| # Handling Unit Status A handling unit status reflects the progress of a handling unit in the inbound, storage, or outbound flow of the warehouse. Handling units are often included in handling-unit structures in which the handling units are related in a parent - child fashion. The status of a handling unit is determined as follows: If a handling unit node has no children, the status of this handling unit is determined by the progress of the handling unit in the warehousing process. If the handling unit has children, the status of the child handling unit with the earliest status determines the status of the top level handling unit. Inactive A handling unit has the Inactive status in the following situations: The handling unit is newly created and not yet linked to an inbound or outbound order line, advice, a shipment, or an approval. The handling unit has been emptied of its contents. For example, handling unit A010 is a pallet containing 100 boxes, handling units B001 - B100. After the boxes have been stored in their respective locations, the remaining pallet A010 obtains the Inactive status. Allocated An outbound handling unit obtains the Allocated status if an outbound advice is created for the handling unit. Released An outbound handling unit obtains the Released status if the outbound advice of the handling unit is released. Staged An outbound handling unit obtains the Staged status if the handling unit is collected from the storage location according to the outbound advice or the picking list and moved to the staging location. In addition, if an outbound handling unit with the To Be Inspected status is approved after inspection, the handling unit obtains the Staged status. The approved handling unit can be moved to the staging location. Frozen This status is used to enable shipping documents to be printed before the shipment is confirmed. Handling units with the Staged status obtain the Frozen status if the shipment to which the handling unit is related obtains the Frozen status. This status indicates that the shipping documents for the shipment of the handling unit can be printed, but the shipment cannot yet be shipped, and the shipments and shipment lines cannot be changed. Shipped The outbound handling unit has been loaded onto a truck or other means of transport and has left the warehouse. In Transit The handling unit is being transferred from one warehouse to another within the same ERP Enterprise company. After a handling unit is confirmed in the issuing warehouse, the handling unit obtains the In Transit status and you can create a receipt record for the handling unit in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session or the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session to receive the handling unit in the destination warehouse. Closed The final status of a handling unit. An inbound handling unit obtains the Closed status in the following cases: The handling unit has the In Stock status and is removed as a result of a negative adjustment. The handling unit has the Rejected status and is destroyed by means of the Destroy command. The handling unit has the To Be Inspected status and is destroyed by means of the Destroy command. The handling unit has the Rejected status and is closed by means of the Close command. An outbound handling unit obtains the Closed status in the following cases: The handling unit has the Rejected status and is closed by means of the Close command. The handling unit has the Shipped status and is closed by means of the Close command. The handling unit has the Staged status and is closed as a result of an adjustment. Adjustment Open The handling unit is generated for an adjustment order line with a positive variance that is not yet processed. Allocated for Change ERP Enterprise has created a record containing additional handling unit data in the Handling Unit Process for Inventory Change Orders (whinh1113m000) session. ERP Enterprise creates a record in the Handling Unit Process for Inventory Change Orders (whinh1113m000) session after the user has inserted handling unit data in the Inventory Ownership Change Order - Inventory Movement (whinh1115m000) session. The ownership of the handling unit has not changed, because the ownership change order for the handling unit is not yet processed. For more information, refer to Time-based ownership change. Committed The handling unit is active and contains committed quantity, but outbound advice is not yet created. Open The handling unit is related to an inbound order. You can can create a receipt record for the handling unit in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session or the Warehouse Receipt (whinh3512m000) session to receive the handling unit in the warehouse. Receipt Open A receipt record is created for a handling unit that is related to an inbound order. The handling unit is ready to be received in the warehouse. Note that if the handling unit belongs to a handling unit structure that includes parent and child handling units, you can receive child handling units separately from their parent handling units. For example, if the parent handling unit is a pallet and the child handling units are boxes, you can receive one or more boxes from the pallet first and leave the remaining boxes until later. Received The receipt record for an inbound handling unit is confirmed. The handling unit is received and registered in the warehouse, and you can take further steps to store the handling unit in the warehouse or move the handling unit to the inspection location, if inspections are included in the inbound flow of the warehouse. If required, you can carry out a receipt correction. Advised Inbound advice is created for the handling unit after: Obtaining the Received status Obtaining the Approved status To Be Inspected If inspections are included in the inbound flow of the warehouse, inbound handling units with the Advised status obtain the To Be Inspected status when they are moved to the inspection location as specified on the inbound advice or the storage list. If the warehouse has no locations, the handling unit for which inspections are required obtain the To Be Inspected status after the receipt is confirmed. If inspections are included in the outbound flow of the warehouse, outbound handling units with the Released status obtain the To Be Inspected status when they are moved to the inspection location as specified on the outbound advice or the picking list. Approved If an inbound handling unit with the To Be Inspected status is approved after inspection, the handling unit obtains the Approved status if the warehouse is location-controlled. If inventory disposition is used, the Approved status is obtained after the handling unit is accepted in the Rejected Inventory (whwmd2570m000) session. For more information, refer to Inventory disposition. The approved handling unit can be advised for storage in the warehouse, see status Advised. If the warehouse is non-location controlled, the handling unit obtains the In Stock status. Rejected The handling unit is rejected and moved to a reject location, provided that your organization applies the reject functionality and uses reject locations. Handling units are maintained in reject locations if the Use Handling Units in Rejected Inventory check box is selected in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session and the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000). During an inbound inspection, you can allocate the Rejected status to entire handling units or a particular quantity of the items contained in a handling unit. In the reject location, the handling units are accepted and stored in the warehouse, returned to the supplier, or deleted. If handling units are not maintained in reject locations, you must close the handling unit that contains the items that you want to reject. The reason is, because the goods included in the handling units are no longer processed through the handling units, but by item. In the reject location, the items are accepted and stored in the warehouse, returned to the supplier, or deleted. For goods that are accepted and stored in the warehouse, you can create new handling units. Rejected items that are not destroyed, are kept in inventory. Handling units that are destroyed also obtain the Rejected status. The goods included in such handling units are destroyed and removed from inventory. Unlike rejected handling units, the supplier must be paid for the goods included in the destroyed handling unit, because these goods are destroyed, for example, for testing purposes, or by some accident for which the supplier is not liable. Outbound handling units are rejected if, for example, the handling unit and its contents are heavily damaged during loading. If an outbound handling unit with the To Be Inspected status is rejected at the inspection location, the handling unit obtains the Rejected status. The rejected handling unit is deleted and removed from inventory. An adjustment order is created for the removed inventory. The shipment line created for the outbound order line related to the rejected handling unit is deleted. Rejected outbound handling units must be set to Closed manually, because they no longer serve any practical purpose. In Stock The handling unit is stored in the warehouse. Inbound handling units with the Advised status are stored in the warehouse according to the inbound advice, and, if this step is included in the inbound flow, the storage list. If the warehouse is non-location controlled, the handling unit obtains the In Stock status after the receipt is confirmed or after the handling unit is approved upon inspection. If outbound handling units with the Staged status are not shipped immediately, for example, because the customer changes his mind and does not want the goods right away, the handling units can be put back in the storage location. In such cases, the handling units are first set to Not Shipped in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session to indicate that the shipment is put on hold. Next, to put the handling units back in the storage locations, you must use the Confirm Shipment option in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. Related topics Rejected inventory To maintain handling units |