Pack According to Packing Instruction

Explanation

This activity is used to pack parts into the handling units according to the instructions specified in the packing instruction.

This activity can be executed either manually per shipment, manually for all shipments connected to a consolidated shipment, or automatically in the shipment flow. Whether or not to automatically pack according to packing instruction, is controlled by the shipment type of the shipment. In the shipment type, it can be defined that pack according to packing instruction should be performed at the execution of a main activity in the shipment flow e.g. reservation, report picking, delivery. A consolidated shipment is defined as one departure of several shipments from the specified site, to all the delivery addresses of the connected shipments. When triggered from the consolidated shipment, the pack according to packing instruction is executed for all connected shipments.

Prerequisites

System Effects

The parts are packed into the handling units as specified in the packing instruction.

Window

Shipment
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments

Related Window Descriptions

Shipment
Shipment/Handling Unit Structure/Unattached Shipment Lines
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments

Procedure'

To manually pack according to packing instruction on a shipment:

  1. Open the Shipment window and search for the required shipment.
  2. In the handling unit structure, select the shipment ID.
  3. Click the Unattached Shipment Lines tab.
  4. Right-click and then click Pack According to Packing Instruction.
  5. The parts on the selected shipment lines are packed according to the packing instruction defined on the unattached shipment lines.

Optionally:

    1.    Open the Shipment window and search for the required shipment.
    2.    Right-click and and then click  Pack According to Packing Instruction.
    3.    All unattached shipment lines on the shipment are packed according to the packing instruction defined on the unattached shipment lines.

To automatically pack according to packing instruction:

  1. Execute a main activity in the shipment flow e.g. reservation, report picking, delivery.
  2. Pack according to packing instruction on the customer order line will be executed, if the main activity has this defined as an optional event in the shipment type.

To manually pack according to packing instruction for all shipments connected to a consolidated shipment:

  1. Open the Consolidated Shipment window or the Consolidated Shipments window.
  2. Search for the consolidated shipment for which you want to pack according to packing instruction for all connected shipments.
  3. Right-click and then click Pack According to Packing Instruction.
  4. All unattached shipment lines on the shipments connected to the consolidated shipment, are packed according to the packing instruction defined on the unattached shipment lines.