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Warehouse shipment codes

The warehouse shipment codes feature lets you define codes for warehouse shipments. You can use these codes to streamline the picking process. For example, you can use the codes to group shipments or define the order in which shipments are picked. The warehouse shipment codes also help to indicate the priority of the picks.

Set up warehouse shipment codes

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Whse. Shipment Codes, and then choose the related link.
  2. On the Whse Shipment Codes page, choose the New action.
  3. Enter a code and a description.
  4. In the Shipment hand over type field choose one of the following options: None, Pick Up, Cash Desk, External Logitics, or Tour. Depening on the option you choose, the shipment will be handled differently and other options will be disabled or enabled.
  5. In the Shipping Agent Code field choose the shipping agent code that will be used for the shipment.
  6. In the Priority field choose the priority of the shipment. The priority is used to indicate the order in which the shipments are picked.
  7. In the Urgent checkbox choose if the shipment is urgent. If the shipment is urgent, it will be handled with priority and the priority field is not editable anymore.
  8. In the Cr. Whse Shpt. Doc. on Release checkbox choose if the warehouse shipment document should be created when the document is released. If you choose this option, the warehouse shipment document will be created automatically when the document is released.
  9. In the Cr. Pick Doc. on Rel. checkbox choose if the pick document should be created when the document is released. If you choose this option, the pick document will be created automatically when the document is released. But only if the Cr. Whse Shpt. Doc. on Release checkbox is activated.
  10. Print Pick checkbox becomes editable when the Cr. Pick Doc. on Rel. checkbox is activated. If you choose this option, the pick document will be printed automatically when the document is released.
  11. Post Shipment After Registering Pick checkbox becomes editable when the following values of the Shipment Hand Over Type field are selected, Pick Up, External Logistics or Cash Desk. If you choose this option, the shipment will be posted automatically after the pick is registered.
  12. Sorting Method Pick Document field defines how the pick document is sorted when its created.
  13. If the Create Transfer Ord. on Rel. checkbox is activated, the transfer order will be created automatically when the document is released.
  14. If the Change Location On Release checkbox is activated, the location will be changed automatically when the document is released.
  15. Default Purchasing Code field is used to define the purchasing code that will be used for the sales document lines if the Whse. Shipment Code is used in the sales document.

Assign Warehouse Shipment Codes to shipment methods

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Shipment Methods, and then choose the related link.
  2. On the Shipment Methods page, select the relevant shipment method, and then choose the Edit action.
  3. On the Shipment Method page, in the Whse. Shipment Code field, choose the relevant warehouse shipment code.
Note

If the Shipment Method Code is used in documents the Whse. Shipment Code will be transferred to the document header.