Containers are used for storing and/or moving materials in a Warehouse. E.g.: Pallets, Drums, Boxes, etc. A Container holds a Stock Keeping Unit (SKU).
Accessing Container
1.Select ‘Warehouse’–> Container.
This opens the Container manager screen as shown below:
Figure: Container Manager
2. Select any Container and Click on Open
Or
3. Double click on any Container
4. Container Details screen will appear
Figure- Container Details
NOTE:
- An SKU is never placed directly in a Location. It is always placed in a Container of some type.
- In an ideal situation, a Container would contain only one SKU. However, there is no restriction against a container holding multiple SKUs, even if the SKUs represent different products or different lots.
- Container can be moved from one location to other location irrespective of the status of container in Outbound order i.e., even if the container is associated with pick task.
The tool bar of the Container Manager Screen has the following menus:
Menu | Description |
New | Allows the user to create a new Container |
Open | Allows the user to view details of the selected Container |
Print Sequence Labels | Prints a sequential group of container labels, which are usually used during check-in or splitting SKUs |
Refresh | Allows the user to Refresh the page |
| Export | Allows user to export the page to Excel, PDF or TEXT files |
| Close | Allows to Close the screen |
Create a New Container:
Click on 'New' menu
The ‘Container Detail’ screen will load where user can fill all the details and save it to create a new Container.
The fields under the ‘Container’ tab are listed below:
| Field | Description |
| Container ID | Container ID is auto-generated by the application while creating a new container |
| Container Type | Select the type of Container |
| Storage Location | Select the desired active warehouse Storage Unit by clicking |
| Tare Weight | The Weight of the Container |
Clicking ‘SKU’ tab displays the following:
Number | Display Type | Description |
1 | One Card | Displays retrieved data in a single card; one at a time |
2 | One Row | Displays retrieved data in one row |
3 | One Column | Displays retrieved data in one column |
4 | Multiple Rows | Displays retrieved data in multiple rows (depends on the card height) |
5 | Multiple Columns | Displays retrieved data in multiple columns (depends on the card height) |
6 | Carousel Mode | Displays retrieved data in a format where users can mouse over the results to highlight them |
Important
Deleting a Container associated with an SKU will delete all the SKUs and tasks associated with it.
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