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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To generate handling units</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Generate handling unit</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>You can generate handling units during any stage of the inbound goods flow, the outbound goods flow, or storage, provided that the handling unit functionality is set up as required.</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000337" role="manual">To set up handling units</Link>. Various options to generate handling units are available:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItemHead>Automatically</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>For both inbound and outbound goods, you can set up automatic generation of handling units. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000339" role="manual">To set up automatic generation of handling units from ASNs</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.gehp" role="formfield">Generate Handling Unit during Picking</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>By batch</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5230m000" role="session">Generate Handling Units (whwmd5230m000)</Link> session, you can generate handling units for ranges of order lines, shipment lines, receipt lines, and so on.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Manually</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>You can manually generate handling units for individual entities in the following sessions: <List><ListTitle>Inbound</ListTitle>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2110m000" role="session">Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3110m000" role="session">Warehouse Receipt Headers (whinh3110m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m000" role="session">Warehouse Receipts (whinh3512m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3112s000" role="session">Receipt Lines (whinh3112s000)</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>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3525m000" role="session">Inbound Advice (whinh3525m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3122m000" role="session">Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListTitle>Outbound</ListTitle>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m000" role="session">Outbound Advice (whinh4525m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3122m000" role="session">Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4130m000" role="session">Shipments (whinh4130m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000" role="session">Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>If you generate a handling unit for a header record, SSA® ERP LN generates a parent handling unit for the header and a child handling unit for each of the lines. For example, if you generate a handling unit for a shipment with three shipment lines, SSA® ERP LN generates a parent handling unit for the shipment header and a child handling unit for each of the three shipment lines.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If you generate a handling unit for a line, for example, a receipt line, SSA® ERP LN generates a handling unit for the receipt line. However, if the line includes a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#BillOfMateri.ti" role="glossary">bill of material (BOM)</Link> item, SSA® ERP LN generates a parent handling unit for the line, and a child handling unit for each of the component items. In addition, if package definitions are defined for the items listed in a line, SSA® ERP LN generates the handling units as specified in the package definitions.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd5130m100" role="session">Compose Handling Units (whwmd5130m100)</GUIRef> session, you can adjust the structure of parent and child handling units.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000335" role="manual">To maintain handling units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000342" role="manual">Handling unit structures</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000320" role="manual">Package definitions</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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