Packing profiles are used heavily during the packing process to control screen flow and options as well as how labels are printed.

The Packing Profiles page allows you to create or edit packing profiles.

New or Edit Packing Profile

Click New to create a packing profile. Click Edit to edit a packing profile.

This opens a pop-up window where you can enter the following details:

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Name	The packing profile name.
Description	A detailed packing profile description.
Containers
Generate Container ID	Turn on this toggle to automatically generate the container ID when a new container is created. If disabled, you must enter the desired container ID.
Default Container Type	The default container type when this packing profile is used.
Disable Prompt for Container Type	Turn on this toggle if this container type can be changed from the default.
Pallet Building
Enable Pallet Building	Turn on this toggle to enable pallet building.
Generate Pallet ID	Turn on this toggle to automatically generate the pallet ID when a new pallet is created. If disabled, you must enter the desired pallet ID.
Default Pallet Type	The default pallet type when this packing profile is used.
Disable Prompt For Pallet Type	Turn on this toggle if this pallet type can be changed from the default.
Packing
Enable Line Packing	Turn on this toggle if lines can be packed under this profile. It is possible to create and manifest containers without packing them.
Packing Flow	Select a packing flow: Select and Pack: The item to be packed is selected in the grid and you can either pack the whole line or a partial line. Scan to Pack: Each individual item can be scanned to be packed. Note A packing flow can only be selected if the Enable Line Packing toggle is turned on.
Enable Case Pack	Turn on this toggle to enable Case Pack functionality. The Case Pack function allows you to quickly create multiple containers based on item attributes. This is typically used when shipping "cases" of product.
Automatically Close Case Pack Containers	Turn on this toggle to automatically close containers created using the Case Pack function. If disabled, you must manually close each individual container after creation. Note This toggle is only available if the Enable Case Pack toggle is turned on.
Shipping
Allow Rate Shop Unpacked Lines	Turn on this toggle if the packer can rate shop unpacked lines. If disabled, only packed containers can be considered when rate shopping.
Carrier Rating Group	Select a carrier rating group for the packing profile. These groups are managed on the Carrier Bidding Groups page.

Delete Packing Profile

Select the desired record and click Delete.

Click OK on the confirmation pop-up window to confirm the deletion.

Copy Packing Profile

Select the desired packing profile and click Copy.

A duplicate is created with a timestamp appended to the end of the name. You can adjust the name and description on the copy.

Copying is useful if multiple (but similar) packing profiles are needed.

Make Default

Select the desired record and click Make Default to mark it as the default packing profile.

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