Consolidated picking is termed as such because multiple orders can be combined into one picking list. The orders can potentially be of different types, for example sales order or transfer order.

Consolidated picking uses advanced shipment functionality such as reservation via shipment, activate picking, activate pallet transport, and guided picking routes. It is optimized picking because there is one picking list for multiple orders and it is typically used in a warehouse management environment.

For flexibility of use Consolidated picking methodcan be set up in a hierarchy of three levels.

Level	Form title	Path	Where
1	Inventory model groups	Inventory management> Setup> Inventory> Inventory model groups	Select the Consolidated picking methodcheck box on the Setuptab.
2	Warehouses	Inventory management> Setup> Inventory breakdown> Warehouses	Use the Use consolidated picking methodlist on the Warehouse managementtab to define whether to adhere to the setting from the Inventory model groupsform. Note The setting on this form will override the setting on the Inventory model groupsform.
3	Warehouse items	Inventory management> Items> Setup> Warehouse items	Use the Use consolidated picking methodlist on the Locationstab to define whether to adhere to the setting from the Warehousesform. Note The setting on this form will override the setting on the Warehousesform. Whether the setting should be the same as for the warehouse depends on whether the item is to be handled differently than the majority of the items in the warehouse.

Consolidated picking order can also be selected for individual lines during the posting of picking lines: Accounts receivable> Sales order> Posting> Picking list> Posting picking list. As a default, the setting from the Inventory model groups, the Warehouses, or the Warehouse itemsis used but this setting can be temporarily overwritten on the line.

Order picking is the basic way to handle item picking—one picking list is created for each order.

Order picking can be used for sales orders and transfer orders only and is the default picking method for those two order types.

Items can also be picked without creating a picking list and without output order information updates.

This method of picking is accessed from the individual lines on the relevant journals and orders opened from Inventory management> Journals.

Note
It is not recommended that you use inventory transaction picking in combination with one of the other picking methods. This is because inventory transaction picking does not update output order related information.