Remove/Modify/Reassign Shipment Lines
Explanation
This activity is used to change the content of the shipment by either removing,
modifying or reassigning the quantity of a shipment line. There are several
situations where it may be necessary to remove a shipment line or adjust the
quantity of a shipment line. The person responsible for the shipment may realize
the need for removal, modification or addition of a line at any stage in the
process, including just before loading the truck. Therefore, it is imperative
that it is possible, as long as the lines are not delivered. If required, the
quantity of a source line can be connected
to several shipments in parallel in order to handle a limited transport capacity,
a backorder situation where you want to prepare the next delivery in advance,
a shipment receiver requiring a certain
delivery schedule etc.
When reassigning a shipment line quantity, this is disconnected from current
shipment and connected to a new shipment, an existing shipment, or the source
object. If desired you can reassign the reserved and picked quantities of the
shipment line to the destination.
Depending on if you reassign reserved packages or not reserved packages,
different kinds of component quantities must be included, based on the quantity
per assembly for the component. The components are represented as one record
for the quantity not reserved, and one record for each reservation. When the
number of packages to reassign is entered in the header, if possible, the component
quantity is decided automatically in the lower table. For instance, this is
not possible if the package is partly reserved and you want to move a not reserved
package. Then you might need to include some reserved component quantity, in
addition, to get a complete package.
Prerequisites
General:
- The shipment must not have been delivered.
To remove shipment lines:
- There must not be any pick list lines for the shipment line that are
not yet pick reported.
To modify the quantity of shipment lines:
- For inventory parts, the new quantity must be equal to or greater than
the reserved quantity of the shipment line.
- The quantity can only be increased with the remaining quantity that
is still to be delivered for the source line
i.e. source quantity minus what is already delivered and what is
already connected for delivery on shipments.
To reassign the quantity of the shipment lines:
- When reassigning to an existing shipment, sender, sender address,
receiver, receiver address, ship-via, delivery terms, and shipment type must be the same on
both shipments.
- A reserved quantity that is pick listed but not pick reported yet cannot
be reassigned. The pick list must be reported first.
- For customer order package parts, it is only possible to reassign a
complete package and only as long as the package has not been delivered
incompletely previously.
- If a picked quantity is reassigned, the original pick list ID remains
with the picking history. Please note that this may cause confusion as the
pick list can appear as though it was required for the new shipment, whereas
actually, it was required for the older shipment prior to the move.
System Effects
General:
- If a handling unit structure has already been automatically generated
or manually created, then when you change, remove or reassign the connected
lines the handling unit structure might need to
be reviewed. Note: Transport documents must be reprinted after the
handling unit structure is altered.
- For the same reason the shipment will be turned back from Complete
to Preliminary state when you change, remove or reassign the shipment
line. The reason is to indicate that your handling unit structure and documents
must be reviewed before delivery.
- On the source line, the remaining quantity that can be delivered via
a shipment is updated accordingly.
When shipment lines are removed:
- The reserved quantity of the shipment line will still be reserved after
the removal of the shipment line. The reservation is transferred from the
shipment line back to the source line.
- If shipment inventory is used and you remove a shipment line, any picked
quantities remain as picked in the shipment inventory.
The goods are still physically in the shipment inventory, and are therefore
considered as picked and the reservations of the picked goods are transferred
from the shipment line back to the source object.
- If shipment inventory is not used and you remove
a shipment line, any picked quantities are returned back to the inventory
locations where they were picked and all reservations are removed.
When the quantity of shipment lines are modified:
- If the quantity is increased and there exists a reservation for this
quantity on the source line, the reservation is transferred to the shipment
line.
When the quantity of the shipment lines are reassigned:
- When reassigning to a new shipment, a new shipment is created and will
get the following values from current shipment: sender, sender address,
receiver, receiver address,
ship-via, delivery terms, shipment type, planned ship date, forwarder and
route.
- The shipment line quantity included in the reassignment will be disconnected
from the shipment line of current shipment. If reassigned to another shipment
the quantity is connected to the destination shipment otherwise reassigned
to the source line.
- The reserved and picked quantities included in the reassignment will
no longer be reserved on current shipment line.
- Depending on whether or not you select to release the reservations,
the reserved and picked quantities you include in the reassignment will
be released or reserved at the destination i.e. another shipment. Parts that are picked and placed in the shipment
inventory will always be reassigned to the destination, since these parts
have to be handled in the shipment inventory.