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 Texts in the Packing Instruction

Use

The packing instruction serves not only as a template for creating handling units, but also as information for packing personnel. For this reason, you can include textual (and graphical) elements in the packing instruction.

Integration

You include texts in the packing instruction in the Change or Create Packing Instruction transaction, either by entering them at item level or by linking to them at header level. Text items are relevant for the packing instruction and the handling unit proposal, but are not copied to the actual handling unit.

Features

  • Link to documents in the Document Management System (DMS)

    This function allows you to enter a verbal and/or graphical description of a packing instruction. For example, a detailed description of the complete packing procedure for the packing instruction as a whole.

  • Text items in the packing instruction

    Text items can be used to:

    - describe item-specific packing procedures for packing personnel. For example, instructions such as "Use separating layer" or "Always pack material in pairs".

    - give information on packing materials which, for some reason, have no material master in the system.

    Text items can be maintained in several languages, the system displaying only those text items maintained in the user's logon language. If text items exist, but have not been maintained in the logon language, the user receives a warning for each such item when accessing the packing instruction.

Activities

You create a document that is relevant for the whole packing instruction in the DMS and include it in your packing instruction by setting a link at header level. All functions of the DMS are available to you. The document can contain text, scanned documents, graphics or video sequences. For more information, see the documentation on CA - Document Management .

You create text items in the packing instruction table of items (components tab page), simply by entering the appropriate item category and automatically branching to the SAP editor.