Two-Phase Movement Confirmation

You use one-phase movement, normally the default, to move inventory as one step, confirming after you move the items out of the From location and into the To location. You use two-phase movements to move inventory as two steps and performing confirmation:

• When you move the items out of the From location and into a logical or physical staging location.

• When you move the items out of the logical or physical staging location and into the To location as a final destination.

You might want to use two-phase movements if the warehouse contains narrow storage aisles and is equipped with automated tri-directional forklifts. First, warehouse personnel move the inventory from the receiving dock to the end of the storage aisle. Second, the warehouse personnel move the inventory onto shelves using the forklift.

You can use two-phase movements to generate reports for audit purposes that display the movement of items during each phase.

You can use either a physical (real) staging location or logical staging location that exists only in the system's database. You use a logical staging location to generate separate transactions for movement out of the From location and into the To location without actually using a physical staging location.

You must set up two-phase movements for each item or item dimension group and for each From location or To location for Putaway.