Packaging Specification Level Element 

Definition

Part of a packaging specification (PS) that specifies a packaging material that you require for a PS level.

In addition to the product number, the PS level element for the packaging material also contains the necessary packaging material quantity.

Use

You define a PS level element for each packaging material or auxiliary packaging material that you require in a PS level. You number the PS level elements in the sequence in which the employee performing packing has to process the packaging materials or auxiliary packaging materials. In addition, you specify the relevance for handling units for each element. The main packaging material of the PS level determines the packing capacity and the properties of a handling unit (HU). These include the weight, volume, and the dimensions. The system adopts this data in the handling unit data.

The system automatically generates an element group for the PS level elements of a PS level. Element groups simplify assigning PS level elements to a PS level. For more information, see Generation and Use of Element Groups.

Example

For the first PS level, one box, one liter padding, and 20 centimeters of adhesive tape are required. Thus there are three PS level elements for the PS level. The packer takes a box, puts the indicators in the box, adds the padding, and then uses the adhesive tape to seal the box. The PS level elements for the box, padding, and adhesive tape have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Using the HU Relevance field, you classify the box as the main packaging material, the padding as the auxiliary packaging material, and the adhesive tape as Not relevant for HUs. For more information, see HU Relevance.