Relabel Container

Overview

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

Assign a new serial number to a container while preserving its existing aggregation hierarchy.

As additional products are added to a container, the type of serial number used by the container may also need to be changed. This function swaps the serial number on the container without changing the container's contents.

Getting Started

To expedite this action, have the serial numbers readily available for each container receiving a relabel.

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

    The following formats can be used to enter details manually or via CSV file upload, as demonstrated in the examples below when the Verify Lot Number and Expiration Date checkbox is selected in the Administration section:

    • 01GTIN21SerialNumber

    • (01)GTIN(21)SerialNumber(10)LotNumber(17)ExpDate

    • (01)GTIN(21)SerialNumber

    • (01)GTIN(21)SerialNumber(10)LotNumber

    • (01)GTIN(21)SerialNumber(17)ExpDate

    • (01)GTIN(21)SerialNumber(17)ExpDate(10)LotNumber

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!

Relabel Container

  • Original Serial Number - The current serial number of the container that has the label.
  • New Serial Number - The new serial number being labeled.

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 New Serial Number in the text field.
  4. Select the Submit button.

    The screen refreshes with the confirmation message ""The container originally numbered [original serial number] is now numbered [new serial number]. Serial number [original serial number] has been decommissioned."

    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
Serial number [Serial Number] does not have any items aggregated to it. The serial number does not have children.
Serial number [Serial Number] is not associated with Location [Location Name]. The serial number is not commissioned to a location or company.
Serial number [Serial Number] already has items aggregated to it and cannot be used to relabel another container. The serial number already has children.
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.
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 relabel the container because the new serial number <serial number> and the child serial number <serial number> currently have different statuses or would have different statuses after relabeling. 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, which is prohibited for this function.