Packing a Shipment

Before reading this section, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the section on packing a shipment in Consolidation Packing mode in Base Web UI User Guide. This section describes the packing process from an administrator perspective. The steps assume that you are using a keyboard and mouse to capture packing information. If you are using a barcode and scanner, the same principles apply. See Scanner Input.

2 Enter the order reference in the Order field and press Enter. You can enter multiple order references. All order items are displayed as available for packing in the Items to be Packed panel.

Note: You can configure the system so that the Barcode field in the Scanner Input panel has context. You can then scan the required order number, which is automatically loaded on the screen.

3 Click the New Shipment button to create a new consolidation shipment. To load an existing shipment, enter the shipment reference in the Shipment field and press Enter.

4 When you have loaded the order and shipment, create a new pack. When you create a new pack, the pack automatically defaults to a type, based on the configuration of the system value key DEFAULT_PACK_TYPE. The weights, dimensions, and volume information also default based on this master pack type. To maintain master pack types, use the PRECISION option PY.

5 You can select an alternative pack type. Where there are no pack lines on the shipment pack, the pack weights, dimensions, and volume information default to those of the selected pack master.

6 Select the items you want to append to the current pack. In the packing column, you can manually enter the quantity of items to add. Alternatively, you can use one of the pack line buttons provided to update the packing quantity for the selected records.

8 To remove items from a pack, select the items and delete them. This removes the pack line and makes the items available for packing.

9 As items are added to the pack, the shipment packing totals are incremented in the top right corner of the screen. The totals on the pack header are also updated. The totals are updated each time packing changes are saved to the database.

10 You can close the current pack by choosing the Packs tab or by clicking the Create a new pack button.

11 You can process the consolidation shipment by clicking a button associated with the configured workflow tasks. These buttons are known as shipment extension buttons. For example, you might want to assign a carrier, rate shop, or print labels.

12 The shipment input field is read-only while unsaved changes exist for the current shipment. After you save the changes for the current shipment, you can edit the shipment input field and load the next shipment for packing.