Assign Packages to a Child Package Group

Example: A company creates a packing list of packages as a package group when a sale is committed. The packing list covers multiple despatches. When the company is ready to despatch the packages, the company creates an empty package group for each despatch. These empty package groups are added to the packing list (parent) package group, which makes them child package groups. The packages in the packing list are assigned to the child package groups and the material is despatched.

Security Note: You need the Allow package group maintenance security right in the Supply Chain user group security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the Package Group (DU) that has child package groups.
2. Select the Manual tab.
3. Select the Packages tab.
4. To select (that is, highlight) multiple consecutive packages:
   1. Click the first package.
   2. Press and hold down the Shift key.
   3. Click the last package.
5. To select (that is, highlight) multiple non-consecutive packages:
   1. Click the first package.
   2. Press and hold down the Ctrl key.
   3. Click each of the other packages.

   The Row Count displays the number of highlighted packages.

6. Right-click a single package or the highlighted packages and select Assign To Package Group and the required child package group from the menu. The menu displays a table with the name of child package groups and the number of packages and units that are in them.

   The Assign Packages To Package Group screen displays.

7. Select the Allocation Date. This date must be later than the most recent state in the Activity table of the child package group.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Save.

   The packages are removed from the parent package group and assigned to the child package group. The most recent state in the Activity table of the parent package group displays updated masses. The Activity table of the child package group displays a new state for the package group. The Activity table of each package displays a new state for the package.

10. To undo the package grouping:
    1. Open the child Package Group (DU).
    2. Select the Manual tab.
    3. Select the Packages tab.
    4. Uncheck Selected for the packages to be removed from the child package group.
    5. Click Save.

       The packages are moved back to the parent package group. The most recent states in the Activity tables of the parent package group and the child package group display updated masses for the package groups. The most recent state in the Activity table of each package is deleted.