Packing is the process of taking goods that have been picked and putting them into containers so they are ready to be shipped out.

The Pack tab shows you information on the packing for the order, and is accessible by clicking the button from the bottom of a Sales Order

A green light on the Pack tab is shown when all the picked products have been packed. A yellow light is shown when the order is partially packed. Otherwise, a red light is shown.

The packing information cannot be modified after the Order has been marked Fully Shipped. Also, pack lines that have been shipped out cannot be modified.

The Remarks field allows you to enter in any extra remarks you have about packing. These remarks will be shown on the printed on the printed Box/Pallet labels.

Pack Tab Columns

The main Pack table has the following columns:

Item – The item name or item code for the product or service being packed.

Description – A text description of the product or service. This will be defaulted to the description from the product information, but can be changed here.

Quantity – The quantity of the item being packed. This will be defaulted to the quantity remaining to be packed for this order when the Name is selected.

Box/Pallet Numbers – The number of the container (box, pallet, or other) into which these products are being packed. It is also possible to name the container as text instead of a number.

Auto Pack

The Auto Pack button helps give intelligent suggestions on how the packing could be done.

The Auto Pack function will add lines to your Pack table to complete the packing, but will not remove or modify any existing lines you have. If your pack table is initially empty, the Auto Pack function will pack all of the items remaining to be packed into a new box. If you already have some items packed, then Auto Pack may combine the packing into old boxes if they have not already been shipped.

If you need to split your shipment into multiple containers, you may find Auto Pack a useful helper. For example, to pack 24 units of product A into 2 boxes, you could:

1. Click Auto Pack to initially assign 24 units of product A into box 1.
2. Modify the quantity in box 1 to be 12 units.
3. Click Auto Pack to assign the remaining 12 units of product A into box 2.

Estimated Weight

inFlow shows you the estimated total weight of an order in the Estimated Weight box. You can also click the dropdown next to it to see the breakdown of each box's weight and change the weight measurement unit.

Box/Pallet Label Documents

You may wish to print box or pallet labels containing the shipping address and contents of each container, and attach these on to the container for shipping purposes or to aid your customers in receiving the products and verifying the contents. You can also export these labels to another format, like PDF.