Container Packing Policies

Warehouse management > Setup > Containers > Container packing policies

Overview

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Use SCC Device Server	Turn on this toggle to enable the connection to the Supply Chain Cloud Device Server to retrieve scale weight when closing containers. Note You can also click Toggle Device Server in the ribbon to turn this toggle on and off. This button skips validation to update the toggle only, allowing clients to migrate to the Device Server without recreating all their packing policies.

See Container Manifest for configuration options.

When a container is manifested, rating and tracking information is assigned only at the container level.

See Shipment Manifest for configuration options.

A shipment manifest allows multiple containers to be closed but not manifested until the entire shipment is complete.

Note

If you are shipping internationally, we recommend shipment-based manifesting so that you receive a single commercial invoice for each shipment.

The Carrier label printing section allows you to control whether a label is printed and, if so, the name of the printer to use.

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Print container shipping label rule

Select an option from the drop-down list:

Never: A label will never be printed. The container can be closed.
Always: A label will be always be printed. The container cannot be closed until the label is retrieved.
If setup exists: If setup exists, the container can be closed when a label is retrieved. If no label is retrieved, it cannot be closed. If setup does not exist, the container can be closed without a label.

Printer name

Select the ZPL printer that your label will print on.

The Close Container Profile Print section allows you to print from multiple printers, when needed, by assigning a printer to a document type.

For example, you can send commercial invoices to one printer and labels to a ZPL printer.

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Document Type

Select the type of document you want to print:

Printer name

Select the printer for the specified document type.

Shipping Label Format

If you select the Shipping Label document type, you can route ZPL and PDF shipping labels if the carrier supports that functionality.

Note

You must have a printer configured for each shipping label format you plan to use.

If a label format is not set up here but the carrier is configured to use that label format, a label will not print.

For more information on configuring label types for specific carriers, see the Document Tab section on the carrier configuration pages.

Important

To configure shipping labels, you must click Disable Print Container Shipping Label in the ribbon prior to configuration.

This is not reversible; once you disable the Print Container Shipping Label setting, you cannot enable it again.

You must create a new packing profile if you wish to reset this setting.