Menu Path: Warehouse Management Wireless Warehouse Warehouse Task Management
Provide warehouse managers with the ability to control and manage tasks within the warehouse.
Use Warehouse Task Management to dynamically manage the work load of your warehouse if you are a warehouse manager. This window acts as the control panel for all warehouse activities.
Button |
Description |
Exit |
Click this button to close the Warehouse Task Management window. |
Show Data |
Click this button to display task data on the Data tab, based on the criteria selected on the Main tab. |
Create |
Click this button to display Message and Putaway Task Maintenance, which allows you to create and edit message and putaway tasks. |
Cancel |
Click this button to delete a selected task. You cannot delete a task if it is assigned. When you click this button to cancel a picking task, the Question dialog box appears, and asks you if you want to also cancel the pick demand(s) related to the task. If you click the Yes button, both the task and the pick demand(s) are cancelled. If you click the No button, only the task is cancelled. If you click the Cancel button, nothing is cancelled. |
Release |
Click this button to release the selected task. |
Hold |
Click this button to put the selected task on hold. When you click this button, the Information dialog box appears, and asks you to confirm you want to put the selected task on hold. Click the Yes button to put the task on hold. |
Merge |
Click this button to merge multiple selected tasks. Before you click this button, use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple tasks. Note You can only merge tasks assigned to a user if the user is allowed to access the warehouse areas for all the tasks you are merging. |
Merge All Picking Tasks |
Click this button to merge all the picking tasks in the grid. The picking tasks get merged based on the settings in Zone Task Options. After merging, a report is outputted which displays how the tasks have been merged. |
Release All |
Click this button to release all displayed tasks that are on hold. This button is only available if the Data tab is displayed. |
Hold All |
Click this button to put all displayed tasks on hold. This button is only available if the Data tab is displayed. |
Group Assign |
Click this button to display Assigned User Selection, which allows you to assign multiple tasks to a user. Before you click this button, you can use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple tasks. |
Create Cycle Count Task |
Click this button to display Create Cycle Count Tasks, which allows you to create cycle count tasks. |
Pick Demand Confirm |
Click this button to display Pick Confirm Inquiry, which allows you to view detailed pick demand information for a selected picking task if it was picked outside of Wireless Warehouse. |
Print Labels |
Click this button to display Picking Task Label Print, which allows you to print shipping labels or summary labels or both for the highlighted picking tasks in the warehouse task data grid. |
Field or Button |
Description |
Enter a shipping location prefix for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a shipping location prefix. This defaults to the default shipping location for your user ID. |
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Enter a shipping location name for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a shipping location name. This defaults to the default shipping location for your user ID. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all zones. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a zone for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a zone. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all task types. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a task type for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to display Task Types, which allows you to select multiple task types. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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Select this check box to display task data assigned to all user IDs. This check box is selected by default, and is only enabled if you do not select the Unassigned radio button. |
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Enter a user ID to display task data assigned to that user, or click the Lookup button to select a user ID. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all pick batches. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a pick batch for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a pick batch. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. To select an existing pick batch quickly, you can type the location prefix, followed by a period, then the number. Example To access pick batch CH000000056, type ch.56. The full pick batch number appears when you press the Tab key. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all bill of lading numbers. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a bill of lading number for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a bill of lading number. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all shippers. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a shipper ID for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select a shipper ID. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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Select this check box to display task data for all order numbers. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter an order number for which to display task data, or click the Lookup button to select an order number. This field is only enabled if you clear the All check box. |
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This check box is selected if the you select the Open radio button, and cleared if you select the Closed or Both radio button. |
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Enter or select the first date in the range of dates for which you want to display task data. This defaults to the current date. This field is only enabled if you select the Closed or Both radio button. |
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Enter or select the last date in the range of dates for which you want to display task data. This defaults to the current date. This field is only enabled if you select the Closed or Both radio button. |
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Select one of the following options:
Open is selected by default. |
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Select the current assignment status for which you want to display task data. Select one of the following options:
All is selected by default. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of Assigned. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of In Process. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of Suspended. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of On Hold. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of Open. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select this check box to display tasks with a status of Pending Hold. This check box is only enabled if you select the Multiple radio button. |
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Select whether to filter tasks by assigned, completed, or created date. Completed is selected by default. |
Field or Button |
Description |
Select this check box to automatically refresh the tasks displayed in the Warehouse Tasks grid after the number of minutes specified in the Minutes field. |
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Enter the number of minutes after which to refresh tasks in the Warehouse Tasks grid. This field is only enabled if the Auto Refresh check box is selected. |
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This grid displays task data for the criteria selected on the Main tab. Double-click a task to display Warehouse Task Detail Management. This grid includes the following columns:
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This field displays the number of tasks displayed in the Warehouse Tasks grid. |
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This field displays the number of detail lines associated with the tasks displayed in the Warehouse Tasks grid. |
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This field displays the weight of products for tasks displayed in the Warehouse Tasks grid. |
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This field displays the unit of measure for the weight displayed in the Weight field. |
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This field displays the volume of products for tasks displayed in the Warehouse Tasks grid. |
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This field displays the unit of measure for the volume displayed in the Volume field. |
Field or Button |
Description |
Output Option |
Select one of the following output options:
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Save Report File |
Select this check box to save the Crystal Reports report (.rpt) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the report file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Save Access Database File |
Select this check box to save the Access database (.mdb) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the Access database file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Output File Type |
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Specify File Name
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Output Directory |
Enter the location for the output report, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select a location. This field is only available if the Specify File Name check box is cleared. |
Output File Name |
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Excel Format Name |
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Format Maintenance |
Click this button to display Excel Format Maintenance, which allows you to set up Excel formats. This button is only available if you select the Excel radio button. |
Save As Type |
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Include header |
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Delimiter |
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Enclosing Character |
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Printer |
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Subject |
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Report File Prefix |
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Add Additional Comments |
Select this check box if you want to include additional comments with the emailed report. If you select this check box, the Additional Comments window appears after you click the Print button in the ribbon, and allows you to enter the comments. This check box is only available if you select the Email radio button. |
Print Full Heading on All Pages |
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Print Title Line on All Pages |
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Report Language 1 |
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Report Language 2 |
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Horizontal Shading |
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Collate |
Select this check box to collate the printed copies of the report (if you are printing multiple copies of the report). This check box is cleared by default, and is only enabled if you select the Printer radio button and enter a value greater than 1 in the Number of Copies field. Example You are printing five copies of a 20 page report to distribute to five different people. Leave this check box selected, so that pages 1-20 of the first copy prints, then pages 1-20 of the second copy, etc. If you clear this check box, five copies of page 1 prints, then five copies of page 2, etc. |
Horizontal Shading Color |
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Number of Copies |
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Process |
These radio buttons are disabled in this window. |
Time |
These fields and radio buttons are disabled in this window. |
Date |
This field is disabled in this window. |
Task Occurs |
These radio buttons are disabled in this window. |
Task Description |
This field is disabled in this window. |
Scheduling Assistant Queue |
This field is disabled in this window. |
External Email |
This check box is disabled in this window. |
Screen Alert |
This check box is disabled in this window. |
Internal Email |
This check box is disabled in this window. |
Report Files |
This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:
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