Introduction
This document describes the fields that can be maintained in item
maintenance, WMS button. This document is based on the
functionality available per product update 415.
Description
When maintaining an item in Exact Globe Next, for example in menu
Inventory, Items, Maintain, extra master data can be maintained related to
E-WMS, by pressing the WMS button. What WMS settings are shown, depends on the
item type (serial, batch or standard), and also on E-WMS settings and your license.
The available fields depend on whether crossdocking and 'order pick&pack' is enabled.
Please note: changes in WMS settings are only saved after you press 'Save' in the item card
(available after pressing 'Close' in the WMS screen).
Scan code
The scan code is used as extra or alternate item
identification in E-WMS, when scanning an
item in the warehouse. This can be the item code as used by your supplier, and
when your supplier applied bar codes on the incoming stock. Or it can be the
14-digit EAN13 (UCC) item identification as used in EAN128 bar codes. There is
no validation on length or content on input of the 'scan code', except it
needs to be unique as scan code within the items table. That is validated when
your press 'Close'.
To use this scan code in the warehouse, the setting
'scan code', available in every
settings screen for the E-WMS modules, needs to be set to 'scan code'. When
this setting is set to 'scan code' then an item is identified by searching for
the code scanned on the hand terminal, in following sequence:
- scan codes in menu WMS, setup, scancodes
- scan code per item
- item code
Next to, or instead of this scan code, you can maintain scan codes in menu
WMS, setup,
scancodes. Using these scan codes offers following extra functionality:
- you can maintain more than one scan
code per item
- you can link a specific unit and
factor to a scan code (separate scan code for a whole box of 12 units, for
example)
- you can specify to ignore a quantity
embedded in an EAN128 or HIBC bar code
The scan code per item is supported for
any communication form in E-WMS. The scan codes in WMS, setup, scancodes
are only supported in WMS ASP, and limited in E-WMS CAB 'RF' wireless usage.
For usage with Activesync or File communication, please also read document
When do I need to update the item master data on the scanner ?
To allow only entry of a scan code
(force scanning and prevent manual
entry of item codes), please see general scanner settings, setting 'Accept
scancode only'.
Picking classification
You can enter a free text in this field, which you can use to sort or filter
(split) picking lines when sending to a scanner. Please read more about 'picking
classification' in
this document. The 'picking classification' was
introduced in product update 406 and is available for license E-WMS I.
Order picking
This setting is available for E-WMS I from release 407, and gives you the possibility to
exclude items from sending picking for sales orders, or to automatically set the
item to status 'picked' without actually picking. This can be desirable for dummy items like 'freight cost' and when you
cannot use Exact Globe Next 'Discount/Charges' functionality for this purpose. This setting is
only enabled for items which are no serial/batch item or SKU item, and
offers following possibilities:
- Default, send picking: send this item
picking (default setting for all items)
- Set automatically to 'picked': this item
will be sent 'picking' but only as visible status in the E-WMS control
center, and not actually to the hand terminal. As soon as a 'real' item of
the same order has
been picked and is read back, this item is also read back, where the
quantity 'picked' is set equal to the ordered quantity. This is only
possible for items which require no extra picking details, like batch numbers
or SKU numbers. This setting could be used for items to used to charge
order- or freight cost. Then this charge is automatically included when this
order is processed in E-WMS, without having to pick this 'dummy' item on a
hand terminal.
Since a cost item will still be 'fulfilled' (but without stock
check), you will need to assign a default
location to this item in item maintenance ('Inventory' tab), when you are
working with warehouse locations.
- Ignore item for picking: this item will
never be sent picking for sales orders. That means you will have to do
fulfillment manually in Globe, E-WMS will not process order lines with this
item.
You can apply this setting for (not) picking of make/explode items. When
configuring "Set automatically to 'picked'" for the make item, you will only get
the material items to be picked on the hand terminal. After reading back these
materials, the make item will by default be 'picked' for the ordered quantity.
Only when picking less or more of the materials, you will have to change the
quantity for the 'make' item yourself in the Control Center, after reading back.
When a sales order contains only items to be ignored or to be automatically
set to 'picked', then on 'send to scanner' you will see an error report stating
"Error in picking advice (No items to be picked)". You need at least one item to
be actually picked.
Pick from bulk: quantity
This setting, introduced in release 413, offers the possibility to pick
specific ordered quantities directly from bulk type locations, instead from
picking locations. You could translate this setting also as 'Pallet quantity'.
This setting affects the picking advice 'location policy' for
sales order fulfilment,
replenishment and
production
material issues, when the advice setting 'Pallet quantity from bulk' for
that advice module is enabled. In combination with E-WMS 'filter
order lines' functionality, it is possible to split the picking advice and
direct these picking advices to specific order pickers for the pick- and bulk
locations.
When a quantity other than zero is entered, ordered quantities of this size
(and higher) can be advised from bulk locations. Please see
this document for more details.
This setting is only visible when SKU Management is disabled and when the use
of warehouse locations is enabled.
Pick from bulk: Multiple
Type the pallet quantity that you want to check and
determine the order quantity to be fulfilled to the bulk locations. You cannot
editthis field if “0” is entered in the Pick from bulk: quantity field.
By default, “1” is displayed. This field only accepts values from 1 to 99. You
will see the error message “Must be between: 1 - 99” if you enter an invalid
value.
If the value resulting from Pick from bulk: quantity
* Pick from bulk: Multiple is more than the ordered quantity, the system
will calculate the advice quantity from the pick location first. For this
checking to take place, you must select the Pick from bulk: Multiple check
box. If not, the system will follow the location advice policy (same checking
as Pick from bulk: Quantity).
Note:
You can see this field
only if you have not selected the
Enable SKU Management check box at
System > General > Settings > SKU Management, and you have selected
the
Warehouse locations check box at System > General > Settings
> Inventory settings.
Order pick & pack
This setting is available from release
411 for E-WMS II (SE1381) and configures whether this item is to be handled
by exception in the 'order
pick&pack' process, with following choices:
- (empty or) Allowed: Default setting, the
item can be transferred to the packing location but can also be processed
directly after picking
- Mandatory: it is mandatory to transfer a
picked item to the packing location and to status 'advice' for the packing
process, the item cannot be processed directly after the first stage
(picking from warehouse).
- Not allowed: the item cannot be transferred
to the packing location and can be processed after the first stage (picking
from warehouse)
When the order setting 'Pick and Pack: type' is set to 'Transfer', then this
setting is also available, however then with the caption 'Order pick&pack
(Transfer)' (from release 414SP6).
Standard production quantity
This quantity is used when you want to
further
automate your production receipts process, to prefill a standard production
receipt quantity on the hand terminal. This setting is available from product
update 406, for E-WMS I and E-WMS Production and when using ASP. The hand terminal setting 'Quantity/Display
which value' will use this quantity field, when set to 'Advice'.
Standard batch quantity
This setting is only visible for a batch item, and for license E-WMS I,
and was
introduced in product update 406. The 'standard batch quantity' is used in
Autoreceive and when you use a sequence number for batch numbers. This
quantity is applied when:
- the item is a batch item
- the hand terminal setting 'S/B number generation' is disabled (so only
when auto receiving external batch numbers)
This field determines per how many sales units a new batch number will
be applied. If you would receive 100 sales units and the 'Standard batch
quantity' would be 20, then you would get 5 purchase receipt lines generated,
with each a quantity of 20 and a new batch number in sequence. When the batch
item is a SKU item, you could use a batch quantity of 200 while using a SKU
quantity of 100, then you would get one new batch number per two SKUs.
You are also able to configure a batch quantity
per item per supplier. When that quantity is specified, it takes precedence
over this standard batch quantity per item.
Default SKU configuration
With this setting you can link a default SKU/item configuration to a SKU item.
These are the configurations maintained menu WMS, Setup, SKU, SKU per item.
This setting was
introduced in product update 406 and is only available when SKU Management
is enabled. When pressing the browse button, you will see a list of active SKU
configurations linked to this item.
This default SKU item configuration is applied in following situations:
- when using external SKU numbers, this default SKU configuration will
always be applied on the scanner in receipt procedures
- when starting SKU label printing on the hand terminal and when the list
of available SKU configurations is shown, the default SKU configuration will
always show on top of the list
When a default SKU configuration is not linked, then the first (more or less
random) SKU/item configuration found for this item, will be applied.
SKU number mandatory
This setting is available when SKU Management is enabled, and was
introduced in product update 406. When enabled, it is always mandatory to
enter or scan a SKU number in receipt processes, when creating SKU stock. Only
in WMS Inventory and repacking (Transfers menu) you are still able to leave a
SKU number empty. In issuing processes, a SKU number can always be left empty
because you should be able to issue 'sales units' for a SKU item.
Enable Autopack
This setting is used for E-WMS
Autopack or
SSCC Shipment Builder functionality. Only standard (no serial/batch) items
where this setting enabled, will be used in Autopack. From product update 407,
this setting will only show when 'Autopack' is enabled, or when using a SSCC
Shipment Builder license. (SE1387)
Crossdocking
This setting is available from product update 407 and is only visible when 'crossdocking'
is enabled. The setting determines whether this item should be included or
excluded in E-WMS
Crossdocking. You have following choices:
- Always: the item will be included for
crossdocking
- Never: the item will never be included for
crossdocking
- Sales orders: the item will only be
included when crossdocking for sales order requirements (this choice will
only show when you also have SE4250 E-WMS Production in your license)
- Production orders: the item will only be
included when crossdocking for production orders (this choice will only show
when you also have SE4250 E-WMS Production in your license)
The below fields are available when the following settings are enabled: WMS Receipt Registration Crossdocking sales orders and/or WMS Production Receipts: Crossdocking.
Crossdock size (sales)
For the purpose of efficient handling or transport, you are able to configure
a 'crossdock size': per how many sales units should the item always be
crossdocked. The quantity required for the sales orders will be rounded up to
the next factor of 'crossdock size'. This rounding is done for each individual
sales order for which a crossdock advice is generated. For example: when the
'crossdock size' is set to '10', and you need quantities 2, 8 and 12 for three
sales orders, then you will be adviced to put 10, 10 and 20 to the crossdocking
location. For that reason, you may have to allow receiving 'more', in the WMS
Receipts settings.
Please enter this quantity in standard sales units of the item. This setting is available from product update 407, and only visible when
crossdocking is enabled.
Crossdock size (prod.)
For the purpose of efficient handling or transport, you are able to configure
a 'crossdock size': per how many sales units should the item always be
crossdocked. The quantity required for the production orders will be rounded up
to the next factor of 'crossdock size'. This rounding is done for each
individual production order for which a crossdock advice is generated. For
example: when the 'crossdock size' is set to '1000', and you need quantities
120, 1500 and 2010 for three production orders, then you will be adviced to put
1000, 2000 and 3000 to the production crossdocking location. For that reason,
you may have to allow receiving 'more', in the WMS Receipts settings.
Please enter this quantity in standard sales units of the item. This setting is available from product update 407, and is only visible when
your license contains SE4250 E-WMS Production, and when crossdocking is enabled.
Crossdock location (sales)
From product update 407, you are able to configure a crossdocking location
per item. When a specific crossdock location is configured here, this location
will be used for a crossdock advice, instead of the
general location for crossdocking for sales orders. The location should not
be blocked for receipts.
The below fields are only available when the following settings are enabled: WMS Receipt Registration Crossdocking production materials.
Crossdock location (prod.)
From product update 407, you are able to configure a crossdocking location
per item. When a specific crossdock location is configured here, this location
will be used for a crossdock advice, instead of the
general location for crossdocking for production orders. The location should
not be blocked for receipts.
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