Item shipper maintenance

This process is used to create and maintain the Trade Unit Number (TUN) and the relationship between this TUN and the product and the quantity of product in a carton. The TUN can be used in a similar way to the barcode to retrieve product details. The TUN is used with Radio Frequency (RF) scanners to record the quantities of a product received or dispatched by scanning the TUN number.

A WARNING is given if same TUN code exists in Item Masterfile or Barcode.

Allows the item and carton quantity as a not unique key. So the same item can have multiple TUN codes with the same carton quantity.

Add a TUN

  1. In the menu, expand Base Modules Distribution > Masterfiles >Database Management > Database Management > Item Masterfiles > Other Item Maintenance and double-click IM Item Shipper Maintenance. WHM295 Product Shipper Maintenance panel appears.
  2. Enter the required selection fields and click OKWHM295 Product Shipper Maintenance main panel appears.
  3. Click Add.
View the fields on this panel
Field Description 
Item The number is alphanumeric and is a Product code or Item code or a Title or International Standard Book Number (ISBN) that uniquely identifies an inventory item in the system.
Carton quantity This the number of titles in a carton.
TUN If a Trade Unit Number is available for a product, this can be entered to access the product instead of entering the product code.
Shipper length Length of the trading unit.
Shipper width Width of the trading unit.
Shipper depth Depth of the trading unit.
Shipper weight Weight of the trading unit.
  1. Enter the required information.
  2. Click OK to confirm.
  3. A new TUN gets added along with other product shipper details.