System Data Packaging Options
Packaging Options
The Packaging Options screen allows the user to specify which courier the system should select for a particular type of box or packaging item. Packaging stock items must be set up with the stock option of 'Packaging Item'. ticked in their [ Stock | Details | Options ] screen, see How To: Create a Packaging Stock Item and How To: Set Up Packaging.
The courier must be set up in [ System Data | Sales Order Processing | Couriers ] before they can be selected here, see Creating Couriers in How To: Configure Courier Services and Delivery Rates.
Packaging Options Grid
- Packaging: the packaging stock item to be linked to the courier.
- Courier: the courier linked to the packaging stock item (Optional).
- Capacity: sets the weight of items to pack into the box by default.
- Volume From: sets the lower value of the volume range for this item of packaging.
- Volume To: sets the higher value of the volume range for this item of packaging.
Note: If the volumes are exceeded or not met, the system will not create a batch with the orders in. Volume To numbers are typically very high, e.g. 99999999. - Orders Count: the maximum number of specified packaging items that can be assigned to a batch pick.
Packaging Options Context Menu
- Apply Value Range: allows the user to specify a value that is to be applied to all of the currently selected rows/items for the current column.
- Clear Selection: deselects the currently selected line(s).