QAD 2016 Enterprise Edition Training Guides > Allocations and Shipping > Set Up Allocations and Shipping > Exercise: Containers
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Exercise: Containers
1 Use Product Line Maintenance (1.2.1) to create a product line code for containers shipping supplies.
 
Field
Data
Product Line
9000
Description
Containers and Supplies
Note: You can change the account codes to suit your business practices for these items. In some cases, you would want different account structure for expensed supplies and reusable containers which could be inventoried.
2 Use Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1) to create a container item.
 
Field
Data
Item Data
Item Number
Pallet 48x48
Unit of Measure
EA
Description
Shipping pallet
Prod Line
9000
Item Type
SUPPLY
Status
ACTIVE
ABC Class
C
Site
10-300
Location
010
Shipping Data
Ship Weight
5KG
Net Weight
5KG
Item Planning Data
Mstr Sched
No
Plan Orders
No
Reorder Point
25
Purchase/Manufacture
P
Pur LT
3
3 Use Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1) to create another container item.
 
Field
Data
Item Data
Item Number
Carton 12x12x6
Unit of Measure
EA
Description
Shipping carton
Prod Line
9000
Item Type
SUPPLY
Status
ACTIVE
ABC Class
C
Site
10-300
Location
010
Shipping Data
Ship Weight
0.25KG
Net Weight
0.25KG
Item Planning Data
Mstr Sched
No
Plan Orders
No
Reorder Point
50
Purchase/Manufacture
P
Pur LT
3
4 Use Container Item Maintenance (7.22.10) to associate container information with the container items.
 
Field
Data
Container
Pallet 48x48
Description
Standard shipping pallet
 
Field
Data
Container
Carton 12x12x6
Description
Standard shipping carton
Leave other fields at default.
5 Use Receipts Unplanned (3.9) to receive 25 pallets and 50 cartons into inventory location 010 at site 10-300. Also receive 500 of item 03023 into location 010 at site 10-300. Specify a lot number for item 03023.
6 Item 03023 is stored in containers. Use Container Workbench (7.7.1) to pack 50 of item 03023 into 5 containers. Each container contains 10 of item 03023.
a Enter the site.
 
Field
Data
Site
10-300
Container
blank
Advance to the Container Information frame.
b In the Container Information frame, enter the container item and the number of containers to pack with item 03023.
 
Field
Data
Next Container
blank
Container Item
Carton 12x12x6
Quantity
5
Advance to the Item Information frame.
c Select the item and the quantity to pack. If you specify more than one container in the Container Information frame, the system evenly distributes the item quantity over the number of containers specified.
 
Field
Data
Item Number
03023
Quantity
50
Advance to the next frame.
d Set Add Containers to No and advance to the next frame. The system creates five containers, each containing a quantity of 10 of item 03023.
e Return to the menu.