Replace Item in Container (Swap Item)

Overview

Select the Pack and Repack drop-down in the left-hand panel.

Disaggregate a serial number from a container and aggregate a new serial number to the container in its place (e.g. if the product is damaged during packaging or warehouse operations).

Getting Started

To expedite this action, have the serial numbers readily available for the replacement and original item(s).

When scanning, entering, or uploading a file to populate serial numbers, each number must be:

  • On a separate row.
  • Without any special characters.
  • In one of the formats below:

Used for:

  • Items
  • Innerpacks
  • Bundles
  • Cases and Shippers

The format is the AI(01)(21) serial number in barcode format:

  1. First is the 01 Application Identifier
  2. Followed by the GTIN-14 number
  3. Followed by the 21 Application Identifier
  4. Followed by the serial number

    Example: 010088202401033921725368249416

Used for:

  • Pallets
  • Mixed cases

The format is the AI(00) serial number in barcode format:

  1. First is the 00 Application Identifier
  2. Followed by the SSCC-18 code

    Example: 00008820200000050254

Used for:

  • Items
  • Innerpacks
  • Bundles
  • Cases and Shippers

The format is the full 20-digit China serial number, as in this example: 81102302020117515452

Watch how to preserve leading zeros!

Replace Item in Container

  • Original Serial Number - The serial number of the item to disaggregate from the container.
  • Replacement Serial Number - The serial number of the item to aggregate to the container.
  • Do not perform operation if any child items are aggregated to another container - If selected, TraceLink does not perform the function if any of the specified Child Serial Numbers are already aggregated to another container.

Available Actions

  1. Select the desired entity in the Show Data From drop-down at the top of the screen.
  2. Enter the Original Serial Number in the text field.
  3. Enter the Replacement Serial Number in the text field.
  4. Select or deselect the Do not perform operation if any child items are aggregated to another container checkbox.
  5. Select the Submit button.

    The screen refreshes with the confirmation message "Serial number [original serial number] has been disaggregated from its container and [replacement serial number] has been aggregated to the container."

    TraceLink updates the serial number status, item status, and item attributes for the container, child, and sub-child items.

Error Messages

Errors either display at the top of the screen or are found in Info Exchange (may vary):

Error Message Description
The container has no children. This is not an error, since the reset action may be aggregating the child items to a new container.
Serial number [Serial Number] does not exist. The serial number does not exist.
Serial number [Serial Number] is not commissioned. The serial number is not commissioned, which is a requirement of this function.
Cannot aggregate serial number [Serial Number] with item state [Serial Number Status]. The item state must be Available, Blocked, or Picked. The serial number is not in Available, Picked, or Blocked state, which is a requirement of this function.
Serial number [Serial Number] is already aggregated to [Actual Parent Serial Number]. The serial number has another parent. This error applies only when the "Do not perform operation if any child items are aggregated to another container" checkbox is checked.
Cannot aggregate serial number <Serial Number> with UOM <PackagingLevelUOM> into serial number<ParentSerial> with UOM <PackagingLevelUOM>. This error displays when there is an attempt to create an invalid packing hierarchy by aggregating container into a subordinate item.
Cannot perform function because serial number [child serial number] and serial number [container serial number] have different statuses or would have different statuses after updating. Parent and child serial numbers cannot have different statuses. The child serial number's current parent container has a status different from the new parent container.