With the sales container handling, it’s possible to post shipments across documents directly from the container.
Sales container handling in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lets you post shipments across multiple documents directly from the container card. You can attach sales order lines from several sales orders to one container and ship them all in one operation.
You can edit the quantity to ship directly on the container card before posting. This is useful when the packed quantity differs from the planned quantity, for example when only 14 units fit instead of the planned 16.
When you post the shipment, Business Central posts the underlying sales orders and transfer orders attached to the container. After shipping, you can view the shipped sales order lines and transfer order lines on the container card, where they are locked because they are posted outbound lines.
Posting shipments across documents from the container
With sales container handling, you can post shipments directly from the container instead of going into each document separately. If you have sales order lines from two different sales orders attached to the same container, you handle them together rather than one at a time.
You fill in the quantity to ship directly on the container. This covers all the lines attached to the container, regardless of which sales order they come from.
Adjusting the quantity to ship during packing
The quantity to ship is editable on the container card, so you can adjust it based on what actually happens when you pack. If a line is planned for 16 units but only 14 fit when packing is done, you change the quantity to ship on that line.
You can adjust the quantity on every line as needed, then post the shipment once everything is packed.
Shipping the lines directly from the container card
When you are done, you ship the lines directly from the container card. The action posts the sales orders or transfer orders attached to the container in one go. This is a simple way to handle multiple lines at once instead of posting each document individually.
Viewing shipped lines on the container card
After shipping the container, you can view the shipped sales order lines and transfer order lines on the container card. These lines are locked once shipped, because they are now posted outbound lines.
Q&A
Can you ship lines from multiple sales orders from one container?
Yes. You can attach sales order lines from several sales orders to the same container and post the shipment for all of them in one operation directly from the container card.
Can you change the quantity to ship on the container?
Yes. The quantity to ship is editable on the container card. If only 14 units fit when packing instead of the planned 16, you adjust the quantity to ship on that line before posting.
What happens when you ship a container in Business Central?
Shipping the container posts the sales orders and transfer orders attached to it. This lets you handle multiple lines in one go instead of posting each document separately.
Can you see the shipped lines after posting?
Yes. After shipping, the shipped sales order lines and transfer order lines appear on the container card. They are locked because they are now posted outbound lines.