Packing Unit field

The Packing Unit field specifies the packing unit that an object is stored in.

How this fields works

The Packing Unit field connects to the Packing Unit file.

Field details

Field type

Authority field

Field locations

Internal field names

  • Object file:

    • Current Location table: CURR_LOC_CRATE

    • Inventory Location table: INV_LOC_CRATE

    • Usual Location table: USUAL_LOC_CRATE

    • Usual Packing Units for Transport table: USUAL_CRATE

  • Transport/Movement file: CRATE_ID

Searching on this field

Select one of these options in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement:

  • Current Packing Unit

  • Usual Packing Unit (Storage)

  • Usual Packing Unit (Transport)

Reporting on this field

This is how to select this field in Reporting.

  • Field (Across the page) reports - select one of these options:

    • Usual Packing Unit

    • Usual Location Packing Units (all parts)

    • Current Packing Unit

    • Current Location Packing Units (all parts)

    • Inventory Packing Unit

    • Inventory Location Packing Units (all parts)

    • Usual Packing Unit for Transport

    • Usual Packing Unit for Transport, parts

    • Location History Packing Unit

  • Group (Down the page) reports:

    • Expand Current Location (main details) then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Current Location (full details) then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Current Location (main details - all parts) then select Packing Units.

    • Expand Current Location (full details - all parts) then select Packing Units.

    • Expand Usual Location (full details) then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Usual Location (full details - all parts) then select Packing Units.

    • Expand Inventory (location, date & part) then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Inventory (full details) then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Inventory (location, date & part - all parts) then select Packing Units.

    • Expand Inventory (full details - all parts) then select Packing Units.

    • Expand Transport Packing Units then select Packing Unit.

    • Expand Location History then select Packing Unit.

You can sort on this field.