---
tags:
- packing
alias: ship-packages
description: "This documentation outlines the process of shipping packages containing materials within a system"
---

# Ship Packages

:lock: Package.**Ship**

## Overview

This operation is used to Ship a Top-Level **Package** that may contain different **Materials**.

You can **Ship Packages** from the **Package** entity in the **Business Data** menu or from the **Packages** entity in the **Planning and Logistics** menu.

The difference is that from the **Planning and Logistics** menu you can ship more that one package at a time, whereas from the **Package** entity in the **Business Data** menu, you have to ship one package at a time.

!!! info
    For more information, see [Packing](../../../../tags#packing).

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Material Logistics** module is properly licensed in the system.
* The **Package** exists in the system and is Active.
* The **Package** it Top-Level and the Parent **Package** is empty.
* For all **Packages**:
    * The Content Type is **Package**.
    * The **Sub-Package** Count is greater that zero.
    * The System State is Closed.
* All **Materials** that are part of the **Packages** must be at the same **Facility**.

## Sequence of Steps

The **Ship Package** operation can be called from the **Package** page within the Business Data Group.

### Step 1: General Data

1. Select the **Package** entity, and open the package you want to ship:

    ![Screenshot showing a shipping package selection interface with a highlighted "Package" entity option.](images/ship_packages_01.png)

2. Select the **Ship Package** button on the top ribbon.
3. Verify the **Material** information.
4. Select the **Facility** to which the **Material** should be shipped.
5. Optionally, enter or select an existing shipping label.
6. Select the Ship Containers option (defaults to `True`) to ship the **Containers** along with the **Material**.

    !!! Note
        This setting applies to all **Containers** of the **Sub-Materials** as well.

7. Optionally, enter a comment.
8. Select **Ship** to complete the operation.
  
    ![Screenshot showing a shipping package selection interface.](images/ship_packages_02.png)

9. The **Materials** are shipped.

For more information see [[user-guide-ship-material]].