Packing Items

Use the PPS Packing transaction to pack items as part of the SyteLine Pick, Pack, Ship module.

The warehouse mobility icon based menu or the factory track list icon comprises of the Ship it module. PPS packing is listed as a transaction under the Ship it module.

Select warehouse mobility icon based/list based menu > Ship it > PPS Packing
The PPS Packing screen is displayed.
To set filter constraints on the first displayed screen of the transaction, administrator can enable the parameters in the transaction set maintenance form.
To search for a shipment to pack, specify some or all of these search criteria:
Shipment
- User can either scan or enter the shipment number manually to work on packaging and the other fields can be skipped.
- If user does not have the shipment number, user may use these fields to identify the shipment to work on.
Pick List Num

Use this field to perform search for the shipment id by filtering all the shipments related to the pick list number, for data that is specified either by scanning or entering manually.

Pack Location

Use this field to filter all open packer lists based on the pack locations being assigned for each.

Packer

Use this field to perform search for the shipment id by filtering all the shipments related to the order, for the scanned or specified data.

Order

Use this field to perform search for the shipment id by filtering all the shipments related to the order, for data that is specified either by scanning or entering manually.
Click Next button or user Function F2 to display open shipments.
Note:
- If user scans or enters inputs for shipment id, the remaining fields are skipped and the next screen displays shipment id line lists.
- However, if the screen displays only one record the list screen is skipped and directly displays shipment id line details.
To view shipments to pack, select Show. If multiple shipments match the specified search criteria, a list of shipments is displayed. Select a shipment and select Ship. If only one shipment matches the search criteria or the Select First Shipment parameter is selected for this transaction, a shipment is automatically selected.
Specify or review this information:

Shipment

The shipment ID selected in the previous screen is displayed.

Package

User can leave the field blank to create a new package or can select an existing package to include the item.

Package Type

Specify the package type. User must scan or enter the data for a new package. The package type is always validated with the Syteline pre-defined package types.

Item/Package

This field allows user to scan item that are part of shipment record as well as the package IDs associated with the shipment.

Lot

If applicable, scan the lot number.

Unpacked Qty

The unpacked quantity is displayed.

Qty

Specify the quantity you are packing.

Packing Completed

User can click Y, for each transaction confirm complete of package creation. This transaction supports multi-level package creation.
If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

If the transaction is configured to automatically print labels, the labels are printed.
If the transaction is configured to manually print labels, the Label Printing screen is displayed. Specify this information:

Printer

Select a printer.

Label Per Box

Specify the number of labels to print for each box.

Qty Remaining

The number of remaining labels to be printed is displayed.

No of Boxes

Specify the number of boxes for which to print labels.

Qty Per Box

Specify how many items are in each box.
When the quantity of remaining labels to print is zero, select Print to print the labels. Optionally, select Clear Labels to clear the No of Boxes and Qty Per Box fields.