Editing warehouse containers

Select Shipping > Manage Warehouse Containers.

Click the Drill down button to open the container details.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate:

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.

Customer Container Type

The customer container type is transferred from the ERP system. You can change the type, for example, to adapt for label printing.

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

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.

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.

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

This field shows the name of the Ship To.

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.

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.

Document Date

This field is used to filter shippers, shipments, or invoices by a time period.

Document ID

This field shows the document number. The Document number is provided by the ERP system.

Document Type

This field shows the document type. The available document types are stored in the PackageLabelDocumentTypes master data table.

Last Print Job

This field shows the number of the last print job.

Accounting Entity

For each user, one or more accounting entities can be configured in the security administration. 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.

Expand Item Data.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate.

Item: This field shows the item number that identifies the item.
Item Description: This field shows a short description of the item.
Customer Item: This field shows the customer item number, which is the article number of the customer.
Item Usage: The item usage categorizes the use of an item based on, for example, environmental factors or frequency of use. It is used as an additional search criterion.; For example, a serial item may be packed differently than a spare part.
Additional Item ID: The meaning of this field depends on the respective trading partners.
Customer Order Number: This field shows the customer's order number.
Customer Storage Location: Specify a location within the plant or warehouse where the goods are stored after receipt. A location indicates an organizational unit that is used to differentiate the item from other items that belong to different organizational units.
Model Year: Specify the year in which the item was manufactured.
Lot: This field shows the lot number. A lot identifies those items that are produced and stored together.
Label Serial Number: The Label Serial Number is trading partner-specific.; It consists of a string of numeric or alphanumeric characters that is not, within 365 days, sent to the same customer repeatedly.
Barcoded Serial Number: This field contains a trading partner-specific extension of the serial number.
Engineering Change Level: This field identifies the construction change level of an item, typically using a unique index. This information may be received through EDI and often has to be printed on labels.
Engineering Change Date: This field shows the engineering change date, if applicable.

Expand Additional Item Information.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate.

Part name

This field can contain an item description sent by a trading partner that is used for label printing.

Order Date

This field shows the date of creation of the order.

Ordered By

This field shows the customer who placed the order.

Consumption Point

Specify the point of consumption. From the drop point, an item may be distributed on multiple points of consumption.

Drop Zone

Specify the delivery location on a manufacturing line where a part is to be consumed, from the perspective of the carrier.

Dock

Specify the dock code of the release order. The dock code defines the receiving location of a customer or the shipping location of an organization, for example, a gate number.

Line Feed Location

The line feed location is a customer defined delivery location that is specified on the sequence schedule release. The line feed location indicates the place on the assembly line. If there are several assembly lines such as in a large plant, the line feed location indicates which assembly line.

Distribution Zone

This field shows the delivery point from which the delivery is distributed to the consumption points.

This field is used by French trading partners.

Manufacturing Reference Number

The Manufacturing Reference Number is a unique number that identifies a particular assembly or another manufacturing process. Some Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) use the Systems Sequence Reference Number, the Job Sequence Number, or the Vehicle Identification Number instead of it.

These workflows are possible:

For a Manufacturing Reference Number, several items can exist that must be delivered and mounted, for example, exterior right and left mirrors that are built into a vehicle. Therefore, the sequencing data must be copied into different plans that are assigned to the Manufacturing Reference Number, internally the Sequence field. In this workflow, a first sequence schedule comes in with the item data and the Sequence identifier that is copied into the Reference Number 1 field. A second sequence schedule that comes in afterwards contains the sequencing data. The sequencing data determines the exact sequence and time of vehicles that are manufactured on the assembly line. The appropriate plan for the second sequence schedule is evaluated. The sequencing data is copied into the provided plan fields of the order lines.
Only one schedule is sent, which already includes the entire item and sequencing data.

Shipment Number

This number identifies the shipment. A shipment contains several packaged items to be delivered to a customer's Ship To address.

Kanban

This field shows the Kanban signal ODETTE Message issued by the consignee. This signal message enables the consignor production system to respond to real requirements, not predictions and forecasts. Kanban is a demand-pull system of just-in-time production that regulates the supply of items to shop floor warehouses. Kanban uses standard containers or lot sizes (also called bins) to deliver items to shop floor warehouses. In the shop floor warehouse, two or more bins are available with the same items. Items are only taken from one bin. If a bin is empty, a new bin is ordered, and the items are taken from that full bin. A label is attached to each bin. The line stations use the label to order a full bin with the required items. Therefore, there is no inventory administration in the shop floor warehouse for the floor stock items that are used.

Special Markings

This information is used by certain manufacturers, for example, Nissan.

Special markings data consist of 20 characters which are provided as part of a material release EDI transmission or as otherwise agreed. The first 10 characters are printed in the upper portion of the special markings area. The last 10 characters are printed in the lower portion of the special markings area.

AQP

The Assurance qualité produit (AQP) field is used primarily in the French automobile industry. A product or supplier reaches AQP status when a guaranteed level of quality, which has been defined in advance, is reached.

Safety Logo

Select this check box to print safety marks on the labels. The information is taken from the ERP system.

Special Item Characteristics

This field is used to store vehicle safety information. This information is typically not available in the ERP system. The information that the field provides in the detail view of and is used for label printing. Currently, you can select these characteristics that suppliers of Nissan must comply with:

Nissan Mexico OBD: Items with special characteristics that are related to emissions regulations (on-board diagnostics)
Nissan Mexico Important Part A: Important safety-related items for steering control, braking system or fuel system integrity
Nissan Mexico Important Part B: Important items for collision safety, such as occupant protection during collision, post collision safety, or transmitting information that is required for safe driving

FINIS Code

This field may contain the FINIS Code, a seven-digit code, from the Ford Customer Service Division.

Stockman

This field shows the stockman number, which is a trading partner-specific additional attribute.

Widgets

This field indicates a trading partner-specific additional attribute.

Logistic Print Field

This field indicates a trading partner-specific additional attribute.

Item Group Identifier

This field shows the item group identification number of the manufacturer.

Expand Customer Information.

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.
'Attention of' Name: This field shows an additional name.
Unit: This field shows the unit designator.
Floor: The field shows the level of the building.
Building Number: The building number allows to identify a particular building.
Building Name: The building name allows to identify a building.
Post Office Box: The post office box is located on the premises of a post office station.
Street: This field shows the street name.
Postal Code: This field shows the postal code.
City Name: This field shows the city or location name.
Country: This field shows the country.
Country Subdivision Code: This field shows the country subdivision code.
Address Line 1 through Address Line 6: These fields show additional parts of the address, which are defined by the user or updated based on the address format.
Tax ID: The tax ID is a number used to identify legal persons or businesses. The tax authorities assign the tax numbers to the registered businesses. Your business partners must provide you with their tax number. Business partners without a tax number are considered to be private persons.
Person in Charge: This field shows the person in charge on the customer's side.
Phone: The customer's telephone number is displayed.
Fax: The field shows the customer's fax number.
E-Mails: The customer's e-mail addresses are displayed.
ASN Cancellation Supported: This check box indicates whether ASN cancellation is supported. See Canceling an ASN.

Expand Carrier Information. This section includes information about the carrier who transports the shipper.

Review and specify the information about the carrier who has carried out the transportation of the shipper:

Carrier: The carrier is the party undertaking the transport of goods from one point to another.
Carrier Name: This field shows the name of the carrier.
'Attention of' Name: This field shows an additional name.
Unit: This field shows the unit designator.
Floor: The field shows the level of the building.
Building Number: The building number allows to identify a particular building.
Building Name: The building name allows to identify a building.
Post Office Box: The post office box is located on the premises of a post office station.
Street: This field shows the street name.
Postal Code: This field shows the postal code.
City Name: This field shows the city or location name.
Country: This field shows the country.
Country Subdivision Code: This field shows the country subdivision code.
Address Line 1 through Address Line 6: These fields show additional parts of the address, which are defined by the user or updated based on the address format.
Tax ID: The tax ID is a number used to identify legal persons or businesses. The tax authorities assign the tax numbers to the registered businesses. Your business partners must provide you with their tax number. Business partners without a tax number are considered to be private persons.
DUNS Number: The Data Universal Numbering System number is a unique nine-digit code that is used to identify companies and group entities within an organization. It is issued at a company's request by the business information provider, Dun & Bradstreet.
External Carrier Number: This field shows the carrier number of the customer. The field is used by trading partners on packing slips and waybills.
SCAC: The Standard Carrier Alpha Code is a unique code used to identify transportation companies.
Carrier Interface Type: The interface type specifies the interface of the carrier software that is used to export specific output data. This data is used by carrier software to trigger the shipping process.
Service Variant: A service variant is the combination of different services that is provided by a specific carrier interface.
Person in Charge: This field shows the person in charge on the carrier's side.
Phone: The carrier's telephone number is displayed.
Fax: The field shows the carrier's fax number.
E-Mails: The carrier's E-Mail addresses are displayed.

Expand Weights and Dimensions.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate.

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.
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.
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.

Expand Export Information.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate.

Commodity Code

This field shows an identification code used for tax and customs purposes.

Country of Origin

This field contains the country where the item was produced.

NAFTA Country of Origin

Specify the NAFTA country of origin. The country of origin is preset and must only be changed to JNT for goods that are jointly produced in Mexico and the United States.

Substantial Transformation Country of Origin

For articles that are produced with materials from more than one country: The country of origin is the country where the article last underwent a substantial transformation. Substantial transformation is the process whereby the article is turned into a new and different article.

Federal Trade Commission Country of Origin

Made in USA is a country of origin label indicating that the product is 'all or virtually all' made in the U.S. 'All or virtually all' means that all significant parts and processing steps that are used to produce the product must be of US origin. The product shall contain no or negligible foreign content. The label is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Federal Trade Commission is responsible for preventing deception and unfairness in the marketplace. It is entitled to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a product is of U.S. origin.

Federal Trade Commission Type

This field shows the Federal Trade Commission Country of Origin Type.


Type	Description
M	Made in ...: Manufactured all or virtually all in a single country
A	Assembled in ...: Assembled in one country from components manufactured in one or more countries
R	Remanufactured in ...: Rebuilt and or refurbished in one country using components manufactured in one or more countries

Expand Container Information.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate:

Parent Container

This field shows the parent container number if the container is a child container.

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.

Fully Packed Indicator

This check box is selected when the shipped quantity is equal to the container capacity.

Audit Reason Code 1/2, Audit Tag Number 1/2

Audit reason codes and audit tag numbers are used to notify Honda Quality and Production associates of a part change by a supplier. Depending upon part and supplier, tags may be required many times during a model year. The Audit Reason Code is a two-digit code indicating what changes have been made to the item. These codes are available:


Code	Description
01	Design change
02	New supplier
03	Material change
04	Manufacturing method change
05	Manufacturing process order change
06	Machine change
07	Jig/tool change
08	Die/mold change
09	Inspection method change
10	Transport/packing change
11	Sort

The Audit Tag Number is a ten-digit number provided by scanning or manual entry.

Ten digits must always be specified. If necessary, insert leading zeroes.

Expand Ship To Information.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate:

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.
Name: View or specify the name of the location that is used with the Ship To location identifier to identify where goods are shipped to.
'Attention of' Name: This field shows an additional name.
Unit: This field shows the unit designator.
Floor: The field shows the level of the building.
Building Number: The building number allows to identify a particular building.
Building Name: The building name allows to identify a building.
Post Office Box: The post office box is located on the premises of a post office station.
Street: This field shows the street name.
Postal Code: This field shows the postal code.
City Name: This field shows the city or location name.
Country: This field shows the country.
Country Subdivision Code: This field shows the country subdivision code.
Address Line 1 through Address Line 6: These fields show additional parts of the address, which are defined by the user or updated based on the address format.
EDI Plant: This field indicates the customer's plant number where the goods are to be delivered. The plant number is supported by the customer's EDI releases.
EDI Ship To: This field indicates the customer's identifier of the specific location where the goods are to be delivered. The EDI Ship To is transferred by the customer's EDI messages.

Expand Ship From Information. Typically, this section includes the warehouse location information.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate:

Ship From

The Ship From ID is used with the Ship From name to identify a location in an organization. From this location, for example, a warehouse, a shipment is sent. See Configuring Ship From Information.

Name

The Ship From ID is used with the Ship From name to identify a location in an organization. It is this location, for example, a warehouse, from which a shipment is sent.

'Attention of' Name

This field shows an additional name.

Unit

This field shows the unit designator.

Floor

The field shows the level of the building.

Building Number

The building number allows to identify a particular building.

Building Name

The building name allows to identify a building.

Post Office Box

The post office box is located on the premises of a post office station.

Street

This field shows the street name.

Postal Code

This field shows the postal code.

City Name

This field shows the city or location name.

Country

This field shows the country.

Country Subdivision Code

This field shows the country subdivision code.

Address Line 1 through Address Line 6

These fields show additional parts of the address, which are defined by the user or updated based on the address format.

Person in Charge

This field shows the person in charge who is responsible for this specific customer relationship or Ship To relationship on the supplier's side.

Note: If the LastModificationPerson element is provided by the Shipment BOD, the Person in Charge field displays the content of the LastModificationPerson element.

Phone

The Ship From's telephone number is displayed.

Fax

The Ship From's fax number is displayed.

E-Mails

The Ship From's e-mail addresses are displayed.

DUNS Number

The Data Universal Numbering System number is a unique nine-digit code that is used to identify companies and group entities within an organization. It is issued at a company's request by the business information provider, Dun & Bradstreet.

Tax ID

The tax ID is a number used to identify legal persons or businesses. The tax authorities assign the tax numbers to the registered businesses. Your business partners must provide you with their tax number. Business partners without a tax number are considered to be private persons.

External Supplier Number

This field shows the external number of the supplier. A supplier is a firm outside your organization that supplies materials in return for payment.

Accounting Entity

For each user, one or more accounting entities can be configured in the security administration. 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.

Location

This field shows the code that identifies the accounting entity location.

Expand Planned Shipping Information.

Review this information:

Planned Shipment Date: The date and its dedicated time zone are used for label printing based on an existing shipment in the ERP system.
Planned Arrival Date: The date and its dedicated time zone are used for label printing based on an existing shipment in the ERP system.

Click View Configuration.

You can review the configuration data. This data is used to determine what kind of printout is to be printed for each type of label or document.

To change the displayed information, click OK and then click Reload Configuration to update the configuration data.

Review and specify this information, as appropriate:

Header Label Template Code

A PackageLabelTemplateCode in the PackageLabel BOD is provided by the ERP system on the PackageLabelHeader level and on the PackageLabelUnit level.

Honda requires the printing of specific labels at a specific time in the process. To trigger printing, the correct label, that isPackageLabelHeader/PackageLabelTemplateCode, is used:

In general, each PackageLabelUnit has its own PackageLabelTemplateCode.

If PackageLabelUnit/PackageLabelTemplateCode are not filled, the code is taken from the header level of the generated warehouse container.

Save the PackageLabelHeader/PackageLabelTemplateCode as new HeaderPackageLabelTemplateCode in the warehouse container.

To specify which labels are to be printed for this particular code, the LabelCategories code list is referenced when the print jobs are executed.

Label Template Code

The Label Template Code is used for Category 1 labels, which have no trading partner reference. The Label Template Code is transmitted by Infor LN.

The Shipping functional area uses the LabelTemplateMapping code list to determine for which trading partner the Label Template is selected.

Master Label Type

The master label is used on a transport handling unit that include inner packagings containing the same item. Normally, it provides information about the transport handling unit and the contained item.

Select one of these label types:

VDA 4902 label (default)
AIAG B-10
AIAG B-3
Continental Label
Destination Label
ETI9 Label
Global Transport Label
Item Label
MAT Label
Mixed Load Label
No Label Type
Odette Label
VDA 4902 Label with Data Matrix Code

Single Label Type

Generally, the single label is used for a stand-alone inner packaging, which only contains one kind of item. It identifies the container and the item that is contained. According to VDA 4902, this label can also be used for containers for which no label is printed for the inner packaging.

Mixed Label Type

The Mixed Label Type is used on transport handling units that include inner packagings of different items. Normally, it provides information about the transport handling unit, the supplier and the receiver. Sometimes, it provides a list of the contained items. This is especially the case when the label is used as a part of GTL implementations that use this information in a 2D barcode.

Mixed Single Label Type

Some trading partners require the delivery of more than one item in a single inner packaging. This requirement can be fulfilled by the use of virtual containers. In addition, the user will be required to select the Mixed Single Label type. The Mixed Single Label Type contains information about more than one item.

Quick Receive Label Type

This label type facilitates the process that covers the receiving of shipments. It usually only contains the shipment or ASN number in the barcode format. It allows to receive a transport handling unit, shipment, or container by scanning a 1D barcode.

Note: The quick receive label is printed as part of the printQuickReceiveLabelsTask. The Quick Receive Label Type setting is used to configure a shipper label, shipment label, or several transport handling unit labels for printing.

Pack Label Type

Inner packagings can contain different items, and they can contain packs. A pack usually contains a specific item. A pack can be labeled. For this scenario, a Pack Label is required.

Example: A container contains a thousand screws, which are packed in twenty bags of fifty screws each. Each of the bags is labeled with a pack label, the container is labeled with a single label or a mixed single label.

Trading Partner

This field contains the trading partner. The trading partners are maintained as master data codes.

Language

This field shows the language in which the documents are printed.

Container Aggregation Mode

This field shows how containers are aggregated for label printing.

Note: A master container is a container on the floor level (level 1) that contains sub containers, for example, a pallet. A master container does not contain shipped goods.

No Aggregation: No aggregation is performed.
Aggregate Master: Each container with the Master role is aggregated to a Single role container. All articles in inner containers will be assigned to the Single role container. All inner containers are set to auxiliary containers. A Single label is printed for all master containers.
Aggregate Single Pallet as Master: Each container with the Single role that is not contained in any outer container and that has assigned the Pallet packaging type in Packaging Information is set to the Master role. A Master label is printed.

Print Country of Origin

Select this check box to print the country of origin on a packing slip according to DIN 4994.

Check Homogeneous Container Structure

This check box shows whether a special examination of the container structure is active. The check can be activated in the trading partner and customer master data. The Heterogenous, Homogenous and Unknown options can be managed on shipment line level.

Note: This function is required, for example, by the trading partner Renault.

Item Consolidation Mode

This attribute determines how the elements of two containers are identified as being equal. Using this field you can define the trading partner-specific criteria that determine whether labels for mixed pallets are to be printed. Configuring the Item Consolidation Mode allows you to determine for each trading partner which shipment lines should be defined as positions of the same kind.

No Label Mode: Per shipper and shipment number
Per Item: Two items are considered equal if the item number is the same. All other properties are ignored
Per Item and Lot: Two items are considered equal if the internal item numbers and lots of these two items are the same
Per Item and Lot and Order
Per Item and Lot and RAN or Kanban
Per Item and Order
Per Item and RAN or Kanban

Depending on this setting, a Master or Mixed label is printed for the pallet.

Person in Charge

This field indicates the responsible contact person within your company.

Customer's Person in Charge

This field indicates the responsible person at the customer's location.

Optionally, click Reset Error Status and Reprint.

The failed or the invalid container status is set to revalidated. The warehouse container can be processed again. After the reset error status happens, the reprint of labels is triggered.

Optionally, click View Log Entries at the top of the Manage Warehouse Containers page.

On the Log Entries window, click Drill down to show the log entry details.