Packing lists

The system packing list may also be known as a packing slip. A packing list can be automatically printed with updated quantities and carton information from TWL when it is moved to the packed stage. You can reprint the list while the order is in the packed stage. If your warehouse is pick-to-pack, the list prints when the order is fully picked. If your warehouse is pick-to-tote, the list prints when the order is fully packed.

Packing operators can select a specific printer in TWL Order Packing instead of having to use the preselected default printer based on what is valued in the TWL Outbound-Shipping-Carrier Master record. This reduces time spent at packing list printers because more packing list printers are being used. Additionally, this saves packing operators time by having printers close to the packing station accesible instead of only having the shipper-designated packing list printers available. Shipper-designated packing list printers may be far away from the packing station. However, if the packing operator does not select a printer to associate to the packing station, then the packing lists will be sent to the printer identified on the TWL Outbound-Shipping-Carrier Master record.

TWL system parameter, 5260-Allow Report Printer For SX.e Pack Slip, enables the operator select a specific packing list printer instead of using the default printer. The parameter defaults as unchecked, meaning the printer specified on the carrier master record is used.

The packing list is printed if your TWL administrator has implemented the setups, and if you have appropriate security. For example, the Print option in TWL Outbound-Shipping-Carrier Master is selected and the printer is specified. This setting creates a new transaction type in TWL when the order is packed. The transaction type is PR and is synchronized to the system using the upload type. These transactions can be viewed in WL Transaction Inquiry. In Advanced Search, select Received in the Trans Type field, and Print Pack in the Process Type field.

The WL Transaction Inquiry transaction updates the order with the quantities packed in TWL. If an order is being maintained in Sales Order Entry at the time of the update, the transaction cannot update the correct quantities.

If a print job is lost or if you need another copy, you can reprint the packing slip from the TWL RF by pressing F9. You receive a prompt asking for the order to print. The last order that is packed during the current user session is the default, or if none have been processed, the field is blank.

If a confirmation that the print job has been sent is required, the parameter 5255, Display SX.e Pack Slip Confirmation, must be set to Yes. You receive a message for each order that automatically prints along with the corresponding printer set up under TWL Outbound-Shipping-Carrier Master.

The Distribution SX.e packing list format that prints is designated in SA Administrator Options-Documents-Sales Orders-Printing.

When printing from TWL, the carton information always prints. When reprinting a packing list from the system, the TWL carton information must be included, otherwise the carton information does not print. Whether to include this information is determined by your TWL administrator when TWL is implemented. This setting is company wide, and is not warehouse-specific.