A Concept is the combination of a finished product, packaging material and a destination.It is the first blueprint of the packaging solution which is later viewed on the operator screen.To create a concept, the user needs to add the product group, packaging material group and destination details.A concept will capture the fundamental data required for a packaging solution.It will store product group, packaging material group and destination to ensure a safe and complete packaging.Multiple destinations come into play as the possibility of a product to be shipped to many places is present.Only the Manager of the PackAssist account has the privilege to create a concept whilst the Contributor can create the packaging of a released concept.
Relations
For a Concept that is in the 'In Progress' status, it is possible to define/customize the relations of the product with that of the packaging materials used. The 'Relations' Tab can be used for this. Once any part in the 'In Progress' Concept is selected, the relations tab will appear. On clicking on the parts on the top level; the 'Type' drop down field has the option 'Goes into'. On selecting this, the user defines that the product has to go into the packaging material. When clicking on the parts in the lower level this drop down will have different options like 'Adds Information', 'Add length', 'Add Width', 'Add Height.' This is especially useful when the user needs to add stickers/labels to the packaging materials. By selecting the 'Always Same' field, the selected parts assigned under the product/packaging material group will have the same relations stored. The quantity of the packaging material is set at 1 by default. But this can be changed according to requirement. There is also a separate field provided for additional remarks on the defined relations. The details has to be saved using the 
for the changes to be applied.
When a product group is selected, the concept is valid for all products in that group and the products in all sub groups.This makes it possible to make concepts for specific product groups with specific properties in case of really sensitive/delicate products.It also allows for a general concept by selecting the all products group.The packaging according to this concept can be used for all products if the product fit in the created packaging.After defining components and property definitions, the user can release the concept and add a packaging solution.Concepts also include a revision and a status feature is explained in detail below.
A search can be performed either by selecting the 
icon or the search tab provided on the concept homepage. A search can be based on concept name and property definition. Concepts satisfying the search criteria will be listed as results.
Select the 
icon to create a concept. You will be prompted to enter name and description for the concept upon creation.By default, the concept will be grouped in the 'In Progress' status.To delete a concept select the 
icon.Please note that only concepts stored in 'In Progress' can be deleted.Only the Manager of the PackAssist account has the ability to create/delete a concept whilst the Contributor can create the packaging of a released concept.
After creating a name and description for a concept, you will be directed to a screen where you can define the product group and the destination.Completing this step creates a relationship between the product group and the destination.Select the
icon to add more components to the concept. The additional components you can add are packaging material groups.After the basic flow is completed, you can select 'Release concept' which automatically saves and stores it inside 'Released' group.
After a concept is released, it will be stored in the 'Released' group.The next step is to add a packaging to the concept.Select the 'Add Packaging' button to create a packaging for your concept.The created packaging will be stored in 'Packaging' where you can complete your packaging solution.
If you want to customize a released/outdated/expired concept,select the New Revision link to create a new revision. The New Revision link creates a new version of the concept inside 'In Progress' where you can customize the concept as whole.
Select the 'Change status' button to transfer the concept to 'Outdated' group.Please note that you can only change the status of a concept when it is released.If the packaging for a concept expires, the concept tied to the packaging will be automatically moved to the 'Expired' group.
Documents and manuals can be attached to existing concepts/concept groups.Select the
icon to upload a document/manual under the documents/manuals tab.The supported document formats are jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tif, tiff, xls, xlsx, doc, docx, rtf, txt, pdf. Please note that manuals have to be created before attachment.Please note that the 
denotes documents attached and the 
denotes Manuals attached.
Select 'Packaging' in the individual packaging material page.All the packagings assigned with the concept will be listed down with details.Select any one of them to view packaging details.
