The process of defining unit load components can be simplified by setting a default unit load while creating base container packaging types within FMRP.  This defined linkage between a base container and an appropriate unit load, allows the system to populate the unit load section of the product data sheet as soon as a base container is either manually selected for a part by the business user or the base container is defined for the part during an import process.

If this is not applicable unit loads can be defined manually using the following procedure.

To define the unit load components:

1. Click Select in the Unit Load component section.
2. When the dialog box appears, select the packaging type from the drop down menu that will be used to ship the previously selected base container.
3. If that packaging type is currently sourced from only one vendor, the packaging item field will automatically be populated for you.  If that packaging type is sourced through more than one vendor, choose the vendor specific packaging item number from the drop down list. 
4. After selecting your unit load the appropriate dimensions will be populated on the bottom of the PDS.

5. Click Update to save unit load selection and return to the PDS.
6. Continue to next step. See Update as Shipped Summary.

See also:

Adding a Packaging Type