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Notice the following features on the MixPro Tray Editor: Shipcase Button: Allows you to select a tray template. Package List: Displays a list of packages (or objects) that you can add to the pick list for loading onto the tray. Add Button: Moves a selected item from the package list to the pick list. Delete Button: Deletes a selected item from the package list. New Button: Opens the Define Package Info dialog box and allows you to create a new package/object. Use this function if the package list does not include the package you need. Remove Button: Removes a selected package from the pick list. Modify Button: Opens the Define Package Info dialog box, which allows you to modify a newly created package/object. Note: The Modify function applies only to packages created in MixPro Tray. You cannot modify packages created in TOPS Pro. Also, you cannot modify a package that’s already placed onto the tray. Pick List: Displays a list of packages you’ve selected from the package list. These packages can be loaded onto the tray. The pick list also tracks the following information for each type of package: number of packages, length, width and height. Tray Display Window: Displays an image of the tray and allows you to drag packages onto the tray. Snap Toolbar: Allows you to move the assortment of packages flush to any corner or side of the tray. In this exercise, we’ll create a mixed tray that consists of the following ArmorAll products: ArmorAll spray bottles ArmorAll cloth packets The first step in this process is to create a new tray designed to hold these products. We’ll design the tray based on a template designed in CASY. From the MixPro Tray Editor, follow these instructions: 2. Click on the Shipcase button. System Response: The Select ShipCase dialog box appears, as pictured on the next page. 78 TOPS User Guide Supplement and Tutorial
2. From the Select Shipcase dialog box, click on the New button. System Response: The Define Shipcase dialog box appears, as pictured below. 3. Use the following fields to define the tray parameters: Shipcases: Enter ArmorAll. Length: Enter 16. Width: Enter 12. Height: Enter 15. 4. After completing the tray parameters, click on OK. System Response: The Define Shipcase dialog box closes. The Select Shipcase dialog box re-appears with the parameters for the new tray. 5. From the Select Shipcase dialog box, click on OK. System Response: MixPro saves the new tray to the database. (MixPro saves the tray as a shipcase.) The MixPro Tray Editor reappears, as pictured below, with the new tray name (ArmorAll) displayed next to the Shipcase button. TOPS Pro Tutorial 79
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