Item - Package Definition - Packaging Levels (whwmd4540m000)

Use this session to view, add or change the package definition levels for the selected item.

Field Information

Item

The item that is linked to the package definition.

Package Definition

The code of the package definition.

Level

The level numbers start at 1 for the lowest level and increase sequentially without gaps. Each higher level holds or contains the package unit that is at the preceding level.

For example, the lowest level can be pieces, the next level is a box that contains 10 pieces, and the highest level is a pallet that holds 20 boxes.

Example

  • level 1 pieces
  • level 2 bx1 (box of 10 pieces)
  • level 3 pl1 (pallet of 20 bx1 = 200 pieces)
Unit

A unit of packaging in which an item can exist: for example, a piece, a box, or a pallet.

This unit serves as the package in which, or on which, an item is stored or handled. On the lowest level, this unit is the inventory unit for the item.

The unit must be in the item's unit set.

A unit can appear in only one package definition for each item.

Quantity

The number of packages of the previous level in the package definition that can be held by the current level. The number is expressed in the unit of the previous level as specified in the previous.cuni field.

This number is calculated as follows:

Conversion factor of current level / Conversion factor of previous level

These amounts are both conversion factors to the inventory unit (base unit).

For level 1 the value for this field is 1.

For level 2 this value is equal to the conversion factor of the unit of that level.

previous.cuni

The unit of the previous package definition level.

Note: For level 1 this field must be blank.
Package Type

This field indicates if material is stored internally in package or externally on package. This information enables LN to have accurate dimensions of goods that are packaged in this way.

Shippable

This field indicates whether a package is suitable for shipment without being repackaged.

If this check box is selected, this package is shippable (suitable for shipment.) For example, pallets are generally a shippable type of packaging.

If this check box is cleared, this package is not shippable in its present form. For example, a fragile package or many types of loose pieces cannot be shipped without repacking.

Length

The length of the package.

Unit

The unit in which the length is measured.

Width

The width of the package.

Height

The height of the package.

Floor Space

The floor space an item takes up. The floor space is equal to Length multiplied by the Width of the Item.

Unit

The unit used to express the floor space of the container. This value is defaulted from the Derived Area Unit defined in the Unit Dimensional Relationships (tcmcs1101m000) session.

Volume

The volume an item takes up. The volume is equal to Length multiplied by the Width multiplied by the Height.

Unit

The unit used to express the volume of the container. This value is defaulted from the Derived Volume Unit defined in the Unit Dimensional Relationships (tcmcs1101m000) session.

Weight

The weight of the item.

Unit

The unit in which the weight of the item is expressed.