This documents describes the settings available for E-WMS Production Receipts in Exact Globe Next menu System, General, Settings, WMS Production Receipts, as available per product update 416.
The settings tab 'WMS Production Receipts' contains settings specific for the production receipt registration process of E-WMS. Besides these module settings, also hand terminal settings have to be configured.
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Section: General
Scan codeDetermines how an item is identified after scanning an item- or scan code in the 'item' field. This document provides more information.
PrinterThis is the default printer used when printing E-WMS reports; this document provides more information.
Allow additionsThis setting determines if it is possible to receive other item codes than planned on a production order. when enabled, unexpected item codes are accepted and read back as receipt, but will be processed as a (negative) issue on the production order. when disabled, only the planned item code will be read back.
Backflush extra items By default, when receiving more items than planned ('over production') through a 'new' receipt, the planned materials will not be issued for this extra production. This setting allows you to configure how to handle back-flushing for 'more' receipts in WMS Production. A 'more' receipt is a receipt that exceeds the planned quantity of the item to produce.
Before release 416, this setting was a checkmark. When enabled, any 'more' receipts on production orders result in back-flushing material items accordingly. When disabled, no back-flushing is done for 'more' receipts (before release 409) or only for the first receipt that is also a 'more' receipt (release 409 to 415).
From release 416, this setting is a choice list, with following options:
Section: Crossdocking
For explanation of the crossdocking process in general, please see documents Crossdocking explained and Crossdocking production receipts. Crossdocking in production receipts is available since product update 404.
Crossdocking This setting enables crossdocking functionality in following processes:
Partial delivery validation This setting determines if you want to limit crossdocking only for sales orders which allow 'partial delivery'. Orders not allowing partial delivery will probably only be picked as a whole from the warehouse. Since a crossdock advice is generated on the scanner before entering the actually received quantity, crossdocking cannot determine if the receipt would allow partial or complete fulfillment. When enabled, only orders where 'partial delivery allowed' is enabled, are considered for crossdocking (limiting the order selection). When disabled, the order setting 'partial delivery allowed' is ignored. Location This setting determines the general crossdock location, used as receipt location on the hand terminal. This location is not validated here, nor a browser on available locations is provided here, because this location could exist in any (and in more than one) warehouse. From product update 407, you are able to configure a specific crossdock location per item. Days in advance This setting determines for how many days in advance you want received stock to be crossdocked. This day factor is added to 'today' and matched with the planned delivery date in the sales order line. When set to '0' (zero), only sales orders to be fulfilled until today will then be candidate for crossdocking requirements.
Order status This setting is available from product update 407 and gives you the possibility to configure what sales order status should be regarded, to start crossdocking when scanning production receipts. Following choices are available:
Section: Read from scanner
These settings apply to the step "read from scanner', either manually in the Control Center or automatically by the WMS RF production receipts service.
File nameSee document WMS 'file name' settings.
Reports settingSee document WMS reports.
Immediate validationWhen enabled, the 'validation' process will automatically start after reading back and the receipt lines will go to status "validated" or "picking error". When disabled, the receipts stay in status "picked" until the button "Validate" is used, or until the receipt is opened in the control center.
Section: Automatic validation
These settings apply to the status "validating", so during automatic validation by the RF Receipts service, or after pressing the button "Validate" in the control center.
Report settingsSee document WMS reports.
Immediate processingWhen enabled, validated receipts will automatically be processed. When disabled, the validated lines stay in status "validated" until the button 'Process' is used. When using the RF service, this option should be enabled unless you want to process receipts manually.
Allow receiving lessWhen enabled, receiving less than planned results automatically in splitting the planned receipt line in the order, without notice. When disabled, receiving less results in status "picking error", so you have to approve these receipts. This gives an active signal of deviations in the form of 'picking error' but also requires more manual intervention. It would also prevent the receipt from being processed as shelf stock and allowing a transfer of that stock. Allow receiving moreEnabled: when receiving more than expected, this is processed without active signal.Disabled: receiving more than expected results in "picking error" after validation, so someone has to approve this. The stock will not be available for other logistical processes until it is processed.
Accept existing batch numberWhen enabled, there is no validation on unique batch numbers during automatic validation. A batch number which already exists , can be produced again. When disabled, a production receipt of batch number which already exists, results in 'picking error', to be approved manually. When you are working with E-WMS Serial/Batch generation, this setting needs to be 'on'.
Allow blocked batches When enabled, it is allowed to process (additional) receipts on blocked batches. This can be required when the Exact Globe Next Purchase setting 'Block batch numbers automatically' is enabled and when scanning and processing more than one receipt on the same batch. When disabled, a receipt on a blocked batch will move to 'picking error' after reading back and validation. This setting is available from release 413.
Section: Manual validation
These settings apply to the available functions when opening a receipt in the control center, typically from status 'picking error'. It is advisable to enable all non-restricting options, since this handling would normally be done by a 'manager' role.
Difference in backorderAllows putting differences to backorder in the control center while handling picking errors. This would be done by not checking the '=' (set equal to) column in the opened receipt.
Clicking on this column and removing the green checkmark means: do not change the original ordered quantity, the remainder will be put to backorder (split into new order line). Clicking on this column and setting the green checkmark means: change the ordered quantity in the order line to the received quantity, so the remainder would be dropped. If the setting 'difference in backorder' is enabled, you are allowed to process this receipt while this column was 'unchecked'. The remainder will then be put to backorder. If the setting 'difference in backorder' is disabled, you are not allowed to process this receipt while this column was 'unchecked'. You cannot put the remainder to backorder.
Allow receiving less This setting determines whether you are allowed to drop remaining quantity to be received, when opening a production receipt in the control center. When enabled, you are allowed to process the receipt while the '=' (set equal to) column was checked. The planned quantity will be changed to the received quantity. When disabled, you are not allowed to process the receipt while the '=' column was checked. You cannot drop differences due to 'less received' quantities.
Allow receiving moreEnabled: allows processing receipts with received quantities more than ordered.Disabled: it is not possible to process 'more' receipts. From release 407, this setting is also applied on an ASP hand terminal. When this setting is disabled and when scanning more than planned, error "Quantity: Not allowed: Receive more than planned" will be shown on the hand terminal. This validation includes previous scanned partial receipts which are not processed yet in E-WMS.
Accept existing batch numberWhen enabled (default), processing of a receipt for an existing batch number is allowed (the line will already be validated as 'ok' when opening the transaction). When disabled, it is not possible to process the receipt for an already existing batch number. When you are working with E-WMS Serial/Batch generation, this setting needs to be 'on'. Allow blocked batches When enabled, it is possible to process receipts on blocked batches. This can be required when the Exact Globe Next Purchase setting 'Block batch numbers automatically' is enabled and when scanning and processing more than one receipt on the same batch. When disabled, it is not possible to process a receipt on a blocked batch, and this setting is also applied when scanning production receipts: a receipt scan of a blocked batch will show a warning message: "Serial/batch number: Blocked. Continue anyway?" with choices Yes or No. This setting is available from release 413.
Section: Process
These settings apply to the processing of production receipts, after successful validation.
Generate WMS allocations Available from release 410 for E-WMS I (ASP) and only visible when usage of 'WMS allocations' is enabled. When this setting is enabled, SKU receipts and serial/batch receipts linked to sales orders are processed using WMS allocations. If disabled, the processed stock is not allocated in E-WMS (but may still be in Exact Globe Next allocations).