By clicking the left/right/up or down arrow in a package it´s possible to move a package within a shipment. To change the ordinal for packages within the same level of package hierarchy, or to change hierarchy for a package in the shipment.
Click the up or down arrow to change the ordinal for a package.
Click the left or right arrow to change hierarchy for a package.
In the following example, the shipment consists of two packages in the same level of the package hierarchy, one box (BX) and one pallet (PX). On the pallet (PX) there is another package, a box (BX).
If clicking the down arrow in the package (BX) at the top...

...that package will move below the other package (PX) and its sub-package (BX). Still being in the same level of the package hierarchy as the other package (PX).
The shipment still consists of the same packages, with the same hierarchy, but the box (BX) and the pallet (PX) have changed their ordinal.

In the following example, the shipment consists of two packages in the same level of the package hierarchy, one pallet (PX) and one box (BX). On the pallet (PX) there is another package, a box (BX).
If clicking the right arrow in the package (BX) at the bottom...

...that package will move into the other package (PX), becoming a sub-package in the same level of the package hierarchy as the sub-package (BX) already in there.

The shipment now consists of one pallet (PX) with two boxes (BX) on it.