Releasing Groups

Use

If you have assigned deliveries or transfer requirements to a group, you can release the groups at a later time. Releasing a group has the following effects in the system:

  • The system triggers printing of the transfer order papers.

  • The system triggers communication records to be sent to a warehouse control unit, if you have configured the system to do so.

Prerequisites

To be able to send communication records to a warehouse control unit, you have set up communication to non-SAP systems in the Customizing for Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Interfaces Next navigation step External Systems Next navigation step Configure Warehouse Management End of the navigation path .

Procedure

Print Transfer Order Documents for Group

To print transfer order documents for a group, choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Logistics Execution Next navigation step Outbound Process Next navigation step Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Next navigation step Communication/Printing Next navigation step Release and Print Wave Pick End of the navigation path from the SAP menu.

If you do not want to print the transfer order documents until later, you have to define in the Customizing for Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Activities Next navigation step Define Print Control Next navigation step , Next navigation step Print control Multiple processing End of the navigation path that the system is not to directly trigger printing of the transfer order documents when you create transfer orders for the group.

If you want to print transfer order documents that have already been printed again, choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Logistics Execution Next navigation step Outbound Process Next navigation step Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Next navigation step Communication / Printing Next navigation step Reprint Pick List End of the navigation path from the SAP menu.

Sending Communication Records to a Warehouse Control Unit

The system releases communication records to a warehouse control unit as follows:

  1. When the system creates transfer orders for multiple processing (using a group number), each transfer order item relevant for a warehouse control unit is sent to the relevant warehouse control unit as an IDoc.

  2. As soon as a group is released, the system also sends a so-called release record in the form of an IDoc to all WCUs that are affected by the group. After the system has sent the release record you can process the transfer orders collectively.

You can find information on how to set up WMS for interaction with a forklift system under Scenarios for Connecting Non-SAP Systems .

See also:

Printing Transfer Orders and Labels