Wireless Warehouse Directed Putaway Process Flow

There are two separate methods of performing directed putaway with Wireless Warehouse. In the first method, the warehouse manager creates the directed putaway task in Directed Putaway and Bin Replenish, and indicates the bin into which the warehouse employee must put away the product. In the second method, a warehouse manager assigns a directed putaway task to a user in Message and Putaway Task Maintenance, without specifying the putaway bin, and the warehouse employee selects the bin into which the product is put away. Both methods require the warehouse employee to take the product from the assigned directed putaway bin. If you do not want to instruct the user on the products to put away, you should use the Wireless Warehouse Manual Putaway Process Flow instead.

To perform the process for the first method, use the following steps:

In Location Maintenance, select the Use Directed Putaway check box for locations that will use directed putaway.
Create logical putaway groups, which are product/location/unit of measure records that logically follow the same rules. Every putaway group can have multiple rules that can be sequenced so that if one rule does not apply, the software will search for the next rule, then the next rule, until all rules are exhausted. For more information, see Directed Putaway FAQ.
1. In Putaway Group Maintenance, click the New button in the ribbon.
2. Enter the putaway group name in the Putaway Group Name field.
3. Enter a description of the putaway group in the Description field.
4. Enter the location for the putaway group in the Location field.
5. Enter dimensional settings for the putaway group in the Dimensional U/M, Cube U/M, Weight U/M, Height, Cube, Net Tare Weight, Length, Gross Packaged Weight, and Width fields.

Note These fields are optional and should only be used if all products assigned to a putaway group have similar dimensions.

1. Select options for the first rule/constraint combination for the putaway group, and click Enter. Repeat this for all rule/constraint combinations for the putaway group.
2. Click the OK button in the ribbon. The putaway group is created.
3. Repeat substeps a to h for all putaway groups you want to create.

In Product Location Maintenance, enter the appropriate putaway group for each product's unit of measure in the Putaway Group column in the Selected U/M grid in the Units of Measure tab.
In Dock Maintenance, enter the directed putaway bin in the Directed Putaway Bin field for all receiving docks.
Set up zone options for Wireless Warehouse directed putaway.
1. In Zone Maintenance, select a zone in which directed putaway will occur, and click the Update button in the ribbon.
2. Click the Task Options button in the ribbon.
3. In Zone Task Options, verify that Directed Putaway and Putdown are selected as task types for the zone.
4. Set up options for the Directed Putaway task type.
  1. Double-click Directed Putaway in the Task Types grid to display directed putaway task options.
  2. Click the Update button in the ribbon.
  3. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform directed putaway tasks.
  4. If you want directed putaway tasks to be automatically assigned to Wireless Warehouse users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.
  5. Enter a default priority for directed putaway tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.
  6. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.
  7. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing a task.
  8. Select the Auto Print on Create check box if you want to automatically print the bin move demand when the task is created.
  9. Select an option in the Pick Bin Option radio set to indicate what to do when a user is not putting a product into the product's primary pick bin.
  10. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the directed putaway task type.
5. Set up options for the Putdown task type.
  1. Double-click Putdown in the Task Types grid to display putdown task options.
  2. Click the Update button in the ribbon.
  3. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform putdown tasks.
  4. If you want putdown tasks to be automatically assigned to users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.
  5. Enter a default priority for putdown tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.
  6. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.
  7. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing a task.
  8. Select whether products are put down in the same order the products were picked up, in the reverse order, or in order by bin sequence number.
  9. Select the Allow Override Putdown Order check box if you want to allow users to put products down in the bin in an order other than the recommended order.
  10. Select the Allow All Product Putdown check box if you want to allow users to put down all products into bins without scanning each one.
  11. Select the Allow As Is check box if you want to allows users to put down all products in the recommended putaway bins without performing any scanning.
  12. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the putdown task type.
6. Click the Exit button in the ribbon.
7. Repeat substeps a to f for all zones that will be used for Wireless Warehouse directed putaway.
In Receiving Entry, create a receipt, and receive products to the directed putaway bin. For more information, see Processing Receipts.
Create Wireless Warehouse directed putaway tasks. This is performed by the warehouse manager.
1. In Directed Putaway and Bin Replenish, click the Create DPA button in the ribbon.
2. Click the Select Items button in the ribbon.
3. In Products Available for Selection, select the products that need to be put away, and click the OK button in the ribbon.
4. Click the OK button in the ribbon. If you did not select to automatically print the demand in step 5dviii, the Information dialog box appears and asks you if you want to print the demand now. Click the Yes button to print the demand. The bin move demand prints and the Wireless Warehouse directed putaway task is created. Inventory is also allocated for the directed putaway task.
Perform the directed putaway task with a handheld device. This is performed by the warehouse employee.
1. At the Wireless Warehouse Handheld Menu on the handheld device, enter Get Next Task. The directed putaway task screen appears. For more information, see Wireless Warehouse - Directed Putaway. The bin displays at the top of the handheld screen to direct you to go to a specific bin.
2. If the bin from which you are moving a product is not automatically entered in the From Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The Transit Bin field displays your user bin to indicate that you are picking up the product. The product code, quantity to pick up, and unit of measure for the bin move display at the top of the handheld screen.
3. Scan the product you are putting away, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field. If you scan or enter a UPC that is associated with multiple product codes, a new handheld screen appears, which allows you to select the appropriate product code. If this screen appears, click a row in the grid to select a product.
4. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field.
5. If the product you scanned or entered in substep c is tracked by lot or serial number, scan the lot or serial number, or enter it in the Lot/Ser field.
6. If you are not required to scan each unit of the product, enter the quantity you are moving in the Qty field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, repeat substeps c to e for all units.
7. Repeat steps c to f for each product you are putting away. When you are finished entering information for the products you are putting away, the directed putaway task closes, and a putdown task is created, which immediately appears on the handheld device. For more information on putdown tasks, see Wireless Warehouse - Putdown. Go to the putaway bin.
8. If the bin into which you are putting the product away is not automatically entered in the To Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The product code, quantity to put down, and unit of measure display at the top of the handheld screen.
9. Scan the product you are putting away, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, scan all units until you have completed the task, and skip to substep l. If you are allowed to automatically record all products as put down, select Tools $Images\bluerarw.gif$ Auto Putdown to complete the putdown task.
10. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field. The expected quantity displays at the top of the handheld screen.
11. Enter the quantity you are putting down in the Qty field.
12. Repeat substeps h to k for all products. When you finish entering the last product, you have completed the task and the main menu appears.

To perform the process for the second method, perform the following steps:

In Location Maintenance, select the Use Directed Putaway check box for locations that will use directed putaway.
Create logical putaway groups, which are product/location/unit of measure records that logically follow the same rules. Every putaway group can have multiple rules that can be sequenced so that if one rule does not apply, it will search for the next rule, then the next rule, until all rules are exhausted. For more information, see Directed Putaway FAQ.
1. In Putaway Group Maintenance, click the New button in the ribbon.
2. Enter the putaway group name in the Putaway Group Name field.
3. Enter a description of the putaway group in the Description field.
4. Enter the location for the putaway group in the Location field.
5. Enter dimensional settings for the putaway group in the Dimensional U/M, Cube U/M, Weight U/M, Height, Cube, Net Tare Weight, Length, Gross Packaged Weight, and Width fields.
6. Select options for the first rule/constraint combination for the putaway group, and click Enter. Repeat this for all rule/constraint combinations for the putaway group.
7. Click the OK button in the ribbon. The putaway group is created.
8. Repeat substeps a to g for all putaway groups you want to create.
In Product Location Maintenance, enter the appropriate putaway group for each product's unit of measure in the Putaway Group column in the Selected U/M grid in the Units of Measure tab.
In Dock Maintenance, enter the directed putaway bin in the Directed Putaway Bin field for all receiving docks.
Set up zone options for Wireless Warehouse directed putaway.
1. In Zone Maintenance, select a zone in which directed putaway will occur, and click the Update button in the ribbon.
2. Click the Task Options button in the ribbon.
3. In Zone Task Options, verify that Directed Putaway and Putdown are selected as task types for the zone.
4. Double-click Directed Putaway in the Task Types grid to display directed putaway task options.
5. Click the Update button in the ribbon.
6. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform directed putaway tasks.
7. If you want directed putaway tasks to be automatically assigned to Wireless Warehouse users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.
8. Enter a default priority for directed putaway tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.
9. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.
10. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing a task.
11. Select the Auto Print on Create check box if you want to automatically print the bin move demand when the task is created.
12. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the directed putaway task type.
13. Double-click Putdown in the Task Types grid to display putdown task options.
14. Click the Update button in the ribbon.
15. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform putdown tasks.
16. If you want putdown tasks to be automatically assigned to Wireless Warehouse users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.
17. Enter a default priority for putdown tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.
18. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.
19. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing a task.
20. Select whether products are put down in the same order the products were picked up, in the reverse order, or in order by bin sequence number.
21. Select the Allow Override Putdown Order check box if you want to allow users to put products down in the bin in an order other than the recommended order.
22. Select the Allow All Product Putdown check box if you want to allow users to put down all products into bins without scanning each one.
23. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the putdown task type.
24. Click the Exit button in the ribbon.
25. Repeat substeps a to x for all zones that will be used for Wireless Warehouse directed putaway.
In Receiving Entry, create a receipt, and receive products to the directed putaway bin. For more information, see Processing Receipts.
Create directed putaway Wireless Warehouse tasks. This is performed by the warehouse manager.
1. In Warehouse Task Management, click the Create button in the ribbon.
2. In Message and Putaway Task Maintenance, select the Putaway radio button.
3. Click the New button in the ribbon.
4. Enter the user ID of the person who will be performing the task in the User field, or if a warehouse team will be performing the task, select the Team radio button, and enter the team ID of the team in the Team field.
5. Enter a receipt number for the receipt that is being put away in the Receipt Number field.
6. Select the Directed Putaway radio button.
7. Click the OK button in the ribbon. The task is created.
8. Click the Exit button in the ribbon.
9. Click the Show Data button in the ribbon in Warehouse Task Management to view the new directed putaway task information.
Perform the directed putaway task with a handheld device. This is performed by the warehouse employee.
1. At the Wireless Warehouse Handheld Menu on the handheld device, enter Get Next Task. The directed putaway task screen appears. For more information, see Wireless Warehouse - Directed Putaway. The bin displays at the top of the handheld screen to direct you to go to a specific bin.
2. If the bin from which you are moving a product is not automatically entered in the From Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The Transit Bin field displays your user bin to indicate that you are picking up the product. The product code, quantity to pick up, and unit of measure for the bin move display at the top of the handheld screen.
3. Scan the product you are putting away, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field. If you scan or enter a UPC that is associated with multiple product codes, a new handheld screen appears, which allows you to select the appropriate product code. If this screen appears, click a row in the grid to select a product.
4. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field.
5. If the product you scanned or entered in substep c is tracked by lot or serial number, scan the lot or serial number, or enter it in the Lot/Ser field.
6. If you are not required to scan each unit of the product, enter the quantity you are moving in the Qty field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, repeat substeps c to e for all units.
7. To put away another product, select Tools $Images\bluerarw.gif$ Add Line, and repeat steps c to f.
8. When you are finished entering information for the products you are putting away, select Tools $Images\bluerarw.gif$ Done. This closes the directed putaway task and creates a putdown task, which immediately appears on the handheld device. For more information on putdown tasks, see Wireless Warehouse - Putdown.
9. If the bin into which you are putting the product away is not automatically entered in the To Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The product code, quantity to put down, and unit of measure display at the top of the handheld screen.
10. Scan the product you are putting away, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, scan all units until you have completed the task, and skip to substep m. If you are allowed to automatically record all products as put down, select Tools $Images\bluerarw.gif$ Auto Putdown to complete the putdown task.
11. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field. The expected quantity displays at the top of the handheld screen.
12. Enter the quantity you are putting down in the Qty field.
13. Repeat substeps i to l for all products. When you finish entering the last product, you have completed the task and the main menu appears.