Handling unit templates

A handling unit template is one of the elements of a package definition. The handling unit template defines the handling unit structure of the package definition.

Example

A fluid item such as milk is packed in cartons, the cartons are packed in boxes of twenty cartons each, and 50 boxes are placed on a pallet.

  • Top

    The top node includes the whole structure. In the previous example, the pallet is the top node.

  • Parent

    A node that ranks higher than another node. A parent node includes one or more children. In the previous example, the boxes are the parent nodes of the milk cartons. At the same time, the pallet (the top node) is the parent of the boxes, thus the boxes are the children of the pallet.

  • Child

    A node that is linked to a parent. In the previous example, the milk cartons are the children of the boxes.

A node includes this information:

  • The node number of the parent node to which the node belongs (except for the top node).
  • The packing item that is used for the node. In the previous example, the packing item for the top node is pallet, and for the children of the top node the packing item is box.
  • For package definitions of the variable and mixed type, the number of packing items used for the node. In the previous example, the number of packing items for the top node is one (one pallet), and for the second node the number is 50 (50 boxes per pallet). For fixed packaging definitions, the number of packaging items is taken from the packaging levels. See Packaging levels.
  • The node is splittable or unsplittable. See the field help of the Splittable check box in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session.
  • For the bottom-level node, the number of items that the packaging item must contain. For variable and mixed package definitions, you must specify this number for both the general-level and the item-level handling unit template. For fixed packaging definitions, the number of items is only specified for the item-level handling unit template.
  • The node is labeled or unlabeled. Labeled means that for each packing item defined for the node, a label record is created. In this way, each existing packing item is uniquely identified. These labels can be printed. If the boxes with milk cartons from the previous example are labeled, each box obtains a label when handling units are generated for an order for milk cartons.
  • Auxiliary packing material, such as sealing plastic that is used for the node.

  • How to handle incomplete package structures. See the field help of these fields in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session:

    • Full Layers Only
    • Full Packages Only
    • Fill Up With
    • Multi-owner handling unit is allowed
    • Allow Multi Stock Point
    • Allow Multi Item for Shipping
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