An internal container is a logistics unit managed in the receipt flow, internal movements and issues. An internal container can be a pallet a barrel, etc.
You can create identifiers called 'License plate numbers' for these internal containers in two ways:
The creation of license plate numbers is based on the presetting done in the Container function, which provides the reference of the sequence number counter to be used.

In this License plate number function, you can also:
  • View the list of license plate numbers identifying internal containers, regardless of their creation method (by unit or batch)
  • View their content
  • Print the related labels.

Prerequisites

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Screen management

Define in the header the various characteristics of the container.
Once the container is used in stocks, its status moves from 'Free' to 'In stock' and the Content tab presents the list of impacted products and associated characteristics.

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License plate number (field LPNNUM)

When a sequence number is linked to the Container setup, a number is automatically assigned upon creating the license plate number. In this case, if you enter a license plate number, it will be overwritten by the sequence number of the container.

However, if there is no sequence number linked to the container setup, you must enter the license plate number.
Stock site (field STOFCY)

Enter the storage site. It is initialized by default by the site associated with your function profile.
Warehouse (field WRH)

This field, which can not be modified, displays the warehouse attached to the selected storage site.
SEEINFO A location is only associated to a warehouse when the location category is 'Internal' or 'Sub-contractor' and if the storage site manages warehouses.
Container (field TCTRNUM)

Select the container you want to use.
If a sequence number is linked to the setup of this container, this sequence number will automatically determine the license plate number on creation.
Only an internal container (License plate number) can be selected.
Container type (field TCTRTYP)

This field cannot be entered. It displays the container type of the selected container.

Location (field LOC)

Select the container storage location. This location is optional.

This field is updated based on the stock lines it is associated with. Once the container has content, it can no longer be modified.
A license plate number (assigned to the container) can only apply to one location.

Location type (field LOCTYP)

This field cannot be entered. It displays the location type for the location.
Active (field ENAFLG)

By default, this check box is selected. It indicates that the license plate number can be used in logistics flows.
Clear this check box if you do not want the license plate number to be used.

Status (field LPNSTAT)

This field cannot be entered. It indicates if the license plate number is 'Free' or already used and including stock.
Printed (field PRTFLG)

This check box cannot be accessed. It is selected automatically when the license plate number label has been printed. You can thus see which license plate numbers have printed labels and which do not.
You can reprint the label as many times as you want.

Tab Management

Single-product (field MONITMFLG)

Select this check box to indicate that the container must be single-product managed.
By default, this setup is based on the setup of the selected container.
Single-lot (field MONLOTFLG)

Select this check box to indicate that the container must be single-lot managed.
By default, this setup is based on the setup of the selected container.
First use date (field LPNFDAT)

This field cannot be entered. It displays the date at which the license plate number has been used for the last time.
Last use date (field LPNLDAT)

This field cannot be entered. It displays the date at which the license plate number will be 'Free' again.

Tab Content

This tab presents the list of products included in the container and their characteristics.
This information is not stored in a table. It is recovered based on the stock lines associated with the license plate number.

On each line, click the Actions icon to access:

Grid

field NBLIG
Product (field ITMREF)
Description (field ITMDES1)
Lot (field LOT)
Sublot (field SLO)
Status (field STA)
Analysis request (field QLYCTLDEM)
Packing unit (field PCU)
PAC quantity (field QTYPCU)
Stock unit (field STU)
STK quantity (field QTYSTU)
Serial number (field SERNUM)
Identifier 1 (field PALNUM)
Identifier 2 (field CTRNUM)

Specific actions

Print

Click this action to open the label printing launch window.
Enter:
  • The label format. It is based on the format defined in the Container setup.
  • The destination printer. The default printer can be defined at two levels:
    • The more detailed level set up in the Destinations by user function. It makes it possible to customize the destination for each report by user.
    • It is also possible to specify their destination in the reports.
    • The destination defined in the User record is used by default.
Click OK to launch the printing process. The label includes:
  • The site code.
  • The license plate number displayed as a bar code with a font size of 128 followed by the number.
  • The container reference and description.
You can also choose to print the label later, or to reprint it, using the Container label printing function.

Local menus

The only error messages are the generic ones.

Tables used

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