Hello,

I'm restructuring my company's logistics (we're using Odoo v15 but we are seeking to solve this issue for v18 and v19). I'm facing a specific use case that I'd love to get your feedback on.

My specific issue: I receive products in multiple partial shipments over several weeks for a single customer order. For example:

• Customer orders 1000 units of Product A

• Week 1: I receive only 300 units → I immediately pack them and move to packing zone

• Week 2: I receive 400 units → pack and move

• Week 3: I receive the final 300 units → pack and move

• Only then should the delivery order become "Ready"

The problem with "When all products are ready" shipping policy:

I tried using this policy on the sales order, but it prevents me from doing the packing operations entirely - the packing transfers don't appear at all until everything is received.

What I actually need:

• Packing operations should work with "As soon as possible" behavior (so I can pack partial quantities as they arrive)

• BUT the final delivery order should wait with "When all products are ready" behavior (stay in "Waiting" status until the full order is complete)

Current issue: When I manually change the packing operations to process partial quantities and validate them, Odoo immediately generates a delivery order in "Ready" status. I want this delivery order to remain "Waiting" until all quantities have been received and packed.

Is there a way to decouple the packing behavior from the delivery behavior? Or do I need to use a different warehouse configuration (like separate pick/pack/ship steps)?