Packing

Packing is the step where picked items are assigned to one or more shipping packages. Its primary purpose is to ensure that all items of an order are correctly prepared for handover to the customer or a shipping service.

The packing process differs depending on the application.

In the Android Operations App, packing is implemented as a guided, package-centric flow. Items are packed into a package, required shipping labels are requested, and documents can be printed as part of the same continuous process. This flow is repeated per package until all items are packed.

In contrast, the web variant of the Operations App separates these steps. All packages must be packed first before shipping labels can be requested and documents can be printed. Packing, label request, and printing are handled as distinct steps.

For a conceptual overview of the packing process, refer to the Packing Concepts documentation.

Information on creating and managing pack jobs via the API is available in the Developer Docs.