How to Manage Crates

This document describes how to manage crates on a delivery.

Outcome

Crates are added to an outbound delivery.

Crates are stored in the MHCRAT table.

Before You Start

The settings in Define Settings for Managing Crates must be completed.

We recommend that in the view for 'Delivery. Connect Packages' (MWS423), these fields are added:
  • EPPKCR Crate
  • ORPACT Packaging
  • ORCRTQ Crate quantity

An outbound delivery exists and has packing activated.

Follow These Steps

On the (MWS410/B) panel, locate the delivery and select option 14'Packages'. Alternatively, on the (MWS420/B) panel, locate the picking list and select option 15='Package'. This starts (MWS423).

In (MWS423), add crates to a delivery by filling a crate packaging and the quantity of packages in the bottom of the panel MWS423/B.

Crates are identified for a delivery by a packaging. Crates have no package number.

Crates of different sort can be added to the delivery.

The crates are saved on table (MHCRAT) that relates to the delivery table.

The number of crates is recorded in the packaging quantity field (CRTQ) that can be modified.

The tare weight (TARW) is the weight of a single crate.

The gross weight (GWTM) is calculated by the tare weight multiplied by the packaging quantity. It recalculated when the number of crates is updated, and it can be overridden manually. This weight is also added to the delivery total weight.

Here are some differences between crates and normal packages:
  • Crates have no content in M3, while a package can contain packed items or other smaller packages.
  • Crates have no package number, while a package is identified by a package number, and a unique SSCC number.
  • You cannot print a label for a crate although you can print a package label for a package.
  • On one delivery, one sort of crate can be selected once only, with a quantity (for example, there are a quantity of 12 crates of sort 10L in the delivery). However, you can have several packages of the same sort in one delivery, they are differentiated by their package number.
  • Crates cannot be defined per package, although packages can be included in outer packages.
  • Crates are maintained in table MHCRAT. Packages are maintained in table MPTRNS.

Crates can be included in the packaging actions.