Glossary

Terms

Term
Meaning
Package movable combination of packaging material(s) with contents (according to DIN 55405:2015-12 0.915 and 10.907)
Contents corresponds to the goods to be packaged or already packaged. […]. The goods can be any unpackaged item or a package created in a previous packaging process. (DIN 55405:2015-12 10.559)
Packaging structure Hierarchical representation of packaging materials and auxiliary packaging materials with packaging rules
Packaging material Packaging component that forms the main part of the package, intended to contain the goods, and serves to partially or completely enclose or bundle them (DIN 55405:2015-12 10.600); packaging materials can have superior or subordinate relationships to each other
Auxiliary packaging material Packaging component that, together with the packaging material, provides the full functionality of a package (DIN 55405:2015-12 10.601)
Outer packaging (also secondary packaging) Packaging that contains a certain number of sales units […] This packaging can be removed without affecting the characteristics of the goods (DIN 55405:2014-12)
Packaging unit smallest packaging unit in which goods are packaged in a defined quantity and number (according to the definition of basic packaging DIN 55405:2014-12 10.341)
Handling unit the highest movable unit
Document packaging structure Specification of a real packaging structure on a Business Central document
Packaging assignment Mapping of the real packaging structure to a transaction document
Alternative
Variant of a packaging structure for the same document (e.g., different pallet setup).
Packaging material
Empty unit (pallet, box, insert), may have its own weight.
Contents
Item to be packaged (e.g., article).
Assignment
Concrete instance of the structure on a document (e.g., Sales Order 101012).
Net/Gross weight
Sum of contents / contents + materials.
Overload
Gross weight > defined maximum value.

Roles & Typical Process

Role
Step
Master data
Create packaging materials (description, weight).
Planning / Engineering
Define standard packaging structures (draft).
Planning
Review and release structure (status: Released).
Order processing
Assign structure to a sales, purchase, or transfer line (choose alternative).
Warehouse / Shipping
Use packaging assignment during picking / goods issue.
Goods receipt
Reference incoming structure (purchase).

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