One container represents one shipment and we call it a sales container handling because it’s originally created to handle actual sales containers.
Sales Container Handling in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lets you bundle multiple sales orders and transfer order lines into a single container. You can use it for shipping containers, trucks, boxes, pallets, or even an entire ship carrying many containers.
Each container represents one shipment. You give it a container code and can name it whatever fits your situation.
You are not limited to large freight. You can also bundle smaller shipments, such as ten boxes that a freight forwarder loads manually onto a truck.
What Sales Container Handling does in Business Central
One container represents one shipment. The functionality is called Sales Container Handling because it was originally built to handle actual shipping containers. In practice, it is simply a bundle of sales orders and transfer order lines.
That bundling logic means you are not tied to physical sea containers. You can use the same functionality for containers, trucks, boxes, pallets, or even a ship carrying many containers. A single container handling record could represent a ship that contains many individual containers.
How to set up and identify a container
When you create a container, you add a new container code and give it whatever name suits your needs. If you are planning a lot of activity on a single day, you can also add the ship name and the vehicle registration number to keep track of what is going where.
This makes it easy to bundle everything under one identifier and plan your shipments without losing the overview.
Using it for smaller shipments
The functionality is not only for large freight. If a freight forwarder shows up and loads ten boxes manually onto a truck, you can still bundle those boxes under one container number. Even when the actual transport has nothing to do with you, you keep everything organised in one place.
Q&A
What is Sales Container Handling in Business Central?
It is a feature that bundles multiple sales orders and transfer order lines into a single container record. Each container represents one shipment. It was originally built for actual shipping containers, but works as general bundling functionality.
Can I use Sales Container Handling for things other than shipping containers?
Yes. You can use it for trucks, boxes, pallets, or even a ship that contains many containers. It is bundling functionality, so it adapts to whatever shipment type you need.
How do I identify a container in Business Central?
You add a new container code and name it whatever you like. You can also add the ship name and the vehicle registration number, which is useful when planning a lot of shipments on a single day.
Can I use it for small shipments?
Yes. You can bundle small shipments, such as ten boxes loaded manually onto a freight forwarder’s truck, under one container number to keep them organised.