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   <Header>
      <Title>Making warehouses location controlled</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2973108">
         <Level1>Warehouse</Level1>
         <Level2>make location controlled</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2973113">
         <Level1>Make location controlled</Level1>
         <Level2>warehouse</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2973118">
         <Level1>Location control</Level1>
         <Level2>warehouse</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2973123">
         <Level1>Location</Level1>
         <Level2>warehouse</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>As the goods volumes moving in and out of the
		warehouse increase, the need for more advanced warehouse management in the form
		of location control may arise.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can enable location control for a warehouse
		without inventory, that is, a newly defined warehouse, or a warehouse that has
		been defined but not yet been put into use, or for a warehouse for which
		inventory is present.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To make a warehouse without inventory location
		controlled, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000" role="session">Warehouses (whwmd2500m000)</GUIRef> session, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000#whwmd200.sloc" role="manual">Locations</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>This topic describes enabling location control
		for warehouses with inventory. In a nutshell, to make a warehouse with
		inventory location controlled, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3205m000" role="session">Change Location System by Warehouse (whwmd3205m000)</GUIRef> session, you copy the stockpoint
		and inventory structure information of the items of the warehouse to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session. In this session, you assign the items
		to locations that you define in this session or define in advance in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3500m000" role="session">Warehouse - Locations (whwmd3500m000)</GUIRef> session or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3502m000" role="session">Fixed Locations (whwmd3502m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session, after assigning the locations, you
		copy the adjusted information back to the inventory structure and stockpoint
		sessions by actualizing the locations assigned to the inventory. While
		actualizing the information, ERP Enterprise adjusts the warehousing procedures.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="wh_location_control_prerequisites">
      <SectionTitle>Prerequisites</SectionTitle>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e2973163">
         <Level1>Location control</Level1>
         <Level2>prerequisite</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e2973168">
         <Level1>Location</Level1>
         <Level2>prerequisite</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Paragraph>Before copying the item information to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session, there are a few prerequisites to take
		into account.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The inventory data that you copy to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session must match the real inventory as
		closely as possible to limit inventory discrepancies after the process, when
		the inventory data are copied back to the warehouse.</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To limit inventory discrepancies, and before copying the
		  inventory data, complete these steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Verify that there are no unconfirmed receipts.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Check the line status in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2119m000" role="session">Inbound Line Status Overview (whinh2119m000)</GUIRef> session. Only statuses <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lsta#open" role="option">Open</GUIRef> en <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lsta#put.away" role="option">Put Away</GUIRef> are valid.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Verify that all shipment lines are confirmed or closed.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Check the line status in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2129m000" role="session">Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000)</GUIRef> session. Only statuses <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#open" role="option">Open</GUIRef> en <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.lstb#shipped" role="option">Shipped</GUIRef> are valid.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Verify that all inventory inspections are processed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Verify that all outbound advice is removed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Verify that all cycle counting or adjustment orders are
		  processed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Repeat the previous steps for partial receipts and partial
		  shipments.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Block the warehouse for inbound and outbound
			 movements.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>To do so, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000" role="session">Warehouses (whwmd2500m000)</GUIRef> session, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000#whwmd200.binb" role="manual">Blocked for Inbound</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2500m000#whwmd200.bout" role="manual">Blocked for Outbound</GUIRef> check boxes.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Because there may be inventory movements
			 just before you block the warehouse, you cannot exclude the possibility of the
			 occurrence of inventory discrepancies.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="Make_wh_location_controlled">
      <SectionTitle>Making warehouses location controlled</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To make a warehouse location controlled, complete these
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3205m000" role="session">Change Location System by Warehouse (whwmd3205m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Select the warehouse to be made location controlled.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Select the items to be made location controlled or copied to
		  the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If required, enter a receipt, inspection, reject, or staging
		  location in the location fields.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>To perform a trial run and print a report
			 before actually copying the data or making the items location controlled,
			 select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3205m000#f.print.report" role="manual">Print Report</GUIRef> check box and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3205m000#whcors0200.09" role="groupbox">Update Mode</GUIRef> group
			 box, select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/smup#simulate" role="option">Simulate</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>To actually copy the items to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session or make items location controlled,
			 select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/smup#update" role="option">Update</GUIRef>. Note that at this point, the <Link href="#wh_location_control_prerequisites" role="internal" Update="No">prerequisites</Link> must be met.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3205m000#exec.cont.process" role="command">Get Stockpoints</GUIRef> to launch the trial run or to actually
		  copy the items to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Look up the warehouse for which you copied the item data in the
		  previous steps.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>For each item, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000#whwmd305.nloc" role="manual">New Location</GUIRef> field, enter a new location as required. The location entered
			 in this field overwrites the location present in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000#whwmd305.loca" role="manual">Proposed Location</GUIRef> field when you actualize the
			 location and inventory information. Actualizing the information is described in
			 the final step of this procedure.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>You cannot enter <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#FixedLocati_wh" role="glossary" Update="No">fixed locations</Link> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000#whwmd305.nloc" role="manual">New Location</GUIRef> field. You must create fixed locations in advance in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3502m000" role="session">Fixed Locations (whwmd3502m000)</GUIRef> session. When you copy the item data to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session as described in the previous steps, the
			 fixed locations are displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000#whwmd305.loca" role="manual">Proposed Location</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>If you want to divide the inventory of a particular item over
		  more than one location, from the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, select <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000#option.split.line" role="command">Split</Link> and in the new line that appears, enter a
		  location and the quantity to be stored in the location.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="Items_location_controlled">
      <SectionTitle>Making items location controlled</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The items that you copy to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session must be location controlled. This is
		because you cannot assign non-location controlled items to a location. If you
		store a non-location controlled item in a location controlled warehouse, the
		items are stored without reference to a bulk or pick location, thus making the
		location system of the warehouse ineffective.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Sometimes, items stored in a non-location
		controlled warehouse, are location controlled. This is because these items are
		also stored in a location controlled warehouse. You can copy these items to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3105m000" role="session">Assign Locations (whwmd3105m000)</GUIRef> session without making them location controlled
		first.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Items contained in not-owned handling units
		  cannot be made location controlled. To make such items location controlled,
		  remove the items from the handling unit structure first.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/wmd00310" role="manual">Using locations</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000373" role="manual">Inbound and outbound procedures</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000383" role="manual">Receipt and inspection procedures</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000384" role="manual">The outbound procedure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">The shipment procedure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>