The module Packaging Licenses/Overview allows you to assign appropriate packaging articles or packaging groups for specific products or product categories. The packaging of the sold products is added up here. These can be filtered by specific time periods and/or by a specific country. Often this is necessary in conjunction with the German packaging label Der Grüne Punkt, as packaging for a year or month must be listed here, or to list the number of batteries supplied.
The statistics are compiled on the basis of delivery notes, meaning all released delivery notes in which the packaged items were included are taken into account for calculating the quantity of packaging items consumed. The delivery note does not have to be outsourced yet. Cancelled delivery notes are also included in the overview, as packaging may have already been consumed or shipped in this case as well.
First, use the Smart Search to open the Packaging Licenses/Overview menu. Then click on+New entry to add a new packaging rule in the Details tab. The following options are available:
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Add a packaging item for a specific product (Example 1)
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Add a packaging item for an product group
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Add a packaging group for a product category (Example 2)
Example 1: You want to add packaging for a specific product. This example is a packaging item for each copy of the item "Bio Shower Gel 500 ml" sold within Germany:
Example 2: You want to add a packaging group for a product category that will be shipped to Austria. For the field Packaging group (e.g. electrical disposal) no article needs to be created beforehand. Instead, you can enter a packaging group directly here:
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Type: Choice between product or product category to which the packaging rule should apply
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Product / Product category: Selection of product or category
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Packaging type: Choice between packaging items and packaging group
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Packaging items / Packaging group:
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Packaging items: Item in Xentral for packaging to be tracked
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Packaging group: Freely selectable packaging group (without first creating an article)
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Packaging quantity: Specifies how often the packaging is used per product
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Country: Country of delivery as indicated in the delivery note. Important: Fill in this field for each packaging. This is the only way to correctly differentiate between different packaging requirements per country of delivery, for example. If you are shipping products to multiple delivery countries, be sure to include packaging with the correct country information for each delivery country.
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Valid from: Optional: Date from when the rule is valid (date of delivery note)
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Valid until: Optional: Date until which the rule is valid (date of delivery note)
The details will list all existing packaging rules for your products.
In the Overview tab of the Packaging Licenses/Overview menu, you can use the filter settings to list your packaging materials for a specific period and/or country of delivery. This list is based on the delivery notes created in Xentral. Draft delivery notes and cancelled delivery notes are also included.
By clicking on the small arrow on the left, you can view details of the entry.