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Handling Unit

Definition

 A handling unit is a physical unit that consists of the packaging materials (load carrier / packagingmaterial) and the goods contained therein. A handling unit is always a combination of materialsand packaging materials. All the information contained in the material items, such as batches andserial numbers, is always available by way of the handling units. Handling units can be nested, meaning that you can also create new handling units from severalhandling units as often as you like. Handling units have unique, scannable identification numbers that can be formed according tostandards such as EAN 128 or SSCC. 

Figure 1: Handling unit example

Structure

The handling unit object contains the following attributes:

Identification number 

Dimensions

Weight

Volume

Status

Materials and quantities

Packaging materials

Packing instructions

 A handling unit consists of a handling unit header and handling unit items. For identification purposes,it is given a unique number.

Handling unit header 

The header data of a handling unit is divided in the following way:

Weight/Volume/Dimensions

General data

Means-of-transport data

Additional data

Output determination procedure

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For more information about each of these detailed points, see Editing detailed data for handling units. Status

The handling unit is linked to general status management. In this way, the various physical states

(planned or implemented) and other attributes (weighed, loaded, blocked or posted goods issue) of handling units can be documented.

You can use the HU_ST_INIT user parameter when you create handling units without object

reference to set which initial status the handling unit is to have when it is created. If you want to implement a status of your own, you can define a user-specific procedure for thepackaging material type (see also Define Packaging Material Types). Handling unit item

The items of a handling unit can consist of material items, packaging materials or other handling units

that appear in an overview. For more information about this overview, see the Contents sectionof  Editing detailed data for handling units. To access the item data of an individual handling unit, select the handling unit concerned and

choose Goto  Detailed HU data  Contents. Integration

Handling units can be used in all processes within the supply chain.