Operative container types

More Operative Container Type API information can be found here: REST API documentation - Operative Container

Operative container types provide a structured approach to categorize and handle containers within fulfillment operations, covering the picking, packing, and handover processes. The central container type definition, OperativeContainerType is utilized across all modules of the platform.

Create a new operative container

Creating a new operative container type via REST API:

POST https://{YOUR-TENANT-NAME}.fulfillmenttools.com/api/operativecontainertypes

{
  "descriptionLocalized": {
    "de_DE": "Sie ist eckig und schön groß, da passen eine Menge fantastische Dinge rein.",
    "en_US": "It is square and nicely large, so a lot of fantastic things can fit inside."
  },
  "iconUrl": "string",
  "nameLocalized": {
    "de_DE": "Dies ist eine Box",
    "en_US": "This is a box"
  },
  "priority": 5,
  "dimensions": {
    "heightInCm": 50,
    "lengthInCm": 100,
    "weightInG": 1700,
    "widthInCm": 25.5
  },
  "weightLimitInG": 2500,
  "customAttributes": {},
  "allowedOperativeTypes": [
    "PICKING", "PACKING_TARGET"
  ],
  "scannableIdentifiers": [
    {
      "searchType": "CONTAINS",
      "identifiers": [
        "ABC"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "icon": {
    "content": "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",
    "name": "example.pdf"
  }
}

To use an operative container type in a specific process, specify the desired operations, such as PICKING, PACKING_TARGET, PACKING_SOURCE, and HANDOVER, using the allowedOperativeTypes enumeration.

If the request is successful, a 201 CREATED response is received with a body like this:

   {
    "priority": 5,
    "nameLocalized": {
        "de_DE": "Dies ist eine Box",
        "en_US": "This is a box"
    },
    "descriptionLocalized": {
        "de_DE": "Sie ist eckig und schön groß, da passen eine Menge fantastische Dinge rein.",
        "en_US": "It is square and nicely large, so a lot of fantastic things can fit inside."
    },
    "dimensions": {},
    "weightLimitInG": 500,
    "iconUrl": "https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/1380/1380641.png",
    "allowedOperativeTypes": [
        "PICKING",
        "PACKING_TARGET"
    ],
    "scannableIdentifiers": [
        {
            "identifiers": [
                "ABCD"
            ],
            "searchType": "CONTAINS"
        }
    ],
    "customAttributes": {},
    "version": 1,
    "lastModified": "2025-06-04T15:35:29.659Z",
    "id": "5f09e57b-571a-45d9-96bd-020308275dd6",
    "created": "2025-06-04T15:35:29.659Z",
    "name": "Dies ist eine Box",
    "description": "Sie ist eckig und schön groß, da passen eine Menge fantastische Dinge rein."
}

In order to use Packing in the web client it is necessary to define allowedOperativeTypes using PACKING_TARGET.