E-WMS - Apply specific SKU/item type with external SKU numbers

Introduction

This document describes the details of using specific SKU types when working with E-WMS external SKU numbers, as is possible from release 409 (patched to 408). 

Description

From product update 409, E-WMS offers the possibility to apply or select a SKU type (SKU/item configuration) when receiving SKUs and using external SKU numbers. 

Usage of external SKU numbers was introduced in product update 405, and included automatic application of a SKU/item configuration, where either the default SKU/item configuration linked to the item was applied, or else the first SKU/item configuration found for the item.

From release 409, the SKU/item configuration can be determined by the specific SKU type per customer, or by selection in a list with available configurations when receiving a SKU (patched to 408).

This SKU/item configuration is now determined in following order, when using external SKU numbers:

• When only one SKU/item configuration is configured for the item code in menu WMS, Setup, SKU, SKU per item, then this configuration is always applied when receiving a SKU
    
• For production receipts: production order -> sales order linked to production order -> order debtor of sales order -> specific SKU type from customer
  
• For production receipts: production order -> project code ('parent project') linked to production order  -> customer account linked to project -> specific SKU type from customer
    
• For Purchase receipts: purchase order -> sales order linked to purchase order -> order debtor of sales order -> specific SKU type from customer
  
• For Purchase receipts: purchase order -> project code linked to purchase order -> customer account linked to project -> specific SKU type from customer
    
• For Counts (Stock Inventory) -> project code entered in WMS count range  -> customer account linked to project -> specific SKU type from customer
  • please note: when using non-guided counts and having multiple count ranges for the same warehouse, the functionality of customer specific SKU types cannot be used.
    Instead you have to use guided counts, or use only 1 count range.
     
    
• For Stock Transactions -> project code as entered in transaction, or project code linked to used 'stock transaction code'  -> customer account linked to project -> specific SKU type from customer
     
  
• The default SKU/item configuration linked to the item (WMS button)
   
  
• When no customer specific SKU type was configured; or
  when multiple SKU/item configurations for the customer specific SKU type were found (possible with single layer- and two layer SKU configurations),
  then a list of available SKU/item configurations is shown during the scanner receipt process:
  
     
  
  This is the same list as shown when using SKU numbers and labels generated by E-WMS, but in case of using external SKU numbers this screen is only used to select a specific SKU/item configuration. 

Details on usage of external SKU numbers:

• After you have scanned a receipt with an external SKU number, the SKUtype selection popup will not shown automatically again in the next scans. However when the item has more than one SKU type linkded, it is required to select a SKU type for all scans, by pressing the buttons OPTIONS and SKU, before scanning the external SKU number. That is only the case when the item has more than one SKU type linked, and the SKU type could not automatically be determined by the rules listed above.
  
  If you do not select a SKU type but just scan the external SKU number, you will see this message:
  
  
  

• When a specific SKU/item configuration is applied automatically, this SKU type is not shown in the scan screen. 

Related documents

• Product Update 409: select SKU/item configuration with E-WMS 'external SKU numbers'
• Product Update 407: E-WMS SKU Management - configure specific SKU type per customer
• Maintenance of SKU per item
• Maintenance of item WMS data  
  
• E-WMS start page