A container is a subset of a shipper, holding any number of different items or other containers. You can receive container information electronically as a part of an ASN or the information may arrive with the shipment and be entered manually. Container information may also explode into the system from barcode readings of shipping labels.

Containers conveniently group items, but are not a required part of a shipper. You can also receive items individually or the shipper as a whole.

Containers are not often a concern with supplier schedules. However, you can track them for lot/serial control. If the actual shipment does not match the shipper, fix the quantities in PO Shipper Maintenance or PO Container Maintenance (5.13.13) before confirming the shipper.