WMS-INT01-EN-5.6.0.0
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New feature and extensions
Brief description of version contents
A summary of the main version features. Next up, the full new features & improvements catalog is broken down per category, along with the use of instructions & examples, as appropriate.
Entersoft WMS Back Office
- Improved document creation
- Invoiced orders filter on the loading screen
- Ability to select 2 or more SOs in the relevant field
- Scheduling control addition
- WMS Info Tab addition to the item form
Entersoft WMS Mobile
- Ability to Correct Receipt in RF
- Improvement of item movement (unreserved stock)
- Auto declare quantity in item movement from W/H
Entersoft WMS Touch
- Receipt station: Tare controls addition
- Receipt station: New lot and update of the receipt request
- Receipt station: Improved functionality of New Container from SSCC scan
- Receipt station: Improved deletion functionality of Action Item with weighing
- Packing station: Expanded the touch functionality in search fields
- Packing station: Ability to confirm item and quantity (pop-up window)
- Product station: Option for ad hoc production item instead of order
- Product station: Weighing with manual tare declaration
- Kiosk: Recording of action duration
Περιεχόμενα
WMS Back Office extensions
Improved document creation
In this version, the way of creating documents in ERP (e.g. receipt from item movement) has been improved. A control was added to automation:
ESScrollerCommands\ESWMInternalMovements\ReceiptStockMovementsToERP
to check whether the WHs and Sites belong to the matching.
Improvements to the Loading screen
Some general improvements were implemented with regard to the loading screen.
Invoiced orders filter
Initially, the filter/criterion for invoiced orders (partially/in total) was added so that it could be used by more installations.
Ability to select 2 or more SOs
Secondly, the present version supports the functionality of selecting more than 1 SO in the relevant field. More specifically, by pressing F3 in fields: Workpackage, Send, SO and Loading position multiple values can be selected.
Scheduling control addition
Finally, the Scheduling button was added to the loading screen. The user can now schedule the usecase based on the criteria declared on the screen.
New tab in the item form
A new tab has been added in EBS, on the item screen with the name: WMS Info
It depends on whether the Activate Warehouse Management System is enabled (in EBS): Configuration> Company parameters > Activate Warehouse Management System (WMS) >> TRUE
In addition, 3 reports were added, as well as in WMS, namely:
• WMS stock analysis
• WMS event log
• WMS item actions
Now there’s a more complete picture of the item available, with all the details that the user may need to see. Such as, analysis of WMS stock, the event log and item actions, just like in WMS.
Finally, it is essential that it’s possible to enter a new item (WMS) through EBS using the exact same process, like it was being implemented in WMS.
WMS Mobile Extensions
Correct Receipt in RF
It is now possible for the RF user to correct a receipt. This will help in case a user enters e.g. a wrong quantity, so that it can be easily and quickly corrected.
In essence, after selecting the receipt WorkPackage, the Correct Quantity option has been added to the receipt mode sub-menu, by pressing F1. All receipt actions on the selected WorkPackage (if any) are displayed. By selecting one, the user can change its quantity.
This functionality is available in menu:
- IMPORTS > 1. RECEIPT
Item Movement
Unreserved stock
Priority is now given to unreserved stock during item movement. This fixes any problems arising e.g. with a simple ad hoc item movement, where the reserved stock scenario intervened, due to the menu collapsing.
Below you can see example where it appears that during the 1-piece ad hoc item movement, the free stock is affected instead of the reserved stock.
Auto declare quantity
It is now possible to auto declare quantity. Essentially, the functionality was expanded to include item movements from W/H.
This functionality is available in menu:
5. ITEM MOVEMENT>4 CHANGE W/H >ITEM MOVEMENT FROM W/H.
and requires enabling parameter: in Config.xaml:
STOCK_TRANSFER_QTY_DEFAULT_VALUE
and disabling parameter: in Config.xaml:
STOCK_TRANSFER_QTY_ISEDITABLE
WMS Touch applications extensions
Receipt Station
Tare controls
The following buttons have been added:
1. Keep tare
where there will be a button that enables/disables the following mode:
- Enable: when the container is closed or when the receipt quantity is declared, it will maintain the current tare on the weighing screen and not reset it.
- Disable: Closing the container will reset the tare to null.
The following parameter was also added to the ES00KioskParams.xml file:
KEEP_TARE
With a default value of 0, where, when activating the receipt station, this mode will not be enabled.
With a value of 1, where, when activating the receipt station this mode will be enabled.
2. Tare weighing
This button will transfer the current kilos from the gross weight to the tare weight (Dynamic tare from weighing).
However, whether or not the weight of the tare will be retained in the next action will not depend on this button, but on the “Keep tare” button explained above.
New receipt request lot
This functionality covers the need to update the receipt request with the created lot (new lot) by item in the first receipt action. This happens because, if the item is received with multiple weighing, the user does not need to indicate a lot each time.
Below you can see the functionality, with a specific example:
Initially, the receipt request does not have a lot
So, when the user selects a receipt request (Search for (request) item), the Enter Receipt dialog will not offer information about the lot.
Then, the user selects the Lot end date, which is enough to open a new lot on our system.
By creating an item action, the item request then is updated with the new lot.
From this moment on, when the user selects the receipt request (Search item (Request)), the dialog now displays the information of the new lot created.
The functionality described above in the form of an example, can be enabled via a new parameter in the ES00KioskParams.xml file:
COPY_NEW_LOT_TO_REQUEST_ITEM
New container from SCC scan
In this version, the process of creating a new container from an SSCC scan has been improved. More specifically, in order to optimize user time of executing the process, after checking that there is no container in the the Receipt Station,
a New Container will be created automatically.
Delete Action Item with weighing
As far as the deletion of action items is concerned, the following differentiation method has been implemented:
- In the form that does not include weighing, the action items come grouped by item and dimensions, so the user can delete based on the quantity they choose each time.
In the form that includes weighing, the action items do not come grouped (as item weighing is involved in every action item), therefore the deletion is made per action item.
Packing Station
Touch functionality in search fields
In the search fields (either via F3 or Shift+F3) of the Receipt Station form, fields were added that perform the search by being pressed. This functionality serves the full touch mode, although it is also available in a keyboard environment.
This functionality is also available in hotfix of versions 5.3.0.0, 5.4.0.0 and 5.5.0.0.
Item and quantity confirmation screen
The extension concerns an already existing functionality, and the case where the parameter in file ES00KioskParams has a value of 2:
ΙNPUT_QTY_DEFAULT_VALUE_BASED_ON_PACK_REQUESTS
Note that in this case, when an item for packing with a quantity of requests > 1 is scanned, then a quantity confirmation screen is displayed with the total amount of item requests scanned as the default quantity.
Essentially, a new screen was created where the user has the ability to avoid mistakes, as they can now see what item has been scanned and confirm the quantity.
The same solution was implemented even when an item is selected from packing requests (without any scanning).
Product Station
Ad Hoc Production
With this functionality we tried to meet the need for ad hoc production of an item against a specific order. This was achieved by adding 2 new fields shown below.
1. With the left field we covered the ability of a user to scan the item (the item is resolved).
2. On the other hand, with the right field we covered F3 and the view opening to allow the user to choose an item.
The display of these 2 fields in the Product Station form depends on the parameter in the Config.xaml file:
AD_HOC_ITEM_SEARCH
Weighing with manual tare declaration
In this release, everything that has been implemented for the tare at the Receipt Station has now also been transferred to the Product Station.
Operation Entry
In this version, two extensions have been implemented concerning the process of recording the actions duration in our Kiosk applications. More specifically:
- Packing Station
- Receipt Station
- Product Station
To enable this functionality, Enable duration tracking must be selected in the action type (each time accordingly).
Configuration >Warehouse Management>Action Types>Selection of each type (PACK, RCPT, PROD)
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