Pack Delivery
An overview of application used for packing allocated outbound deliveries.
Overview
Support major order types (COs, DOs, MOs, ROs)
Different Search modes (allows a user to choose a way of searching for available Pick Lists and Pick List Lines).
Search Bulk - gives an overall, high-level searching criteria.
Search Detail - focuses on already labelled products. Powered by GS1 standard, one might instantly fetch and pack the Pick List Lines.
Support for Simple and Advanced Packing.
Add multiple Package Types.
Pack multiple order lines into one or many packages.
Pack entire pick list instantly according to M3 settings.
Pack packages into another-level packages.
Unpack and delete created packages.
Preview packaged lines
Print created packages.
Automate screens.
By-pass report screens to accelerate the reporting steps.
Used Environment Properties
User Steps
Search Mode
Use the following choice to define the Search Mode you wish to work with.
HEADER/INFO DATA
N/A
INPUT DATA
Detail/Bulk
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on Search Mode check box to select one.
Bulk Mode allows you to identify pick lists and pick lists lines using high-level search criteria.
Detail Mode allows you to identify pick list lines by scanning the existing barcodes (as only advanced packing requires the line level packing, deliveries with manual simple packing method are skipped).
Blank is assigned as default.
Default can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Click NEXT button to continue.
Click MENU button to get back to the main menu.
Detail
Use Detail mode to quickly identify Pick List Lines by scanning the barcodes of the products allocated to the released deliveries.
Additional data used for picking, like quantity, will be remembered and auto-parsed inside the Report screens.
That function is a part of Search Mode screen.
Search Delivery (Detail)
INFO/HEADER DATA
Warehouse
Pick Location
INPUT DATA
Delivery Numbers
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on Delivery Number in the list to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Picking List. Report so that only deliveries and their picking lists released for picking and pending to be packed (with advanced packing method) are shown.
Delivery, Order Number, Consignee's ID and Consignee's Name are used and can be filtered through.
Click CHANGE WAREHOUSE to select another warehouse.
Choose the Warehouse by selecting one from the drop-down menu.
List comes from MMS005 Warehouse. Open.
Click BACK to get back to Search Delivery screen without any change.
Click NEXT to get back to Search Delivery screen with a confirmed warehouse change.
Click CHANGE PICK LOCATION to select another pick location.
Check Select Pick Location for details.
Click BACK to get back to Search Mode screen.
Click NEXT to get to Select Pick Location screen.
Select Pick Location (Detail)
INFO/HEADER DATA
Warehouse
INPUT DATA
Locations
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on Location in the list to select one.
List comes from MMS010 Stock Location. Open.
Only approved locations (status = 2) are shown.
Location IDs and Location Names are used and can be filtered through.
Blank is assigned as default.
Default can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
By assigning the location, user defines the picking location where the to-be-packaged products are located. That location will be used in packing process.
Click BACK to get back to Search Delivery screen without any change.
Click NEXT to get to Search Balance ID screen with a confirmed pick location change or Search Delivery screen if the function was triggered by CHANGE PICK LOCATION.
Search Balance ID (Detail)
Scanned/Added Balance IDs indicate the pick lists lines to be packed. Scanned quantities will be aggregated and populated inside Select Pick List Line screen.
INFO/HEADER DATA
Warehouse
Pick Location
Delivery Number / Pick List Suffix
INPUT DATA
Multi-Data
FUNCTIONALITY
Scan the Multi-Data field to retrive the correct picking list line
The input field is equipped with embedded translation engine which retrives multiple values used in the later reporting process.
Refer to Managing Multiple Data Capture section to understand and configure capturing of the barcoded data.
When the scanned record refers to more than one hit, the Searched List screen pops up. Tap one record to add it to the list. Example below depicts a situation where an item number NC-P-ALOT, which is lot-controlled, has been identified in the scanned string. The string, however, does not provide any information about the lot number. Thus, the Searched List pops up where the correct pick list line has to be chosen.
Click CHANGE DELIVERY to change Delivery Number.
It gets You back to Search Delivery screen.
Click BACK to get back to Search Delivery screen.
Click NEXT to get to Select Pick List Line screen.
Bulk
Use Bulk mode to retrive the pick lists and pick lists lines using high-level search criteria. None of the editable input fields are mandatory. It's yet adviseable to use them to narrow down the search result.
That function is a part of Search Mode screen.
Search Pick List (Bulk)
INFO/HEADER DATA
Warehouse
INPUT DATA
From/To Date
Reference Order Category
Delivery
Shipment
Order Number
Zone
Route
Customer
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on From Date and To Date to set from and to departure dates.
Blanks are assigned as defaults.
Defaults can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Tap on Reference Order Category to select one.
The following can be chosen:
Customer Orders
Distribution Orders
Manufacturing Orders
Requisition Orders
Replenishment Orders
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per order category.
Blank is assigned as default.
Default can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Tap on Delivery drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only deliveries with packing processing being used are shown.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Delivery.
Delivery Numbers can be filtered through.
Tap on Shipment drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only shipments, which at least one connected delivery uses packing processing, are shown.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Shipment.
Shipment Numbers can be filtered through.
Tap on Order drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only orders, which at least one connected delivery uses packing processing, are shown.
Abbreviations in parentheses indicate the order types.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Order Number.
Order Numbers and Order Categories can be filtered through.
Tap on Zone drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only stock zones, where at least one delivery uses packing processing, are shown.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Stock Zone.
Stock Zone IDs can be filtered through.
Tap on Route drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only routes connected to at least one delivery which uses packing processing are shown.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Route.
Route IDs and Route Names can be filtered through.
Tap on Customer drop-down menu to select one.
List is seggregated based on MWS420 Pick List. Report so that only customers connected to at least one delivery which uses packing processing are shown.
Lines' quantity indicates the number of pick list lines to be packed per Customer.
Customer IDs and Customer Names can be filtered through.
Click CHANGE WAREHOUSE to select another warehouse.
Choose the Warehouse by selecting one from the drop-down menu.
List comes from MMS005 Warehouse. Open.
Click BACK to get back to Search Pick List screen without any change.
Click NEXT to get back to Search Pick List screen with a confirmed warehouse change.
Click BACK to get back to Search Mode screen.
Click NEXT to get to Select Pick List Line screen.
Select Pick List
Yellow shadow of the row (in grid) or left frame (tile) indicates the pick list has been partly packed (when advanced packing method is used).
INFO/HEADER DATA
Departure Date
Customer ID (Customer Name)
Order Number (Order Category)
Delivery Number / Picking List Suffix
Number of Picking List Lines
INPUT DATA
Auto Pack
Package Print
FUNCTIONALITY
Click on Auto Pack tickbox to pack entire picking list according to M3 pack configuration.
Click Package Print tickbox to trigger printing after the packing is done.
If clicked togehther with Auto Pack, user will be directed automatically to Report Printing screen, listing all created packages pending to be printed.
Select one or many pick lists.
If pick list has simple packing method assigned, user will be directed to Pack Delivery screen. If pick list has advanced packing method assigned, Select Pick List Line screen will be shown instead.
If multiple pick lists are selected, all pick list lines (advanced packing method) or reporting screen (simple packing method) will be shown per delivery, one after eachother.
Click BACK to get back to Search Pick List screen.
Click NEXT to proceed.
Pack Delivery screen (when simple packing method is used).
Select Pick List Line screen (when advanced packing method is used).
Select Pick List Line
If multiple pick list lines are selected, all of them will be shown in the Pack Pick List Line screen.
INFO/HEADER DATA
Item Number (Item Name)
Remaining / Allocated Quantity (Standard Units of Measure)
Lot Number
Container
Location
Order Number / Order Line
Delivery Number / Pick List Suffix
INPUT DATA
Multi Data
FUNCTIONALITY
Scan the Multi-Data field to retrive the correct picking list line
The input field is equipped with embedded translation engine which retrives multiple values used in the later reporting process.
Refer to Managing Multiple Data Capture section to understand and configure capturing of the barcoded data.
When the scanned record refers to an unique record, the Pack Pick List Line screen pops up with all identified data. When more than one hit is identified, only identified records remain in the list. Tap on one or more record(s) to proceed with in the packing step.
Click BACK to get back to Search Pick List screen.
Click NEXT to proceed to Pack Pick List Line screen.
Pack Delivery
Pack Delivery screen is triggered when a pick list is assigned to a delivery with a simple packing method. There, according to the standars, a number of packing types (sometimes understood as 'collis') are to be added to complete the process of packing.
INFO/HEADER DATA
Delivery Number
Order Number / Number of Pick List Lines
INPUT DATA
Package Type
Quantity
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on Package Type drop-down menu to select one.
The package types come from MMS050 Packaging. Open
Blank is assigned as default.
Defaults can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Type in/scan the numeric Quantity value.
Click OVERVIEW to check the already added packages types.
Tap on a recod and use New Quantity field to define in a new quantity per package type.
Click NEXT or BACK to return to Pack Delivery screen.
Click NEXT to proceed to add the indicated package types' selection into a delivery and finalise the process.
Click BACK to get back to Select Pick List screen.
Pack Pick List Line
Pack Pick List Line screen is triggered when a pick list is assigned to a delivery with an advanced packing method. There, according to the standars, each and every allocated pick list line has to be packed to complete the process.
To facilitate it, one or many pick list lines can be selected in the Select Pick List Line screen so that they can be packaged togehter in one go.
INFO/HEADER DATA
Delivery Number / Number of Pick List Lines to be packed
Order Number
Allocated Balance IDs
INPUT DATA
Package Print
Package Type
Package Number
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on Package Print tickbox to trigger the printing option after the line is packaged.
Transport Label (MWS485PF) will be printed as an output.
Blank is assigned as default.
Default can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Tap on selected record(s) from Allocated Balance IDs grid to include pick list line in the packing creation process.
You may adjust the quantity per pick list line so that it can be packaged in multiple number of packages.
You may select more than one pick list line so that they might be packaged together.
Tap on Package Type drop-down menu to select one.
The package types come from MMS050 Packaging. Open
Blank is assigned as default.
Defaults can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Type in/scan the Package Number value.
Click OVERVIEW to check the already packed pick list lines.
Click BACK to return to Pack Pick List Line screen.
Click PACKAGES to check the packages and pack them in higher-level packages.
Tap on Package Print tickbox to trigger the printing option after the line is packaged.
Transport Label (MWS485PF) will be printed as an output.
Blank is assigned as default.
Default can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Tap on selected record(s) from Packages grid to pack it into another package or unpack it.
You may select more than one package so that they might be packaged together.
Tap on Package Type drop-down menu to select one.
The package types come from MMS050 Packaging. Open
Blank is assigned as default.
Defaults can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Type in/scan the Package Number value.
Click PACK to pack the selected package(s) into an indicated package.
Click UNPACK to unpack the selected package(s).
Click OVERVIEW to check the already packed pick list lines.
Click BACK to return to Pack Pick List Line screen.
Click BACK or NEXT to return to Pack Pick List Line screen.
Click NEXT to pack the selected pick list line(s).
If printing option has been activated, Report Printing screen is triggered.
Click BACK to get back to Select Pick List Line screen.
Report Printing
INFO/HEADER DATA
Packages
INPUT DATA
Printer
Number of Labels
FUNCTIONALITY
Tap on the record(s) from Packages grid to print the transport label (MWS485PF).
You may select more than one package to print.
Tap on Printer drop-down box to select one.
The printers come from CRS290 Printer. Open.
Blank is assigned as default.
Defaults can be changed in the global properties on user/app level.
Printer ID and Printer Name can be filtered through.
Type in/scan Number of Labels value.
Click BACK to get back to Pack Pick List Line screen.
Click PRINT to trigger the printing function.
Click NEXT to get back to Search Pick List screen, as long as all the lines have been packaged. Otherwise, Pack Pick List Line screen is triggered with remaining lines to be packed.
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