Packing multiple varieties on the same pallet

How to create pallets containing multiple batches/varieties

Within a Packing Record, each batch is for a particular variety that is being tipped or packed on a particular date.  There may be circumstances where you're putting multiple batches/varieties onto one pallet and consignment. 

 

1. In batch/variety 1: Add a new pallet & its contents (for that particular variety)

To do this, click 'Add New Pallet'

The Pallet ID number is automatically generated. In the example below, the pallet ID is 28, the variety is Navels and the batch number is 1234567:

Enter in the contents for that particular variety.

Click the + next to the Pallet ID to expand. You'll see Pack Types in the dropdown (these options are set up in the Packing screen); 

Note: You may or may not know the Customer, Carrier, Destination and connote number at this stage - these can be added in now or later - they just need to be entered before the pallet is consigned. 

2. In batch/variety 2:  Add a new pallet 

Accept the defaulted number e.g. below shows pallet number 29, click OK.

3. On this pallet ID, rename to be the same pallet number as in the first variety, but put a letter on the end.

As long as the two pallet ID's across both varieties have the same pallet number at the start and the rest are letters, it will recognize that they are associated with the same pallet).

4. Generate the combined packing slip.

From either pallet/batch, click in the grey square to the left of the Pallet ID, and you'll see the line will turn blue. Then, at the bottom of your screen select 'Packing Slip'. You will see on this packing slip that the program has combined both 28 & 28a, and the variety and batch say mixed.

Note, the date packed will display the date of the original pallet that was packed. In this case, pallet 28. 

5. Consign Pallet & Generate Connotes

On either of the batches, on the pallet (e.g. 28), select the customer that it is going to; you'll see a connote number automatically pulls in.
In the example below, we've selected Coles as the customer and Con Note number 15 has been assigned.

Now go to the other batch/pallet (e.g. 28a) and you'll see the customer (Coles) and the Con Note number has automatically applied. This is because the program knows pallets 28 & 28a are associated.  

Note: A Con Note number can be the same across multiple pallets within the same or different batches/packing records - however they must go to the same customer.

Click Con Note Detailed or Con Note Summary, to review pallets within that con note. 

In the example below, the Con Note (detailed or summary) report shows Con Note #15 contains a few pallets 2 x pallets, and within pallet #28 there are two varieties and batch codes. 

 

If happy with this, select either 'print and consign' or 'consign only'. 

Once consigned, back on the Packing Records screens, you'll see the tick next to the pallet entries indicate it has been consigned. 

Handy Tip:

On the Packing Record screen, there's a green button called 'Find pallet'. Regardless of which batch/packing record you're looking at, you can search for pallet numbers in here (e.g. I could search either 28 or 28a and it'd take me to the correct record).