Product Handling
How to import Loads in Excel to Cube-IQ
Cube-IQ can import Loads from an Excel sheet Below is an Excel spreadsheet of a Sample Import Load of Products included in the sample data when Cube-IQ is installed. Load ID Product Id Quantity Sample Import Load prd 1 60 Sample Import Load prd 2 40 ...
How to setup a Product Set
Cube-IQ can have Products comprised as a Set A Product Id comprised of other Products is called a Set. A Set has a Product Id like a regular Product; however, it is comprised of multiple Products, each with a Quantity of 1 or more. Here is an ...
How to set Product Max supported weight
Products can be limited by the weight of how much other Products are stacked on top of it Here is a Sample Load of 4 Product Ids. The blue Products can only support other Products to a Max. limit of 100 lbs. in this sample. The weights of the yellow ...
How to set up Product Configurations
Product Configurations can be single Unit Configs and/or many Unit Configs A Product can have its unit(s) packed together in different Configurations. Use Configurations to allow a Product Id to have many Configs instead of having different unique ...
How to control which Products can be Combined in a loaded Container
Cube-IQ can define which Products can be combined within a loaded Container Below is a Load where products have no Combine Rules on how they are loaded into these 3 Containers. There are green, red, and yellow colored products loaded without any ...
How to import products in Excel to Cube-IQ
Cube-IQ can import Products from an Excel sheet Below is an Excel spreadsheet of products . ProductId Length Width Height Weight Description Powder 19.13 13.13 11 36 Crate of powder Chips 15 10.75 8.25 25 Corrugated chips Metal 15.63 10.44 2.75 24 ...
How to Limit Quantities of Hazardous Products using Q-value
Q-values can be assigned to a hazardous product to limit the Quantity of hazardous Products in one Container. Here is a Hazmat Load of 4 Green and 9 Purple hazardous Products. All 13 Hazard Products are loaded into one Container below. However, if ...
How to ensure Products are stacked only on Products with the same Product ID
Products can be configured to only stack on top of Products with the same Product ID. Here is an example of milk crates loaded on to a pallet where Products have not been configured to only stack on Products with the same Product ID. Although the ...
How to draw a pallet
Containers can have a pallet automatically drawn under them. Here are two containers with standard pallet dimensions of 48 x 40 inches: left) is default without pallet drawing, while the right) is illustrated with a 5 inch tall pallet Draw pallets by ...
How to control product stacking using the Stacking Matrix
Cube-IQ can stack fragile products automatically on top of medium and heavy products. Below is a load where products are poorly stacked on top of each other, products have not been assigned stack codes. Green heavy box of metal pewter mugs are ...
CUBE-IQ V5.X: Delete a Product
You may wish to delete a Product. Ensure that the Product is not in an active load and then click on Products in the Cube-IQ ribbon bar: Then click on Overview which will give you a list of all your products. Click on the product you wish to delete ...
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Cube-IQ: Loading by Set
If you have a requirement to load a group of articles or items which must be kept in exact proportional quantities, you can use Cube-IQ's 'treat groups as sets' feature. You will note that multiple sets can be defined in this way, and Cube-IQ will ...
How to import Custom Orientations
Products can be imported from Excel to setup Custom Orientations instead of the regular Allowed Orientations Products imported from Excel have their Allowed orientation mapped by default to "All six". All six can be changed to "As defined", or to ".. ...
Container Selection Rules
If you are working with multiple different container types and sizes within one load, Cube-IQ and the BlackBox both allow you to influence how those containers are selected. The following values are visible in the Loading Rules tab in Load Setup. ...
CUBE-IQ V5.X: Flexi Data Import Products & Containers
1. Click on the "System Menu" icon in the top left. 2. Click on, "Import & Export" 3. Click on, "Import Containers or Products from CSV/Excel" 4. The "Flexi Data Import" window opens. Click on "Import Products", or "Import Containers" from the drop ...
How to load Layers on a Pallet
Pallets in Cube-IQ can load Products in Layers A Pallet Rule is available to have Products layered when loaded on to Pallets. Layered products enable more options such as: Spreading products to evenly distribute them between Pallet's edges Rotating ...