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On the PT.20.21 Preliminary Packages screen, you can create preliminary packing lists, preliminary packages, and preliminary package items.

With preliminary packing lists, you are able to combine several preliminary packages with the same characteristics such as forecasted delivery date, delivery designation, routing method, incoterm, and so forth. Preliminary packing lists can be defined for the following objects:

  • Planned requisitions for purchase (requisition links defined on the P.60.03 Requisitions Planning screen); only requisitions for which a requisition link is neither present nor actually existing are available (that is, requisitions with Link to Req = 'No Relation' are available)

  • Engineering requisitions for purchase for which no approved orders or notices of commitment have been placed so far

  • Approved purchase orders, unless all of its item shipments are placed on release notes

  • Approved notices of commitment that so far have not been converted into an approved purchase order

These objects correspond to the objects that are displayed below the 'Planned' node in the tree on the PT.20.01 Traffic Tree screen.

As planned requisitions have no line items, preliminary package items can only be assigned for engineering requisitions and orders.

The quantity of an item shipment or a requisition line item can be split and allocated to several packages.

If preliminary packing has been created for an engineering requisition and procurement approves a corresponding order, the preliminary packing is copied over to the order as much as possible. In the same way, a preliminary packing defined for an order is copied over to the engineering requisition(s) if order approval is reversed. ‘As much as possible’ means that the system has to consider the related quantities. In most cases, the quantities can be copied over 1:1. But if item shipments are split or if quantities on an order are increased or decreased in comparison with the corresponding requisition line item, adjustments are necessary.

If no data exists and project default ZP_AUTOPPL is set to Y, preliminary package data is automatically created when a purchase order supplement 0 is approved. If this feature is used, the data is grouped by the forecasted delivery date, delivery designation, routing method, incoterm, and delivery place.

Here you can see all objects for which preliminary packing lists and packages can be defined. Depending on the selected object, the prompt of the first block is displayed as:

  • Requisition Links - for planned requisitions defined on the P.60.03 Requisitions Planning screen

  • Orders - for purchase orders and notices of commitment

  • Engineering Requisitions - for requisitions for which no approved order or notice of commitment has been placed so far

Depending on the selected object, the name/number) of an order is shown in the Order Number field. For a (planned) engineering requisition, the name/number is shown in the Engineering Requisition field. The Suppl field is only visible for (planned) requisitions; it shows the requisition supplement.

In the case of type Order, the Associated Requisition field shows all the requisitions associated to the order, separated by semicolons (;).

The Type field shows the type of the selected object: 'Requisition Link' for planned requisitions, 'Order' for orders, or 'Engineering Requisition' for requisitions.

The name of the supplier is displayed in the Supplier field (in case of orders).

The Total Order Cost field shows the total costs of the order including all other costs or the total costs of all requisition line items. The total costs of a planned requisition are always 0 (zero). In the case of an engineering requisition, the budget of the individual line items is summed up. Only line items with a released quantity greater than 0 (zero) and not placed on an order so far are taken into account. The currency of the total costs is displayed in the Currency field. If the currency of an order within the order cycle or of a requisition line item differs from the currency displayed in this block, the conversion factor defined on the A.10.13 Unit to Unit screen is used. If no factor has been provided, the value '-1' is displayed here.

The Number of Packages field shows the total number of preliminary packages for the order or (planned) requisition, that is, the sum of the Quantity fields in the second (Preliminary Packages) block.

The total gross weight of all preliminary packages defined for the order or (planned) requisition is displayed in the Total Gross Weight field. The weight is calculated as the product of the package quantity and the gross weight of the package. The weight unit of the total gross weight is displayed in the Weight Unit field.

The Total Volume field shows the sum of the total volume of all preliminary packages. The total volume of a preliminary package is calculated as the product of the quantity (number of preliminary packages) and the volume of the package. The volume of a preliminary package is calculated as the product of x-, y-, and z-dimensions if the dimensions have been entered. Alternatively, the dimensions can be set to 0 and the volume (for a quantity of 1) can be entered directly. The total volume is calculated for the unit defined by project default ZX_VOLUME. The Volume Unit field shows the unit of the total volume.

The Total Freight Ton field displays the sum of the freight tons of all preliminary packages that have been defined for the order or (planned) requisition.

The Total Transport Cost field displays the summarized transport costs of all PPLs associated with this order or (planned) requisition. In the case of currency conversion failures during summarizing transport cost details, the background of this field will be set to red, indicating that the number displayed does not represent the complete amount but must be interpreted as a lower bound to the total transport costs instead. If the Diff check box is selected, you can double-click in this field to open a window showing the subtotals per currency involved in the transport costs attached to the PPLs and preliminary packages of this object.

Click OK to close the window.

The Project Currency field shows the currency of the total costs. This value is the same as the current value of project default ZX_CURCY.

If the Diff check box is selected, the transport costs of this object include at least one price code the currency of which is different from the value of project default ZX_CURCY.

Preliminary Packing Lists

In the second (Preliminary Packing Lists) block, you can create preliminary packing lists to combine preliminary packages for engineering requisitions, planned requisitions, and purchase orders.

SHARED Tip You can copy a preliminary packing list with all corresponding preliminary packages by pressing the F6 (new record) and F4 (duplicate record above) keys. The corresponding preliminary package items are not copied.

In the PPL Number field, enter the number/name of the preliminary packing list, with the descriptions in the Short Desc and Description fields.

The ISH Del check box indicates whether the preliminary packing list has been or will be affected by the deletion of an item shipment.

The Ack check box indicates whether modifications due to a rearrangement have been acknowledged. When you reset this check box, the color visualization is removed (see also the description of the Rearrange button). If data is created manually, it is marked as already acknowledged.

The Empty Pckg. check box is set by the system. If it is selected, the preliminary packing list contains empty packages. That is, at least one preliminary package assigned to the list has no package items. The check box is also selected if there is no preliminary package assigned to the preliminary packing list.

The For. Del. Date field shows the forecasted delivery date.

Select the delivery designation from the LOV in the Delivery Designation field. You can double-click in this field to open the A.10.39 Delivery Designations screen where delivery designations are maintained.

Select the routing method from the LOV in the Routing Method field. You can double-click in this field to open the P.10.53 Routing Methods screen where routing methods are maintained.

Select the incoterm from the LOV in the Incoterm field. You can double-click in this field to open the P.10.34 Incoterms screen where incoterms are maintained.

Select the delivery place from the LOV in the Delivery Place field. You can double-click in this field to open the P.10.37 Delivery Places screen where delivery places are maintained.

In the Collection Point field, you can enter the precise delivery place of the material as named by the supplier. This delivery place may differ from the delivery place of the preliminary packing list. The delivery place entered here is not used in any way by the traffic tree on PT.20.01.

Select the number of the equipment and material list (EML) from the LOV in the EML field. You can double-click in this field to open the PT.10.03 EML Numbers field where EMLs are maintained. EMLs play an important role when defining transport cost details for preliminary packing lists (PPLs) and associated preliminary packages. Because price codes (maintained on PT.10.02 Transport Costs) are always related to an EML, you can only attach those price codes to a PPL and/or its packages that are related to the same EML as this PPL. When the EML of a PPL is changed, the system looks for attached price codes that are related to another EML, and if found, you will be asked whether those price codes should be kept or removed. Although keeping those price codes is possible, it will probably make the calculation of the total transport costs more non-obvious because exchange rates of currencies can differ between EMLs.

Select the method of transportation (MOT) from the LOV in the MOT Code field. You can double-click in this field to open the PT.10.04 Methods of Transportation screen where MOTs are maintained.

The Number of Packages field displays the number of all preliminary packages concerning the preliminary packing list.

The Total Gross Weight field displays the total gross weight of all preliminary packages concerning the preliminary packing list. The Weight Unit field shows the weight unit of the total gross weight.

The Total Volume field displays the sum of the total volume of all preliminary packages concerning the preliminary packing list. The total volume of a preliminary package is calculated as the product of the quantity (number of preliminary packages) and the volume of the package. The volume of a preliminary package is calculated as the product of x-, y-, and z-dimensions if the dimensions have been entered. Alternatively, the dimensions can be set to 0 and the volume (for a quantity of 1) can be entered directly. The total volume is calculated for the unit defined by project default ZX_VOLUME. The Volume Unit field shows the unit of the total volume.

The Total Freight Ton field displays the sum of the freight tons of all preliminary packages concerning the preliminary packing list that have been defined for the order or (planned) requisition.

If the Cont check box is selected, there are contingencies among the transport costs attached to either this preliminary packing list or one of its preliminary packages.

The Total PPL Transport Cost field displays the total transport costs of this preliminary packing list (PPL). The total transport costs of a PPL consist of the price codes attached to the PPL itself plus the price codes attached to any of its preliminary packages. In the case of currency conversion failures during summarizing transport cost details, the background of this field will be set to red, indicating that the displayed number does not represent the complete amount but must be interpreted as a lower bound to the total PPL transport costs instead. The Currency field shows the currency of the total PPL transport costs. This value is always the same as the current value of project default ZX_CURCY.

The Detect Changes button is only enabled for orders. When you click this button, the currently existing preliminary package data is compared with what would be created automatically if no data existed at all. Any changes and the affected packing lists, packages, and package items are marked by a red background color. Furthermore, the data is ordered in a way such that all detected changes are displayed first. Only the group by criteria for the automatic creation of preliminary package data are taken into account for this match. These group by criteria are:

  • forecasted delivery date

  • delivery designation

  • routing method

  • incoterm

  • delivery place

The Rearrange button is only enabled for orders. When you click this button to rearrange packages, only packages that do not match the criteria are moved to the new PPL. All other packages stay in their original PPL. Item shipments that can be found on a packed release note (that is, the Package check box on the With Release Notes tab of the P.70.74 screen is selected) are not considered.

The rearrangement is only applied to preliminary packages that are not locked. Read the description of the Locked check box in the Preliminary Packages block for more details.

Any changes that are applied to the new data in comparison to the old are marked by an orange-red background color. Again, only changes with respect to the group by criteria are marked.

The Delete Empty Packages/PPLs button is only enabled for orders. It allows a convenient clean-up of the preliminary packing of the selected order. When you click the button, a warning appears informing you that all empty preliminary packages - even the locked ones - and, subsequently, empty PPLs, will be removed from the order. If you have used the Locked indicator on preliminary packages, you probably want to ensure that the affected packages - if marked as being empty - do not contain information (like dimensions, weight, and so forth) of importance.

The Acknowledge All button is only enabled for orders. When you click this button, all modifications that have been applied to the preliminary package data of the current order are marked as being acknowledged and the color visualization for these changes is removed.

Preliminary Packages

In the third (Preliminary Packages) block, you can create preliminary packages for engineering requisitions, planned requisitions, purchase orders, and notices of commitment that have not been converted into an approved purchase order so far.

Enter the name/number of the preliminary package in the Package Number field and the package descriptions in the Short Desc and Description fields.

Unless the package is considered to be a lot (that is, you specified its volume directly instead of providing values for its x, y, and z dimensions), the following rules for setting the background color of the Package Number field apply:

  • If the gross weight of the package exceeds the value of project default ZP_EXC_WGT or its x, y, or z dimension exceeds the value of ZP_EXC_X, ZP_EXC_Y, or ZP_EXC_Z, respectively, it is regarded as exceptional and is marked by a cyan background color.

  • If the gross weight of the package exceeds the value of ZP_MAX_WGT but is smaller than the value of ZP_EXC_WGT, it is regarded as heavy and is marked by a magenta background color.

  • If the x, y, or z dimension of the package exceeds the value of ZP_MAX_X/ZP_MAX_Y/ ZP_MAX_Z but is smaller than the value of ZP_EXC_X/ZP_EXC_Y/ZP_EXC_Z, it is regarded as oversized and is also marked by a magenta background color.

The ISH Del check box indicates whether the preliminary package has been or will be affected by the deletion of an item shipment.

The Ack check box indicates whether modifications due to a rearrangement have been acknowledged. When you reset this check box, the color visualization is removed (see also the description of the Rearrange button). If data is created manually, it is marked as already acknowledged.

The Locked check box indicates whether a preliminary package is protected against updates due to rearrangements. If this check box is set, the package will remain unchanged if you click the Rearrange button. An additional preliminary package will be created instead for the additional/changed package items. This check box has no further functionality. That is, it has no influence on the Detect Changes feature, and it does not block any manual updates.

The Empty check box is set by the system, and you cannot change it. If it is marked, the preliminary package is empty; that is, there are no preliminary package items assigned to it.

Select the package type from the LOV in the Type field. You can double-click in this field to open the P.10.83 Package Types screen where the package types are defined.

Enter the quantity or number of preliminary packages in the Quantity field. By default, a quantity of 1 is set. But to save time or if you do not have detailed information of the packages and their items, you can enter a quantity > 1 or even 0 (zero) and insert all items in only one package, although in reality the items belong to different packages. The quantity entered here is taken into account when calculating the total volume, weight, and freight tons.

Enter the X, Y, Z dimensions of the preliminary package in the x, y, z Dimension fields.

You can either enter the x, y, and z dimensions of a package and the volume is calculated automatically. Or, you can set these dimensions to 0 and you will be allowed to enter the volume instead.

The Dim Unit field displays the unit of the dimensions. The setting of project default ZP_PCK_DIM is used as the default value for new packages. But you can select another unit from the LOV. All units defined for unit groups 'DIMENSION', 'LENGTH', and 'QUANTITY' can be selected.

The Volume field displays the volume of the preliminary package for a quantity of 1 and for the unit provided by project default ZX_VOLUME. This volume is automatically calculated by multiplying the x, y, and z dimensions of the preliminary package. If necessary, the dimensions are converted to the unit given by project default ZX_DIM. If a conversion factor is needed but missing on A.10.13 Unit to Unit, a volume of -1 is displayed.

It is strictly recommended to set project defaults ZX_DIM and ZX_VOLUME in such a way that they match.

Alternatively, you can set the dimensions to 0 and enter the volume directly in the Volume field.

Because the volume reflects the volume for a quantity of 1, the total volume of a package is calculated as quantity * volume.

The Volume Unit field displays the unit of the volume. This unit is defined by project default ZX_VOLUME.

Enter the gross weight of the preliminary package for a quantity of 1 in the Gross Weight field. The gross weight should be greater than or equal to the net weight. If you modify the weights such that the gross weight is less than the net weight, a warning is displayed. However, the values will be accepted when the changes are committed to the database.

Enter the weight of the material without packing in the Net Weight field.

The Calculated Net Weight field displays the net weight of the preliminary package, calculated as the total of all total weights of its package items. The total weight of each package item is calculated as quantity * item weight.

The weight unit of the preliminary package is shown in the Weight Unit field. This unit is derived from the project default ZX_WEIGHT and cannot be changed.

The Total Freight Ton field displays the total freight tons of the preliminary package. The metric measurement freight tons is the maximum of either the total weight in metric tons or the total volume in cubic meters, whichever is greater. In this case, the total gross weight represents the total weight. In order for the software to calculate the freight tons correctly, you must set values for the project defaults ZX_TON and ZX_CUBIC_M and possibly conversion factors on A.10.13 Unit to Unit.

With project default ZX_TON, you define the metric weight unit that represents 'tons'. With project default ZX_CUBIC_M, you define the unit representing 'cubic meters'. If the default weight unit or the default volume unit of the project differ from these units, a conversion is done before determining the freight tons. A freight ton value of -1 indicates that a conversion factor is missing on A.10.13.

The Total Pckg. Transport Cost field shows the total transport costs of this preliminary package. In the case of currency conversion failures during summarizing transport cost details, the background of this field will be set to red, indicating that the number displayed does not represent the complete amount but must be interpreted as a lower bound to the total transport costs of the preliminary package instead. The currency of the total transport costs of the preliminary package is displayed in the Currency field. This currency is derived from the value of project default ZX_CURCY and cannot be changed.

Enter the name/number of the container in the Container Number field. You can either define containers on the P.80.23 Container Index screen and then select any of these containers here from the LOV. Or, you enter a new container number in this field, which is then automatically inserted in the container index of the P.80.23 screen. The container descriptions are displayed in the Short Desc and Description fields.

You can click the Delete All PPs button to delete all preliminary packages on the preliminary packing list.

Preliminary Package Items

When preparing the preliminary packaging of the material that has been or will be ordered, the item shipments of an order or the line items of an engineering requisition become the items of the individual packages and are displayed on the Preliminary Package Items tab at the bottom of the screen.

Package items cannot be created for planned requisitions.

For orders, only bulk material and detail tags are available. Master tags are not available because later on when placing the item shipments on release notes, master tags are not available either. ‘Real’ packing on the P.70.74 Packages screen is also only done for detail tags. For more information about master and detail tags, see Split Tag.

In the case of engineering requisitions, only line items not placed on any purchase order or notice of commitment so far and with a released quantity > 0 (zero) are available.

Use the multi-selection LOV in the Pos field to select positions from the selected order.

The LOV shows all item shipments of the selected order that do not already belong to the selected package and the quantity of which has not been completely placed in packages. Select the Sel check box of the item shipments to be added to the package, or click the Select All button to select all displayed item shipments. The Unselect All button cancels the selection. To copy the selected item shipments to the Preliminary Package Items tab, click the Fill In or the Fill in and Return buttons. The Fill In and Return button closes the LOV, while the Fill In button allows you to continue with the selection. The Cancel button closes the LOV without copying any items.

If the total weight of the item shipment exceeds the value of the project default ZP_EXC_WGT or its x-, y-, or z dimension exceeds the value of ZP_EXC_X, ZP_EXC_Y, or ZP_EXC_Z, respectively, it is regarded as exceptional and the Pos field gets a cyan background color.

If the total weight of the item shipment exceeds the value of ZP_MAX_WGT but is smaller than the value of ZP_EXC_WGT, it is regarded as heavy and the Pos field gets a magenta background color.

If the x-, y-, or z dimension of the item shipment exceeds the value of ZP_MAX_X/ZP_MAX_Y/ ZP_MAX_Z but is smaller than the value of ZP_EXC_X/ZP_EXC_Y/ZP_EXC_Z, it is regarded as oversized and the Pos field gets a magenta background color.

Bulk material is never regarded as being exceptional, heavy, or oversized regardless of its actual weight or dimensions.

The Sub field shows the order sub line item number, the IS Pos field the item shipment line item number, and the IS Sub field the item shipment sub line item number. For item shipments created by the buyer, the IS Pos value is increased and the IS Sub value is set to 1. For item shipments created by the expediter, the IS Pos value is kept and the IS Sub value is increased.

The Suppl field shows the supplement of the order. Depending on the setting of project default ZP_ISH_QTY, the latest supplement (ZP_ISH_QTY = NEW) or the first supplement for which the item shipment has been created (ZP_ISH_QTY = KEEP or KWO0) is shown.

The Pos, Sub, IS Pos, IS Sub, and Suppl fields are only displayed if the object selected in the first block is an order.

The Ack check box indicates whether modifications due to a rearrangement have been acknowledged. When you reset this check box, the color visualization is removed (see also the description of the Rearrange button). If data is created manually, it is marked as already acknowledged.

The ident code for the ident placed on this item shipment or requisition line item is displayed in the Ident Code field. For item shipments, the background color of this field is set to red if the attribute defined by project default ZP_DEVATTR is assigned to the item shipment. The attribute associated with ZP_DEVATTR is intended to be used as an indicator that you originally wanted to exchange the ident of this line item. But as this action is not allowed, you are thus warned that the the ident short description on the order has changed.

The ident sizes are displayed in the Size 1 to 5 fields.

The Commodity Code field displays the commodity code, and for tagged items the tag number is shown in the Tag Number field.

The For. Del. Date field shows the forecasted delivery date of the item shipment.

The delivery designation is displayed in the Delivery Designation field, the routing method in the Routing Method field, the incoterm in the Incoterm field, and the delivery place in the Delivery Place field.

Enter the quantity of the preliminary package item in the Quantity field. The Quantity Unit field displays the quantity unit of the preliminary package item. This unit is identical to the quantity unit of the item shipment or the release quantity unit of the requisition line item.

The weight of the item shipment or requisition line item is displayed in the Item Ship Weight / Unit Weight field. In the case of an item shipment, you can change this weight. The weight unit is shown in the Weight Unit field.

The X, Y, Z dimension of the item shipment or requisition line item is displayed in the x, y, z Dimension field, and the dimension unit in the Dim Unit field. The setting of project default ZX_DIM is used as the default value for the dimension unit, but you can select another unit from the LOV in this field. All units defined for unit groups 'DIMENSION', 'LENGTH', and 'QUANTITY' can be selected.

The Item Ship Volume / Volume field shows the volume of the item shipment or requisition line item for a quantity of 1 and for the unit provided by project default ZX_VOLUME. This volume is calculated by the system by multiplying x-, y-, and z dimensions of the item shipment and requisition line item, respectively. If necessary, the dimensions are converted to the unit given by project default ZX_DIM. If a conversion factor is needed but missing on A.10.13 Unit to Unit, a volume of -1 is displayed.

It is strictly recommended to set project defaults ZX_DIM and ZX_VOLUME in such a way that they match.

The unit of the volume is displayed in the Volume Unit field. This unit is defined by project default ZX_VOLUME.

The Freight Ton field shows the freight tons of the item shipment or requisition line item. The metric measurement freight tons is the maximum of either the total weight in metric tons or the total volume in cubic meters, whichever is greater. In order to calculate the freight tons correctly, you must provide values for the project defaults ZX_TON and ZX_CUBIC_M and possibly conversion factors on A.10.13 Unit to Unit. With project default ZX_TON, you define the metric weight unit that represents 'tons'. With project default ZX_CUBIC_M, you define the unit representing 'cubic meters'. If the weight unit of the item shipment or the requisition line item or the default volume unit of the project differ from these units, a conversion is done before determining the freight tons. A freight ton value of -1 indicates that a conversion factor is missing on A.10.13.

The Ident Short Description field shows the ident short description.

In the case of an ident deviation, the changed ident description is displayed in the Ident Deviation field. That is, if the attribute that has been assigned to project default ZP_DEVATTR has been assigned to the item shipment, the value of this attribute is shown here because this value is assumed to be the new correct ident short description. This field remains empty for requisition line items.

When you click the Populate button, all remaining item shipments of the selected order and requisition line items of the selected requisition, respectively, not yet included in the actual preliminary package and the remaining quantity of which is greater than 0 (zero) are added to this package with their remaining quantity. Additionally, in case of orders, if a forecasted delivery date, delivery designation, routing method, incoterm, or delivery place has been entered on the preliminary packing list level, only item shipments matching these values are taken into account.

You can click the Attributes button to call the A.50.21 Attached Attributes screen. For an item shipment, the assigned attributes are displayed and you can apply modifications if necessary. In the case of a requisition line item, the attributes are only displayed and cannot be changed. For more information, see Attached Attributes.

Transport Costs

Select the Transport Costs tab to assign price codes to the selected preliminary packing list or the preliminary package.

The selected price codes will then form the basis for calculation of the transport costs of the objects to which they have been attached.

Select the type of object to which the price code is attached from the drop-down list in the Level field. Possible values are 'Preliminary Packing List' and 'Preliminary Package', depending on the current setting of the Consider current package only check box, as described below.

Select the price code from the multi-selection LOV in the Price Code field.

Select the Sel check box of the price codes to be added or click the Select All button to select all displayed price codes. The Deselect All button cancels the selection. To copy the selected price codes, click the Fill In or the Fill in and Return buttons. The Fill In and Return button closes the LOV, while the Fill In button allows you to continue with the selection. The Cancel button closes the LOV without copying any item.

The Short Desc and Description fields display the price code descriptions.

The name of the destination is displayed in the Destination field, the method of transportation in the MOT Code field, and the geographical area in the Geographical Area field.

The Price/Base Unit field shows the price per base unit.

In the Quantity field, enter the quantity with respect to the base unit of the price code. This information is required for price codes with price base 'Other' only.

The Total Price field shows the total price this price code yields for the object to which it has been attached.

The Currency field shows the currency for the price per base unit and the total price.

The Price Base field displays the base of prices within traffic. See Transport Costs for more details. The Base Unit field displays the unit of the price base.

Select the Consider current package only check box to set the focus to transport costs related to the preliminary package currently selected in the Preliminary Packages block. Only those transport costs that have been attached to the currently selected preliminary package will be displayed here.

If the check box is not selected, all transport costs that are of relevance to the selected preliminary packing list (PPL) are displayed. These costs comprise price codes assigned to the PPL as well as price codes assigned to any preliminary package that is related to this PPL. In order to focus on price codes attached to the PPL itself, consider issuing a query that is restricted to assignment level 'Preliminary Packing List'.

The state of this check box also affects attaching new price codes to a PPL or a preliminary package. If the check box is selected, a newly inserted record will always be related to the currently selected preliminary package. If it is not selected, you can attach a new price code to the preliminary package or the PPL currently selected by adjusting the assignment level.

The Total Cost field shows total transport costs of the PPL or preliminary package currently selected.

If you have issued a restricted query on this block that reduces the resulting number of records, this restriction will also affect the total transport costs displayed here.

In the case of currency conversion failures, the background color of this field will be set to red, and the displayed value will only comprise those records where currency conversion was successful or not needed.

The currency of the total costs is displayed in the Currency field.

If all price codes currently queried have the same currency, the total costs will be calculated for this currency, too. However, if at least two different currencies appear among the records in this block, the total costs will be converted to the currency specified by the project default ZX_CURCY. If a currency conversion happens, the appropriate exchange rate from PT.10.03 EML Numbers is looked up, taking into account the EML the price code is related to. If the requested EML-specific exchange rate does not exist, a suitable entry from A.10.13 Unit to Unit is searched for.