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<Session ID="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package Definition Levels (whwmd4120s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to create, view or change the structure of the generic <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000357" role="glossary">package definition</Link> levels.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>When you insert a new level in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4520m000" role="session">Package Definition Levels (whwmd4520m000)</GUIRef> session, the next level number is generated. Each level is an inventory unit. The lowest level must be the base inventory unit for the item(s) that will be linked to the package definition.</Paragraph>
			<List><ListIntro>For each level of the package definition, enter the packaging details and the dimensions of the package. You can also enter a packaging item. The following data are taken as default from the packaging item:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.pktp" role="formfield">Package Type</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.shpb" role="formfield">Shippable</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wght" role="formfield">Weight</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.hght" role="formfield">Height</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wdth" role="formfield">Width</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.dpth" role="formfield">Depth</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>If no packaging item is entered, these values can be defined freely for any packaging level.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>At level 1, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.pqty" role="formfield">Exists for Partial Quantity</GUIRef> field is cleared and cannot be edited by the user.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000031" role="manual">Packaging levels</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000334" role="manual">To define package definitions</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000320" role="manual">Package definitions</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.pkdf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package Definition</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code of the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000357" role="glossary">package definition</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.levl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Level</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The level number of the packaging level.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The level numbers start at 1 for the lowest level and increase sequentially without gaps. Each higher level holds or contains the package unit that is at the level immediately before it.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>For example, the lowest level can be pieces, the next level is a box that contains 10 pieces, and the highest level is a pallet that holds 20 boxes.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>level 1: pieces</ListItem>
					<ListItem>level 2: bx1 (box of 10 pieces)</ListItem>
					<ListItem>level 3: pl1 (pallet of 20 bx1 = 200 pieces)</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.cuni"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Unit</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>A unit of packaging in which an item can exist: for example a piece, a box, or a pallet.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This unit serves as the package in which, or on which, an item is stored or handled. On the lowest level, this unit is the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000337" role="glossary">inventory unit</Link> for the item.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Besides the base unit, a unit can appear in only one package definition for each item.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The unit must be defined in in the item's <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#UnitSet.tc" role="glossary">unit set</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.pitm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Packaging Item</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The packaging item (such as supports and containers) that are used to hold goods within the warehouse and the distribution chain. The packaging item can be associated to a unit defined at the package definition level. The same packaging item can be associated to several package definition levels (units).</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The following data are taken as default from the packaging item:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.pktp" role="formfield">Package Type</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.shpb" role="formfield">Shippable</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wght" role="formfield">Weight</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.hght" role="formfield">Height</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wdth" role="formfield">Width</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.dpth" role="formfield">Depth</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>The values of these fields are retrieved from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4105s000" role="session">Packaging Items (whwmd4105s000)</GUIRef> session and cannot be edited by the user.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>If no packaging item is entered, you can enter specific packaging data.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Packaging items can be marked as reusable. When package levels are associated with packaging items that are reusable, the quantity of the packaging items received into and shipped from the warehouse will be tracked for each business partner using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4107m000" role="session">Packaging Items by Business Partner (whwmd4107m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.loct"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Location Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">location</Link> type where the package can be stored.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Only values <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/wmd.loct#pick" role="enum">Pick</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/wmd.loct#bulk" role="enum">Bulk</GUIRef> apply from the list shown below.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.pktp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The package type defines whether goods are stored inside the packaging materials or externally on the packaging materials. This information enables SSA ERP to have accurate dimensions of goods that are packaged according to the package definition.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.pqty"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Exists for Partial Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the package is regarded as existing even when its content is partial.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>When a box is picked from a pallet, the pallet still exists in the location with the remaining quantity. Therefore, the pallet exists for partial quantities. However, for specific types of boxes, when pieces are picked from the box, the box is discarded and the remaining pieces must be represented as pieces. In such cases, the box does not exist for partial quantities.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.shpb"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Shippable</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the package is suitable for shipment without being repacked. For example, pallets are generally a shippable type of packaging.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, the package is not shippable in its present form. For example, a fragile package or many types of loose pieces cannot be shipped without first repackaging them.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd000.wght"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Weight</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The unit of measure in which weight is expressed, which is used throughout <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef> to handle the location capacity in terms of weight.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>For example:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>Maximum weight</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Available weight</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0101m000#tcmcs001.tccu" role="formfield">Physical Quantity</GUIRef> of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000#whwmd000.wght" role="formfield">Location Weight</GUIRef> should be of type <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/tccu#mass" role="enum">Weight</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.wght"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Weight</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weight of the empty package expressed in the location weight unit of measure. This weight does not include the weight of the item in the package.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0 - 99999999.99</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The location weight unit of measure is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000" role="session">Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.hght"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Height</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The outer height of the package expressed in the location length unit of measure.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0 - 999999.99</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The location length unit of measure is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000" role="session">Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="floorspace"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Floor Space</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3101s000#whwmd301.chks" role="formfield">Floor Space</GUIRef> of an item. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd3101s000#whwmd301.chks" role="formfield">Floor Space</GUIRef> is equal to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.dpth" role="formfield">Depth</GUIRef> multiplied with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wdth" role="formfield">Width</GUIRef> of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.pitm" role="formfield">Packaging Item</GUIRef>. It is expressed and rounded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000#whwmd000.lgth" role="formfield">Location Length</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.wdth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Width</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The outer width of the package expressed in the location length unit of measure.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0 - 999999.99</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The location length unit of measure is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000" role="session">Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="volume"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Volume</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The volume of an item.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The volume is equal to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.dpth" role="formfield">Depth</GUIRef> multiplied with <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.wdth" role="formfield">Width</GUIRef> multiplied with <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.hght" role="formfield">Height</GUIRef> of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4120s000#whwmd420.pitm" role="formfield">Packaging Item</GUIRef>. The volume is rounded up and is expressed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000#whwmd000.lgth" role="formfield">Location Length</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="whwmd420.dpth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Depth</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The outer depth of the package expressed in the location length unit of measure.</FuncDesc>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0 - 999999.99</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>0</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The location length unit of measure is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000" role="session">Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
