When you create shipments in Consolidation Packing mode, a link is maintained between the shipment lines and the order lines within the data flow tables. This link allows you to derive the association between:

The link between the shipment header and the order header used as a template to generate the shipment is maintained through the Interface-Control Shipment Header (XMINHD0) table. The link is maintained as a child of the generated consolidation shipment. If order lines from multiple orders are used in generating the consolidation shipment, you can identify these orders by looking at the link in the database between the consolidation shipment items and the order lines. This allows you to identify the order line from which the shipment was generated and determine the order from the order line.

The link is maintained between each shipment item line and the corresponding order item line through the Interface-Control Shipment Items (XMINDT0) table. These records are maintained as children of the Interface-Control Shipment Header record associated with the consolidated shipment.

The link between the shipment item lot lines and the order item lot lines is not maintained through data records. The link is based on the lot allocation line number. The system assumes the same allocation line number is used on the shipment item lot line and the order item lot line. When the system appends a new lot to a consolidation shipment, it uses the value of the allocation line number from the associated order item lot record.

The link between shipment item serial numbers and order item serial numbers is maintained using the serial line number. When the system appends a new serial number to a consolidation shipment, it uses the value of the serial line number from the associated order item serial number record.