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Picking Nested Handling unit through Pick Handling unit

shailesh_mishra5
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‎2017 Aug 29 4:09 PM

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SAP Managed Tags: LE (Logistics Execution), LE Handling Unit Management,

LE Shipping, LE Warehouse Management, MM (Materials Management),
SD (Sales and Distribution), SD Sales

Purpose:

The conceptualization of this blog is to understand what is Pick Handling unit(HU),

Nested HU and how in WM+HU managed Storage location, picking and packing is
conducted in one step( Pick and Pack Procedure).

Overview:

Picking and packing is very vital business process in a warehouse and complexity
happens when storage location is WM+HU managed and to pack the outbound delivery,
VL02N triggers an error saying Packing in HU+WM managed location takes place through
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picking, technically through LT03.

Lets understand what is Pick HU. In my own understanding Pick HU is a Blank or empty
HU in which some other HUS can be packed or materials can be packed.

If you want to understand the meaning of Pick HU in terms of Help.salp, here is the
definition.

-->Partial quantities (materials or lower-level HUs) are transferred to a picking container

such as a cart or container tub. This picking container, in turn, represents a handling unit,
the pick handling-unit (HU).

Nested Handling units are kind of a concentric packaging layers in which multiple Sub
Handling units are assigned in a main handling units. Like in a container--->Pallets---
Boxes---Small boxes---Bottles. A 4 level nested HU. Nested HUs are created by handling
unit master transaction HU02 or can be created by HUPAST( Handling unit Packing
Station)

Why Pick HU is required and its conceivable application?

Suppose you have a mixed storage type where multiple storage units of same materials
are available in a storage bin or you have handling unit with several materials or
batches, business requirement is to conduct picking once Sales order is created,
Outbound delivery is done and picking orders needs to be created to pick the Source HU
as a destination HU from a inhomogeneous handling units. In this case you are
required to create a pick HU.

So, Picking a nested handling with a pick Handling unit can be better understood with
below diagram.

In the diagram shown, there is a nested HU which consists of 9 boxes and suppose in 9
boxes there are different bottles or understand this Storage unit has multiple batches of
same material, 9 batches. Both probability may happen with business.

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To pick Box-1 which is available in a nested HU or multi batch SU, we need to create a
blank Picking Unit which is in our case is Pick handling unit. We cannot move the
complete Nested HU from destination storage Bin to 916 shipping area directly as this is
restricted in standard SAP.

Configuration and process flow:

1 Create a sales order VA01

2 Create an outbound delivery VL01N

3) Check the inhomogeneous HUs/ SUs in Bin Status Report LX03

4) Create picking order LT03

5) Create a Pick HU by LH01 or with LT12

6) Confirm the Transfer order LT12

We will start from point 3 as i have already created SO and OBD.

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3) Bin status report LX03. Observation can be made the storage type is mixed storage
type where multi Sus are present.

Storage type configuration:

4) Create Transfer order LT03.

I created a transfer order and found that Quant is updated as 0 and blank SU. Since after

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picking order creations, material will be moved to 916 interim storage type with
Outbound delivery as material coordinates( Bin number).( Dynamic bin numbering with
the requirement type of delivery is configured in backend)

Before we create a pick HU, lets understand what error SAP gives if we directly confirm
Transfer order in LT12.

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During TO confirmation, it can be observed that Source HU as destination HU is not

copied in TO despite the configuration done for the required storage type.

This indicator suggests that during TO confirmation Source HU=Destination HU. But in
our case, destination HU is blank.

The reason is that our HU is inhomogeneous 3000001078, the HU picking control is

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only applicable for Homogeneous HUs

So, to pick from an inhomogeneous Handling units( A HU with several materials or

batches), we have to conduct repacking by creating a Pick HU by LH01.

Technical perspective:

There is one way to find if Pick Handling unit will be created for Transfer order or not. To
determine if HU needs to be created for TO, the field LTAP-FHUTA must be set as 1. This
field is set after checking if there is a HU requirement on the storage location. If there is
none, then a pick HU is not required.

Lets check ours in LTAP table. We cab observe that the required field is set and hence
Pick HU creation is indispensable

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The check happens a below source code(SE38). The below source code checks if the
storage location is HU managed or not.

5) Create a Pick Handling unit by LH01.

In LH01, you need to assign the packaging material. The Pick HU is specific to Transfer

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order and delivery hence table LTHU is updated.

6) Confirm Transfer order by LT12.

The destination storage type is referenced from Pick HU which we had earlier
created.Since Pick HU is specific to TO hence, it is defaulted in LT12 as destination SU.

Click on Confirm Internally

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An error is triggered saying HU is nested(Multi layered). This error occurs when you skip
a POP up screen which is displayed after clicking on Confirm Internally. My intention was
to show the error if you skip to fill the pop screen.

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Pop Screen in LT12.

So you need to mention the lower level HU from from which Stock will be picked.

There is a catch here. 2 very important characteristics of this screen and 2 different
business function can be conducted from here

1. If indicator is unchecked HU withdrawal, only material will be packed into the pick
HU

2. If checkbox of HU withdrawal is marked, the Sub HU will be further packed into the
Pick HU.

Lets check our nested HU.

The outer HU is shown in arrow and total of 6 quantities are packed. The outer HU

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contains 6 sub level HUS, a Nested Handling unit.

So, once TO confirmation is saved, 1 qty of SUB HU will be transferred to pick HU.

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So, you can see now total quantity is decreased by 1 as 1 qty is packed into Pick HU.

It can be observed that the material of HU 8006535984 is deassigned and it is assigned

to Pick HU.

Lets check the final screen of Confirmed Transfer order. The nested HU was our Source
storage unit from which picked a lower HU by Pick HU and same was referenced in

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Destination storage unit.

Hence the process of Pick HU creation and Nested HU picking end here. In my next blog
I will touch QM+HUM+WM interface, a very complex topic which is not too much
discussed in SCN and latter Serialization of Handling units.

Please share your views or correction in this regard.

references:

https://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_07/helpdata/en/41/34bb536b13b44ce10000000a174
cb4/frameset.htm

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/9d/8cbf53f106b44ce10000000a174
cb4/frameset.htm

Best regards

Shailesh Mishra

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3 Comments

venu_ch8
Active Contributor
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‎2017 Oct 06 6:16 AM

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Hello Misra,

Nice document, plz tell me how we can keep this document as PDF.

Thanks

rajiv_kanoria
Product and Topic Expert
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‎2019 Oct 17 5:43 AM

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Nicely Explained.

former_member674550
Explorer
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‎2020 Apr 24 1:16 PM

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Hi Shaliesh,

I am revisiting SAP WM functionality to expand my skill in current challenging times. I

read the blog https://blogs.sap.com/2017/08/29/picking-nested-handling-unit-through-
pick-handling-unit/ Hats off to you. This is one of the best document I have read.

Best Regards

Manish

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