The "Packing Process" with an Example

Example:
You created a order for a material(R-1160 - hard disks) for a qty - 120 pieces.

You need to create a delivery and

A)pack 40 pieces each of the material are grouped together into larger cardboard
boxes (PK-100 - shipping/packing material) and
B)these 3 cardboard boxes are put into pallet (PK-095).

Solution:
A)Packing 40 pieces each of material (40 x 3 = 120 pieces)

1)Goto [VL02N] to change the delivery, you already created.

Or you can do the following steps while you are creating a delivery also.
2)Go to "pack" icon.
3)In the upper section, enter the "packing material" (PK-100)
4)In the lower section, change the "partial quantity" to 40 of material R-1160.
5)Select both the lines of upper section and lower section and click the green ok. It
generates a shipping unit/handling unit number.
6)Now, select both lines of upper & lower section & click the button "per part. qty"
(New HU per part qty of material)
Check: click "General Overview" icon to see whether it packed 40 pieces of material
in 3 cartons.

B)Packing all 3 cartons in one big carton(PK-095)

1) from above screen, click "pack HUs" (pack shipping unit)

2)enter the packaging material (PK-095) in the upper section and select this line.
3)select 3 lines of PK-100 in lower section since you want to pack them in PK-095.
4)selecting both lines, click "pack" icon.
5)Now all the 3 cartons(PK-100 with 40 pieces each of material) are packed in one
big carton (PK-095).
Check: "General overview" icon.

Then "save" the delivery.

Content Author: Smiley

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Configuration

1) Define Material Group for Packaging

2) Define Packaging Material Types
3) Define Allowed Packaging Materials.
4) In the delivery Item category determination used "TAL" item category. for usage PACK and Item category group LIEH
5) maintain the item category TAL not relavant for billing and Pricing.
In addition to this assign the packaging material type in MM02 of the basic data tab and the item category group as VERP
Also Maintain copy control of the packaging item category from delivery to invoice:
Pl also go thr below links:
http://sap-img.com/sap-sd/process-in-packing.htm
http://sap-img.com/sap-sd/the-packing-process-with-an-example.htm
1. Define packaging material types- it can be anything like boxes crates, etc. in this you have to maintain the output determination
procedure, output type, plant determination, packaging material category, generate delivery items, number assignment. you can
copy from standard also.
2. Then go to define material group for packaging materials - here you maintain the four digit code and the description. Actually, this
group is nothing but similar products which require similar packing products. For Ex. Nokia Phones all types they are basically
packed first into a polythene bag. So here nokia phones can become a material group for packaging materials and polythene bag
can become the packaging material type which can include different sizes and types of polythene bags.
3. Define Allowed Packaging Materials - Here you assign the shipping group for packaging materials to the packaging material type.
This is related to your mterial master data of the packaging material which you create.
4. Now go to MM01 to create a packaging material. use material type as Packaging material then inside the system will take the
item category group as VERP. Then in the Basic Data1 screen you have the material group for packaging material (MGPM). Slect
the proper one. Now in the Sales:General/ Plant screen you have to maintain data regarding the packaging. you select the MGPM
same as the basic data 1 screen, then select the packaging material type, the allowed pkh weight, allowed pkg volume. This is
important because if the weight of your finished item is 2 KG and in the allowed pkg weight you enter only 1.5 KG, then while you
carry out the packing process in delivery, the system will give you error," packaging weight exceeded." The assignment in the IMG
creen for Define allowed packaging materials should be same as u mention in the material master. Then save your material master
for packaging material.
5. VA01 create the order, save it.
6. VL01N enter shipping point, go to edit - pack- you will face a screen with 2 parts. In the top part you select your packaging
material in which you want to pack your finished item, enter the system will assign a number to that material. Now select the Material
in the top part and the finished one in the lower part and click on the Icon Pack. Here one thing has to be taken care of. Suppose if
you want to pack only one finished item in one packaging material, then in the lower part of the screen you have a field for partial
quantity here you chnge it to 1. system will prompt quantity changed. now you select the material in the top part and the one in the
lower part and click on the PER PART. QTY ICON. In this way the system will pack only one finished item in a single packaging
material. Packing is done go back, select the picking and do the PGI. save the delivery and create the invoice.
HANDLING UNITS.(Used for Multi level packing)
Basically handling units come into picture when you want to carry out multi level packing. suppose you want to pack Nokia phone
first into a polythene bag, then this polythene bag is again packed in to box. like that. then this box will become a handling unit. For
this go to :
IMG - Logistics General - Handling Unit Mangement - Basics.
First create all your packing materials using MM01 and type as packaging material. Maintain all the assignments in IMG in Logistics
General.
1. In basics you do the same thing as you did in the packing in logistics execution. like you create the packaging material type, then
MGPM and their assignment.
2. Then go to External Identification - and maintain the number ranges forthe handling units that you want and assign the same to
your pckaging material type.
3. Now that you have done everything, create the order, save it, in VL01N, enter shipping point, go to edit - pack - do the same thing
as i have told you in the step no. 6 (above). now after doing select the PACK HUs TAB . NOW IN THIS SCREEN IN THE TOP
PART YOU WILL SEE THE ALREADY PACKED MATERIAL. In that same part again select your next packaging material that is
BOX. enter the system will assign the number to the BOX.
4. Now select the material which you have just entered and the materials which were already packed in the lower part of the screen
and click on the ICON PACK.
5. In the same way again in the top part of the screen you select your next level packaging material and press enter. the system will
assign a number to it. now select the material you have just entered and the previously packed material in the lower part of the
screen and click on the icon PACK.
6. In this way you can carry out multilevel packing. just take care of the allowed packing weight and the number of units you have to
pack in the nextpackaging material.