Packing an Order records which coral specimens go into an Order. Scanning links each specimen to the Order in the Australian Wildlife Traceability System (AWTS). You start from the Pack Order tile on the Home screen.
Select the Order
On the Home screen, tap Pack Order. Use the Search Orders box to find the order, then tap it. Each order card shows the buyer, a packed-so-far count (for example, '3/20 Items') and a progress bar. Orders are usually created on the desktop web app, but you can also create one on the device.
To create an Order on the device, see How do I create an order on the AWTS mobile app?
Understand the order lines
The order opens with its product lines listed under the Scanned Items heading, each showing its required count (for example, '3/8 pieces'). The same coral species can appear on more than one line, because a species can be supplied in different ways, for example the same coral as Wild-sourced (W) and Captive-bred (C), or as Live Coral, Dead Coral, Live Rock, Substrate, or as Fragments. When this happens, the app shows them as two clearly separate lines, each with its own W or C source tag and a description tag, so it is obvious which line is which.
Important: Order lines differ by source code. Lines with a wild (W) source allow a manual quantity, while captive-bred (C) or F-source lines are scan-only.
Choose the line, then scan
To pack specimens into the right line:
Tap the line you are packing before you scan. The line highlights and a Scanning into… banner appears, so there is never any doubt where your scans are going.
Scan each specimen's tag using your chosen method (handheld RFID, QR, or Visual ID). Each scan is added to the selected line and the count updates live.
Tap a line header to expand or collapse the specimens in it. To remove a packed item, tap Edit, then the trash icon on the item.
Note: If you scan before choosing a line, the app prompts you to pick the right line first. This happens on every scan method (handheld RFID, QR, and Visual ID). Selecting the line first matters most when the same species appears on both a wild (W) line and a captive-bred (C) line, so each scan lands on the correct one.
For the scanning methods and how to remove a wrong scan, see How do I choose or change my scanning method (RFID, QR or Visual ID)?
For manual quantities on wild lines, see How do I pack wild (W-source) order lines with manual quantities?
Finalise and save
When you have packed the specimens, tap Add to Order to save to the AWTS. Each scanned specimen's unique identifier (UID) is associated with the Order, the order's progress bar updates, and a confirmation notification appears.
Continue across sessions
If you reopen an Order later, you can see the actuals you recorded in earlier sessions and keep packing where you left off.
Error messages you may see
If an action cannot be completed, the AWTS mobile app shows a short message. Here is what the message you are most likely to see when packing means, and what to do.
Message | What it means and what to do |
'Tag {number} is not commissioned and cannot be packed' | The specimen is not registered (commissioned) in the system. Register it with Tag Coral before packing it. |
For a full list of messages, see What do the error and status messages on the AWTS mobile app mean?