">Shipment Notices (whinh3100m000)</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3101m000" role="session">Shipment Notice - Lines (whinh3101m000)</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>If the supplier provides the ASN with handling unit codes, these codes are copied to create SSA ERP handling unit codes.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>However, if identical handling unit codes exist in SSA ERP before the arrival of the ASN, this would result in duplicate records. In such cases, SSA ERP generates new unique internal handling unit codes using the mask functionality.</Paragraph>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Inbound order lines and handling units</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>You can generate handling units for inbound order lines. If a <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000357" role="glossary">package definition</Link> is entered on the order lines, the handling unit structure is generated as defined in the handling unit template of the package definition. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000338" role="manual">The use of package definitions</Link>.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>How to receive handling units in the warehouse and in SSA ERP</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListIntro>You can receive goods based on handling units as follows:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>In the warehouse, scan the handling unit's <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000434" role="glossary">label</Link>. After scanning, the handling units are automatically set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#received" role="enum">Received</GUIRef> in SSA ERP. This method is available if the supplier provides handling unit codes in an ASN announcing the arrival of the goods.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Manually receive the handling unit in SSA ERP</ListItem>
		</List>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To manually receive the handling unit in SSA ERP, proceed as follows:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000" role="session">Handling Units (whwmd5130m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Select the handling unit that you want to receive. To be available for receipt, a handling unit must have the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#open" role="enum">Open</GUIRef> status or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#transit" role="enum">In Transit</GUIRef> status. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust" role="domain">Handling Unit Status</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#" role="formcommand">Execute Inbound</GUIRef> submenu.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#" role="formcommand">Execute Inbound</GUIRef> sub-menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Print Goods Received</GUIRef> to access the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3412m100" role="session">Print Goods Received Note (whinh3412m100)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3412m100" role="session">Print Goods Received Note (whinh3412m100)</GUIRef> session, specify the required settings and print the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Print Goods Received</GUIRef> list for the handling unit.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Printing goods received notes is not a required inbound step for all warehouses. If your warehouse does not require goods received notes, you can leave this step out of your inbound procedure. For further information on defining inbound procedures, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">How to define warehousing procedures</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem>On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#" role="formcommand">Execute Inbound</GUIRef> sub-menu.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Paragraph>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#" role="formcommand">Execute Inbound</GUIRef> submenu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#inbound.receive.hu" role="formcommand">Receive</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>As a result, a receipt record is created for the handling unit. If the handling unit includes child records, a receipt line is created for each child handling unit. The status of the handling unit and any related child handling units is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#receipt.open" role="enum">Receipt Open</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem>To confirm the receipt of the handling unit, select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#inbound.confirm.rec.hu" role="formcommand">Confirm Receipt</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#" role="formcommand">Execute Inbound</GUIRef> submenu or click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000#inbound.confirm.rec.hu" role="formcommand">Confirm Receipt</GUIRef> button on the toolbar. The handling unit is received in the warehouse and the status of the handling unit is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#received" role="enum">Received</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Receipts and handling units</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>To receive a handling unit, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust" role="domain">Handling Unit Status</GUIRef> must be <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#open" role="enum">Open</GUIRef>. To receive warehousing orders with <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.oorg#transfer" role="enum">Transfer</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.oorg#transfer.man" role="enum">Transfer (Manual)</GUIRef> origins, the handling unit must have the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/hust#in.transit" role="enum">In Transit</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When a handling unit is received, the status of this handling unit and the status of any related child handling units obtain the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/hust#receipt.open" role="enum">Receipt Open</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When the receipt is confirmed, the handling units are automatically updated with the manual changes on the receipt lines and obtain the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/hust#received" role="enum">Received</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If you confirm the receipt of a handling unit, you actually receive inventory for the warehousing order line to which the handling unit is related. The confirmed receipt triggers logistical and financial transactions and actually registers inventory in stock.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Receipt lines and handling units</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>When you carry out the receipt of a handling unit in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m000" role="session">Handling Units (whwmd5130m000)</GUIRef> session, a separate receipt line is created for the handling units with the lowest levels in the handling unit structure. Therefore, for handling units that have no child handling units in the tree structure, a receipt line is created if a parent handling unit is received in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m000" role="session">Warehouse Receipts (whinh3512m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To receive sequenced shipments with handling units and references</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>The receipt of sequenced shipments by means of handling units is carried out in the same way as handling units for non-sequenced shipments, as described previously, except that the ASN that is sent by the ship-from business partner has a reference to the relevant purchase schedule.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When a handling unit is generated for the ASN, the reference is also linked to the handling unit. If handling units with references are received, the references are also linked to the receipt lines created.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When the receipt (line) is confirmed, the reference is, together with other receipt information, passed on to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur" role="module">Purchase Control</GUIRef> module. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur" role="module">Purchase Control</GUIRef> module passes on the reference to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module to inform that the sequenced shipment has arrived.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000318" role="manual">Handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000341" role="manual">Inbound procedures and handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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