This field indicates the quantity of items that should be shipped.
Each time the Quantity field is updated and you post an order, the program will automatically suggest shipping the quantity that has not yet been shipped. It calculates this quantity as the difference between the Quantity and Quantity Shipped fields.
The program automatically creates shipments when you post, but only if the order contains at least one line for which the Qty. to Ship is not zero. That way you do not create shipments where the Quantity is zero for all lines.
The program updates this field automatically each time items are shipped.
The contents of this field can be revised for partial shipments.
If the location on the sales order line has been set up to require shipment processing, the Qty. to Ship field will not be filled in. If you try to fill in this field, the program will inform you that anything entered here will be disregarded by the warehouse operations. If the warehouse activities have not been started yet and you want to speed-up an order and ship and invoice directly from the sales order, you can still do so.
If warehouse activities have started, the value in this field and the shipment posting can only be controlled by the warehouse shipping document. If you try to fill in this field, the program will give you a warning that anything entered here is disregarded by the warehouse operations.
If you want to bypass the warehouse operations, you must cancel the warehouse activities for this line.