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 Pack

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:

  1. In the packing dialog , select the item that you want to pack in the Material to be packed (or Material that is packed ) section of the screen and enter the quantity to be packed in the Partial qty field .

  2. Select the handling unit into which you want to pack the material and choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Pack Next navigation step Pack. End of the navigation path

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

  1. In the packing dialog , select the handling unit in question and choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Detailed HU data Next navigation step Contents. Next navigation step The header data of the selected handling unit is also displayed. End of the navigation path

  2. Change the quantity accordingly in the Packed quantity field of the handling unit concerned.

Note Note

The packing quantities can no longer be changed in the delivery once goods issue is posted.

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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.

  1. In the packing dialog , select the Pack HUs tab.

  2. In the All HUs that can be packed section , select those handling units that you would like to pack and in the All existing HUs (available for packing) section, select the handling unit that you would like to pack and choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Pack Next navigation step Pack. End of the navigation path

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.

Note Note

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.

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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 .