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   <Header>
      <Title>Using handling units in the shipment process</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2589708">
         <Level1>Handling units</Level1>
         <Level2>shipment process</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2589713">
         <Level1>Shipment process</Level1>
         <Level2>handling units</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>This topic describes the shipment processes that use handling
		units.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListTitle>Handling units-important points</ListTitle>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000432" role="glossary">handling unit</Link> hierarchy is independent of the administrative shipment structure.
			 The <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000490" role="glossary">administrative shipment structure</Link> is minimally modified
			 when you manually compose handling unit structures.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Multiple handling units can be linked to a shipment line as
			 a result of the picking process. You can modify the handling unit structure
			 proposed by LN, many
			 times. You can move handling units within a shipment line, between two shipment
			 lines and even between shipments after the confirmation. You cannot compose
			 handling units originating from different ship-from warehouses.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4534m000" role="session">Shipment Line Handling Units (whinh4534m000)</GUIRef> session to view handling units linked
			 to a shipment line.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can confirm a shipment either by shipment line or by
			 handling unit. You can confirm any handling unit in the handling unit tree
			 structure. When you confirm a shipment by handling unit, the shipment lines can
			 get partially confirmed. When a shipment is partially confirmed, the status of
			 the confirmed handling unit (and its children) is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> and the status of the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirming" role="option">Confirming</GUIRef>. After all the handling units are confirmed,
			 the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirmed" role="option">Confirmed</GUIRef> status and LN can perform stock
			 and financial updates.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>You can freeze any handling unit in the handling unit tree
			 structure. When you freeze a handling unit, the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#part.frozen" role="option">Partially Frozen</GUIRef>. After all the handling units are set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipment.frozen" role="option">Frozen</GUIRef>, the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#frozen" role="option">Frozen</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000312" role="manual">Shipment and load status</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Create shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>When picking a handling unit, the handling unit is linked to an
		existing shipment line. You can update an existing shipment line only when the
		shipment line is in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#open" role="option">Open</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Linking handling units to a shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.mrhu" role="manual">Consolidate Handling Units in one Shipment Line during Picking</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2110s000)</GUIRef> session to link multiple handling units to a single
		shipment line, during the picking process.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.mrhu" role="manual">Consolidate Handling Units in one Shipment Line during Picking</GUIRef> check box is cleared, LN links only one
		handling unit to the shipment line during the picking process. The picking of
		the subsequent handling unit results in a new shipment line.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Handling unit for shipment header</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000#whwmd200.shhu" role="manual">Generate Handling Unit for Shipment Header during Picking</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000" role="session">Warehouses (whwmd2500m000)</GUIRef> session, a handling unit is generated for the shipment
		header. The handling units of the shipment lines are linked to this handling
		unit.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If a shipment line does not have a handling unit, the handling
		unit can be generated, provided the item of the shipment line is handling unit
		enabled. The newly created handling unit is linked to the shipment
		header.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The link between the shipment header and the handling unit can
		be broken at a later stage during the composing process of handling units.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Example</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>When handling units from a different shipment are added, the
			 newly composed handling unit is related to multiple shipments.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>When handling units are moved to the handling unit tree of
			 a different shipment, the newly composed handling unit reflects only a part of
			 the shipment line.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Handling unit related to shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Multiple handling units can be linked to a shipment line. Use
		the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4534m000" role="session">Shipment Line Handling Units (whinh4534m000)</GUIRef> session to link handling units to a
		shipment line.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Multiple handling units are generated for a single shipment line
		if a package definition is linked to a shipment line. The maximum content of a
		handling unit is the quantity that a packaging item, attached to a particular
		level, can hold, within a package definition.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If only one handling unit is linked to the shipment line, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh431.huid" role="manual">Handling Unit</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000" role="session">Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000)</GUIRef> session displays the shipment line handling unit
		number. If multiple handling units are linked, the shipment line handling unit
		number is not displayed. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh431.hupr" role="manual">Handling Unit(s) Present</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000" role="session">Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000)</GUIRef> session is selected in both cases.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Setting handling unit as 'not shipped'</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can set a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#staged" role="option">Staged</GUIRef> handling unit to 'not shipped'. When you set a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#staged" role="option">Staged</GUIRef> handling unit, that is not directly related to an active outbound process, to
		'not shipped', the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2123m000#whinh223.qnse" role="manual">Expected Not Shipped</GUIRef> quantity is modified for the
		child handling units in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2123m000" role="session">Handling Unit Process Outbound (whinh2123m000)</GUIRef> session. The shipment line packing
		structure and the shipment line are also modified, accordingly.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000349" role="manual">Outbound procedures and handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Split handling unit</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can split a handling unit in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#staged" role="option">Staged</GUIRef> status. The selected handling unit is split based on either packaging quantity
		or content quantity. You can split a handling unit linked to an outbound
		process.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Split shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>When handling units are linked to a shipment line, it is
		possible to split the shipment line only by selecting a child handling unit
		that is moved to the destination shipment.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Compose shipment</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>When you compose shipments, you can move shipment lines to
		different shipments. The handling unit tree structure is not impacted. However,
		the handling unit is linked to a different shipment line. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4534m000" role="session">Shipment Line Handling Units (whinh4534m000)</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2123m000" role="session">Handling Unit Process Outbound (whinh2123m000)</GUIRef> sessions values are updated with the
		new shipment information.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Confirm shipment by handling unit</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can confirm a shipment line by handling unit. You can
		confirm any <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#staged" role="option">Staged</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipment.frozen" role="option">Frozen</GUIRef> handling units linked to the shipment line. The
		status of the confirmed handling units is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef>.
		If all the shipment line handling units linked to a shipment line are not <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef>,
		the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.shst#confirming" role="option">Confirming</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>After all the shipment line handling units are set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> status, the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> status. After the shipment line is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> status, the inventory levels, stock, financial transactions, packaging material
		accounts and so on are updated.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000349" role="manual">Outbound procedures and handling units</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information on shipment status, refer to topic <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000312" role="manual">Shipment and load status</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Confirm shipment by shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>When you confirm a shipment by shipment line and the handling
		units exist for the shipment line, the shipment line handling units which are
		not in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> status are set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/hust#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>It is not possible to reverse the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Partially confirmed/confirmed shipment line</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Partially confirmed/confirmed handling unit</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>It is possible to reverse the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Partially frozen/frozen shipment line</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Partially frozen/frozen handling unit</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Remove handling unit from open shipment line</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you remove the handling unit from an open shipment line, LN deletes
		all the shipment line handling units. If LN is unable
		to delete one or multiple shipment line handling units, none of the linked
		handling units are deleted.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To remove the handling units, select <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> &gt; <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#remove.handling.unit" role="command">Remove Handling Unit</GUIRef>. If you remove the handling
		unit from an open shipment line:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh431.huid" role="manual">Handling Unit</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000" role="session">Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000)</GUIRef> session is set to blank.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000#whinh431.hupr" role="manual">Handling Unit(s) Present</GUIRef> check box is cleared in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4131m000" role="session">Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The shipment line handling units are deleted and
			 closed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </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/000335" role="manual">To maintain 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/000349" role="manual">Outbound procedures and handling units</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>