Creating a handling unit type

Use this page to add a kind of reusable carrier (a tote, a pallet, a cart) so that units of it can be registered in a warehouse.

Before you start

• You hold the role ADMIN and can open Enterprise.
• Choose a Code of up to 30 characters. It cannot be changed later.
• Know what the carrier holds: goods, other carriers (a cart that holds totes), or both.
• For a cart: know how many places (Positions) it has.
• If the carrier is checked against box sizes, have its inner size and maximum load ready. Use the same units as your cartonization boxes (see the note on Handling unit types).

Steps

1. Switch to Enterprise.
2. Open Configuration > Handling Unit Types.
3. Click New. An empty card opens.
4. Fill Code and Name.
5. Set what the carrier holds: tick Holds Inventory, Holds Containers, or both. At least one must be on.
6. For a cart: tick Holds Containers and type Positions (1 or more). Leave Positions empty for any other type.
7. Tick Returnable if the carrier comes back (on by default).
8. Fill Inner Length, Inner Width, Inner Height and Max Gross Weight if you want the fit check. Leave 0 to skip it.
9. Pick Default Usage Policy if you need one. Leave it empty to let the owner of each unit decide.
10. Type a Code Prefix of capital letters and digits (up to 10), for example T. With none, unit codes begin with HU.
11. Click Save. You go back to the list.

Then register units of the type in the warehouse sidebar. That screen is not part of this section.

What changes

What	Change
Table enterprise.handling_unit_type	One new row. tracking is ByInstance.
Warehouses	The type is available to every warehouse at once.

The type is not audited: the code has no audit event for it (HandlingUnitTypeBmc has no audit setting).

What can go wrong

Problem	Meaning	Fix
Duplicate entry on handling_unit_type (constraint ...)	The code is taken.	Use another code.
Error naming ck_hut_positions	Positions is set but Holds Containers is off, or Positions is under 1.	Tick Holds Containers or clear Positions.
Error naming ck_hut_holds_something	Both Holds Inventory and Holds Containers are off.	Tick one.
Error naming ck_hut_code_prefix	The prefix has small letters, spaces, or is over 10 characters.	Use A to Z and 0 to 9.
Error naming ck_hut_physics_not_negative	A size or weight is negative.	Use 0 or more.
You cannot change Code or delete the type	By design. There is no delete method.	Switch Active off to retire it.

Related pages

• Handling unit types
• Who can do what
• API: create_handling_unit_type, update_handling_unit_type. RF terminal: none.