A Step by Step Guide to the SAP Handling Unit Management Configurations

The SAP Handling Unit Management system allows you to manage the entire movement of the handling units and the materials they contain rather than tracking each material individually. 

This paper is for the HUM Delivery although some of the contents is related to Inventory under the Logistics General modules.

Table of Contents
Objective 
IMG Menu – The Starting Point 
Handling Unit Management Overview 
Start of HUM Outbound Deliveries Manual Packing Configuration 
Define Number Ranges for Handling Units 
Define Packaging Material Types 
Define Material Group for Packaging Materials 
Define Allowed Packaging Materials 
Use Handling Unit Supplements 
Maintain Goods Movements for Handling Unit Stock-Posting 
Define User Status Profile 
Set QM Check and Delivery Type for Each Movement Type 
HU Requirement for Storage Locations and Default Values for Deliveries 
Packing Control By Item Category 
Define Requirements for Packing in the Delivery 
Delivery Type Determination 
Set Unique Number Assignment for HU Identification 
Number Range Maintenance for HU Identification 
Define Number Assignment for Each Packaging Material Type 
Delivery Output type for Packing List 
Maintain the Delivery Output Determination Procedure 
What else to maintain after the Manual Handling Units Configurations? 
Start of the Automatic Packaging Configuration 
Define Number Ranges for Packing Instructions 
Define Determination Type for Packing Instructions 
Define Number Ranges for Packing Instruction Determination Records 
What else to maintain after the necessary Automatic Packaging Configurations? 
Appendix A: How to do Manual Packing for Non-Assigned Handlings Units? 
Appendix B: Scenario 1 – How to do Manual Packing by Delivery Item? 
Appendix C: Scenario 2 – How to Manual Pack the Materials into Pallets? 
Appendix D: How to do Automatic Packing? 
Appendix E: How to do Goods Movement for Handling Unit Material? 
Appendix F: How to Unpack the Handling Unit Material? 

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SAP Handling Units Management


SAP IMG (mySAP ERP)