Multiple Processing 

Use

The multiple processing task makes it possible for you to group several transfer requirements or deliveries together and process them at one time. Instead of processing each transfer requirement or delivery individually, you can select these documents from a multiple processing list and create transfer orders for them in a single transaction.

There are two possibilities to implement multiple processing:

  1. You can select deliveries or transfer requirements from a display list and create transfer orders directly from the selection list.
  2. You can combine deliveries or transfer requirements, assign them to a group and then create the transfer orders for the group.

This function uses tabs and table controls on most of the multiple processing screens. For the assignment of groups and multiple processing for both deliveries and transfer requirements, there are three tabs:

How you select items to process transfer requirements and deliveries is described in the corresponding procedure topics.

Additionally, the follow-on screens which list the transfer orders that were created and the detail screens as well as the follow-on functions (Start multiple processing and Release/Print groups) also include table controls.

Advantages

The advantages of multiple processing includes:

  1. Separation of similar warehousing transactions.
  2. More rapid creation of transfer orders.
  3. Optimization of warehouse movements.
  4. Overall monitoring of movement transactions.

Using the Display List

For this process, you use the normal warehousing task to display a list of open transfer requirements. Afterwards, you select the transfer requirements you want to process and create the transfer orders directly from the transfer requirement display screen.

Using Groups

You group several transfer requirements or deliveries together using a single group number. At this point you have the option to immediately start multiple processing using the group number to create transfer orders, or you can process them at a later time.

Multiple processing using groups is a four-step process:

  1. Select the transfer requirements or deliveries and assign them to a group.
  2. Start multiple processing and create the transfer orders using the group number.
  3. Release the group for printing (or transmission to an external system).
  4. Confirm the group.