Assigning Orders from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue

When you are viewing outbound orders or manifests in the Warehouse In Process Status Queue and determine that additional help is needed to complete a pick, access the Warehouse In Process Assignment screen. On this screen, assign parts of the manifest to different users, or assign the remaining or entire order or manifest to one user. You can also use this screen to assign difficult picks to your best warehouse personnel.

Note: If the Force Valid Picker IDs control maintenance record is set to Yes, you can only assign picks to valid users whose home branch is the facility with the pick.

You can allocate parts of manifest picks to different users based on a pick group's pick task size definitions. If a pick group has been set up to allocate manifest picks for more than one pick task, then you can assign separate pick tasks for the manifest to multiple users.

For example, the pick group A has 2 picks allocated for its pick task size. When an manifest is released for picking with 10 picks in pick group A, you can break the picks between five users. By breaking the manifest between five users, the manifest is picked and processed faster.

Note: Pick tasks can be used with manifest picking only.

To assign an order or manifest from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue:

1. From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Queues menu, select Warehouse In Process Status to display the Warehouse In Process Status Queue window.

2. Display the orders or manifests you want to assign.

3. Place the cursor on the order or manifest that you want to assign.

4. From the Edit menu, select Assign to display the Warehouse In Process Assignment window.

The window displays the following order information in view-only mode:

5. In the Assigned field, enter the user ID to whom you want to assign the pick.

• If the zone has been allocated more than one pick, then the system displays the Select number of tasks to assign dialog box. Enter the number of picks to assign or All and click OK.

Note: The system prompts you to enter a number of pick tasks for manifest picks only.

• If you want to assign the entire order or manifest to one user, use the File > Assign All Items menu option. The system displays the Select Assigned User dialog box. Enter the user ID to whom you want to assign the entire order or manifest and click OK.

• If you want to assign all remaining picks to just one user, use the File > Assign All Unassigned Items menu option. The system displays the Select Assigned User dialog box. Enter the user ID to whom you want to assign the remaining picks and click OK.

6. Save the updates and exit the window.

Assigning Pick Groups to Users

In addition to assigning orders or manifests to users, assign users to pick groups other than their regular pick group to ensure high-volume picks are being completed quickly.

For example:

Users in pick group A have completed all picks in their zones. Pick group B has 100 more picks to complete. Assign the users in pick group A to pick group B so that they can help complete the pick group B picks.

To assign a pick group to a user:

1. From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Queues menu, select Warehouse In Process Status to display the Warehouse In Process Status Queue window.

2. Display the orders you want to review for completion.

3. From the Edit menu, select Pick Group to display the Pick Group Assignment window.

4. In the User ID field, enter the user whom you want to assign to a new pick group.

5. In the Pick Group field, enter the new pick group for the user.

6. Click the OK button to complete the assignment and return to the Warehouse In Process Status Queue window.

When the user selects picks, only picks in the assigned pick group display.

Note: You must be assigned the USER.PICK.GRP.MAINT authorization key to change a user's pick group.

See Also:

Using the Warehouse In Process Status Queue

The Warehouse In Process Queues Overview