Print Shipping Documents for Outside Processing in Manufacturing Flows

Print essential shipping documents for outside processing (OSP) shipments directly from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.12, a capability that was previously unavailable. Before this release, there was no provision to generate shipping documentation for partially finished assemblies (OSP Items) and components sent for outside processing in Discrete Manufacturing (WIP) and Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM), often leading to manual workarounds and potential documentation errors.

This feature introduces a "Group API" to create outside processing deliveries and associated delivery details for plain items, serial-controlled items, and lot/locator-controlled items. The following reports will display additional columns in their XML outputs to support outside processing:

  • Packing Slip Report (XML)
  • Commercial Invoice (XML)
  • Bill of Lading (XML)
  • Vehicle Load Sheet Details (XML)

The additional fields displayed in the shipping reports XML output are as follows:

  • Cust PO Number – OSP PO number
  • PO Shipment Line ID – PO Shipment line ID of the OSP PO
  • PO Shipment Line Number - PO Shipment line number of the OSP PO
  • Reference Number – OSP PO number
  • Reference Line Number – OSP PO line number
  • Reference Line Quantity – OSP PO Line quantity
  • Reference Line UOM – OSP PO line UOM
  • Reference Line ID – OSP PO Line ID

Business Benefits 

  • Streamlines compliance with shipping requirements.
  • Reduces manual effort.
  • Enhances traceability for outside processing transactions.
  • Provides accurate and automated documentation to support efficient supply chain operations.

Shipping Transactions Window with Outside Processing as New Value for Source System LOV

Shipping Transactions Window with Outside Processing as New Value for Source System LOV

Steps to enable and configure

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips and considerations

- Ensure that the relevant shipping documents are added to the document set for printing during ship confirmation to fully leverage this feature. 

- Review the XML output fields such as Cust PO Number, PO Shipment Line ID, and Reference Number to confirm they capture the necessary OSP PO details for accurate documentation.

Key resources

Oracle Shipping Execution User’s Guide