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Working with pack types

This section contains information on managing pack types using the Profile Configuration feature in the WebSphere® Premises Server Administrative Console.

About this task

A pack type is a type of container, such as a case or pallet. Each pack type is associated with various pieces of information that are required for converting customer-specific product codes to EPC format. This information includes an input type, which is the UCC.EAN format of the customer product code, and an encoding type, which defines an EPC algorithm to convert the input codes into EPC format. The pallet and case concept is a two-tiered approach to defining a containment hierarchy of items: pallets contain cases. You can, however, define terms beyond pallet and case to define your own containment hierarchy.

In a containment hierarchy, any pack type can contain zero or more pack types. For example, pack type A can contain both pack types B and C; and D does not contain any pack types. B and C are children of pack type A (the parent). The following example is a containment hierarchy cycle that is not valid: A contains B contains C contains A. The Print, Verify, and Ship Reference User Interface does not allow this type of containment configuration. Use the Verify panel in the Print, Verify, and Ship Reference User Interface to specify that any pack type with children in its containment hierarchy is a container of associated labels.

The following table shows the available input types and their corresponding encoding types:
Table 1. Input Types and Matching Encoding Types
Input Type Encoding Type
DOD
  • usdod-64
  • usdod-96
GIAI
  • giai-64
  • giai-96
GID
  • gid-96
GLN
Note: This input type is supported only for printing. This type is not supported by the WebSphere Premises Server EPC Commissioning Member APIs.
  • sgln-96
  • sgln-64
GRAI
  • grai-96
  • grai-64
GTIN14
  • sgtin-64
  • sgtin-96
SSCC18
  • sscc-96
  • sscc-64

The Print, Verify, and Ship Reference User Interface includes twelve default pack types. The default GTIN14 pack types are:

The default SSCC18 pack types are:
  • PALLET64-SSCC64 - 64-bit non-item pack type
  • PALLET96-SSCC96 - 96-bit non-item pack type
The default DOD pack types are:
  • DODPallet64 - 64-bit pack type for DOD containers
  • DODCase64 - 64-bit pack type for DOD cases
  • DODUIDItem64 - 64-bit pack type for DOD single-item shipments
  • DODPallet96 - 96-bit pack type for DOD containers
  • DODCase96 - 96-bit pack type for DOD cases
  • DODUIDItem96 - 96-bit pack type for DOD single-item shipments

You can modify the default pack type or create any number of new ones for a particular customer. You associate pack types with profiles; therefore, for each created profile, you can create new pack types with which to print RFID tag labels. See Configuring profiles for more information.


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