Shipping Containers (whinh4125m000)

Use this session to view and maintain shipping containers.

Dimensions

If you select a packaging item for the shipping container, LN defaults the dimensions of the packaging item to the Gross Weight field and the fields of the Dimensions group box. These values are multiplied by the number that you enter in the Quantity of Packaging Items field.

To add or remove shipments from a container, select the container and on the appropriate menu, select Compose Shipping Container or Compose Shipping Structure.

Note: 

  • If the warehousing order for which the load is created has one of the following warehousing order type settings, information about the warehousing order is displayed in the Order tab of the details session:

    • Single Order Set per Shipment
    • Single Order per Shipment
    • Single Order per Load

    An overview of loads, shipping containers, and shipments by warehousing orders is available in the Warehousing Order Loads and Shipments (whinh4545m000) session.

  • The fields and form commands relevant to handling units are available if handling units are used.
Note: 

You can only view the projected shipping containers using Projected Shipping Containers from the Views menu.

This field is enabled only if the Projected Shipments in use check box is selected in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.

Field Information

Load

The load to which the shipping container belongs.

You can add a shipping container to a load with status Open.

Load

The load status.

Shipping Container

shipping container

Container Status

The shipping container status.

Allowed values

Open

Shipment documents cannot be printed, shipment cannot be shipped. The quantities can be changed and you can compose loads and shipments. Handling units can be generated.

Partially Frozen

Shipment documents can be printed. Shipments and shipment lines can be changed. Handling units can be generated.

Frozen

The shipment and shipment lines are ready for shipment. Shipment documents can be printed. Shipments and shipment lines cannot be changed. Handling units can be generated.

Confirmed

The shipment and shipment lines have been shipped and are leaving the warehouse. Shipment documents can be printed if the freeze step is not included in the shipment procedures. Financial and inventory transactions are performed for the shipped items. Handling units can be generated. ASNs can be created.

Projected

The initial status if the use of projected shipments is specified. The shipment and shipment lines have been created when the outbound order lines are created.

Canceled

The shipment process has stopped. Freezing or confirming cannot be performed.

Note: 

The container status Projected is not applicable if the check box Projected Shipments in use is not selected in Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.

The value of the Status field is always derived.

Packaging Item

The packaging item for the shipping container. Packaging items identified as reusable items in the Packaging Items (whwmd4105s000) session are counted into and out of the warehouse per business partner in the Packaging Items by Business Partner (whwmd4107m000) session.

Packaging Item

The packaging item description.

Quantity of Packaging Items

The number of packaging items that constitute the container.

Handling Unit

The handling unit ID of the container.

Fixed Weight

If this check box is selected, you cannot change the values of the Gross Weight and the Net Weight field, nor will LN update these field if shipments are added to or removed from the container.

This check box is available if the status of the container is Open.

Gross Weight

The total weight of the shipping container. This includes the packaging item of the container and the total weights of the shipments contained in the container.

LN changes the gross weight if:

  • Weights are defined for the shipments of the container.
  • One or more shipments are added to or removed from the shipping container.
  • The weight of one or more shipments is changed.

These changes overwrite any manually inserted values. You cannot change the gross weight if the Fixed Weight check box is selected.

Weight Unit

The unit used to express the gross weight.

Net Weight

The aggregated total weights of the shipments contained in the container.

LN changes the net weight if:

  • Weights are defined for the shipment lines.
  • One or more shipment lines are added to or removed from the shipment.
  • The weight of one or more shipment lines is changed.

These changes overwrite any manually inserted values. You cannot change the gross weight if the Fixed Weight check box is selected.

Length

The length of the container.

Dimension Unit

The unit used to express the length of the container. This value is defaulted from the unit of length defined in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.

Width

The width of the container.

Height

The height of the container.

Unit

The unit used to express the height of the container. This value is defaulted from the unit of length defined in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.

Floor Space

The floor space of the container. LN adjusts this value if the depth or the width is changed.

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 of the container. LN adjusts this value if the height, the depth, or the width is changed.

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.

Shipping Container Reference

A free text reference to the container.

Carrier Tracking Number

The number provided by the carrier to identify the shipping container. The carrier uses this number to track the shipping container.

Shipping Manifest Printed

If this check box is selected, the shipping manifest is printed for the shipments of the container.

Empty Shipping Container

If this check box is selected, the shipping container contains no shipments.

Text

If this check box is selected, a text about the shipping container is present.

Order Origin

The origin of the warehousing order for which the current shipping container is created.

Order

The warehousing order for which the current shipping container is created.

Ship-from Code

The company from where the goods are shipped.

The ship-from company is the logistic company to which the warehouse in the Ship-from Code field belongs.

Important!

Only take into account this field if the warehousing order concerns a multicompany warehouse transfer.

Ship-from Code

The ship-from type of the warehousing order for which the current shipping container is created.

Ship-from Code

The ship-from code of the warehousing order for which the current shipping container is created.

Ship-from Address

The address from where the goods are shipped. This is the address of the entity indicated in the Ship-from Code field.

Ship-from Address

The address from where the goods are shipped. This is the address of the entity indicated in the Ship-from Code field.

Ship-to Code

The company to which the goods are shipped.

The ship-to company is the logistic company to which the warehouse in the Ship-to Code field belongs.

Important!

Only take into account this field if the warehousing order concerns a mutlicompany warehouse transfer. A warehousing order is a multicompany warehouse transfer if:

  • The inventory-transaction type is Transfer.
  • The ship-from type and the ship-to type is Warehouse.
  • The warehouses specified in the Ship-from Code and Ship-to Code fields belong to different logistic companies.
Ship-to Code

ship-to type

Ship-to Code

ship-to code

Ship-to Address

The address to which the goods must be shipped.

Note: When you generate outbound advice, you can select all the warehousing orders for the same ship-to address to create a run.
Ship-to Address

The address to which the goods must be shipped.

Note: When you generate outbound advice, you can select all the warehousing orders for the same ship-to address to create a run.
Planned Delivery Date

planned delivery date

Planned Receipt Date

planned receipt date

Shipping Container Text

A text about the shipping container.

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