Defining packaging parameters

You can set up a Buyer's Inbound Compliance Packaging parameters.

About this task

To set up a Buyer's Inbound Compliance Packaging parameters:

Procedure

  1. Open the Applications Manager and select the application that you want.
  2. From the Roles & Participation tab in the Organization Details window, choose the Inbound Compliance Tab.
  3. Select the Packaging Tab.
  4. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
  5. Choose the Save icon.
    Table 1. Inbound compliance packaging tab
    Field Description
    Use units of measure from buyer catalog The buyer may specify units of measure, such as the number of packages contained in a case, or the number of cases in a pallet in the buyer catalog.

    Select this field to ensure that shipments match these requirements. If this field is not selected, then the enterprise's units of measure are used.
    Mandate tag information for all tag-controlled items The buyer may mandate tag information for all tag-controlled items.

    Select this field to ensure that the tag information is provided whenever you ship tag-controlled items to a buyer.
    Mandate Serial information for serialized items The buyer can mandate vendors to provide serial information for all the serialized items shipped to them.

    Select this field to ensure that the serial information is provided whenever you ship serialized items to this buyer.
    Shipping Container Marking
    SCM not required Select this field if a shipping container marking is not required on a container.
    SCM required without content Select this field if a shipping container marking is required on a container but does not have to contain information.
    SCM required with content Select this field if a shipping container marking is required on a container with all applicable information filled out.
    SCM Label Level
    Do not apply SCM If you selected ‘SCM not required', this field is automatically chosen.
    Apply SCM on all cases If you specified that shipment container markings are required, choose this field if you want to apply them on cases only.
    Apply SCM on all shipping units (cases or pallets) If you specified that shipment container markings are required, choose this field if you want to apply them on cases and pallets.
    Do not mix in a case
    Customer PO # Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different customer purchase order numbers to be packed into the same case.
    Department Code Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different department codes to be packed into the same case.
    Item ID Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different item IDs to be packed into the same case.
    Mark For Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different mark for addresses to be packed into the same case.
    Unit Of Measure Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different units of measure to be packed into the same case.
    Product Class Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different product classes to be packed into the same case.
    Do not mix in pallet
    Customer PO # Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different customer purchase order numbers to be packed onto the same pallet.
    Department Code Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different department codes to be packed onto the same pallet.
    Item ID Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different item IDs to be packed onto the same pallet.
    Mark For Select this field if you do not want SKUs for shipments with different mark for addresses to be packed onto the same pallet.
    Unit Of Measure Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different units of measure to be packed onto the same pallet.
    Product Class Select this field if you do not want SKUs with different product classes to be packed onto the same pallet.