Change Parent Handling Unit ID

Explanation

This activity is used to change the ID of the parent handling unit or to set NULL value to remove parent.

If the existing handling unit has been packed and then that handling unit needs to change parent into an existing empty handling unit structure (Handling Units are created with the packaging material parts connected to handling unit types), In inventory then all the handling units in that structure are consumed.

Note: When changes are made to the handling unit structure, it is important to reprint documents and labels. This will therefore ensure, correct documents and labels that include information based on the changed structure.

If the existing handling unit has been packed and then that handling unit needs to change parent into an existing empty handling unit structure (Handling Units are created with the packaging material parts connected to handling unit types), then all the handling units' packaging material parts in that structure are consumed.

Prerequisites

A handling unit must have been created.

Optionally an inventory part can be connected to the Handling Unit Type basic data in order to get reversed consumption of packaging material as part of the delete handling unit.

System Effects

The ID of the parent handling unit is changed.

The packaging material parts (inventory parts) are consumed as per the handling unit types.