Fix "Panel is already in Box" errors and move panels between boxes
Learn why a panel can sit in only one box, what the error means, and how to move a panel to a different box.
A panel can be in exactly one box.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆScanning or adding a panel that is already packed shows an error naming the box it is in ('Panel <label> is already in <box name>' — or 'already in this box' if it is the same one).
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆThe manual (bulk) panel picker does not offer panels that are already in a box, so a bulk add takes only free panels.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆTo move a panel between boxes, remove it from its current box first (minus icon on the panel inside the box, with confirmation), then add it to the new box.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆRemoval also clears the panel's packaging record (date, user, station), so the new add creates a fresh record.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆAdding a panel to a CLOSED box is allowed but prompts 'This box is already closed, are you sure?' — closing is a labelling convenience, not a lock.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆPrinting the box label is what closes a box ('Print label & close the box').
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆA box does not need to be closed to be loaded on the Shipment page, so clients can ship boxes they never printed labels for — if they insist labels are mandatory, that is process discipline on their side, not enforced by the product.
✓ 19 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਚਿਆ ਗਿਆ