Create a new category

When creating and editing packaging specifications and their instructions, a category can be selected in each case for products, components and materials of a product and the packaging materials.

Create instruction for a packaging specification

The information is retrieved by the Nexeed Packaging Control client to make it easier to find in the warehouse and to minimize effort.

To select a category when creating packaging specifications, categories must be created.

Prerequisite

Expert or Administrator role

Procedure

1. Open the Master data > Categories menu.
   Master data: Categories
2. Use in the header to open the Add new category dialog window.

   

3. Enter the following details:
   • Key
     Enter three characters to identify the category.
   • Description
   • Context
     Packaging specifications: The category can be selected when creating and editing packaging specifications.
4. Use Add to create the new category.

The new category appears in the list of categories.

• Continue with Edit category to edit a category.
• Continue with Delete category to delete a category.