The packing material master data in the menu item “Packing Material” contains all packing materials from supplier and customer with data that are absolutely necessary in the automatic and manual packing process in the FPA / ASN process.
The menu item “Packing Material” are available for customer and supplier.
For Customers: The packing material master data can be created or updated by demand message, by CSV file upload or by manual entry in the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details”.
For Suppliers: You can create or update packing material master data by a CSV file upload or by manual input in the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details”. The menu item “Packing Material” are available for customer and supplier. The supplier has a Read-Only-Right for the customer packing materials. A fixed assignment of a supplier packing material to a customer packing material does not exist in the packing material master data. To identify customer packing material in the ASN, it is possible enter the customer packing material number in the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details” of the supplier.
You will find the “Format Description” for the CSV file in the document “Packing Master Data CSV Down- and Upload Documentation” here.
Up- and download of packing material
Download:
You can download one or more packing materials with a CSV file download. In the overview “Packing Material” you find the function “Download CSV”. To download materials you must select and mark one or more materials. With the function “Download CSV” SupplyOn creates a CSV file.
Upload:
If you want to create or update several packing materials, the upload of a CSV file is the fastest way.
In the overview “Packing Material” you find the function “Upload CSV”. With this function you have the possibility to upload a CSV file. SupplyOn checks the file and creates or updates master data for packing materials.
To have the correct format you can use a downloaded CVS file. Change the field “Packing Number” and the relevant field. Before you can upload the file, delete the header. The header in download file is only an information.
For a update download the articles that you want to update in a CSV file. Change the parameter that you want to update, delete the header and upload. Please note: Do not change the “Packing Number”, the material will be identified by the “Packing Number”.
Creation and update of packing material master data
Create a new packing material:
Use the function “Create Packing Material” in the overview “Packing Material” to create a new packing material. Click on the button “Create Packing Material” to open the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details” and enter all relevant data. In the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details” you can assign a customer article to a supplier article.
Update of an existing packing material:
Mark the material that you want to change in the overview “Packing Material”. Click the button “Details” to open the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details” with all existing data. Even with a click on the packing material number of the material that you want to change opens entry dialogue “Packing Material Details”. In the entry dialogue “Packing Material Details” you can change the existing data. The “Packing Material Number” and the “Packing Material ID” cannot be changed.