Chapter 11: Working with Cartons (WCTN)

Purpose: The Cartons function defines the attributes of the boxes used to ship your items. You may assign a particular carton to an item by entering a carton code in the Carton field in the Item record.

When you wand the pick slip during the Confirmation process (to acknowledge that you are shipping the item), the system passes the carton ID to TanData. TanData, a PC product used to confirm items for shipment, then calculates the lowest cost for shipping the item.

Note: The carton ID is passed to TanData only for single line (single item) pick slips. Otherwise, the operator is prompted to enter the carton ID for each box being shipped.

The Work with Cartons screen is used to create, change, delete, and display the physical characteristics of each carton.

In this chapter:

• Work with Cartons Screen

• Create Carton Screen

• Change Carton Screen

• Display Carton Screen

Work with Cartons Screen

How to display this screen: Enter WCTN in the Fast path field at the top of any menu or select this option from a menu.

INR0090 DISPLAY Work with Cartons 12/02/94 16:49:35 CommercialWare Ctn Cubic Weight Opt Id# Cap. Weight Cap. Type options, press Enter. 2=Change 4=Delete 5=Display 1 1 1.000 1.000 2 2 2.000 2.000 3 3 3.000 3.000 F3=Exit F6=Create F12=Cancel F21=Print list F24=Select company

Field	Description
Ctn Id# (Carton identification number)	A code that identifies a particular size box. Numeric, 2 positions.
Cubic cap. (Cubic capacity)	The volume of the box, measured in inches. This value is determined by multiplying the height, length, and width of the carton. Numeric, 5 positions.
Weight	The weight of the box itself. Numeric, 7 positions with a 3-place decimal.
Weight cap. (Weight capacity)	The maximum weight allowed for the items in the box. Numeric, 7 positions with a 3-place decimal.

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Screen Option	Procedure
Create a new carton	Press F6 to advance to the Create Carton Screen.
Change a carton	Enter 2 next to a carton to advance to the Change Carton Screen.
Delete a carton	Enter 4 next to a carton to delete it. Note: You can delete this code even if it is assigned to an item. The next time you maintain the item you will receive a message indicating that the code assigned to the item is not found. You must remove the carton code or recreate the deleted record.
Display a carton	Enter 5 next to a carton to advance to the Display Carton Screen.

Create Carton Screen

To create: At the Work with Cartons Screen, press F6.

Note: This is an optional file; however, after defining your carton codes, you can assign a specific carton to an item by entering a valid carton ID in the Carton field for an item.

INR0093 ENTER Create Carton 12/02/94 17:16:45 CommercialWare Carton ID # . . . . . . Cubic capacity . . . . . Weight . . . . . . . . . Weight capacity . . . . F3=Exit F5=Reset F12=Cancel

Field	Description
Carton ID #	A code to identify the carton. You can assign a specific carton to an item by entering a valid carton ID# in the Carton field for an item. Numeric, 2 positions. Create screen: required. Change screen: display-only.
Cubic capacity	The volume of the carton, measured in inches, calculated by multiplying the carton's height, length, and width. Numeric, 4 positions; required.
Weight	The actual weight of the carton itself. Numeric, 7 positions with a 3-place decimal; required.
Weight capacity	The maximum weight the carton can hold. Numeric, 7 positions with a 3-place decimal; required.

Change Carton Screen

To change: Enter 2 next to a carton at the Work with Cartons Screen to advance to the Change Carton screen. At this screen you can change any information except the carton code itself. See Create Carton Screen for field descriptions.

Display Carton Screen

To display: Enter 5 next to a carton at the Work with Cartons Screen to advance to the Display Carton screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Carton Screen for field descriptions.