Introduction

This document describes the E-WMS setting 'SB advice policy' (Serial/batch advice policy), available in several E-WMS module settings, until product update 407.

For the changed advice settings as per product update 408, view this document.

Description

The setting 'SB advice policy' is used in E-WMS settings available through menu System, General, Settings, for following settings tabs:

• WMS Sales Order Fulfillment
• WMS Replenishment
• WMS Production Issues   
  

This setting is part of the picking advice settings and allows you to configure what batches or serial numbers should be picked first. The oldest dates will always be selected first.
In Exact Globe Next and E-WMS, a serial/batch end date can be left empty, a start date is always filled.
 

• End date or else start date
  The oldest batches are selected by looking at the S/B end date.
  For batches with an empty end date, end date '31-12-2299' is applied (so probably advised after batches with specific end date), and the start date is also applied now for these batches without end date.
   
  • Sample
    batch B1    start date 01-01-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B2    start date 01-02-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B3    start date 01-12-12    end date (empty)
    batch B4    start date 01-11-12    end date (empty)
    batch B5    start date 01-12-11    end date 01-01-2015
    
    Advice generated (at 01-01-14):
    For batches B3 and B4 end date '31-12-2299' is applied, and batch B4 will be advised first because of the older start date.
    Order of advising these batches: B1, B2 (or: B2, B1 - since equal end date, will depend on location policy), B5, B4, B3
    
     
    
• End date and also start date
  The oldest batches are selected by looking at the combination of end date + start date.
  In case you would produce batches with the same end during an entire month, you will still advice the batches produced at first of the month, before batches produced by the end of the month.
  An empty end date will be interpreted as '31-12-2299', so will be advised last.
   
  • Sample
    batch B1    start date 01-01-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B2    start date 01-02-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B3    start date 01-12-12    end date (empty)
    batch B4    start date 01-11-12    end date (empty)
    batch B5    start date 01-12-11    end date 01-01-2015
    
    Advice generated (at 01-01-14):
    For batches B3 and B4 end date '31-12-2299' is applied.
    Order of advising these batches: B1 (since older start date than B2), B2, B5, B4, B3
    
     
    
• End date
  Stock is selected by the S/B end date. An empty end date is regarded as '31-12-2299', so will be advised last.
   
  • Sample
    batch B1    start date 01-01-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B2    start date 01-02-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B3    start date 01-12-12    end date (empty)
    batch B4    start date 01-11-12    end date (empty)
    batch B5    start date 01-12-11    end date 01-01-2015
    
    Advice generated (at 01-01-14):
    For batches B3 and B4 end date '31-12-2299' is applied.
    Order of advising these batches: B1, B2 (or: B2, B1 - since equal end date, will depend on location policy), B5, B3, B4 (or B4, B3 - depending location policy)
      
     
    
• Start date
  Stock is selected by the S/B start date.
   
  • Sample
    batch B1    start date 01-01-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B2    start date 01-02-13    end date 31-12-2014
    batch B3    start date 01-12-12    end date (empty)
    batch B4    start date 01-11-12    end date (empty)
    batch B5    start date 01-12-11    end date 01-01-2015
    
    Advice generated (at 01-01-14):
    Order of advising these batches: B5, B4, B3, B1, B2

Related documents

• E-WMS Sales Order Fulfillment settings
• E-WMS Replenishment settings
• E-WMS Production Issues settings
   
• E-WMS start page