Orders with multiple ship dates

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My company distributes handknitting yarns to yarn stores. We have two order scenarios: 1). We sometimes have an order placed (for example) in May for immediate shipping of some lines and August shipping for other lines, or 2). we have orders for immediate shipment that have some lines that are not in stock (on backorder) and will be shipped later when the stock arrives from our vendor.

I have tried several variations of a). document type, b). delivery rule, and c). processing shipments manually vs. batch, with the result that Compiere always generates shipments for the entire order not just the lines that are due and ready for shipping.

I am under the impression that for a given order, Compiere will generate shipments for only those lines that meet the criteria of on-hand inventory and with a promise date that is now or past. Obviously, I am missing something or I am mistaken in my impression.

Any help that anyone can provide to enlighten me would be greatly appreciated. I have scoured the forum but cannot find this in the archives.

Thanks!

ET

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