Dock Maintenance

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Purpose

Define and associate receiving docks with a location.

Overview

Dock Maintenance is used primarily to define receiving docks and associate those docks with a receiving (shipping) location. For more information on locations, see Sales Location / Shipping Location. Docks are considered receiving areas or truck bays where goods come in and are then placed in a designated area or bin.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button

Description

Exit

Click this button to close the Dock Maintenance window.

New

Click this button to create a new dock.

Update

Click this button to update the selected dock.

Delete

Click this button to delete the selected dock.

OK

Click this button to accept an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.

Cancel

Click this button to cancel an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.

First

Click this button to display the first dock.

Prev

Click this button to display the previous dock.

Next

Click this button to display the next dock.

Last

Click this button to display the last dock.

Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Location Prefix

Enter a warehouse shipping location prefix, or click one of the Lookup buttons to select the location prefix. For more information, see Sales Location / Shipping Location.

Note You cannot enter a sales type location.

Name

Enter a warehouse shipping location name, or click one of the Lookup buttons to select the location name. For more information, see Sales Location / Shipping Location.

Note You cannot enter a sales type location.

Dock Name

Enter the name of the receiving/loading dock, or click the Lookup button to select a dock name.

Main Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Description

Enter a description of the dock.

Directed Putaway Bin

Enter a directed putaway bin for the dock, or click the Lookup button to select a directed putaway bin. To use the directed putaway features, you need to receive to a dock that has a designated directed putaway bin. A directed putaway bin must be marked as a not available bin. For information on how to set up a directed putaway bin, see Bin Maintenance. For more information on setting up directed putaway, see Directed Putaway Setups FAQ.

If a directed putaway bin is not defined, the software assumes products received in Receiving Entry are placed into the bin that is defined as the primary putaway bin on the Warehouse tab in Product Location Maintenance.

This field is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Cross Dock Bin

Enter a cross-dock bin to use the cross-dock features for the dock. For information on how to set up cross dock bins, see Bin Maintenance. This field is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Manual Receipt Putaway Bin

Enter a staging bin to use for manual receipt putaway Wireless Warehouse tasks. For more information on performing manual receipt putaway tasks, see Wireless Warehouse - Manual Receipt Putaway. This field is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Default Printer

Click the Lookup button to select the default printer to use for the dock for printing receiving documents.

Use Location Printer As Dock Printer

Select this check box to use the location’s default printer for printing receiving documents.

Location Printer

This field displays the default printer for the dock's location, which can be set up in Location Maintenance.

Receipt Count Print Option

Click the Lookup button to select one of the following options for count sheets printed for the dock in Receiving Count Create:

  • Print Count Sheet - Print a blank count sheet form.

  • Print Expected Product - Print a count sheet form that includes a list of expected products without expected quantities.

  • Print Expected Quantity - Print a count sheet form that includes a list of products and the expected quantities based on the purchase order, return order, or container.

This Lookup button is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Auto Create Putaway

Select this check box to create putaways based on license plates after completing the receipt count process. For information on using this option with Wireless Warehouse receiving, see Wireless Warehouse Receiving Process Flow. This check box is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Require License Plate in Non-Wireless

Select this check box to require license plates for paper-based counts. Wireless counts always require license plates. This check box is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Disable License Plate for Return Orders

Select this check box to not use license plates for return orders. Unless you are receiving large returns and re-palletizing the returned products, you should select this check box. This check box is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is cleared on the Pending Receipts tab.

Pending Receipts Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Use Pending Receipts Process

Select this check box to use the pending receipts process when receiving in the dock. This check box is cleared by default.

Bin

Enter a pending receipt bin to use for the dock, or click the Lookup button to select a pending receipt bin. This field is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is selected for the dock.

Click this button to add the selected pending receipt bin to the dock. This button is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is selected for the dock.

Click this button to remove the selected pending receipt bin from the dock. This button is only enabled if the Use Pending Receipts Process check box is selected for the dock.

Pending Receipt Bins

This grid displays pending receipt bins associated with the dock.