Containers for linear cut products now available

You can now set up spools and boxes as container products to hold linear cut products. Additionally, you can add suggested container products to orders for linear cut products based on the container's capacity.

Commonly used containers for each linear cut product are set up in a new function, Product Extended Product Cut Container Setup. After they are set up, the prioritized list of container options are displayed in a grid in a new Sales Order Entry-Advanced Line Entry-Cut Containers function when the linear cut product is entered on a sales order line. One container in the grid is designated as the suggested container for the product, based on the container's calculated capacity. When a kit with linear cut product components is entered on a line in Sales Order Entry a new message is displayed to remind you to consider adding a container product as a kit component.

Container capacity calculation

The container capacity value is used to determine how much of a linear cut product could go on a spool or in a box. The container capacity is dependent upon a new Wire Diameter value for linear cut products, which is specified on the Cuts tab in Product Setup. Additionally, these new container parameter values must be specified for container products in a new Cut Container section of the Cuts tab in Product Setup:

  • Container Type
  • Barrel Diameter, Reel Traverse, Flange Length, and Unusable Flange Portion for spools
  • Length, Width, and Height for boxes
  • Container Factor

The capacity of the container is the Container Factor value divided by the square of the linear cut product's Wire Diameter value.

Feature activation

Specify a value in the Wire Diameter field for linear cut products in Product Setup-Cuts.

Specify Spool or Box in the Container Type field for container products in the Cut Container section in Product Setup-Cuts. Then, specify the dimensions of the container to be used to calculate the Container Factor and determine the container capacity.

Enable operator security for the new Product Extended Product Cut Container Setup function in SA Operator Setup. Then, set up a list of commonly used containers for each linear cut product.