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Packing customization

Former Member
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Dear All,

We need to do the packing based on customers packing requirements eg the customer inform us the minimum and maximum no of item to be packed in each box for a certain item.

This differs from customer to customer though the item is same.

one way of doing the packing which i know is to select part qty to be packed in each box.

Can we customize packing based on customer requirement.

rgd

Subodh

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Former Member
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Hi Subodh Baxi

Basic Process of how Packing Works

Let's say you want to pack a material shirt_jai in test_pack.

Using MM01, create material type=packaging test_pack

[SPRO]

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Define Packaging Material Types

Let's say JPAC. The settings that I chose:

Plant determ. - Plant is entered manually in handling unit

Pack. matl. cat. - Packaging materials

Generate Dlv. Items - blank

Number assignment - Number range interval 'HU_VEKP'

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Define material group for packaging material

Let's say JGRP

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Define allowed packaging materials

JGRP - JPAC

MM02: Check settings for the materials

First, test_pack

Sales:General/Plant -> Matl. Grp. Pack. Matls: JGRP (Note)

Sales:General/Plant -> Packaging Mat. Type: JPAC (Note)

Basic Data 1 -> Material: JMAT

Then, shirt_jai

Sales:General/Plant -> Matl. Grp. Pack. Matls: JGRP

Sales:General/Plant -> Packaging Mat. Type: -

Basic Data 1 -> Material: JMAT

VL01N Outbound Delivery -> Packing

Enter the materials at top and at bottom

(Select shirt_jai and edit pack)

Example:

You created a order for a material(R-1160 - hard disks) for a qty - 120 pieces.

You need to create a delivery and

A)pack 40 pieces each of the material are grouped together into larger cardboard boxes (PK-100 - shipping/packing material) and

B)these 3 cardboard boxes are put into pallet (PK-095).

Solution:

A)Packing 40 pieces each of material (40 x 3 = 120 pieces)

1)Goto [VL02N] to change the delivery, you already created.

Or you can do the following steps while you are creating a delivery also.

2)Go to "pack" icon.

3)In the upper section, enter the "packing material" (PK-100)

4)In the lower section, change the "partial quantity" to 40 of material R-1160.

5)Select both the lines of upper section and lower section and click the green ok. It generates a shipping unit/handling unit number.

6)Now, select both lines of upper & lower section & click the button "per part. qty" (New HU per part qty of material)

Check: click "General Overview" icon to see whether it packed 40 pieces of material in 3 cartons.

B)Packing all 3 cartons in one big carton(PK-095)

1) from above screen, click "pack HUs" (pack shipping unit)

2)enter the packaging material (PK-095) in the upper section and select this line.

3)select 3 lines of PK-100 in lower section since you want to pack them in PK-095.

4)selecting both lines, click "pack" icon.

5)Now all the 3 cartons(PK-100 with 40 pieces each of material) are packed in one big carton (PK-095).

Check: "General overview" icon.

Then "save" the delivery.

Reward if useful to u

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narendran vajravelu

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Hi Subodh,

Packaging materials are materials used for packing or transporting goods. To store the packing information for an outbound delivery in the system, you must first specify a packaging material and create material master records for different packaging materials (material type VERP). In the material master, you specify special data such as packing weight and volume permitted for each shipping material. You can also activate this field for different material types.

Packing is primarily the process of assigning delivery items to packaging materials. This produces handling units, which can then in turn be packed in additional packing materials. Multilevel packing is also possible. You can also unpack items from handling units, as well as emptying and deleting the handling units themselves.

In customizing, you specify if each delivery item category is “relevant for packing”. Possible settings are –

a. packing allowed (default)

b. packing not allowed

c. packing mandatory

The system updates the packing status for each item in the outbound delivery, for example – partially packed or fully packed.

The packing function is available in following documents –

a. Sales Orders (as packing proposals)

b. Inbound and Outbound deliveries

c. Shipment document.

The packing proposal in the order can be copied to the outbound delivery. You can control this at the header level in the copy control table for deliveries. You can make packing in the outbound delivery subject to certain conditions. You activate the settings for this in customizing (standard: packing now allowed if there is credit block).

You can change packing in the outbound delivery as long as post goods issue has not been done. Packing in the outbound delivery is copied to the shipment. You can then choose to pack all the deliveries together.

You can use user exits to specify rules for automatic packing during creation of outbound deliveries. You activate automatic packing for each delivery type separately.

Similar packaging materials are grouped together in packaging material types. The material grouping for packaging materials is used to group together materials that have similar packaging requirements (for example, materials requiring same packaging materials).

You can display the allowed packaging materials for a material to be packed. The packaging materials are proposed from the table allowed Packaging Materials for each material group which you maintain in customizing. The system checks if the packaging material being used for packing is allowed. However, if the field Material Group: Packaging material has not been maintained in the material master, this material can be packed in any packaging material – depending on the weight and volume check.

Packing instructions can be used as packing proposals for online processing or as packing rules for Automatic packing. Packing instructions determination is carried out using the condition technique, for which you must define a corresponding procedure and condition types where three standard access sequences have been provided. Automatic packing can be implemented using either packing instructions and or a customer enhancement (packing sessions).

Packing instructions consist of –

a. packing materials

b. materials to be packed

c. text items

d. subordinate packing instructions

e. rules concerning rounding, minimum quantities and so on

f. definition of a check profile

The packing process is as follows:

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1) Define Number ranges for Handling Units

Here we define the number ranges for packing units.

2) Packing control by item categories:

Here we define if the items categories that we use can be packed or not.

3) Define requirements for packing in the delivery

here the requirement for packing is set. We can create our own requirement for example saying that the packing is not possible if credit block exists. Std setting is used in most cases.

4) Define packing materials

Here we define the packing materials that we use. Example you are using a wooden box, you must define it here with a code and description. You can give it as 0001(code) and wooden box (description). The material master for this material has to be created with the material type as VERP. In the Sales: general/plant view you have to put 0001(code for wooden box) in the packing mat type field.

5) Define material group for packing material

here you define a material group for packing materials. Example you define a group 'pack'. Now put this group (pack) in the material masters in the sales: general/plant view in the mat group packing materials field for all the materials that you want to pack.

6) Define Allowed Packaging Materials

Here we define all the materials that are allowed for packing along with the respective mat group. For the example we used it should be only one line item saying that '0001' packing material is in 'pack' material group.

These were the steps that were followed in our project.

Hope this will Help You and Please Reward If Really Helpful,

Thanks and Regards,

Sateesh.Kandula