| # Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000) Use this session to record the results of inspections of received items and items to be shipped. You can approve and/or reject items in this session, and provide a reason for approval or rejection. You must manually enter the quantity to be approved or rejected. You can also specify the quantity of items that is destroyed during the inspection. The destroyed quantity is part of the approved quantity. Note You cannot manually update inspections that are related to WMS-controlled warehouses. Inventory ownership If the vendor managed inventory (VMI) functionality is used, you can approve, reject, or destroy items by owner in the Outbound Advice Ownership (whinh4128m000) session for outbound inspections, and in the Receipt Line Ownership (whinh3521m000) session for inbound inspections. These ownership sessions show the owner or owners of the items listed on the outbound advice line or the receipt line. To start the Outbound Advice Ownership (whinh4128m000) session or the Receipt Line Ownership (whinh3521m000) session, click Ownership from the appropriate menu. For further information, see Inspection by owner. Related topics Approvals and inspections Rejected inventory Inbound order lines To cancel warehousing orders Warehouse Inspections Inspection The inspection number generated by LN. Inspection The sequence number of the inspection for the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can carry out several inspections for each advice. Each time you have inspected a certain quantity of items for the advice, a new approval is created for the remaining quantity to be inspected. The sequence number of the approval depends on the sequence in which it is created. Example If you inspect five items for an advice with a quantity of 10, you obtain the following results:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 2 | 5
The last approval, with the new quantity to be inspected, replaces the first approval. Therefore, for each advice you can have one approval displayed in the current session. Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one (kit), or exist in multiple product variants (generic item). You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. Examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) To be Inspected The quantity of goods to be inspected. Warehouse A place for storing goods. For each warehouse, you can enter address data and data relating to its type. Location A type of inventory location exclusively designated to store purchased items that are eligible for inspection upon receipt. After the items have passed inspection, they are transferred to: A normal location if they are approved. A reject location if they are rejected. Goods in an inspection location are always considered to be on-hold inventory. Inspection Type The type of the inspection. An inspection is either inbound or outbound. Related topics Approvals and inspections Specification If this check box is selected, specifications are present for the items included in the current inspection. Specification information is available in the fields of the Allocated to group box of the details session. Related topics Allocation and hard pegging overview Order Inspection The inspection number generated by LN. Inspection The sequence number of the inspection for the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can carry out several inspections for each advice. Each time you have inspected a certain quantity of items for the advice, a new approval is created for the remaining quantity to be inspected. The sequence number of the approval depends on the sequence in which it is created. Example If you inspect five items for an advice with a quantity of 10, you obtain the following results:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 2 | 5
The last approval, with the new quantity to be inspected, replaces the first approval. Therefore, for each advice you can have one approval displayed in the current session. Order The origin of the order for which the inspection is carried out. Order The warehousing-order number of the order for which the inspection is carried out. Order 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 Position The warehousing order line number. If the order is generated by a package other than Warehouse Management, this number is the same as the original order line number. Receipt / Advice The sequence number of the warehousing order line. Advice The sequence number of the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can generate more than one advice for each warehousing order line. Each advice obtains a sequence number depending on the sequence in which the advice is generated. Example If you, for an inbound-order line with a quantity of 20, generate an inbound advice of 10 items twice, you get the following:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 0 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
Handling Unit Inspection The inspection number generated by LN. Inspection The sequence number of the inspection for the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can carry out several inspections for each advice. Each time you have inspected a certain quantity of items for the advice, a new approval is created for the remaining quantity to be inspected. The sequence number of the approval depends on the sequence in which it is created. Example If you inspect five items for an advice with a quantity of 10, you obtain the following results:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 2 | 5
The last approval, with the new quantity to be inspected, replaces the first approval. Therefore, for each advice you can have one approval displayed in the current session. Handling Unit The handling unit of the order line attached to the current inspection. Inspected Handling Unit The handling unit that is actually inspected for the current inspection. To select the handling unit that must be inspected, you can zoom to the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. For example, if the handling unit on the order line constitutes an entire pallet, and you only want to inspect one of the crates on the pallet, you can select the handling unit that represents the crate. This crate is one of the child handling units of the pallet handling unit. Quantities Inspection The inspection number generated by LN. Inspection The sequence number of the inspection for the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can carry out several inspections for each advice. Each time you have inspected a certain quantity of items for the advice, a new approval is created for the remaining quantity to be inspected. The sequence number of the approval depends on the sequence in which it is created. Example If you inspect five items for an advice with a quantity of 10, you obtain the following results:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 2 | 5
The last approval, with the new quantity to be inspected, replaces the first approval. Therefore, for each advice you can have one approval displayed in the current session. To be Inspected The quantity of goods to be inspected. To be Inspected The inventory unit of the goods to be inspected. Approved The quantity of items approved by the inspection. Destroyed The quantity of items that was destroyed during inspection, expressed in the inventory unit. The destroyed quantity is part of the approved quantity and is removed from the inventory. Rejected The quantity of items rejected by the inspection. To be Inspected The inventory unit of the goods to be inspected. Quantity The item's unit set. Advised The quantity for which an inbound advice is generated. Put Away The inspected quantity that is put away. The approved quantity is put away in inventory. The rejected quantity is put away in the reject location. DMS Executed The quantity for which direct material supply was performed. In Inventory Unit The quantity of approved goods expressed in the inventory unit. Reason The reason code that explains why the items were destroyed. In Inventory Unit The quantity of rejected goods expressed in the inventory unit. Reject Reason A code that indicates the reason for the rejection. Non-Conformance Reference A reference indicating why a consignment does not meet the requirements and therefore is put in disposition. Status Inspection The inspection number generated by LN. Inspection The sequence number of the inspection for the inbound advice or outbound advice. You can carry out several inspections for each advice. Each time you have inspected a certain quantity of items for the advice, a new approval is created for the remaining quantity to be inspected. The sequence number of the approval depends on the sequence in which it is created. Example If you inspect five items for an advice with a quantity of 10, you obtain the following results:
Order | Order Set | Position Number | Sequence Number | Advice Number | To be inspected
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 1 | 10
WH0000001 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 2 | 5
The last approval, with the new quantity to be inspected, replaces the first approval. Therefore, for each advice you can have but one approval displayed in the current session. Inspection Status The status of the inspection. Warehouse Inspection Status Receipt The identification of the receipt attached to the order for which the current inspection is created. Line The line number of the receipt attached to the order for which the current inspection is created. Inspection Date The date on which the inspection results are entered. Activity The next activity to be carried out for the inspection. Activity The next activity to be carried out for the inspection. User The user who entered the inspection results for the inspection. Inspection Result Inspection Status The status of the inspection. Warehouse Inspection Status Inspection Type The type of the inspection. An inspection is either inbound or outbound. Related topics Approvals and inspections Order Line The number of the order from which the inspection results. Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one (kit), or exist in multiple product variants (generic item). You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. Examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) To be Inspected Handling Unit The handling unit of the order line attached to the current inspection. Inspected Handling Unit The handling unit that is actually inspected for the current inspection. To select the handling unit that must be inspected, you can zoom to the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. For example, if the handling unit on the order line constitutes an entire pallet, and you only want to inspect one of the crates on the pallet, you can select the handling unit that represents the crate. This crate is one of the child handling units of the pallet handling unit. To be Inspected The quantity of goods to be inspected. To be Inspected The inventory unit of the goods to be inspected. Approved Approved The quantity of items approved by the inspection. In Inventory Unit The quantity of approved goods expressed in the inventory unit. To be Inspected The inventory unit of the goods to be inspected. Approval Unit The item's unit. In Inventory Unit The quantity of items that was approved during previous inspections, expressed in the inventory unit. In Inventory Unit The quantity of the items that Quality Management recommends to be approved. LN retrieves this quantity from the Standard Orders - by Origin (qmptc1120m000) session. Destroyed The quantity of items that was destroyed during inspection, expressed in the inventory unit. The destroyed quantity is part of the approved quantity and is removed from the inventory. Quantity Destroyed The quantity of items that was destroyed during previous inspections, expressed in the inventory unit. Quantity Destroyed The quantity of the items that Quality Management recommends to be destroyed. LN retrieves this quantity from the Standard Orders - by Origin (qmptc1120m000) session. Reason The reason code that explains why the items were destroyed. Rejected Rejected The quantity of items rejected by the inspection. Quantity The item's unit set. In Inventory Unit The quantity of rejected goods expressed in the inventory unit. In Inventory Unit The quantity of items that was rejected during previous inspections, expressed in the inventory unit. In Inventory Unit The quantity of the items that Quality Management recommends to be rejected. LN retrieves this quantity from the Standard Orders - by Origin (qmptc1120m000) session. Reject Reason A code that indicates the reason for the rejection. Rejected Inventory Paid by The party that is to pay for rejected, not-owned inventory. Allowed values According to Terms and Conditions The owner of the rejected inventory pays for the unshipped goods. If the Inventory Discrepancies Paid by Business Partner check box of the Logistics Terms and Conditions (tctrm1140m000) session is cleared, the own company is to pay. Note that for inbound inspections, this field is only available for inspections originating from warehousing orders with Transfer or Transfer (Manual) origins. Owner The owner of the rejected inventory pays for the unshipped goods. Own Company The own company pays for the unshipped goods. Note This field is unavailable if the inspection line is processed. The order origin and the ownership behavior of the order for which inspection is carried out determine the default value and the read-write or read-only setting of this field. For further information, see Rejected inventory paid by - properties for inbound inspections. Related topics Inventory ownership in Warehouse Management Inspection Line Item Identification Receipt The identification of the receipt attached to the order for which the current inspection is created. Line The line number of the receipt attached to the order for which the current inspection is created. Ownership Sequence The identification of the ownership record for the receipt line. To view the ownership records of the receipt that corresponds to the current inspection, select Ownership from the appropriate menu. Effectivity Unit A reference number on a sales order line or a sales quotation line that is used to model deviations for a unit effective item. Related topics Default values for serialized items Serial Number The unique identification of a single physical item. LN uses a mask to generate the serial number. The serial number can consist of multiple data segments that represent, for example, a date, model and color information, sequence number, and so on. Serial numbers can be generated for items and for tools. Related topics Default values for serialized items Serialized items in Warehouse Management Overview of serialized items Lot The number of the lot to which the item belongs. Related topics Default values for serialized items Inventory Date A date that is assigned to items when they are stored. You can use inventory dates to retrieve items based on FIFO (First In First Out) or LIFO (Last In First Out), without carrying out extensive lot control. The meaning of the inventory date is connected to the outbound priority of LIFO, FIFO, or the product expiry date of the item. With outbound priority LIFO or FIFO, the default for the inventory date is the system date; however, you can overwrite this so that the inventory date does not have to be equal to the storage date. If the item has a particular shelf life, the inventory date is the product expiry date defined for the item. Inspection Location Warehouse A place for storing goods. For each warehouse, you can enter address data and data relating to its type. Location A type of inventory location exclusively designated to store purchased items that are eligible for inspection upon receipt. After the items have passed inspection, they are transferred to: A normal location if they are approved. A reject location if they are rejected. Goods in an inspection location are always considered to be on-hold inventory. Quality Management Blocked by Quality Management If this check box is selected, this inspection record is being processed by Quality Management and you cannot modify it manually. If this check box is cleared, Quality Management is not processing or has finished processing this record. Inspection Results Mandatory If this check box is selected, you cannot modify the inspection results. If this check box is cleared, you can modify the inspection results. Indicates whether direct material supply (DMS) applies and, if so, the DMS processing status. Direct Material Supply DMS Indicates whether direct material supply applies and, if so, the DMS processing status. DMS Executed The quantity for which direct material supply was performed. Specification Allocated to Business Partner The sold-to business partner to which the inventory was allocated. LN can use the inventory specified by this record for the business partner specified by this field. LN does not use this inventory for any other business partner. Related topics Allocation and hard pegging overview Business Object Type The type of order to which the inventory was allocated, such as Sales Order or Service Order. Note The following fields are always used in combination. Together, they identify the relevant order or order line: Business Object Type Business Object Business Object Reference Allowed values Allocated to Business Object Type Related topics Allocation and hard pegging overview Business Object The order, or order line, to which the inventory was allocated. Note The following fields are always used in combination. Together, they identify the relevant order or order line: Business Object Type Business Object Business Object Reference Related topics Allocation and hard pegging overview Reference A reference code to which the inventory was allocated. LN can use the inventory specified by this record to fulfill a demand specified by this reference. LN can use this field in two ways: If the Business Partner field is filled, LN uses the Reference field to record a reference code defined by a customer. If the Business Partner field is empty, LN uses the Reference field to record an internal reference. You can use a reference code to keep a collection of parts linked together, even if they follow different routings, for example, if some of the parts are transported to a subcontractor to be returned later. Related topics Allocation and hard pegging overview Product Variant A unique configuration or specification of a generic or standard item. The specification results from the configuration process and includes information such as feature options, company, and assembly line. Example If your item is a bike, you can have three product variants: A red bike produced on assembly line one. A blue bike produced on assembly line two. A red bike produced on assembly line two. In this example, color and line are product variant options. Related topics Product variants in Warehouse Management Product Variant The description or name of the code. Related topics Product variants in Warehouse Management Put Away The inspected quantity that is put away. The approved quantity is put away in inventory. The rejected quantity is put away in the reject location. Advised The quantity for which an inbound advice is generated. Inspection Text If this check box is selected, information about the inspection is available. To view or edit the inspection text, on the appropriate menu, select Inspection Text. If this check box is cleared, and click this check box, you are prompted to view or create text. All Inspections Use this command to view all types of inspections: Inbound inspections Outbound inspections Inspected inspections Inspections to be inspected To Be Inspected Use this command to view the inspections still to be inspected. Inspected Use this command to view the inspected inspections. Print Warehouse Inspections Starts the Print Warehouse Inspections (whinh3422m000) session. Generate Inbound Advice Starts the Generate Inbound Advice (whinh3201m000) session. Inbound Advice Starts the Inbound Advice (whinh3525m000) session. Generate Advice and Put Away Use this command to simultaneously generate an inbound advice and store the selected inspection. Inbound Inspections Use this command to view all inbound inspections. Outbound Inspections Use this command to view all outbound inspections. Inbound and Outbound Inspections Use this command to view all inbound and outbound inspections. Approve Use this command to approve the selected inspection. Reject Use this command to reject the selected inspection. Rejected Inventory Starts the Rejected Inventory (whwmd2570m000) session. Inbound Advice Log Starts the Inbound Advice Log (whinh3529m000) session. Inbound Advice Log Starts the Inbound Line Status Overview (whinh2119m000) session. Order Lines Starts the Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000) session. Product Configuration Shows the relevant configuration of the assembly item, if the item is a manufactured item with order system FAS. For more information, refer to To store finished generic items. Serials Use this command to specify the lots or individual serialized items that must be rejected or destroyed. For inbound inspections, the Receipt Line Serials (whinh3123m000) session starts and, for outbound inspections, the Outbound Advice Serials (whinh4126m000) session starts. When you close these sessions and return to the Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000) session, LN checks whether the number of rejected or destroyed lots or serials match the received or destroyed quantities on the inspection line. Ownership For inbound inspections, this command starts the Receipt Line Ownership (whinh3521m000) session. For outbound inspections, this command starts the Outbound Advice Ownership (whinh4128m000) session. Approve Remaining Approves the remaining quantity that is displayed in the To be Inspected field. Reject Remaining Rejects the remaining quantity that is displayed in the To be Inspected field. Serials Starts the Receipt Line Serials (whinh3123m000) session in which you can indicate which serial numbers must be rejected or destroyed. Inspection Text View, create, or edit the inspection text. Generate Handling Unit Use this command to generate a handling unit for the items included in the inspection. You can view the generated handling unit in the following sessions: Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) Print HU Process Inbound (whinh2413m000) Print HU Process Outbound (whinh2423m000) Handling Units Starts the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. Tree Structure Shows the tree structure of the handling unit attached to the inspection. Remove Handling Unit Use this command to remove the handling unit of the current inspection. Destroy Use this command to set the current inspection to Destroyed. |