Start picking if printing Picking TrackIDs during picking (box picking)
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This method allows the Operator to print the Picking TrackIDs as they walk through the warehouse picking the stock. Typically, they will have a hip printer with them while picking and print out the Picking TrackID as they pick.
This strategy is designed for warehouses where it is important to fine-pick products directly into a box or carton as the picker moves through the warehouse. The screens allow the picker to pick and scan the product to a carton as they moves through the warehouse. This strategy is often used with one of the mass-based checkout modules described.
Three different methods can be followed:
Print the label before starting to pick (Prompt for labels on assign)
Print the label after a pick slip has been picked and you want to seal the box (Print labels on Next Box)
Print a Packet label after picking and when the pick is confirmed (Prompt for the label on Confirm)
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Try it!
To start following this approach, open the Sales Pick to TrackID mobile screen
Print the label before starting to pick (Prompt for labels on assign)
With this approach, the Picking TrackID labels will print when the Operator assigns the pick slip to himself via the Assign Tab.
A pop-up message will appear asking whether the Picking TrackID must be printed.
Select Yes
The Picking TrackID label will print.
The Items TAB will open which will give you a summary of all the Bins, Tracking IDs, stock codes, and Qty that are on the pick slip. You can also see in the Scanned column how many you have scanned to date. This is all for information purposes.
Select an item that you want to pick and select Next to go to the Pick TAB
The Pick TAB will open. This is the main picking screen that explains what Sugg Tracking ID, stock code, and quantity the picker must fetch. In the blue section, the picker can see the stock code and description of the item. It also indicates whether it is a Lot traceable item or not.
Notice that a Box number will now appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen (example B1). The screen is now expecting the user to pick sequentially.
If the user selects the Next Box button and no stock has been picked in the current box a warning message will appear.
The picker will then physically go to the Sugg Bin and scan the TrackID; you can also type it into the TrackID field. If you TAB off the field the rest of the fields will auto-populate
The picker will see at the top of the screen what the Qty is that must be picked, and this must be updated in the Quantity field.
For this labeling and picking approach the To TrackID field can auto-populate as the user must pick sequentially and the system knows what the next box number will be.
When entering or scanning the Picking TrackID it must be in the format Pickslip+WH+Box. For example: 1144+FG+B2 (but, if the AUTOPOPULATE_PICKING_PALLET setting is on, then it will auto-populate)
Select Post to indicate that the item has been picked.
The stock will then move from the Sugg TrackID to the Picking TrackID.
The Operator must select the Next Box button to pick and pack the next box.
Print the label after a pick slip has been picked and you want to seal the box (Print labels on Next Box)
If the PREPRINT_PICKING_TRACKIDS setting is configured, a popup message will appear asking to pre-print the TrackID.
Select Yes
The next Picking TrackID label will print. (Example B2) and the Operator can pick the next pick slip into this Picking TrackID.
On the Confirm tab a summary of all items that have been picked will be visible
If satisfied with the pick, select Confirm. The software will then complete the pick and update the status of the pick slip to PICKED.
Print the label after picking and when the pick is confirmed (Prompt for the label on Confirm)
If the PROMPT_FOR_LABELS_ON_CONFIRM setting was set to Y(es), a popup message will appear asking to print a Packet label if required.
Sales Pick to TrackID is very similar to Sales Pick to Pickslip with the only exception that the entity you are picking to is different, as you are picking straight into a Box and do not necessarily need a checkout step to pack the picked items into a box.
Typically, warehouses will move this to a Shipping TrackID to distribute the stock via the Shipping Module or alternatively do a final mass check or MSN final invoice post. For more information on the various checkout options, refer to Checkout.