Handle Parts or Handling Units in Shipment Inventory
Explanation
When picked parts or handling units are located in a shipment inventory, it is possible to return, scrap, or
move them. Note that for catch unit enabled parts, you must specify the catch quantity to return, scrap, or move.
This applies when trying to return, scrap, or move less than the full quantity of the inventory part in a specific
location.
Note that any change made to a handling unit structure on a shipment will be reflected for the handling unit
structure in shipment inventory as well - the handling unit structure on shipment and in shipment inventory are
kept in sync with each other. There will be inventory transactions created reflecting these changes.
When source lines connected to shipments are handled in shipment inventory, actions must be taken on the
shipment to get the desired outcome. Once a source line is connected to a shipment it cannot be managed outside the
shipment. You might need to print new shipment documents and labels due to the changes, remove the source line from
the shipment, reserve and pick other parts etc.
When using the Return Parts command to handle Inventory Parts or Handling Units, it is possible
to simultaneously select multiple lines with different source reference types and change their return location. The
following locations will be available as possible return location types for the respective source reference
types:
| Source Reference Type |
Possible Return Location Type(s) |
| Customer Order |
Picking |
| Shipment Order |
Picking |
| Shipment Order with Demand Code "Purchase Receipt" |
QA, Arrival |
| Project Deliverables |
Picking |
| Purchase Receipt Return |
Picking, QA, Arrival |
| Supplier Material |
Picking |
| Shop Order WIP Product |
Picking, Floor stock, Production line |
Prerequisites
- A source line or shipment line with parts packed into handling units on the shipment or in inventory must
have been picked.
- The handling unit must not be loaded to a consolidated shipment.
- For customer orders handled in the order flow, an order type that uses shipment inventory must be used. The
Use Shipment Inventory option in the Order Picking section on the Customer Order/Order
Details tab must be enabled.
- If handled in the shipment flow, the use of shipment inventory is mandatory. Depending on setup the user
could change the suggested shipment location at the time of picking.
- To report scrap, the Source Ref Type must not be Shop Order WIP Product,
Purchase Receipt Return or Shipment Order with Demand Code set
to Purchase Receipt. Then scrap should be reported through the respective source object.
System Effects
- When parts or handling units are returned from shipment inventory, scrapped in shipment inventory, or moved
between shipment inventories, inventory transactions and postings are automatically created.
- The Shipment will be reset to status preliminary as the content and structure of the shipment might have
changed during scrap/return/move in shipment inventory.
- When parts are returned, reservations are removed, except when the Source Ref Type is
Shop Order WIP Product, in which case the reservation remains.
- When returning a shipment line that is handing purchase receipt return, the quantity is removed from the
Receipt/Return tab and added back to the Receipt/Details tab.
- When returning a shipment order line with demand code purchase receipt, the quantity is removed from the
shipment order line and the part is added back to the Receipt/Details tab.
- If any source line is selected in combination with a Purchase Receipt Return line, the change location
command will not be available due to their difference in possible return location types.
- If a shipment line has been reassigned to a different shipment, the original picking location will not be
fetched through the To Original Picking Location command in the Return
Parts assistant.