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3775065 - Unpacking a handling unit in Change Inbound Deliveries app does not update unpacked quantity

Symptom

After packing all stock in an inbound delivery, unpacking a handling unit in the Change Inbound Deliveries app does not update the unpacked quantity for the delivery item.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

Cause

Why the Stock Quantity is Not Updating Immediately
  • Delivery Item Quantity is Fixed: Unpacking a Handling Unit changes its structure (moving items from packed to unpacked status), but it does not alter the absolute quantity expected in the delivery document.
  • Goods Receipt Status Dependent: Stock inventory figures (such as those visible in the Warehouse Monitor) do not alter their foundational UUID states until the physical Goods Receipt is completed or a dedicated warehouse execution task updates the storage bin allocation.
  • Warehouse Task Execution Needed: When using embedded Warehouse Management (eWM), the "Create Task Manually" button inside the Change Inbound Deliveries app is designed specifically to target unpacked stock items. Until you generate and confirm a new Warehouse Task for the newly unpacked stock, the system will not register a change in your physical physical storage locations

Resolution

To ensure that both the packing state and the warehouse stock reflect the unpacked status properly, kindly follow this workflow:
  1. Verify Packing Status Change: Go to the Change Inbound Deliveries app, click Unpack, and confirm that the Packing Status has switched to Partially Packed. 
  2. Process the Unpacked Quantity:

    - Navigate to the item screen for the delivery.

    - Click the Create Tasks button to allow the system to automatically generate a put-away or process task for the newly unpacked loose stock.

    - Alternatively, use the Warehouse Monitor to execute a movement task moving the loose quantities to their respective destination storage bins. 

  3. Confirm Warehouse Tasks: Ensure that all generated Warehouse Tasks for both the remaining packed HUs and the unpacked items are fully Confirmed.
  4. Post Goods Receipt (GR): Post the Goods Receipt to update the absolute stock quantities across the MM-IM and EWM levels simultaneously.

See Also

Keywords

unpacked quantity not updating, unpack handling unit, stock quantity update issue , KBA , SCM-EWM-WOP-2CL , Warehouse Order Processing (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions