Package Type (G-part)
This field only applies to G-parts. Here you can enter the goods type or select an existing type of goods that will be linked to the packaging part. This information will be printed on the shipping documents. If no package type is entered, the default package type will be printed according to what was entered in the setting Default Package Type, under the section Shipping under the Sales tab in the Settings procedure.
A number of pre-defined package types are included in the system that can be used and enter an own name for. These are then saved in a separate table for own package types. This way you can create an own collection of package types from which you can select in the Print Shipping Documents procedure. If you configure the setting Use package type to All, under Shipping under the Sales tab in the Settings procedure, you will see both your own package types as well as the predefined. Once you have created your own package types you can change this setting to Only own. Only your own package types will then be shown in the Package type field under the Basic data tab in the Print Shipping Documents procedure. The list will then be shorter and it will be easier to select the correct package type.
If you enter an own package type it is important that the package type code, i.e. "Z01" for Pallet, coincide with the code at the shipping agent. The code determines which type of transport vehicle the shipping agent will use and in some cases also the freight cost. When sending shipping information via EDI this is very important since the management will take place automatically. When dispatching advice via EDI to Memnon and Unifaun (format numbers 181 and 183 in the EDI Links procedure) the selected package type text will be "cut off" at the first space. If, for example, the package type is entered as "CT Carton", only "CT" will be included when dispatching.