Bin Inquiry

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Purpose

Overview

Use Bin Inquiry to display information about a bin and the products in the bin for a specific location. It allows you to display quantities on hand and available quantities for each product in the selected bin. You can also display lot and serial number detail information for the selected bin.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button

Description

Exit

Click this button to close the Bin Inquiry window.

Show Data

Click this button to display bin information on the Results tab.

First

Click this button to enter the first bin for the selected location on the Select tab or display information for the first bin on the Results tab.

Prev

Click this button to enter the previous bin for the selected location on the Select tab or display information for the previous bin on the Results tab.

Next

Click this button to enter the next bin for the selected location on the Select tab or display information for the next bin on the Results tab.

Last

Click this button to enter the last bin for the selected location on the Select tab or display information for the last bin on the Results tab.

Select Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Location Prefix

Enter a location prefix for which to display bin information, or click the Lookup button to select a location prefix.

Name

Enter a location name for which to display bin information, or click the Lookup button to select a location name.

Bin

Enter a bin ID for which to display bin information, or click the Lookup button to select a bin ID. Bins are defined and maintained in Bin Maintenance. Bins are assigned to a product in Product Maintenance and assigned to a product/location record in Product Location Maintenance.

Display Zero Qty

Select this check box to display products with zero quantities.

Lot Detail

Select this check box to display product information broken down by lot.

Serial # Detail

Select this check box to display product information broken down by serial number.

Zone

This field displays the zone associated with the selected bin.

Velocity

This field displays the velocity ID for the selected bin.

Activity Percent

This field is slated for functionality in a future release.

Warehouse Area

This field displays the warehouse area associated with the selected bin. For information on setting up warehouse areas, see Warehouse Area Maintenance.

Bin Sequence

This field displays the sequence number for the selected bin, which is used to create an efficient pick path through a warehouse or zone.

Description

This field displays a detailed description of the selected bin.

Not Available Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin is not available for picking and replenishment.

Speed Bin Override

This check box is selected if the selected bin is used first for pick demand creation, regardless of the required unit of measure.

Laydown Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin can be used when picking or moving products.

Cross Dock Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin is a cross-dock bin. If this check box is selected, the bin can be selected as a cross-dock bin in Dock Maintenance.

Bin Holds Raw Materials Only

This check box is selected if no inventory from the selected bin can be allocated during pick demand printing.

Do Not Pick from This Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin is not used for picking.

Potential Discrepancy

This check box is selected if the bin has a potential inventory discrepancy.

Can Break Inventory

This check box is selected if products in the selected bin can be broken down into smaller units of measure or built up into larger units of measure.

Staging Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin is a staging bin.

User Bin

This check box is selected if the selected bin is only used for wireless warehouse users as a temporary bin when picking or moving products.

Do not Issue Material

This check box is selected if component products are not allowed to be issued from this bin when issuing material for manufacturing.

Pending Receipt Bin

This check box is selected if the bin is used for the pending receipt process. If this check box is selected, the bin will only store inventory for containers and purchase orders that are in the process of being received and put away.

Height Capacity

This field displays the height and unit of measure for the selected bin.

Cubic Capacity

This field displays the volume value and unit of measure for the selected bin.

Width Capacity

This field displays the width and unit of measure for the selected bin.

Weight Capacity

This field displays the weight threshold and weight unit of measure for the selected bin.

Length Capacity

This field displays the length and unit of measure for the selected bin.

Bin Cycle Count Group

This field displays the bin cycle count group for the selected bin. You can use bin cycle count groups to group together similar bins in the same zone or sales location / shipping location for Wireless Warehouse cycle counting. For more information, see Bin Cycle Count Group Maintenance.

Results Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Products

This grid displays information about the products in the selected bin, including the quantity on hand and available. The quantity available is calculated as the difference between the quantity on hand and the quantity allocated. Quantities that are allocated have been ordered on a sales order, but have not yet been shipped. Double-click a product to display Inventory Matrix Inquiry.

Product

These fields display the product code and name for the product selected in the Products grid.

Pick Bin Min. Level

This field displays the minimum pick bin level for the product selected in the Products grid.

Unit Weight

This field displays the weight and weight unit of measure for the product selected in the Products grid.

Pick Bin

This field displays the pick bin for the product selected in the Products grid.

Cube

This field displays the volume and weight unit of measure for the product selected in the Products grid.

Putaway Bin

This field displays the putaway bin for the product selected in the Products grid.

Density

This field displays the density for the product selected in the Products grid.

Density Mass Basis

This field displays the density mass basis for the product selected in the Products grid.

Volume Basis

This field displays the volume basis for the product selected in the Products grid.

Units of Measure

This grid displays unit of measure information for the product selected in the Products grid.