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Handling Units Confguration and Test

The basic difference b/n HUM and SUM is that, HUM is a combination of Goods and Packing Material and it is mainly used for tracking purpose.

hereas !hen it comes to SUM, its nothing but palletisation of the mateials. The primalry function of SUM is to effecti"e use !arehouse comple# and

gi"es greater fle#ibility in terms of handling goods mo"ement and storing goods inside the !arehouse.

$or your clear understanding SUM is a subdi"ision of storage %in !here stocks are stored !ith SU number rather in &uant number. The another

ad"antage of SUM is, !e can maintain t!o or more different &uants inside a SU.

%oth SUM and HUM shares same identification number, !hereas SUM features limited !ithin the !arehouse, and HUM has its role outside the MS.

Handling unit management can be used !ith or !tihout MS. %ut !hen you ha"e MS in place you need SUM to process Handling units.

'ou can use Handling Unit Management (HUM) to reflect packing*based logistics structures in the S+P System. Using this method, you track the

mo"ements of entire handling units and the materials they contain rather than tracking each material indi"idually.

hen you base logistics processes on handling units, goods mo"ements processing is made easier, !hich in turn optimies all logistics operations.

This simplified processing includes the e#isting packing function in shipping and !arehouse processing in the arehouse Management system, !hich

is e#panded here.

Storage unit (SU) management in arehouse Management (M) enables you to optimie !arehouse capacity and control material flo! by utiliing

storage units !ithin the !arehouse.

+ storage unit is a logical grouping of one or se"eral amounts of material such as a pallet or a container that can be managed !ithin a !arehouse as a

unit that belongs together.

-f a handling unit (HU) is put a!ay, it becomes a storage unit !ith the same number in the !arehouse. Handling units are treated like storage units in

the !arehouse.

-t is not possible to do backflush from HU managed storage location.


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'ou need to issue through %HU+* Goods -ssue for order.

Handling Unit ManagementPurpose'ou can use Handling Unit Management (HUM) to reflect packing*based logistics structures in the S+P System. Using this method, you track

the mo"ements of entire

handling units and the materials they contain rather than tracking each material indi"idually.hen you base

logistics processes on handling units, goods mo"ements processing is made easier, !hich in turn optimies all logistics operations.This simplified processing includes the e#isting packing function in shipping and !arehouse processing in the arehouse Management

system, !hich is e#panded here.

Features-n the system, the

handling unit (HU) e#pands on the shipping unit. Handling units can be nested, !hich means that you can create ne! handling unitsfrom se"eral handling units as often as you like. +t the material item le"el, HUs contain the complete material identification, the &uantity, and,

in the case of serial numbers, the respecti"e ob0ect list. Handling units ha"e uni&ue, scannable identification numbers that can bede"eloped according to standards such as 1+2 345 or SS.

Handling units contain all in"entory management information of the materials they contain that are maintained in -n"entory Management.

There are also status messages that you can call up at any time that indicate !hether a handling unit is only planned or if the ship*to party

has been notified of the arri"al of this handling unit, or !hether it is in the !arehouse or has already been posted to goods issue. The

integrated history function also records each business process in the life cycle of each handling unit, meaning that you can track the handling

unit6s path and de"elopment at any time.

-n HU*managed storage locations, all goods mo"ements are e#ecuted through the specification of the respecti"e HUs, and -n"entory

Management is performed through the handling units. -f you are not !orking !ith HU*managed storage locations, you can use handling units

(!ithout stock information) as before in the deli"ery and in the shipment.

-n HU*managed storage locations, materials can be managed in HUs only. Mi#ed stock (stock made up of packed and non*packed materials

!ithin the same storage location) is not supported. HUs can also be managed in interim storage types. Unpacking a material from an HU

means that the stock of the material is posted to a storage location that is not HU*managed.

-f you call up normal material movements in connection !ith an HU*managed storage location, a delivery is

created, rather than a direct material posting, !hich has been the procedure up to this point.

Handling units are uni&ue at client le"el in at least one system. Using an indicator at client le"el (see

Uni&ue -dentification of Handling Units), you can control !hether you are going to !ork !ith the HU functions. Since thehandling unit is a physical unit, the central logistics processes are controlled through the input of the handling unit identification. These

processes include puta!ay, picking, and stock transfers, as !ell as goods receipts and goods issues.

+ handling unit6s mobility can be limited if &uality checks are acti"e. hanges in the stock category caused by a &uality inspection are made

using a posting change in the handling unit.

There is also a report a"ailable that you can use to find and display handling units using different selection criteria such as material, packing

instruction, or storage location.

+lthough the handling unit is basically a unit that remains constant in the system, you can change it by repacking the materials it contains. +ll

the packing functions, such as packing, repacking, and unpacking, are completely supported by the handling unit function. -n this !ay,

handling units can be created in production, during goods receipt, or in the packing areas of the !arehouse. -f you ha"e automatic packing,

the handling unit is created from the packing proposals defined in the system (from the packing instructions, for e#ample).

Handling UnitDefinition

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+ handling unit is a physical unit that consists of the packaging materials (load carrier /

packaging material) and the goods contained therein. + handling unit is al!ays a combination of

materials and

packaging materials. +ll the information contained in the material items, such as batches and

serial numbers, is al!ays a"ailable by !ay of the handling units.

Handling units can be nested, meaning that you can also create ne! handling units from se"eral

handling units as often as you like.

Handling units ha"e uni&ue, scannable identification numbers that can be formed according to

standards such as 1+2 345 or SS.

Figure 1: Handling unit example

StructureThe handling unit ob0ect contains the follo!ing attributes7

• Identifcation number

• Dimensions

• Weight

• Volume

• Status

• Materials and quantities

• Packaging materials

• Packing instructions

+ handling unit consists of a handling unit header and handling unit items. $or identification

purposes, it is gi"en a uni&ue number.

Handling unit header

The header data of a handling unit is di"ided in the follo!ing !ay7

• WeightVolumeDimensions

• !eneral data

• Means"o#"trans$ort data

• %dditional data

• &ut$ut determination $rocedure

$or more information about each of these detailed points, see

1diting detailed data for handling units.

Status

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The handling unit is linked to general status management. -n this !ay, the "arious physical

states (planned or implemented) and other attributes (!eighed, loaded, blocked or posted

goods issue) of handling units can be documented.

'ou can use the

HU_ST_INIT user parameter !hen you create handling units !ithout ob0ect reference to set

!hich initial status the handling unit is to ha"e !hen it is created.

-f you !ant to implement a status of your o!n, you can define a user*specific procedure for the

packaging material type (see also

8efine Packaging Material Types).

Handling unit item

The items of a handling unit can consist of material items, packaging materials or other handling

units that appear in an o"er"ie!. $or more information about this o"er"ie!, see

the Contents section of

1diting detailed data for handling units.

To access the item data of an indi"idual handling unit, select the handling unit concerned and

choose Goto→ Detailed HU data → Contents.

IntegrationHandling units can be used in all processes !ithin the supply chain

Packaging MaterialsDefinition

Packaging materials are intended to enclose or hold together the materials that are to bepacked. -n other !ords, the material that is to be packed can be packed into or onto the

packaging material. The packaging material can be a load carrier. The most important

packaging materials include crates, bo#es, containers, !ire baskets, and pallets.

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Use'ou ha"e to maintain the material master data for each packaging material you !ant to use.

hen creating material master records for packaging materials, enter either material type

VERP (packaging) or a customer*specific material type that you ha"e already set in ustomiing.

Material type 91:P contains additional packing*rele"ant fields ( Sales: General/Plant

Data screen). 'ou can use the field selection to make the additional fields a"ailable for input for

all of the material types.

The gross !eight and the "olume that you enter in the material master ha"e special significance

for packing. hen you create a handling unit (HU), the system automatically copies the

packaging material6s master data and uses the gross !eight and "olume as the packagingmaterial;s tare !eight and tare "olume.

The tare !eight and tare "olume refer to the gross !eight and gross "olume of

the packaging material. -n the case of a container, the tare !eight is the !eight of

the unloaded container (the total !eight less the !eight of the goods and

packaging materials that are packed in the container).

Structure-f you choose the Sales: General/Plant Data "ie! in the material master data of the

packaging material, you can maintain the follo!ing data on the Packaging material

data section of the screen7• Packaging material t'$e

The packaging material type is a grouping of packaging materials !ith se"eral control

parameters, !hich is defined in ustomiing for packing and !hich controls the

follo!ing7

• Sorting in the handling unit dis$la'( so that the $ackaging materials

can be dis$la'ed in order o# si)e( #or e*am$le+


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• %n out$ut determination $rocedure in ,hich handling unit out$uts can

be defned

• % $ackaging material categor'( ,hich subdi-ides the $ackaging

materials .or e*am$le( in handling units ,ith a $ackaging material categor' o#

means o# trans$ort( it dictates that additional felds( such as Driver and Alternate

driver are a-ailable #or in$ut+• % $lant determination rule that defnes( in deli-er' $rocessing( the

$lant #rom ,hich the $ackaging material is to be debited i# deli-er' items are

created #rom handling units in the deli-er'+

• Whether deli-er' items are to be generated #or the $ackaging material

and i# so( under ,hich conditions

• /umber assignment #or handling units

• Whether the $ackaging material0s tare ,eight is -ariable

-f this indicator is blank, it means that !hen the total !eight of a handling unit

changes, the loading !eight of the handling unit is determined by taking the total

!eight less the packaging material6s tare !eight.

-f this indicator is selected, it means that !hen the total !eight of a handling unit

changes, the tare !eight of the handling unit is determined by taking the total

!eight less the loading !eight.

• Material grou$ $ackaging"material

The material group packaging material is a grouping parameter that can be used to

group materials that need similar packaging materials. $or e#ample, material group


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The filling le"el is the percentage to !hich a handling unit should be filled. -t is not a

control and is therefore for information purposes only.

• 1*cess ,eight tolerance

-n this field, you can enter a percentage tolerance limit, up to !hich the allo!ed packing

!eight of a handling unit can be e#ceeded.

• 1*cess -olume tolerance

-n this field, you can enter a percentage tolerance limit, up to !hich the allo!ed packing

"olume of a handling unit can be e#ceeded.

• Closed

This field allo!s you to control !hether the total "olume !ill be changed or remain the

same during packing.

hen packing an open pallet, the total "olume changes.

hen packing a closed bo#, the total "olume does not change.

IntegrationPackaging materials are special types of materials that can be used for packing or for

transporting goods. 8uring packing, you must al!ays specify a packaging material so thathandling units can be created.

Packing InstructionUse + packing instruction ser"es as a template for the creation of a handling unit. -n a packing instruction, you define the materials and packaging

materials to be packed in a handling unit.

This enables you to reproduce specific customer packaging re&uirements in the system. 'ou can also automate the packing process by

creating a proposal for a handling unit, based on a packing instruction.

Features Materials

The packing instruction specifies !hich materials in !hich &uantities are to be packed in one handling unit.

Multi-leel packing instructions

The are t!o types of packing instructions7 single*le"el, !hich describe only one packing le"el, and multi*le"el, !hich describe se"eral

packing le"els (>nested> handling units). Multi*le"el packing instructions, therefore, contain subordinate packing instructions. -f you !ant to

create handling units !ith labels (identified HUs) for each packing le"el, you re&uire one subordinate packing instruction per packing le"el.

Using one packing instruction for seeral materials

Many parts are packed in a similar !ay. -f certain materials differ in only one characteristic (for e#ample, color), ha"ing to maintain a packing

instruction for each of them results in a considerable !orkload. Therefore, you can maintain a packing instruction in the material master

!hich is used by se"eral different materials. This reduces the amount of data to be maintained and also sa"es you a lot of time. Dimensions! "eight and olume

The dimensions, !eight and "olume of the handling unit are entered in the packing instruction. 'ou can copy these entries to the HUproposal.

The system copies the dimensions from the material master record and uses these "alues to calculate the !eight and

"olume for the HU in the packing instruction. 'ou no! ha"e the option of changing the calculated "alues. -f you change the !eight

and "olume data, the system copies them to the HU proposal as fi#ed "alues, !ithout checking them. -f you do not change the

"alues, the system calculates the !eight and "olume entries for the HU proposal dynamically.

• Documents and short te*ts

The $acking instruction can be linked to documents in the Document Management S'stem 2DMS3( enabling 'ou to

$ro-ide $acking $ersonnel ,ith a detailed descri$tion o# the $acking $rocedure+ Shorter descri$tions can be entered as

te*t items in the $acking instruction+

Items not relevant for HU

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+ny item that you !ant to appear in the HU proposal but not in the final HU can be flagged as >2ot rele"ant for HU>. 'ou use this flag, for

e#ample, !hen a material is only rele"ant for packing information and not for the HU itself, but its consumption must be mapped in the

system.

User-dened elds

n the Administrative data tab page in the packing instruction, there are = user*defined fields, !hich also appear in the HU proposal andlater in the HU. These fields are also included in the print program for the HU label, so that a certain "alue

in a certain field triggers a certain action, for e#ample, an asterisk on the printed label.

Multi-level packing instructions

There are t!o types of packing instructions7 single*le"el, !hich describe only one packing le"el, and multi*le"el, !hich describe se"eral packing le"els (>nested> handling units). Multi*le"el packing instructions,therefore, contain subordinate packing instructions. -f you !ant to create handling units !ith labels(identified HUs) for each packing le"el, you re&uire one subordinate packing instruction per packing le"el.

Status management

'ou assign a packing status check profile to a packing instruction. -n this check profile, you assignpacking statuses to the possible !ays in !hich an HU proposal can "ary from the packing instruction. $oreach indi"idual !ay that an HU proposal can "ary from a packing instruction, you can define !hetherhandling unit creation is permitted !ith this "ariance ("ariance from the target &uantity, for e#ample).

#reate a Packing Instruction

Use

This procedure describes ho! to create both single and multi*le"el packing instructions. Multi*le"el packing instructions can be created in

one procedure. 'ou create the subordinate packing instructions directly from the main packing instruction by entering the name and item type

of the subordinate packing instruction and branching straight to the initial screen for creation.

-t is therefore not necessary to create a subordinate packing instruction beforehand.

Procedure

Select Logistics →Production →Master data →Packing instructions.

The system displays the screen Master Data for Packing With Packing Instructions.

Select Packing instructions →Create acking instruction!

'ou branch to the Comonents tab page on the Create Packing Instruction screen.

1nter the name of the packing instruction you !ant to create and choose "nter .

The Create Packing Instruction: Comonents screen appears.

1nter the items for your packing instruction.

+n item can be a packaging material, an item of packed goods, a subordinate packing instruction, a reference material or a te#t item. 'ou

can enter all the components of the HU in this !ay. Please note that7

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The items should be entered in the follo!ing order7 load carrier, au#iliary packing material, packed goods/subordinate packing instruction.

The first item is al!ays the load carrier. Te#t items do not affect the hierarchy and can be entered any!here belo! the load carrier.

• .or each item 'ou must enter a material number and a target quantit' and( i# a$$ro$riate( a subordinate $acking

instruction+ The s'stem determines the item categor' automaticall'+ .or more in#ormation( see

reate an HU Proposal %ased on a Packing -nstruction.

$or reference materials, you can set the indicator Mmi# (Material Mi# ) in order to allo! that different materials !hich

ha"e the same reference material can be packed in one HU.

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-f re&uired, enter a minimum &uantity and a rounding &uantity.

+n appropriate indicator is assigned to the load carrier.

$or a subordinate packing instruction, enter the item category and the name of the packing instruction and choose "nter . The

system asks if you !ant to create this packing instruction.

%y choosing $es, you branch to the initial screen for creating packing instructions, in !hich you can create your subordinate packing

instruction in the same !ay.

+fter sa"ing your data you branch back to the main packing instruction.

4+ /o, enter the Administrative data( Measurements% Short te#ts and &ses!

− 1nter an inspection profile on the Administrative data tab page. -n the check profile, you specify !hether a handling unit can be created

under specific circumstances or not. The system checks the check profile !hen creating the HU proposal.

− -f necessary, the measurements specified in the packing instruction can be changed for this particular HU in theMeasurements tab page.

− n the tab page &ses, the system displays the packing instructions (main packing instructions), in !hich the packing instruction in &uestion

is used as a subordinate packing instruction. This is the case if you are creating the packing instruction from a higher*le"el packing

instruction, as subordinate to it.

Sa"e.

Packing instructions can only be sa"ed if they ha"e no errors that pre"ent handling unit creation. The system checks that a

handling unit can actually be created from the packing instruction. $or e#ample, if the ma#imum loading !eight is e#ceeded, a

handling unit cannot be created.

Production Suppl$PurposeThis function sho!s the physical material flo! f rom the central !arehouse to, for e#ample, the production lines and !ork centers. -t can be

used in both process manufacturing (process orders) as !ell as in discrete manufacturing (production orders).

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'ou can use handling units (HUs) to organie the production supply. HUs enable ra! materials to be directed to production more easily. -f a

material is backflushed, the HU loses its in"entory management information.

Features9arious production flo!s from the central !arehouse to the production line(s) are possible for production supply.

Picking !ith M

•

Picking "ia M for :elease rder PartsPicking "ithout %M

Picking "ia entral Picked -tems ?ocationsThe !hole picking process can be di"ided into 4 main steps7

• Staging5

8escribes the !ithdra!al of the components from central storage

• Picking5

8escribes the packaging of the input components for the production line

hen picking pick parts !ith M integration, both steps are combined because the components are staged or picked

directly from central storage for the production line.

$or information on picking !ith production orders, see7

Handling Units for Production rders

HUs for Order

hoose Logistics '( Central )unctions '( *andling &nit Management '( Disla+ of *&s '( With

Comonents for Work ,rder or With )inished Product for Work ,rder to display all information a"ailable on theHUs for a production order.

hen you enter the production order number, a list of all HUs assigned to the order appears. %y selecting an HU, you

find information on the follo!ing7

• Warehouse

• Status

• Usage

• Contents 2material list3

• Histor'

• Picking ,ith date( time( em$lo'ee( e*ternal $icking location

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Manual Picking "ith Process &rdersUse'ou can use this function to manually enter packed

handling units (HU).-t allo!s you to7

• Pack each batch o# a material in one or se-eral HUs+

• Pack se-eral batches o# a material or se-eral materials in an HU+

• Pack $acked HUs into other HUs+

Prere'uisites Manual picking takes place using standard process instruction category M-@HUSTG, !hich must be assigned to the master recipe. This

in"ol"es adynamic function call.

The process instruction M-@HUSTG for manual picking must not be changed, but rather the standard "ersion

should be copied.

$or more information, see

•

Master :ecipes

• Process -nstructions

• P- SheetsFeatures

(he dialog )ox for manual picking is diided up into the follo"ing sections:

MaterialsHere, you enter the materials, batches, and &uantities to be picked for the process order. The system checks !hether

the batches entered fulfill the re&uired selection criteria. $or the check, the system uses the selection criteria defined

for batch determination.

-n ustomiing, you can choose Logistics ' General →*andling &nit

Management → -asics → Production → Production Sul+ → -atch Slit Limit Indicator to define !hether the

batch split should be limited to the re&uirement &uantity of the reser"ation item.

• Container hierarch'

Here, you form nested HUs by packing HUs into other, higher*le"el HUs (for e#ample, on a pallet).

• &$en reser-ations

The components that are assigned to the process order but not yet picked are listed here.• %ssign HU

Here, you can assign HUs !ithout a reference to an ob0ect (>free> HUs) to the process order.

hen assigning handling units to production orders in transaction P++ or by using process instruction

M-@HUSTG, the follo!ing general rules apply7

• When a handling unit is assigned( the s'stem $ro$oses the smallest o$eration$hase number

that all the material items o# the handling unit can be assigned to+ 6ou can o-er,rite this $ro$osed -alue+

• I# the storage location is e*$licitl' entered in the reser-ation list( onl' handling units that are in

that storage location can be assigned to this reser-ation item+

• I# the related storage t'$e 2$roduction area3 is determined #rom the assignment o# the ,ork

center to the reser-ation items( onl' handling units that ha-e that storage t'$e 2are in that $roduction area3 can be

assigned to the reser-ation item+

The follo!ing rules apply for handling units !ith only one material item7

• I# the handling unit has one material item at the lo,est hierarch' le-el( the requirement

quantit' is taken into consideration during assignment+ .irst( the s'stem $ro$oses the reser-ation item that has the

same material item as the handling unit and an 7o$en7 requirement quantit' 2di8erence bet,een requirement quantit'

and alread' assigned quantit'3 is a-ailable+ I# there are no reser-ation items ,ith 7o$en7 requirement quantities( the

handling unit is assigned to the frst $ossible reser-ation item+ .or this reser-ation item( the assigned quantit' e*ceeds

the requirement quantit'+

• Handling units ,ith one material item 2sub9ect to management in batches35

• % handling unit ,ith material sub9ect to management in batches is assigned to the

o$eration$hase number #or ,hich5

• the a$$ro$riate reser-ation item e*ists

• the batch is the same

• an 7o$en7 requirement quantit' e*ists

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• I# no batches are entered #or the reser-ation items( or there are no 7o$en7

requirement quantities a-ailable ,ith the reser-ation items ,ith the rele-ant batch( the handling unit is assigned to the

o$eration$hase number #or ,hich

• the a$$ro$riate reser-ation item e*ists

• no batch is entered and

• an 7o$en7 requirement quantit' e*ists 2a batch is s$lit3

• I# 7o$en7 requirement quantities no longer e*ist both #or the reser-ation items

,ithout batch in#ormation and #or the reser-ation items ,ith the a$$ro$riate batch in#ormation( the handling unit isassigned to the reser-ation item ,ith the smallest o$eration$hase number #or ,hich the batch is the same+ .or this

reser-ation item( the assigned quantit' e*ceeds the requirement quantit'+

-f you o"er!rite proposed "alues, please note that the correct reser"ation items and the associated operation/phase

numbers must be entered.

-n the case of reser"ation items !ith materials sub0ect to management in batches, this may mean that the batch must

first be split manually on the >Materials> tab page.

The material items of the rele"ant handling unit must then be assigned to the split reser"ation items.

$or more information, see Unpack !ithout b0ect :eference.• Delete HU assignment

Here, you can delete the assignment of an HU to the process order.

-n ustomiing, you can define !hether HUs can be deleted by choosing Logistics: General →*andling &nit

Management → -asics → Production → Production Sul+ → Partial GI: Set Indicator!

2 C!ecking manual picking

'ou can display the number of components for !hich a &uantity has already been picked !ithout calling up the manual

picking function again. To do this, the standard process instruction category M-@HUST must be defined in the master

recipe. This is done from the P- sheet.

The standard process instruction category contains the follo!ing characteristics7

#haracteristic #haracteristics alue

PPP-@$U2T-2@2+M1 M-@H1A@P-A-2G@MP?1T1

PPP-@%UTT2@T1BT heck picking

PPP@$U2T-2@8U:-2G@8-SP?+' +llo!ed/not allo!ed

PPP-@1BP:T@P+:+MT1: -@+U$2:

PPP-@P:1SS@:81:

" #ransferring t!e data to t!e $atc! record %&'( - electronic $atc! record)8ata is passed from picking to the batch record automatically as soon as you e#it picking by choosing Save. The

messages are sent to message destination P-


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;3 Condition


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=3 TransactionsTest data

a3 !oods recei$t ,ith M-t >?:


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Inbound Delivery 180024876 created

b3 V@=;/

Pack


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:3 MB:% !oods Issue to &rder

Delivery 8011147 created


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Canceled this deli-er'+

Picking of Handling Units for ProductionUse + production storage location can be an HU*managed storage location. -f the production storage location is not M*managed, the materials

are staged for production by !ay of posting changes from one storage location to another. -f you post goods issue, a goods mo"ement is

generated for a deli"ery (in this case, a posting change from one storage location to the storage location in the production supply area).

-f the production storage location is M*managed, staging occurs by !ay of transfer re&uirements. +lternati"ely, you can use deli"eries forstaging pick parts.

8uring component staging, the information in the handling units must be transferred to production in order to pro"ide e#act proof of the

materials that !ere used. Using handling units for production supply greatly simplifies consumption posting.

Features'ou can use handling units to reflect production staging for pick parts, crate parts and release order parts. 'ou can use either deli"eries or

transfer re&uirements to stage pick parts, but you can only stage crate parts and release order parts using transfer re&uirements. - f you stage

using deli"eries, you can post use of the pick parts "ia goods issue for deli"eries.

Use the pick process for transfer re&uirements/deli"eries to further process the transfer re&uirement/deli"ery that !as created.

Suppl$ to production using %arehouse Management

The follo!ing are the production*supply options that are generally a"ailable7


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:+ The $roduction storage"location is not HU"managed

1"en !hen the standard storage location in the M system is HU*managed, only indi"idual materials can be managed and the HUs cannot

be passed to production. Staging can occur "ia transfer re&uirements or "ia deli"eries.

;+ The $roduction storage"location is HU"managed

• Consum$tion $osting takes $lace through com$letion confrmation 2-erifcation3 o# the $roduction order

onsumption posting is initiated in production. Using a ne! function for entering goods issue, you can e#ecute

consumption posting for HUs created in M and the transported HUs indi"idually or !ith reference to the order.

Staging can occur "ia transfer re&uirements or "ia deli"eries.The HUs created in the M system or the transported HUs are assigned to the production order so that the reference

bet!een the order and the HUs (!ith the components of this order) is retained.

This scenario is only supported for pick parts since the reference to the order only e#ists for this type of material

staging.

• Consum$tion $osting #or HUs does not take $lace through com$letion confrmation 2-erifcation3 o# the $roduction

order

The staged HU is to be posted automaticall+ as consumption !ith the goods issue of the material staging deli"ery. -n

this case, you must use the deli"ery for material staging.

-n the deli"ery, you can make a posting change or post goods issue (for an order, for e#ample) to the production storage location after the

transfer order has been confirmed. This can be done either manually or automatically. nly one mo"ement is posted for each deli"ery, and

the deli"ery is then completed.

-f the deli"ery document is used as the picking proposal, the deli"ery is completed !ith the picking process.

-f the HU is to be staged for an order, the deli"ery ser"es as the picking process, the goods issue posting and the consumption posting.

'ou can use the production scheduling profile to define ho! consumption posting should occur.

$irst assigned handling units in Production order !ith **P++ * ork rder * omponents

Then issue goods (Handling unit ) through %HU+ * Goods -ssue for ork rder

-f G- issue &ty is different then Handling unit then Split the HU through HU


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What is the purpose of Storage Bin 1 to 20?

We used to keep track of the storage bin by keying in the physical pallet location in

this classification. We could have up to 20 pallet locations to store a certain

materialbatch combination. !his allo"ed us to retrace "here pallets had been storedin the "arehouse #kind of simulating a "arehouse management system$

%t has no longer use for us. Because "e currently handle all materials in &andling 'nit

Management. So the pallet location is maintained in the &andling 'nit &'%( 2.


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