This document describes the functionality of E-WMS Autoreceive, available from product update 406.
When using E-WMS SKU Management or E-WMS Serial Batch Generation, E-WMS will generate new SKU- or S/B numbers and print labels for these numbers. Next, you would still have to scan each label to register a receipt. Autoreceive provides the possibility to automatically receive these numbers on a hand terminal, without scanning each receipt. Autoreceive can be used in combination with SKU Management and E-WMS Serial/Batch Generation, or when using external S/B numbers or external SKU numbers.
This document has following sections:
Following is required to use Autoreceive.
Following visible changes were made related to Autoreceive.
Following E-WMS processes support Autoreceive functionality:
Rules
Following rules apply when working with Autoreceive.
Restrictions
Logic
Consequences
Configuration Configuration: settings Autoreceive is enabled per process, through the scanner settings. The setting 'Autoreceive' is available in following settings menus:
The functionality of Autoreceive is affected by the settings 'S/B number generation' and 'External SKU numbers'.
Configuration: items When using Autoreceive and your are not using E-WMS S/B Generation for batch items, you need to be able to configure how many sales units are in one packaging unit, per new batch number. For this purpose, you can configure a 'Standard batch quantity' per item or per item per supplier. You can read about more this quantity in WMS button in item maintenance and WMS button items by supplier.
You can configure a default 'Increment factor' per item per supplier, for the serial- or batch numbers to automatically generate, from a given starting number (S/B number provided by your supplier). These factors are only used when the hand terminal setting 'Generate S/B numbers' is disabled.
Hand terminal
To start Autoreceive functionality, you can press the options button in a scanning screen, then press the Auto receive button.
The functionality available in the options menu, or when pressing the Auto receive button, depends on the settings and from what scan field you pressed the options button. If you press 'Options/Auto receive' from 'warehouse' input, the Auto receive button will be disabled. When pressing 'Options/Auto receive' when you are at input of 'S/B' for an inner SKU within an outer SKU, you can generate serial numbers for that specific inner SKU. When E-WMS 'S/B Generation' is enabled you won't see the Autoreceive button but instead, as before, the S/B button. Only now, Autoreceive is integrated in the S/B label print screen. The same applies for the SKU Management label print screen.
In the scenarios below you will find samples of several of all these possibilities.
This table lists the possible scenarios, supported Autoreceive scenarios are marked with √. Most of the scenarios also have a link with a sample case with screen shots. Scenario a. No SKU b. E-WMS SKU numbers c. External SKU numbers 1. standard item n/a √ √ 2. serial item, S/B Generation √ √ - 3. serial item, external serial numbers √ √ √ 4. batch item, S/B Generation, one batch n/a √ - 5. batch item, S/B Generation, batch number range - √ - 6. batch item, external batch number, one batch n/a √ √ 7. batch item, external batch number, batch range √ √ √
This table lists the possible scenarios, supported Autoreceive scenarios are marked with √. Most of the scenarios also have a link with a sample case with screen shots.