Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration Activity

If the user opens the Pick activity by clicking the icon on the Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration home screen, the application will initially present a list of picks to which that user’s ID has been assigned.

The user can select the desired document and click the OK button. The Pick page is opened with the relevant document assigned.

This list of user-assigned picks is only displayed when the activity is launched through clicking the icon on the home screen. If the Pick activity is launched through the Action menu or via a quick scan, the application will immediately begin with the Pick page. If the entered pick was not previously assigned to the user, its assigned user ID will be automatically updated by the program. At any point, a pick can be re-assigned by choosing the Assign to User option. The program presents a list of available Dynamics users. When a new user is selected from this list, the pick will re-assigned accordingly.

When the Pick activity is launched by performing a quick scan on a warehouse shipment or an outbound document for which a pick has already been created, the application will display that pick. If a pick has not been created for the document, the program will automatically create a new pick for that transaction, then display this new record to the mobile user. In locations in which warehouse picks are generated from warehouse shipments, the program will also automatically create a warehouse shipment, if one did not previous exist, for the entered outbound document.

The user may change the currently-assigned pick to a different pick by manually entering or scanning the pick number in the Pick/SO/Trans/WMS No. field, then physically pressing either the Enter or F5 button on the handheld device.

Additional information about the items that have been assigned to the currently-entered pick can be obtained on the Lines tab.

This screen presents the items that appear on the pick. Information such as the quantity to be picked and any recorded pick quantities is included, as well.

Information on already-completed picking activities can be obtained on the Picked tab. The tab presents both detailed and summarized views.

The detailed view displays a list of every picking activity that has been completed, and includes information such as the specific quantity that was picked as part of that activity, as well as the lot number, if applicable. In contrast, the summary view presents a single line for each item (and variant code, if applicable) that appears on the pick. This view includes information about the quantity to be picked and any recorded pick quantities. The purpose of providing these two views is to allow mobile users to obtain a general idea of what pick activity remains to be completed, as well as gain more detailed insight into what activity has already been recorded.

Information about the individual activities that have been recorded for the pick can be obtained on the Scanned tab.

This screen presents each pick activity that was recorded. In addition to basic information such as item number, lot number, and quantity, the date and time at which each entry was recorded is included.

If a pick has been generated from a sales order for which comments have been assigned and marked for display on warehouse documents, these comments are displayed on the Comments tab.

The application will attempt to direct the user’s pick activities by instructing him or her as to what information should be recorded in the Identifier field.

For example, in the above screenshot the user is instructed to scan bin ASSEMBLY and select item 0011 for picking. The application obtains these values by selecting the first line with an outstanding quantity to handle on the relevant pick document.

The user can instruct the application to suggest another pick activity by clicking the icon and selecting the Skip option at the top of the screen. Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration will present picking instructions for the next line with an outstanding quantity to handle on the relevant pick document. Lines that were initially skipped will be presented a second time once the application cycles through all of the pick document’s lines.

To record pick activity

1. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the bin code from which the pick will occur. The bin code must appear within the pick’s assigned location. If you enter a bin code that appears on one of the pick’s lines, the application will present the item number that is assigned to that line. If the newly-entered bin code is assigned to multiple lines, the application will select the first applicable line.
2. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the item number that will be picked. The item number must exist within the entered bin. You can view information about the currently-entered item by clicking the Item Info. (F6) button on the screen or physically pressing the F6 button on the handheld device. The Item Information page will open for the relevant item.
3. If an item is lot tracked, you must also specify the lot number of the item that will be picked.

When the item number (and lot number, if applicable) is entered, information about the item is displayed in the area beneath the identifier field.

In addition, information about the item’s remaining quantity to pick and quantity already picked is displayed on the page.

Depending on how the activity has been set up, mobile users may not be able to specify the quantity of the item to pick. If this capability is not available, the program will automatically default a quantity of 1 unit following the entry of an item/lot number.

4. If the ability to manually specify a pick quantity is available, enter the quantity of the item to pick in the Qty. Handled field. The entered quantity cannot be greater than the remaining quantity to pick. The remaining quantity to pick and quantity already picked values will be updated accordingly.

It is possible to enter activity against the same item more than once. Depending on how the activity has been set up, each additional quantity you specify will be either absolute or cumulative. If the activity has been configured to treat entered quantities as absolute, the picked quantity will always be updated with the latest quantity to handle. For example, if we entered a quantity to handle of 2 units, the picked quantity would be set to 2 units. If we then entered a quantity to handle of 3 units, the picked quantity would also update to 3 units. If entered quantities are cumulative, each subsequent quantity to handle will be added to the total. Using our previous scenario, entering a quantity to handle of 2 units would result in a picked quantity of 2 units, but entering a quantity to handle of 3 units would update the picked quantity to 5 units.

If it is necessary to cancel an entered picked quantity, the user can open the Scanned tab, select a line, and click the Cancel button. The application will ask if you want to cancel the scan entry.

Answering Yes will delete the line and undo the pick activity it represents.

5. Repeat the previous steps to pick additional items. The Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration activity will maintain the currently-entered pick, so that it is possible to specify additional items from the same document.

Depending on how the activity has been set up, the user may have the ability to register the warehouse picks through the Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration application. If this feature has been enabled, a user may register the currently-entered document by clicking the Register (F9) option at the bottom of the screen or physically pressing the F9 button on the handheld device. The recorded scan data will be transferred to the Qty. to Handle field on the warehouse document within Business Central, and then registered.

To Print License Plate label from Warehouse Pick

When you generate a new pick License Plate during the picking process, due to a partial movement, a new label will be printed automatically for this License Plate after the warehouse pick is registered if the Page field is set as PICK and Auto Print License Plate Label is set as Yes on the Mobile Profile Setup page.

1. Select the Pick icon on the Aptean Mobile Warehouse Registration home screen.
2. In the Pick/SO/Trans/WMS No. field, enter or scan the Pick No.
3. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the new License Plate Number.

   Note

   The new License Plate No. must match the pattern defined the New License Plate No. Pattern field on the Mobile Setup page.

4. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the License Plate Number.
5. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the Item Number.
6. In the Identifier field, enter or scan the Lot Number.
7. In the Qty. Handled field, enter the quantity of item handled.

   Note

   When the corresponding pick line is updated in Business Central, the new license plate number is placed in the New License Plate Number field on the corresponding warehouse pick line.

8. Select the Register button to transfer the recorded scan data to the warehouse pick in Business Central.

The new License Plate is created automatically in Business Central by moving the inventory from the License Plate to the New License Plate before the actual registration of the Warehouse Pick Movement.

After registering the warehouse pick, the new pick license plate label is printed automatically if the Page field is set as PICK and Auto Print License Plate Label is set as Yes in the Mobile Profile Setup page.

The report selected in the License Plate Report ID field on the Printing FastTab on the Mobile Setup page is printed.

The printing will be executed through the Aptean Labeling extension if the Label Printing Method field on the Printing FastTab on the Mobile Setup page is set with Labeling.

When registering the warehouse pick, the quantities are automatically transferred to the new license plate number. This new license plate number is then filled in the Warehouse Pick page on the corresponding warehouse pick lines in the License Plate Number field.