Packing Station (CC00)

The Company Control Initialization (CC00/Packing Station) sets the system parameter settings that define the default values and settings for Packing Entry (PS30) and Shipping Entry (PS41). Note: Packing Station is an optional module that is not included in the base Enterprise package.

Note: For additional details on how Packing Station functions, click here.

The following list defines every field on the Packing Station panel:

In the Packing Options section:
- Carton Control - Sets the company default rules for packing Sales Orders into Cartons. The Packer is unable to alter this setting in PS30 without a Supervisor override. Note: The Company default set here can be overridden in Maintain Paying Office Packing Criteria (PS10).
  The options available are:
  - Single Order - limits the Packer to fill a carton with only one Sales Order. If more than one Sales Order is entered for the Pack, then separate Cartons must be used.
  - Multi Order - Prompt - allows the Packer to fill a carton with more than one Sales Order. The Sales Order must be selected in the Sales Order field of Packing Entry (PS30/Carton Details).
  - Multi Order - Auto - once all the Sales Orders are entered in PS30/Carton Details, there is no need to select the Sales Order in the Sales Order field of PS30. As you pack the Products, PS30 automatically searches the Order(s) for the Product that is scanned.
- Over Shipments - Sets the company default rules for over packing Sales Order lines. The following options are available:
  - Not Allowed - over packing past the Ordered Quantity of Sales Order lines is not permitted during the Packing stage.
  - Add to Existing Order Line - if the Product already exists as a line on the Sales Order, the additional Product added to the Pack is added to the existing Sales Order line. If the Product is not on the original Sales Order, the additional Products are added to the Pack as 'A-lines'.
  - Create New Order Line - if the Product already exists as a line on the Sales Order and is packed to the Order quantity OR if the Product is not on the original Sales Order, the additional Products are added as 'A-lines' to the Pack.
- In the Packing Criteria section:
  - Packing Criteria - Sets the Company default rules used in Packing Entry (PS30) to control the way Sales Orders are grouped together into a Packing Session. The first Sales Order entered in PS30 establishes the Criteria for the Packing Session. All subsequent Sales Orders for the current session must match the Criteria of this order. Note: The Company default set here can be overridden in Maintain Paying Office Packing Criteria (PS10).
    The options available are:
    - Paying Office (always selected)
    - Customer (when selected, the Packing Slip includes the Customer Code and Customer Name)
    - Ship To
    - Customer PO
    - Ship Via
    - Store
    For example: If you set Customer and Customer PO as your Packing Criteria, then each Sales Order scanned/entered into the Packing Session must belong to the same Paying Office, Customer and Customer PO.
- In the Shipping Options section:
  - Freight Charge - Sets the default for the Supplementary Code defined in Maintain Supplementary Charges (IN01) used when Freight Charges are applied to an Invoice via the Packing Station.
    - If this field is left blank in CC00, you cannot access the Freight charge field in PS30/Quick Ship or PS41/Ship.
    - When the Shipment is Closed, the Freight charge entered in PS30/PS41 is automatically added to the Invoice as the Freight Supplementary Charge, when CC00/Packing Station and Maintain Sales Office/Whse Number (CC96) are set up to automatically generate Invoices.
    - The Freight Charge entered in PS30/PS41 prints on the Bill of Lading.
  - Override Ship To Address - Sets the Company default rule for editing Ship To information in PS30/Quick Ship and PS41/Ship folder. The options available are:
    - Yes - the Ship To Address information can be modified manually or using the query associated with the 'Name' field on PS30/Quick Ship or PS41/Ship folder.
    - No - the Ship To Address information cannot be modified for the Shipment.
    - Select Only - the Shipper can modify the Ship To Address information using the query associated with the 'Name' field. Manual updating of the Name and Address information is not permitted.
    Note: When you click the query associated with the 'Name' field, the Ship To Address Selection window opens. The ship to's include only the ship to's from the sales order on the pack contained in the shipment, and not the alternate ship to's from Maintain Ship-to Addresses (SU14) for the customer on the order. Double click on a ship to line and the new ship to address information automatically displays.
  - Generate Invoice - Invoices will be automatically generated for Closed Shipments in PS30 and PS41 when:
    - This check box is selected
      AND
    - The 'Auto Generate Invoices' field in CC96 is set to 'Yes'.
    To suppress the Auto Generate Invoice feature, ensure this checkbox is not selected.
    Note: If the Shipment is for an EDI customer (Trading Partner), EDI Invoices are automatically generated when 'Always Invoice' is selected in the 'Auto Generate Invoice' field in CC00/EDI. You must ensure that the 'Generate Invoice' checkbox is selected, and that 'Auto Generate Invoices' in CC96 is set to 'Yes'.
    
    Note: If you are using TMS with Packing Station this flag should be checked on. If you do not have this flag selected the freight added in PS41 by TMS will not be applied to the invoice and the tracking numbers will not be viewable in PS45 or IN45.
  - Default Box Type - Sets the default used by PS30/Carton Details, PS30/Carton Details/Carton Weights & Measurements and PS41/Carton Details to the Box Type specified here. Box Types are defined in Maintain Packing Station Tables (PS09/Box Types), and all Active Box Types from PS09 display in the Default Box Type query in CC00. The Packer/Shipper may override this field in PS30/PS41.
- In the Shipping Criteria section:
  - Shipping Criteria - Sets the Company default rule used in Shipping Entry (PS41) to control the way Packs are grouped together into a Shipment. When the Paying Office check box is selected, all Packs must be associated with Sales Orders for the same Paying Office. The first Sales Order in the first Pack added to the Shipment establishes the Paying Office used for the Shipment. When the Paying Office check box is not selected, each Shipment can contain Packs with Sales Orders from multiple Paying Offices. Note: The Company default set here can be overridden in PS10.
    Note: If the Shipment is for an EDI customer (Trading Partner) and the 'Auto Invoice Generate' field in CC00/EDI is set to 'Never', 'ASN Acknowledged' or 'ASN Transmitted', then the Shipping Criteria (set here in CC00) is ignored.

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