Load Configuration Setup

This page is accessed via Operational Planning > Power Data > Load Configuration > Load Configuration Setup.

Use this page to define load configuration characteristics that control how packaged items are handled during the planning process. The setup information will be used when you configure Load Configuration rules.

The property "glog.business.loadconfig.legClassificationLimitList" determines if the order release ship unit's load configuration setup for a shipment is used. When this property has values set (can be a comma separated list of leg classification XIDs), OTM applies the order ship unit's load configuration setup only if the leg classification XID on the shipment's leg matches one of the values set on the property.

Defining a Load Configuration Setup

1. Enter a setup ID in the Load Configuration Setup ID field
2. Select the domain in which this configuration will be active from the Domain Name drop-down list.
3. Enter a configuration profile ID in the Pattern-based Load Configuration Profile ID field.

Stackability

Use this section to define how this configuration will accommodate stackable items.

1. Use the Stackable Above and Stackable Below drop-down lists to indicate whether items can be stacked above or below that ship unit.
   1. Stackable Above: Indicates that other units can be stacked on top of this unit. Null means it is okay to stack items on top)
   2. Stackable Below: Indicates that this unit can be stacked on top of other units. If no, the ship unit can only be placed on the floor. Null means can be stacked.
2. Select a rule from the Stacking Rule drop-down list. Same means that identical packaged items may be stacked and Like means similar items (same item type and same packaging unit type) may be stacked.
3. Enter a value in the Stacking Index field. The stacking index is a way of indicating if something can be stacked and what it can be stacked on. Units with a higher stacking index should not be loaded on top of units with a lower stacking index. Heavy items would have higher indexes.
4. Enter a value in the Stacking Layers field. This defines the number of layers that can be stacked.
5. Enter a value and select a unit of measurement in the Max Stacking Height fields. This defines the maximum stacking height permitted in this load configuration.
6. Enter a value in the Max Ratio of Unsupported Area field. This is a ratio between 0 and 1.

Orientations

Use this section if you use load configuration. Select the Orientation for the unit. For details of upright, on side and prone, see the Orientation help topic.

1. If you want this to be the preferred orientation, select the Preferred option. You can have more than one preferred orientation, but there is no hierarchy. If none of the preferred work, the system will look at non-preferred orientations.
2. Select the Floor Compatible check box if this item can be stacked on the floor. If an item cannot handle a lot of weight stacked on top of it, you probably do not want to mark it as floor compatible.
3. Set the Maximum Top Weight if you want maximum weight to be considered when loading. This is to avoid crushing. This determines the maximum allowable weight that can be loaded on top of this type of unit when loaded according to this orientation. Actual weight definition is defined on the ship unit by using the field "Load Configuration Setup". Consider the following Logic Configuration - Container Optimization parameters:
   
   LOAD CONFIG IGNORE MAX TOP WEIGHT CONSTRAINT: this must be set to FALSE. The default is TRUE.
   
   CONSIDER SPACES ABOVE PLACED ITEMS SEPARATELY: set this to TRUE. (It may be slower but provides better results).
4. Enter the Maximum Overhang By Length to indicate the maximum unsupported overhang along the length of the unit itself.
5. Enter the Maximum Overhang By Width to indicate the maximum unsupported overhang along the width of the unit.
6. Click Save after adding each orientation.

   Note: You can add multiple orientations. Remember to click Save after entering each one.

7. Click Finished.

Note: The listed orientations are used only when the parameter, LOAD PLACEMENT ITERATION CRITERIA, is set to the following values:
     0. Space, Item, Rotation
     2.  Item, Rotation, Space
     3.  Item, Space, Rotation
Otherwise, all 6 orientations are used.