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Define
Packaging Material Types
The
packaging material type combines
packaging materials into groups and contains essential control
features which apply to the corresponding shipping materials. When you specify
a shipping material type in the material master record, each shipping material
is assigned to a shipping material type.
The packaging material type controls the
following points:
By specifying an
output determination procedure and an output type, you determine which output
can be printed during packing.
If several handling
units are processed, you can define the sorting sequence with which the
handling units are presented in the dialog.
Within delivery
processing, delivery items can be generated from the handling units. This
allows you to manage stocks for packaging materials (for example, your own or
possibly special stocks) and to bill packaging materials. Two requirements
must be met to do this:
- An item category must exist in the handling
unit. For an automatic item category determination, an item category group
must be defined in the material master for the packaging materials, which is
maintained in the delivery item category determination in Customizing for the
relevant delivery type.
The packaging
material category defines what is dealt with for the packaging material type;
the packaging material type "truck" could, for example, be assigned to the
packaging material category "means of transport", and a pallet to the
packaging material category "packaging".
By entering a
packaging material, you define, when generating a handling unit according to
the method set for number assignment, how the identification of the handling
unit is created.
The assignment of a SSCC18 is, where necessary, also possible, if you set the
number assignment here, using a number range interval, as long as you have
maintained the handling unit category for the
SSCC18 Generation.
If the
identification of a handling unit results from a number range object, the
number range interval is then defined by the number being
retrieved.
Here, the category
for the packaging material is defined for generation of SSCC18.
Defines whether the tare weight for packaging
materials for this packaging material type has a changeable tare
volume.
Standard
Settings
In the standard delivery, plant determination
is set so that the plant can be entered manually in the handling
unit.
Recommendation
Maintenance for the handling unit category
SSCC18 generation should always be scheduled, as an SSCC18 can be assigned at
any time.
Activities
1. If you want
to create a new packaging material type, enter an alphanumeric key with a
maximum of 4 characters together with a textual description.
2. Make the
necessary specifications in the detail screen of the packaging material
type.
Further
Notes
1. Packaging
materials for the packaging material category "auxiliary packaging materials"
cannot be used for generating handling units. They can only be used for
supplementing the packaging in a handling unit.
2. Always
assign numbers clearly, using a number range interval or a SSCC18
generation.