Are GTIN required for Finished Goods? PPS v4.0.27
If you plan to use MyProducePPS to print your PTI case labels for companies like Walmart or with the Harmonized Case label then absolutely yes, as these label require a GTIN. There are however some users that do not want to print the labels that use the GTIN and if you are using PPS for this purpose then you don't have to include a GTIN. However to follow best practices, you should have a GTIN for every pack style you pack.
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What are GTINs and when are they used PPS V4.0.51
The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) can be used by a company to uniquely identify all of its trade items. This is defined by the GS1 a Belgium based group that defines barcodes among other things. The GTIN is used in MyProducePPS to generate Case ...
MUST HAVE - setting up finished goods products | PPS v4.0.51
Finished goods are typically bulk product that has been packed into a finished good but can also be received as is. The key fields are Product Name, Commodity, Variety, and GTIN. The rest of the fields are optional, and Product ID will be ...
In the Finished Goods Settings, What Is Product Name? PPS v4.0.27
The Product Name field is the name that you want to give the finished goods product that you pack into the cases at the end of your packing process. You may abbreviate, spell or call out the product however you wish. This field does not show up on ...
What is Product ID? PPS v4.0.27
When you create a new bulk product or a Finished Goods Product the system will have a Product ID field. Product ID is an important database field. It must be unique for each finished good. If you don't want to enter the field, PPS will auto populate ...
How do I pack under another company's brand? PPS v4.0.27
You may pack for customers under their brands. When you're creating the pack run, on step 1, you may select for whom you're packing. It's a drop down of all of your customers. In Step 4, when you select finished goods to be packed, you will select ...