Places a Packaging Item within the structure of a Manufacturing Item or another Packaging Item as packaging usage.
When to use it
Use Packaging Usage when you need to record this connection between the source and target records. Packaging Usage identifies a packaging use.
Records and direction
- Relationship type: Structure. Places the target within the source record’s hierarchy.
- From: Packaging Item, Material, Manufacturing Assembly, Manufacturing Component, Kit, Production Output.
- To: Packaging Item.
How to use it
- Create the relation with drag and drop in a Structure widget: drag the intended Packaging Item onto the Manufacturing Assembly it relates to. Choose Packaging Usage, review the direction and any offered values, then confirm.
- Alternatively, use Connect from the source record and select the target with the Packaging Usage relationship.
- Review the resulting connection and the selected record versions where applicable. Check the displayed relationship filters if the connection is not visible.
Example
Pump Production Assembly PA-100 (Manufacturing Assembly) is connected to Shipping Crate PK-100 (Packaging Item) through Packaging Usage. The target appears within the source’s structure. Connection details can describe quantity, capacity, packing sequence, and returnability.
Choosing the relationship
Packaging Usage identifies a packaging use. Kit Content groups the required contents of a kit.
