Master Container Information page
Use the Master Container Information page to specify or change the master container information of the line item.
When a detail container is added, the values will become the packaging defaults for the master container.
- Facility
- The name of the destination that is issuing a demand.
- Ship To
- The name of the destination to which the parts are shipped.
- Shipper No.
- The unique number to identify the shipper. You cannot modify the number after the shipper is created.
- Ship Date
- The date the shipment will be sent. Defaults to the current computer system date.
- Customer Part Number
- The part number as defined by the customer.
- Quantity Shipped
- Indicates the amount shipped to the customer and the unit of measurement.
- U of M
- The unit of measure for the ordered quantity; for example, by
individual unit, hundreds, thousands, foot, yards, gallons, pair so on.
- The commonly used abbreviations for the various unit of measure are EA (each), PC (piece), HU (hundreds), and TH (thousands).
- Container Type
- The type of container used in the shipment. Possible values:
- Master
- Mixed
- The selections only appear if the option is set to allow mixed containers on a shipper.
- Container Code
- Code for the container. Typically an alphanumeric AIAG standard description where the first three characters are letters defining the type of container and the last two characters are numbers defining the container material. For example, BOX25 indicates that the container is a box made of corrugated or solid cardboard.
- Tare Weight
- The weight of the container when empty.
- Units Per
- The number of parts usually shipped in the container. (For master containers, Units Per is the total number of parts, not the number of detail containers.)
- Serial Number
- The supplier-defined number associated to the container. Automatically generated when labels are printed.
- Lot Number
- A numeric code representing the batch of parts that were manufactured at the same time with the same process.
- Include in Advance Shipping Notice
- If this check box is selected, the master container data is included in the Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN). This is a display field. The value is defaulted from the packaging data defined in the Setup module. Click or in the Master Container List table to change the values.
- Include in Printing Documents
- If this check box is selected, the master container data is
included in the shipping documents you print.
This is a display field. The value is defaulted from the packaging data defined in the Setup module. Click or in the Master Container List table to change the values.
- Include in Barcode label
- If this check box is selected, the master container data is
included on the Barcode label.
This is a display field. The value is defaulted from the packaging data defined in the Setup module. Click or in the Master Container List table to change the values.
This field displays only when the label data is defined in the Setup module.