Creating Containers
Containers can be created based on (inventory) pick lines and can be combined into a transport order.
Manually from the (Inventory) Pick
The following steps are based on an inventory pick.
- In the Search box, enter Inventory Pick and select the related link.
- Select Inventory Picks to open the list of inventory picks.
- Select an inventory pick and click Edit to modify the pick.
- Click Container Worksheet to open the container worksheet page.
- Click Create Container to create a new container record.
Manually from the Container Worksheet
The following steps describe the creation of containers directly from the container worksheet. When you start the container wizard to add content the (inventory) pick must be selected before you can add content to the container.
- In the Search box, enter Container Worksheet and select the related link.
- Click Create Container in the container worksheet page.
From a Warehouse Receipt
From the warehouse receipt line a create container wizard is available to support Cross Docking, see Cross docking containers:
- Select the lines to be included in the container.
- From the Line menu click the Create Container action.
- Select the type of container and optionally a license plate no.
The container will be created and the selected receiving lines added as container details. When done open the Container Worksheet from the warehouse receipt process menu to review - close the containers. From the container worksheet you can also drill down to the container card and print a container label.
Note
Containers on the receiving side can only be used for cross-docking, when no cross-dock opportunities are found for the receipt line an error will be shown.