Container Maintenance

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You can use this activity to create and change container records by defining the following:

Objects to be packed into a container (see Container)

Data types used to collect data for the container and the SFC numbers being packed into the container

Documents to be printed during the packing process

Dimensions of the container

For more information, see Setting Up Packing.

Prerequisites

You have specified units of measurement for distance and mass in System Rule Maintenance (see Miscellaneous Rules).
You have defined data fields for the container and SFC number in Data Field Definition Maintenance (see Data Field Definition Maintenance).
You have assigned these fields to the data types of the Packing Container and Packing SFC categories in Data Field Assignment Maintenance (see Data Field Assignment Maintenance).

Rules

The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance:

Rule	Setting
MAXIMUM_QTY	YES (default): Requires the user to enter a value in the Max Qty field in Container Maintenance NO: Does not require the user to enter a value in the Max Qty field in Container Maintenance
MINIMUM_QTY	YES (default): Requires the user to enter a value in the Min Qty field in Container Maintenance NO: Does not require the user to enter a value in the Min Qty field in Container Maintenance

Rule

Setting

MAXIMUM_QTY

YES (default): Requires the user to enter a value in the Max Qty field in Container Maintenance

NO: Does not require the user to enter a value in the Max Qty field in Container Maintenance

MINIMUM_QTY

YES (default): Requires the user to enter a value in the Min Qty field in Container Maintenance

NO: Does not require the user to enter a value in the Min Qty field in Container Maintenance

Fields

The following tables describe fields requiring explanation:

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Field	Description
Container Category	Packaging Material Type: Packaging materials with similar requirements used for placing a product into or onto a packaging material. Normal (default): Other containers.
Status	Releasable: Allows users to use this container when setting up packing Frozen: Allows users to use this container when setting up packing; indicates that users should not change this container record Obsolete: Prevents users from using this container when setting up packing; indicates that this container is no longer used Hold: Prevents users from using this container when setting up packing; indicates that this status is temporary. When the hold issue is resolved, users can change the status of this record. New: Prevents users from using this container when setting up packing, but allows users to change this container record; indicates that this container record is new and not ready for production Hold Consec NC: Prevents operators and machines from working on SFC numbers with consecutive nonconformances logged against them using this container Hold SPC Viol: Prevents operators and machines from working on SFC numbers with SPC violations using this container Hold SPC Warn: Prevents operators and machines from working on SFC numbers with SPC warnings using this container Hold Yield Rate: Prevents operators and machines from working on SFC numbers with yield rates below defined values using this container
Container Data Type	The data type that is used to collect data for the container during the packing process (see Packing Data Types)
SFC Data Type	The data type that is used to collect data for the SFC number during the packing process
SFC Pack Order	Specifies how SFC numbers in a process lot are packed: SFC: SFC numbers in the process lot are packed into the container in SFC order. FIFO in Process Lot: SFC numbers in a process lot are packed by the time stamp (first in, first out) they were added to the process lot.
Handling Unit Managed	If selected, a carrier type of the Handling Unit category is created upon Done and Close of a container and a message is sent to SAP EWM. Note This checkbox is enabled only if Packaging Material Type is selected in the Container Category dropdown. End of the note.
Generate Handling Unit Number	If selected, SAP ME generates a handling unit number for the carrier type of the Handling Unit category. Note This checkbox is enabled only if Packaging Material Type is selected in the Container Category dropdown. End of the note.
Total Min Qty	The total minimum number of SFC numbers, containers, or process lots that can be packed into the container
Pack Level	Specifies what is packed into the container: Material: SFC numbers are packed in the container. Container: Containers are packed in the container. Process Lot: Process lots are packed in the container.
Pack Level Value	Blank: Material: The first SFC number placed into the container specifies the value of Material, Version, and Shop Order for all subsequent SFC numbers Container: The first container placed into the container specifies the value of Container for all subsequent SFC numbers Process Lot: The first SFC number placed into the container specifies the value of Process Lot for all subsequent SFC numbers * : Any value of a material, container, or process lot Specific value: The specific value of a material, container, or process lot
Version	Blank: The current version of the material * : Any version of the material Specific value: The specific value of the material
Shop Order	Blank: The first SFC number placed in the container specifies the shop order for all subsequent SFC numbers. * : Any shop order of the material and version of the first SFC number placed in the container can be packed. Specific value: The specific shop order
Min Qty	The minimum quantity of the pack level value that must be packed into the container before it can be closed

Documents Tab Page
Field	Description
Sequence	The order in which the documents are printed
Document	Documents that are printed during the packing process