Set Up Activity Constraints for Shipping Containers for Packing

About this task

Activities in the warehouse are performed based on attributes of the inventory being received. The attributes considered are single SKU inventory, multi-SKU inventory and container.

Shipping Container is used to specify the constraints for the activity of a container. This also applies to CASE with LPN and PALLET with LPN.

To set up activity constraint for a shipping container:

Procedure

  1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Packing > Container Build > Build Shipping Containers. The Activity Search window displays with the list of activities.
  2. Choose the Activity List whose Activity Constraint is to be set up.
  3. Choose . The Container Build Constraint Details window displays.
  4. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer the following table for field value descriptions.
    Table 1. Container Build Constraint Details Window
    Field Description
    Description Enter a description for the activity constraint.
      Allow – Select if activities with differences in said attributes should be allowed to be mixed.

    Do Not Allow – Select if activities with differences in said attributes should not be allowed to be mixed.

    Avoid – Select if the mixing of activities with differences in said attributes should be avoided. The algorithm first uses the ‘Do Not Allow' feature, and uses the ‘Allow' feature if no location is found.

    Mix Shipment Select if activities belonging to different shipments can be mixed.
    Mix Load Select if activities belonging to different loads can be mixed.
    Mix Carrier Service Select if activities belonging to different carrier services can be mixed.
    Note: This is applicable only for inventory containers.
    Mix SCAC Select if activities belonging to different SCAC can be mixed.
    Note: This is applicable only for inventory containers.
    Mix Ship Date Select if activities belonging to different ship dates can be mixed.
  5. Choose .