Use of a fixed reusable Handling (Shipping) Unit number

Dear Forum members,
Initial AS-IS information :
SAP IS-Retail 4.7 Environment
No real Handling Unit Management but only Shipping Units
Closed loop system customer development for delivery on crate level between
distribution center and the customer's retail outlets established.
Integrated solution using idoc interface to sorter system in DC and own created RF
transactions to support all steps in the DC process enabled by RF transactions and own created crate status management tables.
Now TO-BE request :
Upgrade of the current solution using "fixed Handling Unit" numbering.
Advantages are savings in efficiency as the printing and applying of
crate labels is labor extensive and besides costs a fixed Handling Unit can leverage an ease of use when upgrading from RF to RFID supported processes for our client.
Issue :
As the client cannot use the real Handling Unit Management functionality
the SAP standard HU02 transactions and configuration of HU user statusses
does not have any influence because the existing function modules do not pass the information required to make a change to a Handling Unit possible.
I implemented note 1083778 but this applies only for the triggering
using HU management.
Is there anybody that has also been in a similar situation and has been looking for a solution to the problem descibed here ?
My current approach is to go through following steps :
1. Investigate whether or not I need to use a modification to the SAP HU status
    object as this now blocks emptying of the Handling Unit.
2. Investigate SAP behaviour when deleting a Handling Unit from tables VEKP and
    VEPO. Perhaps also HU status tables need to be emptied.
3. Investigate use of own function module to unassign the Handling Unit from its
    allocated " old " delivery number.
3. When HU number can be reused (after Goods Receipt at store) we will create
    a function module that can either be called from a RF transaction code or from
    an RFID created message that will arrange the HU number to be available for
    new delivery processes.
4. Return crates will still be numbered uniquely at the store and have a external
    numberrange as well. A return crate will keep its number and will also be re-
    used as a "returns loop of crates" The idea is that "return crates can be easily
    identified and also physically be distinguished from regular "outbound crates" .
Hopefully some of you recognize the idea and perhaps have some hints or tips and tricks in getting this development up-and-running.
Any input welcome a lot !
Best Regards,
Rogier Post
Solution Architect
+31 622457822

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