Packing and Unpacking Containers

Packing operations are performed after completing picking or VAS operations. Certain pick methods including "sort while pick" and "pick and pack" combine packing activities along with picking.

This section describes the packing process to be followed at the pack station.

The pack station is designed for a high-speed operation through a web browser with minimal mouse usage. This can also be used for data entry operations where barcodes are not readable or available.

The Pack Station console supports packing of shipment containers for both system-defined and user-defined containers. For a system-defined containers, the system automatically closes the shipment or container after packing the items. However, in a user-defined packing process, the user has to manually close the shipment or container.

Note: When the shipment is packed, a "ON_SHIPMENT_PACK_PROCESS_COMPLETE" event that is associated with the "ADD_TO_CONTAINER" transaction is raised (if enabled). You can use this event to print shipping labels, container labels, or both. Similarly, when the container is packed, a "ON_CONTAINER_PACK_PROCESS_COMPLETE" event that is associated with the "ADD_TO_CONTAINER" transaction is raised (if enabled). You can use this event to print container labels.

For more information about the Execution Console Framework, see Appendix B, "Understanding the Execution Console Framework".

You can pack cartons, pallets, or both after picking the items. The packing process can either be system-defined or user-defined.
Note: The Pack HSDE menu provided out of the box in does not prompt for COO (Country or Region Of Origin) during packing. In order to record COO on packing from Pack HSDE console, create a new a resource from the resource corresponding to the Pack HSDE resource, set CaptureCOO=Y in the JSP parameter, and use the new resource for packing.

For more information about the pack planning process, see the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation: Warehouse Management System Configuration Guide.

This chapter explains in detail the following use cases: