Introduction
This documents describes the settings available for the E-WMS stock inventory process in menu path System, General, Settings, WMS Inventory, as available per product update 410.
Description
The settings tab 'WMS Inventory' contains settings specific for the inventory process of E-WMS. Besides these module settings, also
hand terminal settings have to be configured.
You can jump directly to a specific settings section:
Section: General
Communication
This setting determines the default method of sending transactions to, or reading transactions from the mobile devices. This document
provides more information on E-WMS communication methods. When in Exact Globe
Next maintenance of warehouses (WMS button) a specific communication type was
configured, than that communication type will be used, instead of this one. For
guided counts, communication method 'Scanner - ASP' is required.
Ask user
When enabled, at each communication action in the
Control Center, the user is able to choose the communication method (pop-up
window) during read back of counts.
Scan code
Determines how an item is identified after scanning a item- or scan code in the 'item' field. See document WMS scan code setting.
Printer
This is the default printer used when printing E-WMS reports; this document provides more information.
Allow additions
When working with guided counts (count list sent
to the scanners to be confirmed), it is possible to add items which were not
expected. For these 'additions', E-WMS offers general module settings and hand terminal settings. This setting determines if it is allowed to add extra items to a sales order in general. When disabled, the 'add' button is disabled on
any hand terminal, regardless of the hand terminal setting 'allow additions'. When reading back any additions (made before this setting was disabled) they will be regarded as 'picking error'. When enabled, the
hand terminal setting decides if additions are allowed or not, and after reading back additions are not regarded as 'picking error'.
Reports: SKU details
This setting is
available from release 409. When enabled, the count reports show serial
number items and/or inner SKU numbers per outer SKU number. When disabled, only
one line is shown per outer SKU holding serial numbers or inner SKUs. For serial
numbers the column 'Serial/batch' will show as an asterisk '*' ('condensed').
Section: Send to scanner
These settings apply only to 'guided' counts in menu [Inventory, Warehouse management, WMS Stock Inventory, Control Center Guided Counts], when sending counts to the mobile devices.
Report settings
See document WMS reports.
Filter order lines
When enabled, an extra pop-up will show when sending counts to the scanners, which gives the possibility to split selected items
based on some selection criteria to different scanners. See document WMS setting "Filter order lines". Counts can only be filtered on zone and location, as counts are already sent
per item (or selection of multiple items) to the mobile devices.
Picking method
This setting determines the sort order of the
count lines sent to the scanner,
in combination with 'Picking method 2' and 'Picking method 3'. 'Picking
method' determines the primary sort order for the lines to be picked. Possible choices are:
- By location:
sorted by warehouse location
- By item code:
sorted by item code
- By item classification: sorted by the
item
picking classification, as configured in item maintenance,
WMS button (available from product update 406)
- By item group: sorted by the item's
item group as configured in item maintenance, 'Financial' tab
(available from product update 406)
Picking method 2
and Picking method 3
These settings are available from product update 406, for E-WMS I (SE1380).
These settings offer additional sorting options to 'Picking method', and are
default set to '(none)'. In case your picking location contain more than item
code per location, you could add an additional sorting level, per location. For
example by item code, or by item classification.
Assign specific scanner
See document WMS setting "assign specific scanner".
Section: Read from scanner / Import file
These settings apply to the process step of reading back counts from the hand terminals.
File name
See document WMS 'file name' settings.
Doubles
Specifies how to handle double counts during read
back: counts where location and item code are the same in the
counts already read back earlier.
- Ask user: For each double count, a pop-up window will show on read back, asking the user what action to take (offering
the same options as these next options:)
- Combine: Add the new count to the existing count
- New data: Overwrite the old count with this new count
- Old date: Disregard the new count and keep the old count
Reports setting
See document WMS reports.
Section: Recount
Recounts for E-WMS Guided Counts was introduced in product update 403, and is a sub process within the
E-WMS counts process. Recounts can be repeated until you 'trust' the count.
For more information, please see document WMS Inventory: Recounts.
Enable recounts
This setting has following choices:
- Always show recounts screen
After reading back counts, the 'Start recounts' screen will always show
automatically.
All count lines having at least a 'maximum' difference (see below), are
automatically selected for recount.
You are also able to start recounts manually from status Scanned or
Validated.
- When exceeding maximum difference
After reading back counts, the 'Start recounts' will only show automatically
when differences, higher than the 'maximum difference %' (see below), have
been encountered.
All count lines having at least this 'maximum' difference, are automatically
selected for recount.
You are also able to start recounts manually from status Scanned or
Validated.
- Never (default)
The 'Start recounts' screen will never show automatically, and also the
recounts buttons are not visible in the counts control center.
Maximum difference (%)
This setting is used to automatically select count lines for recounts in the
'Start recounts' screen, and to start the 'Start recounts' screen only when
large differences are encountered ('enable recounts' was set to 'When exceeding
maximum difference')
Section: Compare
These settings apply to the process step of 'comparing' counts with the actual Exact Globe Next
shelf stock.
Comparing should only be done after all counts are read back, but it is
possible to compare again in status 'validated'.
After starting 'compare', two reports will be shown: one with items which have no difference, and one report which shows the differences to process.
After comparing, counts with a difference are moved to status 'Validated'.
Counts resulting in no difference are no longer visible, since there is no
difference to be processed.
Reports setting
See document WMS reports.
Section: Process
These settings apply to the processing of the calculated differences, after
which the count will be come shelf stock.
Reports setting
See document WMS reports.
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 counts and
serial/batch counts linked to the project assigned when creating the count, are processed using WMS
allocations. The counted stock will be allocated to that project, and will only
be advised for sales orders also linked to the used project code. If disabled,
the counted stock is not allocated in E-WMS, or an existing allocation (through
an earlier WMS receipt process) is unaffected.
Please note: when this setting is enabled, and you would be using a project for
financial purposes, like a project 'Year_inventory', the counted stock would be
allocated to project 'Year_inventory', and only advised to sales orders also
linked to that project. WMS Allocations can be removed through menu
WMS, To be processed, WMS Allocations. For
this scenario, it would be advisable to disable this setting before processing
the count (and then also restart the Control Center before processing).
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