Reassign Handling Unit

Explanation

This activity is used to reassign a handling unit from one shipment to another new or an existing shipment. There are several situations where it may be necessary to reassign a handling unit, for example to handle a limited transport capacity, a backorder situation where you want to prepare the next delivery in advance, a customer requiring a certain delivery schedule etc. The person responsible for the shipment may realize that a handling unit must be reassigned at any stage in the process, including just before loading the truck. Therefore, it is possible, as long as the shipment is not delivered.

When reassigning a handling unit, the shipment line quantities attached to the handling unit, are connected to the other shipment. As an option the reserved and picked quantities attached to the handling unit can either be released or reassigned to the other shipment. If the parts are picked and placed in the shipment inventory they will not be released when reassigning a handling unit.

Prerequisites

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

Note that the reassignment is done for the handling unit including its sub-nodes i.e. when referring to handling unit above it includes the sub-nodes as well.