Connect Handling Unit Accessories

Explanation

This activity is used to connect handling unit accessories to handling units. The handling unit accessory ID is selected from the List of Values and must be defined in the Handling Unit Accessories window. The description, weight, and volume of the accessory is automatically retrieved. Accessories can be, for example, a pallet lid or pallet rims.

Prerequisites

• At least one handling unit accessory ID must have been defined.
• At least one handling unit must have been defined.

System Effects

• The accessories entered will be connected to the handling unit.
• The Accessory Exist check box in the handling unit details will be selected on the handling unit.

Window

Handling Unit
Shipment
Shop Order
Shop Floor Workbench

Related Window Descriptions

Handling Unit
Handling Unit/Structure
Shipment
Shipment/Handling Structure
Handling Unit Accessories
Shop Order/Handling Unit Structure
Shop Floor Workbench/Handling Unit Structure

Procedure

From Handling Unit window:

1. Open the Handling Unit window.
2. Query for an existing handling unit.
3. Click the Structure tab to view the handling unit structure details.
4. Right-click on the handling unit and and then click Handling Unit Accessories.
5. In the dialog box that opens, click New to enter a new record.
6. Select an accessory ID from the List of Values.
7. Enter a quantity, and click OK.

From Shipment window:

1. Open the Shipment window, and use the populate or search function to retrieve the required shipment.
2. Click the Handling Unit Structure tab.
3. Select a handling unit in the structure, right-click and then click Handling Unit Accessories.
4. In the dialog box that opens, click New to enter a new record.
5. Select an accessory ID from the List of Values.
6. Enter a quantity, and click OK.

From Shop Order and Shop Floor Workbench windows:

1. Open the Shop Order or Shop Floor Workbench window.
2. Search for a shop order.
3. Click the Handling Unit Structure tab.
4. Select a handling unit in the structure, right-click and then click Handling Unit Accessories.
5. In the dialog box that opens, click New to enter a new record.
6. Select an accessory ID from the List of Values.
7. Enter a quantity and click OK.