Packaging materials for handling units are mostly cost items and are man a ged as stock in inventory management. For goods receipt from suppliers and goods issue to customers, it is therefore important to generate delivery items for the respective packaging materials so that these can be seen in the delivery note, posted in stock, and then invoiced as required.

Using the function for delivery item generation, you can generate delivery items for packaging materials that are only yet in planning for the shipment.

Logistics Execution ® Transportation ® Shipments ® Define Transportation Relevance

Logistics Execution ® Transportation ® Shipments ® Define and Assign Activity Profiles

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Logistics Execution ® Shipping ® Deliveries ® Define Delivery Types

In delivery processing, the plant and the item category in the handling unit are decisive factors in the generation of delivery items. In the shipment, you can set the control for delivery item generation using an indicator for generation relevance in the Customizing application under Shipment Type. In the activity profile you can determine at which times (for example, during planning, processing) the delivery items for the HUs are to be generated. For example, changes can occur during planning and processing.

Also, in the Customizing section for Handling Unit Management, there is an indicator in the packaging material type for generation relevance.

• Delivery items generated from packaging materials are not updated if there is a change to the handling unit (plant, weight, and so on).
• Generated delivery items are deleted only if the handling unit is deleted.
• The generation of packaging materials in deliveries already posted for goods issue is not possible.
• Any change in the HU content does not affect the generated item, even if the new contents do not have any reference to this delivery.
• For technical reasons, the delivery update can only be called up during the update of the shipment. Issuing a log is no longer possible at this point.

For further information on delivery item generation, refer to the section un d er Delivery Item Generation for Packaging Materials.