Introduction
This documents describes the settings available for E-WMS
Production Receipts in Exact Globe Next menu System, General, Settings, WMS
Production Receipts, as available per product update 416.
Description
The settings tab 'WMS Production Receipts' contains settings specific for the
production receipt registration process of E-WMS. Besides these module settings, also
hand terminal settings have to be configured.
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Section: General
CommunicationThis setting determines the default method of reading transactions from the mobile devices.
This document
provides more information on E-WMS communication methods.
Ask user
When enabled, at each 'read-back' in the control center , you are able
to choose the communication method through a pop-up window. Under normal
circumstances this option should be disabled. In practice this option will be
used when you are communicating with different types of hand terminals - for
example wireless ASP hand terminals, and also with CAB Activesync hand terminals
(it is not recommended to use mixed communication methods in the same
database).
Scan code
Determines how an item is identified after scanning an item- or scan code in the 'item' field.
This document provides more information.
Printer
This is the default printer used when printing E-WMS
reports;
this document provides more information.
Allow additions
This setting determines if it is possible to
receive other item codes than planned on a production order. when enabled,
unexpected item codes are accepted and read back as receipt, but will be
processed as a (negative) issue on the production order. when disabled, only the
planned item code will be read back.
Backflush extra items
By default, when receiving more items than planned ('over production')
through a 'new' receipt, the planned materials will not be issued for this extra
production. This setting allows you to configure how to handle back-flushing for
'more' receipts in WMS Production. A 'more' receipt is a receipt that exceeds
the planned quantity of the item to produce.
Before release 416, this setting was a checkmark. When enabled, any 'more'
receipts on production orders result in back-flushing material items
accordingly. When disabled, no back-flushing is done for 'more' receipts (before
release 409) or only for the first receipt that is also a 'more' receipt
(release 409 to 415).
From release 416, this setting is a choice list, with following options:
- No: never backflush materials for 'more' receipts. You produce
more than planned with the originally planned materials.
- Yes: always backflush materials for 'more' receipts. When the
first receipt on a production order is also a 'more' receipt (quantity 12 of
planned 10 produced), this results in split receipt and issue transactions
for quantities 10 and 2.
- Only for first more receipt: backflush only the first receipt
when this is a 'more' receipt, and not for additional 'more' receipts.
A first 'more' receipt of 12 on planned 10, also results in separate
transactions for quantities 10 and 2.
Section: Crossdocking
For explanation of the crossdocking process in general, please see documents
Crossdocking explained and
Crossdocking production receipts. Crossdocking in production receipts is
available since product update 404.
Crossdocking
This setting enables crossdocking functionality in following processes:
- in production receipts registration on the hand terminal, E-WMS will scan
for sales orders requiring this item. When found, a new receipt line is
created containing the generic crossdock location and the quantity required for the
sales order line.
- when generating a picking advice for sales orders, E-WMS will first
advise stock put aside on the crossdock location for this sales order line
Partial delivery validation
This setting determines if you want to limit crossdocking only for sales orders
which allow 'partial delivery'. Orders not allowing partial delivery will
probably only be picked as a whole from the warehouse. Since a crossdock advice
is generated on the scanner before entering the actually received quantity,
crossdocking cannot determine if the receipt would allow partial or complete
fulfillment.
When enabled, only orders where 'partial delivery allowed' is enabled, are
considered for crossdocking (limiting the order selection).
When disabled, the order setting 'partial delivery allowed' is ignored.
Location
This setting determines the general crossdock location, used as receipt location
on the hand terminal. This location
is not validated here, nor a browser on available locations is provided here,
because this location could exist in any (and in more than one) warehouse. From
product update 407, you are able to configure a specific crossdock location per
item.
Days in advance
This setting determines for how many days in advance you want received stock to
be crossdocked. This day factor is added to 'today' and matched with the planned
delivery date in the sales order line.
When set to '0' (zero), only sales orders to be fulfilled until today will then
be candidate for crossdocking requirements.
Order status
This setting is available from product update 407 and gives you the possibility
to configure what sales order status should be regarded, to start crossdocking
when scanning production receipts. Following choices are available:
- Entered: orders are regarded for
crossdocking as soon as they are entered (this is the default value, and
this choice was applied in crossdocking in release 406 and earlier)
- Authorized: sales orders have to be
authorized before being regarded in crossdocking (only applies when you enabled
'authorizing' sales orders as process step)
- Confirmed: sales orders have to be
confirmed before being regarded in crossdocking (only applies when a sales order
confirmation was mandatory to print)
Section: Read from scanner
These settings apply to the step "read from scanner', either manually in the Control Center or automatically by the
WMS RF production receipts service.
File name
See document WMS 'file name' settings.
Reports setting
See document WMS reports.
Immediate validation
When enabled, the 'validation' process will automatically start after reading back and
the receipt lines will go to status "validated" or "picking error". When
disabled, the receipts stay in status "picked" until the button "Validate" is
used, or until the receipt is opened in the control center.
Section: Automatic validation
These settings apply to the status "validating", so during automatic validation by the RF
Receipts service, or after pressing the button "Validate" in the control center.
File name
See document WMS 'file name' settings.
Report settings
See document WMS reports.
Immediate processing
When enabled, validated receipts will automatically be processed. When disabled, the validated lines stay in status "validated" until the button 'Process' is used. When using the RF service, this option should be enabled unless you want to process receipts manually.
Allow receiving less
When enabled, receiving less than planned results
automatically in splitting the planned receipt line in the order, without
notice. When disabled, receiving less results in status "picking error", so you
have to approve these receipts. This gives an active signal of deviations in the form of 'picking error' but
also requires more manual intervention. It would also prevent the receipt from
being processed as shelf stock and allowing a transfer of that
stock.
Allow receiving more
Enabled: when receiving more than expected, this is processed without active signal.
Disabled: receiving more than expected results in "picking error" after validation, so someone has to approve this.
The stock will not be available for other logistical processes until it is
processed.
Accept existing batch number
When enabled, there is no validation
on unique batch numbers during automatic validation. A batch number which
already exists , can be produced again. When disabled, a production receipt of batch
number which already exists, results in 'picking error', to be approved
manually. When you are working with
E-WMS Serial/Batch generation, this setting needs to be 'on'.
Allow blocked batches
When enabled, it is allowed to process (additional) receipts on blocked batches.
This can be required when the Exact Globe Next Purchase setting 'Block batch
numbers automatically' is enabled and when scanning and processing more than one
receipt on the same batch.
When disabled, a receipt on a blocked batch will move to 'picking error' after
reading back and validation.
This setting is available from release 413.
Section: Manual validation
These settings apply to the available functions when opening a receipt
in the control center, typically from status 'picking error'.
It is advisable to enable all non-restricting options, since this handling would normally be done by a 'manager' role.
Difference in backorder
Allows putting differences to backorder in the
control center while handling
picking errors. This would be done by not checking the '=' (set equal to)
column in the opened receipt.
Clicking on this column and removing the green checkmark means: do not
change the original ordered quantity, the remainder will be put to backorder
(split into new order line).
Clicking on this column and setting the green checkmark means: change the
ordered quantity in the order line to the received quantity, so the remainder
would be dropped.
If the setting 'difference in backorder' is enabled, you are allowed to process
this receipt while this column was 'unchecked'. The remainder will
then be put to
backorder.
If the setting 'difference in backorder' is disabled, you are not allowed to
process this receipt while this column was 'unchecked'. You cannot put the
remainder to backorder.
Allow receiving less
This setting determines whether you are allowed to drop remaining quantity to be
received, when opening a production receipt in the control center.
When enabled, you are allowed to process the receipt while the '=' (set
equal to) column was checked. The planned quantity will be changed to the
received quantity.
When disabled, you are not allowed to process the receipt while the '='
column was checked. You cannot drop differences due to 'less received' quantities.
Allow receiving more
Enabled: allows processing receipts with received quantities more than ordered.
Disabled: it is not possible to process 'more' receipts.
From
release 407, this setting is also applied on an ASP hand terminal. When this
setting is disabled and when scanning more than planned, error "Quantity: Not
allowed: Receive more than planned" will be shown on the hand terminal. This
validation includes previous scanned partial receipts which are not processed
yet in E-WMS.
Accept existing batch number
When enabled (default), processing
of a receipt for an existing batch number is allowed (the line will already be
validated as 'ok' when opening the transaction). When disabled, it is not possible to process the receipt
for an already existing batch number. When you are working with
E-WMS Serial/Batch generation, this setting needs to be 'on'.
Allow blocked batches
When enabled, it is possible to process receipts on blocked batches. This can be
required when the Exact Globe Next Purchase setting 'Block batch numbers
automatically' is enabled and when scanning and processing more than one receipt
on the same batch.
When disabled, it is not possible to process a receipt on a blocked batch, and
this setting is also applied when scanning production receipts: a receipt scan
of a blocked batch will show a warning message: "Serial/batch number: Blocked.
Continue anyway?" with choices Yes or No.
This setting is available from release 413.
Section: Process
These settings apply to the processing of production receipts, after
successful validation.
Report settings
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 receipts and
serial/batch receipts linked to sales orders are processed using WMS
allocations. If disabled, the processed stock is not allocated in E-WMS (but may
still be in Exact Globe Next allocations).
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