Defining a product item's container attributes

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An item can be a container item, which is used to ship other items. You can specify the container attributes for an item.

About this task

For more information about creating an item that is a container, see Creating a product item.

To define an item's container attributes:

Procedure

  1. In the Item Details window, choose the Container Attributes tab.
  2. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
    Table 1. Container attributes tab.

    Container attributes
    Field Description
    Container Restrictions  
    Reserved for the following Buyers Select Containerization Categories if you want to reserve the use of this container to items that have been categorized in specific ways. For example, you can restrict the use of this container to items that are categorized as "nonperishable" for the containerization category.

    You can define containerization categories based on the item attributes.

    By default, five container category classification purposes are provided to perform containerization. You can configure these container category classification purposes to be associated with the item attributes, for example, StorageType, ItemType, ProductLine, and so on as per your requirements.

    Choose the Details icon of the container category classification purpose that you want to reserve for the item being defined. The List of Values pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose a containerization category from the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding containerization categories, choose OK.

    Note: Buyers with containers reserved for their use can only use the reserved containers. They cannot make use of other containers from the common pool.
    Reserved for Items having the following Containerization Categories Select Containerization Categories if you want to reserve the use of this container to items that have been categorized in specific ways. For example, you can restrict the use of this container to items that are categorized as "nonperishable" for the containerization category.

    You can define containerization categories based on the item attributes.

    By default, five container category classification purposes are provided to perform containerization. You can configure these container category classification purposes to be associated with the item attributes, for example, StorageType, ItemType, ProductLine, and so on as per your requirements.

    Choose the Lookup icon of the container category classification purpose that you want to reserve for the item being defined. The List of Values pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose a containerization category from the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding containerization categories, choose OK.

    See Defining classifications.
    Container Volume  
    Capacity Volume Enter the cubic amount that can be placed in this container, and select the cubic unit of measure for that volume (for example, cubic foot, liter).
    Volume Allowance Enter the cubic amount of additional items that can be added when there are a few remaining items to be containerized. For example, a container has a capacity volume of 100 cubic feet. Two containers have been filled, and there are a few remaining items to be containerized. The remaining items have a volume of two cubic feet. If the Volume Allowance is set to accept two cubic feet, or more, the remaining items are placed in the last container.

    Leave this field blank to specify no Volume Allowance.
    Maximum weight that can be placed in the container Enter the maximum weight permitted for this container, and select the unit of measure used for that weight.
    Container SKU Capacity Definition  
    SKU Unit Size Code Identifies SKU Unit Size Code used to identify items.
    Quantity How many items of the specified SKU Unit Size Code can be placed in this container. In some cases, it is easier to specify the number of items that can be placed in the container than it is to attempt to calculate the number of items based on the size of the items and the volume of the container. For example, you might want to specify the capacity of the container for irregularly shaped items, such as balls, or highly compressible items, such as shirts.