Packing at the Work
Center
Use
Using packing in the work center, you can pack products into handling units (HU), and handling units into other handling units. For packing, there are various restriction options (filters) available for selection on the initial screen, for example, storage bin, handling unit, or delivery, which enable each user to optimize their worklist.
On the left side of the work center screen, for example, you can use simple Drag&Drop to repack entire handling units, or to pack products into other handling units.
The upper right screen area consists of tab pages that you can mainly use without a mouse. This transaction is particularly aimed at those users who physically pack products at work centers in the warehouse. The system supports entries using the keyboard or a scanner (where the necessary information is available as a bar code).
You can also transmit the exact weight to the SAP system, using scales connected to the system, or you can print handling unit documents.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have made the required settings for packing in the work center, in Customizing and the SAP menu. For example, in the SAP menu you need to specify which storage bin is assigned to a work center. In Customizing, you specify which functions are executed at the relevant work center. The display for the different work centers is configurable. For example, in Customizing you can decide which of the available tab pages should be displayed for the user in the relevant work center. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management → Master Data → Work Center → Define Work Center Layout and Define Work Center.
Features
Packing in the work center offers you the following range of functions:
● Scanning of
○ HU Identification
○ Product
○ Warehouse Task
○ Storage Section
● Creation of handling units
● Repacking of handling units
● Repacking of products
● Post Differences
● Changing handling units
● Deconsolidation of handling units
You can configure packing in the work center in such a way that the system copies over frequently required data as default values for packing. In the Control area, you can make the following settings:
● Standard storage bin
● Standard exception code
● Propose Destination HU indicator
● Propose Packaging Material indicator
● External number assignment on/off
The display is divided into the left and right screen areas. You use the left screen area mainly for navigation, and for quick repacking of handling units and products (only using the mouse). In the right screen area, you can request various detailed information about the individual entries.
The left screen area groups the display according to the following objects:
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Storage section
(displayed as 
symbol)
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Storage bin
(displayed as 
symbol)
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Handling units
(displayed as symbol 
or 
,
with or without system lock)
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Storage section
(displayed as 
symbol)
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Open warehouse task
(displayed as 
symbol)
Detailed Information
In the right screen area, you can edit or request the following detailed information for the individual objects.
● Storage Bin
○ Storage bin product (if unpacked products are present in the storage bin)
○ Storage bin information (warehouse number, section, storage type)
● Handling unit
○ Capacity (weight, volume, and dimensions)
○ Detail data 1 (internal warehouse data, such as warehouse process and process step, deconsolidation group, and so on)
○ Detail data 2 (status, assignment to deliveries, alternative HU identification)
○ Contents (list of the packed products and additional packaging materials contained in the HU)
○ Possible destination HUs (for example, for open warehouse tasks)
○ Open warehouse tasks (lists all warehouse tasks that exist for a HU)
○ Confirmed warehouse tasks
● Product
○ Product data
○ Possible destination HUs
○ Open warehouse tasks
○ Confirmed warehouse tasks
○ Texts
- Quality inspections
● Warehouse Task
○ Possible destination HUs
Note that you edit and/or assign additional packaging materials in the Product area.
Functions for Objects
In addition, you can execute the following functions from the right screen area:
● Handling Units
○ Weigh
○ Close
○ Putback
○ Delete
○ Empty
○ Aggregate
● Product
○ Repack
○ Post Differences
● Warehouse Task
○ Repack
○ Post Differences
Activities
Since you can assign various work center categories to the work centers in Customizing, you also have the option of calling up the various work centers separately in the menu. The corresponding input help is then restricted, depending on the work center, to the data you have configured in Customizing. For more information, see the IMG under Define Work Center.
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1. To access the various types of work center, choose one of the following menu paths:
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a. From the SAP menu, choose Extended Warehouse Management → Execution → Packing - General
b. From the SAP menu, choose Extended Warehouse Management → Execution → Quality Inspection and Count
c. From the SAP menu, choose Extended Warehouse Management → Execution → Deconsolidation in Goods Receipt
2. Enter the relevant warehouse number, and use the input help to select the work center you require, if you have not assigned a work center to your terminal.
You can assign a work center to your terminal in the system, so that during packing, the system automatically fills in the correct warehouse number and your work center. To do this, from the SAP menu choose Extended Warehouse Management → Master Data → Work Center → Define Master Data Attributes, and assign your terminal to the work center. You can also assign any scales that are connected to your work center.
Packing Using Drag and Drop
In the area on the left, you can pack or unpack products in HUs, or pack HUs in other HUs as follows:
● If you want to repack products in other HUs, select the product and drag it into another HU.
● If you want to unpack products from other HUs, select the product and drag it to the storage bin.
● If you want to pack an HU in another HU, select an HU and drag it into another HU.
Packing Partial Quantities Using Drag and Drop
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1. If you want to repack just one partial quantity of a product, double click a higher-level node (HU or storage bin) in the area on the left.
2. Choose the tab page Contents in the area on the lower right.
All the product items of the HU or storage bin are now visible.
3. Enter the quantity that you want to repack in the Partial Quantity field and choose Enter.
4. Drag the item from the area on the right into the target HU or target storage bin in which you want to repack these partial quantities.
a. To do this, click any cell in this row that is not ready for input.
b. Then use drag and drop to drag this cell to the target area (destination HU or destination storage bin).