{"id":332,"date":"2019-07-14T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T11:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:19:49","slug":"what-are-package-types-how-do-we-create-one","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/what-are-package-types-how-do-we-create-one\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Package Types? How do we create one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The packaging is vital for both shipping and fulfilment process. It is done to protect the products from bumps and bruises and safely deliver the quality product to the buyer.<\/p>\n<p>If you have predefined packages for your products and are individually updating weight and dimension of your package type while processing orders, then this process can be simplified by creating\u00a0<strong>Package Types<\/strong>\u00a0in Uniware.<\/p>\n<p>Below mentioned is the process to create different package types in Uniware:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1-<\/strong> Under <strong>Settings &gt; Package Types<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-890\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/14500-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806474\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2-<\/strong> Click on\u00a0<strong>&#8220;+add package type\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 button to create new package type.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-892\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/14500-19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1297\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806475\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3-<\/strong> Fill predefined weight and dimension of your required package type.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806479\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fill\u00a0<strong>Code<\/strong> which can be easily identified when you allocate package to shipments while processing orders,\u00a0<strong>Dimension in mm<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>weight in gm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Select Channel from the dropdown if needed.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"gmail-docs-internal-guid-c27a10ee-7fff-0890-b0cd-4e36522072d4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5165\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spt205211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1303\" height=\"472\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3-<\/strong> Fill the option as per your order processing.<\/p>\n<table data-number-column=\"false\" data-layout=\"default\" data-autosize=\"false\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"pm-table-header-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\"><strong>Field Name (M: Mandatory)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"pm-table-header-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\"><strong>Values (Default)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"pm-table-header-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Package Type For (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Dropdown<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">Select to use package type for warehouse or for any channel\u00a0from the dropdown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Channel Name (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Dropdown<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">If you selected the Package type for channel then select the channel\u00a0name from this dropdown.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Scannable<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Yes\/No<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\">\n<li>If the Scannable is selected as YES then during label generation, the Shipping Package Type code needs to be scanned while processing the order.<\/li>\n<li>No: else select No.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Package Name (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Alphanumeric<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">This will be user defined name for SPT so that user can identify it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Package Code (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Alphanumeric<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">This will be user defined code (Unique) to identify and to allocate package to shipments while processing orders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Box Weight (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Numeric<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">Weight in gm. 500 gm for half kg.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Package Cost (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Numeric<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">This will be user defined Package Cost (if applicable).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Dimension (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Numeric<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">Dimension in mm for L W H like 500,500,500 mm for (50 cm\/ 0.5 Meter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"195\">Default (M)<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"140\">Yes\/No<\/td>\n<td class=\"pm-table-cell-content-wrap\" data-colwidth=\"430\">\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\">\n<li>Yes: For each channel there will be one default SPT will shown at shipment page.<\/li>\n<li>No: else select No.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:\u00a0You can Disable the Package type if no longer required.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For this Go to Settings&gt; Package Types&gt; Hover Mouse over Actions for created package types&gt; Click on Disable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>If the\u00a0<strong>Scannable parameter is selected as YES<\/strong>\u00a0then during label generation, the Shipping Package Type code needs to be scanned while processing the order.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806477\" alt=\"\" \/><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Weight updated on package type will be automatically calculated in Kg by the system when allocated on the shipment of the order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight updated (Total weight of BOX with the product) while Generating label in Uniware=<b>\u00a0Item master (product weight) +\u00a0package type EMPTY BOX weight\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806478\" alt=\"\" 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Refer below process to note how to allocate package type to orders while processing them in bulk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go To Shipments&gt; New or Packed&gt; Select Orders to be Processed together&gt; Print Labels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/support.unicommerce.com\/customer\/portal\/attachments\/806483\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The packaging is vital for both shipping and fulfilment process. It is done to protect the products from bumps and bruises and safely deliver the quality product to the buyer. 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