Searching containers

To search the warehouse containers:

  1. Select Shipping > Warehouse Containers.
    The grid shows the warehouse containers that have been transferred from the ERP system.
  2. To search, use the filter function of the Column Filter Bar section.
  3. Specify any of this information:
    Document Type
    This field shows the document type. The available document types are stored in the PackageLabelDocumentTypes master data table.
    Document ID
    This field shows the document number. The Document number is provided by the ERP system.
    Document Date
    This field is used to filter shippers, shipments, or invoices by a time period.
    Status
    This field shows the status of the warehouse container.
    Status Description
    New This is a temporary status set during the import.
    Processing This status is set after the import and before the label printing.
    Invalid This status is set by the label task if printing is not possible.
    Waiting This status is set if printing is in process and waiting for a response from the print engine.
    Complete This status is set when printing has been completed fully and successfully.
    Replaced When a newer status is imported with the same container, the old one is set to REPLACED.
    Revalidated This is a temporary status after an error status has been reset to process printing.
    Failed This status is set if data, for example master data, is missing.
    Customer
    This field contains an arbitrary set of characters that is used to uniquely identify a customer in an accounting entity. The customer is read from the ERP system.
    Customer Name
    This field shows the name of a customer or a customer group.
    Container ID
    The container field shows a numeric value that is a unique number for a package. The packaging manager creates this number in the connected ERP system. The number is printed on labels and transferred in the ASN. If available, click Lookup and select a container ID.
    Container Type
    This field shows the identifier of the packaging item. Packaging items are materials that are intended to enclose, or keep together, other packed materials.
  4. After you specify the search terms, click the grid filtering button.
  5. The selected data is shown in the list.
    Document Type
    This field shows the document type. The available document types are stored in the PackageLabelDocumentTypes master data table.
    Document ID
    This field shows the document number. The Document number is provided by the ERP system.
    Document Date
    This field shows the creation date of the document.
    Status
    This field shows the status of the warehouse container.
    Status Description
    New This is a temporary status set during the import.
    Processing This status is set after the import and before the label printing.
    Invalid This status is set by the label task if printing is not possible.
    Waiting This status is set if printing is in process and waiting for a response from the print engine.
    Complete This status is set when printing has been completed fully and successfully.
    Replaced When a newer status is imported with the same container, the old one is set to REPLACED.
    Revalidated This is a temporary status after an error status has been reset to process printing.
    Failed This status is set if data, for example master data, is missing.
    Customer
    This field contains an arbitrary set of characters that is used to uniquely identify a customer in an accounting entity. The customer is read from the ERP system.
    Container ID
    The container field shows a numeric value that is a unique number for a package. The packaging manager creates this number in the connected ERP system. The number is printed on labels and transferred in the ASN. If available, click Lookup and select a container ID.
    Container Type
    This field shows the identifier of the packaging item. Packaging items are materials that are intended to enclose, or keep together, other packed materials.
    Container Type Name
    The container type name is transferred from the ERP system. You can change the type here, for example, to adapt label printing.
    Quantity
    This field shows the quantity of each item in the transport handling unit that is shipped.
    The shipped quantity depends on the container type. A palette and boxes that are contained, for example, must not have a shipped quantity entry at any given time.
    Sequence Number
    This number indicates the order in which the lines within a shipment are displayed and the order in which the tasks are processed.
    Level
    This field shows a code that indicates the level of packaging. The level refers to the packaging hierarchy. Level 1 represents the base level, that is, the container or packaging material on the floor or ground.
    Example: Level 1: pallet, Level 2: box
    Customer Name
    This field shows the name of a customer or a customer group.
    Ship To
    This field indicates the location code that is used with the Ship To Name to identify where the goods are shipped.
    If goods are delivered to an external service provider (ESP), the field indicates the Ship To location of the ESP.
    Ship To Name
    View or specify the name of the location that is used with the Ship To identifier to indicate where goods are shipped to.
    Accounting Entity

    For each user, one or more accounting entities must be configured. For a specific user, you must set one of these accounting entities as default accounting entity.

    Each transaction belongs to this default accounting entity of the user. The user can alter the default accounting entity using the Accounting Entity combo box.

    The user can view the data of the default and all other assigned accounting entities.

    Parent Container
    This field shows the parent container number if the container is a child container.
    Last Print Job
    This field shows the number of the last print job.
    Net Weight
    This field shows the aggregated total weight of the items in the container.
    Gross Weight
    This field shows the total weight of the shipment line and the packaging items of the shipment line.
    Tare Weight
    This field shows the accumulated weight of the container and the containers that are placed on it.
    Weight UOM
    This field shows the freight management unit of weight measurement.
    Total Volume
    This field shows the total volume of the shipment.
    The total volume is not a calculated value.
    Volume UOM
    This field shows the volume unit of measure on which the volume information is based.
    Width
    This field shows the width of the container.
    Height
    This field shows the unit of measure for the height.
    Length
    This field shows the length of the container.
    Dimension UOM
    This field provides the unit of measure for the length, height, and width.
    Lot
    This field shows the lot number. A lot identifies those items that are produced and stored together.
    Returnable
    This check box indicates whether the packaging is a disposable packaging. If the check box is selected, the packaging is returned to the consignor.