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Add Container to Container#

🔒 Container.AddContainer

Overview#

This operation is used to add a Container to a position within a Container. As a naming convention, the Container that contains the Container is called Main Container and the Container to be contained is called Sub-Container.

Setup#

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

Preconditions#

  • The main Container is Active, Available and Not On Hold.
  • The main Container position unit type is Containers and it has free available positions.
  • If the main Container property Allow Mixed Types property is set to false, the SubContainer type must match the type of the existing Containers in the Container (if any).
  • The SubContainer is Active, Available and Not On Hold.
  • The main Container and the SubContainer are in the same Facility.
  • The SubContainer is not contained in another Container.
  • The relationship between the Main Container Type and the Sub-Container Type must be defined in the generic table ContainerTypeRelation.
  • As a result of this transaction, a circular Container relationship cannot exist.

Preconditions for Bulk#

  • In addition to the preconditions mentioned above, all Containers must:

    • Be associated with the same Container.

Sequence of Steps#

Step 1: Details#

  1. Specify the Container that will contain the Container.
  2. If the positions are managed manually, it is necessary to specify a free position to hold the Container. If they are Auto-Generated, the field will be filled in automatically.
  3. Optionally, enter a comment.
  4. Select Add to commit the changes.

Screenshot showing a UI with an "Add Container" option selected, as part of the step to add a new container.