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MULTI LEVEL PACKAGING - Urgent

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i have to maintain multi level packaging in the delivery

How to maintain Multi level Packaging in the dilvery,

please give me u r valuble inputs

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Ramesh

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June 06, 2007 at 11:42 AM

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June 06, 2007 at 11:42 AM

Hi ramesh,
Follow the steps mentioned below:

Before creating the packaging material you have to go to:

IMG-Logistics Execution-Shipping -Packing.

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.

HOPE I AHVE ANSWERED YOUR QUERY.

PLEASE REWARD VALUABLE POINTS IF SOLUTION FOUND USEFUL.

Regards,

Allabaqsh Patil

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POP1 & POF1

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Automatic Nested Handling Unit creation with Multilevel Packaging Instruction

Here I am going to explain how we can create Nested Handling Unit i.e Multiple Handling Units
in SAP.

Handling Units is an important functionality for easy identification and Handling of Goods that
require Packaging.

In the Below demonstration, I am going to show the Master data and Configuration required to
create Automatic Handling Units when you are creating a Delivery against Customer Sales
Order.

So, Lets begin….

I have a Business Case in which 4 Bottles are packed in a Small box, 4 Small Boxes are to be
packed in a Carton and 4 such Cartons are to be packed in One Pallet. The Picture below depicts
our Business Requirement. Here at each stage of Packaging we need to create Handling
Units. This sort of Multiple Handling Unit creations in which several Handling units are grouped
together to create another Handling Unit is termed as Nested Handling Unit.

I am now going to create a Sales Order for 256 Nos. of Bottles against Sales area 1000/10/US for
a Given Customer.
Now before I create the Delivery, I would show you the Master data that I have created to
achieve our Business Requirement.

We would first create below Packaging Materials in Transaction MM01:

1. Pallet: Material Type and General Item Category Group as VERP (For Returnable Packaging
Use General Item Category Group as LEIH) with Packaging Material Group: S003 & Packaging mat. type: 0004

2. Carton: Material Type and General Item Category Group as VERP (For Returnable
Packaging Use General Item Category Group as LEIH) with Packaging Material Group: S004 & Packaging mat.
type: 0006
3. Box: Material Type and General Item Category Group as VERP (For Returnable Packaging
Use General Item Category Group as LEIH) with Packaging Material Group: S005 & Packaging mat. type: 0006

4. Bottle: As a Normal Finished Product of Material Type FERT in Sales Area 1000/10/US with
necessary Pricing Condition Record.

Make below settings in SPRO Node Highlighted below:

Now for Material: Bottle we will create a Packaging Instruction as shown below.

An important thing to note here is Handling Unit Number is generated only for the Load
Carrier of the Packaging Instruction.

In view of this since we want to generate Handling Unit for Boxes, Cartons and Pallet, we would
need to treat them as Load carriers in our Packaging Instruction and since One Packaging
Instruction can have only One Load Carrier in it, we will have to create separate Packaging
Instruction for each of the Load Carrier.

Below Packaging Instructions have been Created in T Code: POP1:

a. Packaging for Carton:

b. Packaging for Box:

c. Packaging for Bottle:
In order for Automatic determination of Packaging instruction we will create Condition Record
in T Code: POF1 for Determination Type “SHIP” for Material Bottle and Ship To Party
Combination.
Once all the Master Data has been created we will now go on with creating Delivery against the
Customer Order.
The Delivery type that will be getting created when we try to create Delivery against the sales
Order needs to have Automatic Packaging Tick in the Delivery Type Configuration as shown
below:

On the Delivery Handling Unit Icon, we can now see below Handling Unit created.
Now you can Save and Delivery will be created.

The Above Handling Unit then can be Displayed in T Code: HUMO..