This activity is used to enter the capacity for a handling unit, i.e. how large the quantity of a part can be in order to be stored in a handling unit type using a specific unit of measure. This can be done either for a specific part or for a group of parts.
Handling unit capacities can be defined and viewed in a number of different clients.
In the Handling Unit Capacity tab for a part catalog record, you can enter information about which handling units a part can be stored in, and the maximum quantity for the part and handling unit per unit of measure.
In the Capacity tab for a storage requirement group, you can enter information about which handling units a parts belonging to a certain capacity requirement group can be stored in, and the maximum quantity for that group and handling unit per unit of measure.
On the Parts per Handling Unit page, you can enter information about which parts can be stored in a certain handling unit and the maximum quantity for those parts per unit of measure.
On the Handling Unit Capacities page, you can view information about all the different combinations of parts and handling units that have been defined and their maximum capacity per unit of measure.
Values for handling unit capacity is inherited from the storage requirement group for capacity and is displayed as operative value for parts together with values entered for the part itself.
A part catalog record and a handling unit type must exist.
The handling unit capacity for a part is defined.