# Create a Package

Assign items to a box, record what the carrier needs to know, print the slip and put it in.

Anything you do not assign stays available for the next package.

![An open package, PKG-00003, showing the sales order it was packed from, the customer, its weight and the lines assigned to this box.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/packages/package-detail.png)

*Only what you assign goes in the box. The rest of the order stays available to pack.*

## Create a package

- **Start from a picked picklist or a sales order**

  Packing against a completed pick is the normal route.
- **Add items to the box**

  Assign quantities to this package. Anything left over goes into the next one.
- **Record dimensions and weight**

  Used for courier rates and for the shipping label.
- **Save and print the packing slip**

  It goes in the box so the customer can check the contents.

## Package fields

| Field | Required | Used for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Package number | Auto | Reference on the slip and the shipment |
| Contents | Yes | Which items and quantities are in this box |
| Weight | No | Courier rating |
| Dimensions | No | Volumetric courier pricing |
| Notes | No | Handling instructions such as fragile |

> **Tip:**
>
> **Weight and dimensions pay for themselves**
>
> Volumetric pricing means a light, bulky box can cost more than a heavy small one. Recording both means the carrier quote on the shipment is the one you will actually be charged.

## Splitting an order

Create as many packages as boxes. Each one takes a share of the order and the remainder stays unpacked until you assign it. Print a slip per box, so a customer opening box two of three can see what should be in it without opening the other two.

- A package covers one order. Two customers never share a box.
- Packages from several orders can go on one shipment, which is how a single courier collection works.
- The packing slip hides prices by default, because it is going into the box.