all about packing station

[Former Member]

hi,

sap gurus,

Can anyone give me some insight on Packing Station concept in SAP.

As I understand there is a transaction HUPAST, for packing station , but I would like to understand the steps involved in the setup and the use of the Packing Station functionality.

Please help.

balaji.t

[reazuddin_md]

You can use this activity to set profiles for packing stations. You can make the following settings:

Name of the packing station

Enter a name of your choice for each packing station.

Terminal identification

You can specify terminal identification for each packing station profile. When you specify a terminal ID, it means that when the packing station transaction is called up from this terminal, the packing station profile that is set for that terminal appears automatically. The system then skips the actual initial screen.

Packing station type

You must specify a packing station type. You can differentiate between packing deliveries (inbound and outbound deliveries) and creating handling units without object reference.

Quantity proposal

This field controls proposal of the quantity when you pack a material item.

Plant/Storage location/HU storage location/storage type/storage bin

If you selected the Create HUs without object reference option when you set the packing-station type, you must enter a plant for the material that is to be packed. If you want to create handling units with stock information, enter an HU-managed storage-location in the HU storage location field. Then, the system automatically finds the partner storage-location and uses it as the storage location. If you want to use a different storage location, you can enter another non-HU storage location in the Storage location field.

Print profile

You can enter a print profile in order to control which output type should be issued to which printer. You can specify printers for several delivery output types and for several HU output types.

Output devices

Specifying output devices is an alternative to entering print profiles. The first output device will be used for HU outputs and the second output device will be used for delivery outputs.

Post GI/GR at save

This indicator only affects the delivery packing process. When you set this indicator, the inbound/outbound delivery will be posted to goods receipt/goods issue automatically when you select Save.

Packaging material

If you have set HUs for delivery as the packing station type, a handling unit with the packaging material listed here will be created each time you process a new delivery. It makes sense to enter a packaging material in a packing station profile if you want to pack several deliveries the same way.

Create an HU using external numbers

You must set this indicator if the HU is to be created using numbers that were predefined externally. This makes the packaging material and the external number field available for input during the packing process at the packing station.

If this indicator is not set, an HU number will only be created using the packaging material entry and number assignment occurs within the system.

Attach a scale to the packing station

If you connect a scale to the terminal, you can have the system determine the weight of a handling unit with the touch of a button. To do this, you must make entries in the RFC destination and Scale name fields. In the Scale name field, enter the scale's name according to the computer's "registry". See also: Introduction: Scale and Packing Station.

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