Zone Maintenance

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Purpose

Define and associate picking/storage zones in a location.
Assign sequence numbers to create the most efficient pick path in a warehouse zone.

Overview

Use Zone Maintenance to optionally define picking/storage zones in a warehouse location. Zones are typically used in larger warehouses to segregate product picking into smaller, sub-warehouse areas. Warehouse locations can have unlimited zones, and zones can have unlimited bins. A pick demand can only have one zone associated with it.

Reasons that zones are typically used include:

You use different equipment to pick in different zones (e.g., you need a forklift to pick in a zone where only pallets are stored).
It is more efficient to pick in a smaller, contained area (less non-productive travel time).
You require product specialists to pick certain products (e.g., flowers).
Products that require special handling (hazardous products, refrigerated products, etc.) need to be segregated and handled differently for picking purposes.
You want similar products and/or similar picking units of measure in manageable picking areas.

Note The trade-off for multi-zone picking efficiency is the need for a staging area to consolidate multiple pick demands for shipments to customers.

Note If a zone has been assigned to bins, first re-assign these bins to other zones prior to deleting.

Creating Zones

To create a zone:

Click the New button in the ribbon.
Select the location where the new zone is located.
Enter the new zone name in the Zone field.
Select any other criteria you want for the zone (for additional zone options, click the Other Options tab).
Click the OK button in the ribbon. The zone is created.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the Zone Maintenance window.
New	Click this button to create a new zone.
Update	Click this button to update the selected zone.
Delete	Click this button to delete the selected zone. Note You cannot delete a zone if bins are assigned to it.
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 zone.
Prev	Click this button to display the previous zone.
Next	Click this button to display the next zone.
Last	Click this button to display the last zone.
Task Options	Click this button to display Zone Task Options, which allows you to set up wireless warehouse task options for the selected zone.

Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Location (Code)	Enter a warehouse shipping location prefix, or click the Lookup button to select the location prefix. This defaults to the default shipping location entered for your user ID in User Extended Options. For more information, see Sales Location / Shipping Location.
Location (Name)	Enter a warehouse shipping location name, or click one of the Lookup buttons to select the location name. This defaults to the default shipping location entered for your user ID in User Extended Options. For more information, see Sales Location / Shipping Location.
Zone	Enter a unique zone ID, or click the Lookup button to select an existing zone ID.

Main Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Description	Enter a description of the zone.
Default Printer	Click the Lookup button to select the default printer for the zone. Example \\ASI2\HP1120
Pick Demand Printer	Click the Lookup button to select the default printer for pick demands for the zone. Example \\ASI3\HP560C
Label Printer	Click the Lookup button to select the default label printer for pick labels for the zone Example \\ASI2\ZEBRA-WIN
Print Shipping Labels at Pick Demand Confirm	Click the Lookup button to select one of the following options: Always - Print shipping labels during pick demand confirmation. Ask - Display a dialog box during pick demand confirmation, asking whether to print shipping labels. First Print - Print unprinted shipping labels during pick demand confirmation. Location Based - Print shipping labels based on the setting selected for the Print Package Labels radio set for the location on the General tab in Location Maintenance. No - Do not print shipping labels during pick demand confirmation.
Print Pre-Created Labels at	Click the Lookup button to select one of the following options: Pick Demand Print - Print labels for the zone during pick demand printing. Task In Process - Print labels for the zone when a task is being worked on in Wireless Warehouse.
Picking/Shipping Label Format	Enter the picking/shipping label format for the zone. For information on setting up shipping labels, see Setting Up Shipping Labels.
Warehouse Confirmation Default	Click the Lookup button and select one of the following options to control whether the Fully Confirmed check box defaults to selected or cleared in Pick Demand Confirm: Location Based - The Fully Confirmed check box in Pick Demand Confirm is selected or cleared based on the setting for the location. No - The Fully Confirmed check box is cleared by default in Pick Demand Confirm. Yes - The Fully Confirmed check box is selected by default in Pick Demand Confirm. For more information, see Warehouse Confirmation Default FAQ.
Pallet Label Format	Enter the label format that prints for a pallet for the zone. For more information, see Pallet Label FAQ.
Use Advanced Packaging	Click the Lookup button to select one of the following options for using advanced packaging in Pick Demand Confirm. Customer Service Control Based - The zone does not control whether or not advanced packaging is used. No - Do not use advanced packaging for the zone. Yes - Use advanced packaging for the zone. For more information, see Advanced Packaging FAQ.
Picking Break Label Format	Enter a picking break label format for the zone. When printing pre-created labels, this label format is used to output labels that include the pick demand number, task-id, task assigned to, printed date, etc. This will print out with shipping labels when printing in Pick Demand Create and Print.
Picking Task Summary Label Format	Define the label format (.btw) for the picking task summary label. The picking task summary label contains information on wireless task ID, location, zone, assigner user, pick demands, sequence number, package number, carton, and label. For more information about picking task summary label format, see Picking Task Label Print.
Print Along with Pre-Created Package Labels	Enable this check box to print the summary label along with the pre-created package labels. The pre-created package labels include both cartonization and default package labels. Clear this check box if you want to print the summary label manually in Warehouse Task Management.
Laydown Bin	Enter the default laydown bin for the zone, or click the Lookup button to select a laydown bin. For more information, see Laydown Bin FAQ.
Print Priority	Enter a print priority for the zone. This allows pick demands for the zone to have a higher printing priority if other print jobs are queued up.
One Line Pick Demand Printing	Click the Lookup button to select one of the following options to control how pick demands with only one line item are output for the zone (to improve picking efficiency): Beginning - Group one line pick demands at the beginning of a pick demand run. This allows a user to quickly perform picking for these pick demands first before picking for more complex pick demands. End - Group one line pick demands at the end of a pick demand run. In Sequence - Group one line pick demands in bin sequence.
Default Pick Group	Enter the default pick group for the zone, or click the Lookup button to select a default pick group. During pick demand creation, if you select this zone, this pick group is automatically selected.
Default Pick Demand Line Sort	Click the Lookup button and select whether pick demands are sorted by product or bin sequence number by default.
Billing Customer	If the zone is used to store products for a specific billing customer, enter the billing customer code, or click the Lookup button to select the billing customer code. If you enter a billing customer code in this field, you are specifying that the zone is used exclusively for the specified customer, and the following occurs: When generating pick demands or order staging demands, bins in the zone are only used for the specified customer. For the customer, bins in the zone are used for picking and order staging before bins in other zones. Bins in the zone are not replenished by bin replenishment.

Inquiry Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Resequenced by	Enter a number for sequencing bins in the zone. Bins can be given sequence numbers to create an efficient pick path through a zone. If bins have sequence numbers, you can use this field to re-sequence bins to facilitate the insertion or adding of other bins to a zone. Note A bin with a sequence number of zero cannot be resequenced. The assumption is that a zero sequence bin has not yet been reviewed to determine its place in the most efficient pick path.
Sort by	Select whether bins for the zone are sorted by bin name or sequence number in the Bins grid.
Go	Click this button to resequence bins for the zone by the number entered in the Resequenced by field.
Bins	This grid displays bins for the zone sorted by bin name or sequence based on the selected Sort by option. Double-click a bin to display Bin Maintenance, which allows you to manage bins.

Other Options Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Default Print Labels	Select this check box to automatically select the Print Pick Labels check box on the Print Options tab in Pick Demand Create and Print when creating and printing pick demands for the zone. This allows you to create pick label files (and print the files if using third-party software) when printing pick demands for the zone.
Default Picking Summary Report	Click the Lookup button to select a default option for the Print Summary Report check box on the Print Options tab in Pick Demand Create and Print and Pick Demand Reprint when printing pick demands for the zone. Select one of the following options: Location Based - Select or clear the Print Summary Report check box on the Print Options tab in Pick Demand Create and Print and Pick Demand Reprint based on whether the Print Summary Report check box is selected in Location Maintenance for the location for which pick demands are being printed. No - Clear the Print Summary Report check box on the Print Options tab in Pick Demand Create and Print and Pick Demand Reprint. Yes - Select the Print Summary Report check box on the Print Options tab in Pick Demand Create and Print and Pick Demand Reprint. This allows you to output a pick summary report for pick demands printed for the zone. Note If you leave the All Zones to Print check box selected on the Selection tab in Pick Demand Create and Print or Pick Demand Reprint, the default setting for the location is used instead of the default for a zone.
Create Default Packages at Pick Demand Create	Select this check box to create default packages for the zone during pick demand creation. This setting can be overridden for each customer.
Allow Verify and Ship of Unprocessed Bill of Lading	Select this check box to allow verify and ship tasks for unprocessed bills of lading.
Use Wireless Package Range Quantity Scan	Select this check box to allow Wireless Warehouse users to scan the first and last UCC128 label in a range of labels during picking for the zone (instead of requiring them to scan every label).
Allow Pallet Shipping Labels	Select this check box to allow pallet shipping labels for the zone.
Generate Deliveries During Routing Interface Pick Demand Import	Select this check box to create deliveries when importing pick demand data for the zone from third-party routing software in Routing Interface Pick Demand Import. This option can also be set for specific locations in Location Maintenance.
Automatically create bin replenishment task for over allocations	Select this check box to automatically create bin replenishment tasks when product is over allocated for pick demands in the zone.
Primary pick bin over allocated replenishment options	Select one of the following quantities for over allocated replenishment for the zone: Quantity needed to fulfill pick demand line - Only replenish the quantity needed for the over allocated pick demand line item. Replenishment max + quantity needed to fulfill pick demand line - Replenish the quantity needed for the over allocated pick demand line item and the replenishment maximum quantity. If the full amount of the replenishment maximum is not available, replenish as much as possible.
Use bulk pick bin when quantity to be picked exceeds	Select this check box to use the bulk pick bin for the zone when the quantity to be picked exceeds a specified percentage of the replenishment maximum quantity for a product's primary pick bin.
% of product replenishment max	Enter a percentage of the replenishment maximum quantity for a product's primary pick bin greater than which to use the bulk pick bin for picking. This field is only enabled if the Use bulk pick bin when quantity to be picked exceeds check box is selected.
Bulk Pick Bin	Enter a bulk pick bin for the zone, or click the Lookup button to select a bulk pick bin. This field is only enabled if the Use bulk pick bin when quantity to be picked exceeds check box is selected.