Use
If you want to pack a particular quantity of a material or a handling unit into another handling unit, use the Pack function.
Features
Using the Pack function, you have different options for packing materials or handling units that already exist. In the Pack materials overview, you can pack a particular quantity of a material into a handling unit; in the Pack HUs overview, you can pack handling units into other handling units. You can use the following packing functions for packing:
Depending on which function you use for packing, the Partial qty and Total quantity input fields have certain effects on the quantity to be packed.
Activities
To pack materials using the Pack function, proceed as follows:
The system sends you either a success message or notifies you of problems, such as the weight or volume limit was reached and not everything could be packed.
Changing Packing Quantities in Handling Units
The packing quantities can no longer be changed in the delivery once goods issue is posted.
Packing Handling Units
If you want to reflect packing levels, such as a material that is packed in a box, which is in turn packed into a create or onto a pallet, then you must pack these handling units in one another.
The system sends you either a success message or notifies you of problems, such as the weight or volume limit was reached and not everything could be packed.
If you have selected several handling units for packing, then the handling unit that is highest in the list is packed first. If not all items to be packed fit in this handling unit, the packing operation is automatically continued with the following selected handling units.
If you want to pack a specific constant number of handling units into a higher-level handling unit, then choose the New HU per x HUs function.
When packing handling units, a maximum of 999999 packing levels is possible. For information on reflecting packing levels in handling units, see Editing detailed data for handling units.