Pre-define zones as included in or excluded from RF picking:
The system selects locations in included zones for RF picks.
The system does not select locations in excluded zones for RF picks. Instead the system prints work tickets to direct picks as it does in a manual picking environment.
When sales or transfer orders are entered, the system determines whether to select the ordered items for RF picks based on the allocated zone. The allocated zone can be selected in one of the following ways:
Automatically based on the settings in the Inventory Allocation Method control maintenance record.
Manually by a user.
When excluding zones from RF picking, set up these zones to have work tickets printed or to use with RF delivery preparation, as needed.
To exclude a zone from RF picking:
From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Maintenance menu, select Zone Maintenance to display the Warehouse Zone Maintenance window.
Display the zone to exclude from RF picking.
In the Exclude Pick Queue field, select the check box to exclude the zone from RF picking.
If you exclude zones from RF picking, set the system to print work tickets. Warehouse operators use the work tickets to pick the material. If you do not set work tickets to print, the system still excludes the zones from RF picking but does not print work tickets.
To set work tickets to print for an excluded zone:
From the System > System Files menu, select Control Maintenance to display the Control Maintenance screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
Set the Inventory Allocation Method control maintenance record to allocate necessary items from RF excluded locations.
Set the Print RF Excluded Items Work Ticket control maintenance record to print work tickets.
After setting both control maintenance records, press Esc to save the settings and exit the Control Maintenance screen.
From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Maintenance menu, select Zone Maintenance to display the Warehouse Zone Maintenance window.
Display the zone to exclude from RF picking.
In the Exclude Pick Queue field, select the check box to exclude the zone from RF picking.
In the Printer # field, enter the printer ID from which to print the work tickets.
Note: If you do not enter a printer ID, the system still excludes the zone from RF picking but does not print a work ticket.
If you exclude zones from RF picking but want to use the RF system to prepare the orders for delivery, you can set the system to create in-process records for the locations. When excluding zones, set work tickets to print, and define locations in which to stage the material. When you enter orders for material in these zones, the system does the following:
Assigns tote numbers to each order, which you use to scan the material into the RF system after picking.
Prints both the assigned tote numbers and staging locations on the tickets.
Creates an in-process record showing the material and tote as staged in the defined location.
Warehouse operators responsible for picking the order do the following:
Use the tickets to pick the material and then stage the material in the defined location.
Leave the ticket with the staged material.
Warehouse operators responsible for preparing the material for delivery then do the following:
Go to the staged material.
Scan the printed tote bar code from the ticket into the appropriate RF screen.
Audit, consolidate, and load the tote holding the material, as needed.
To include a zone in RF system-directed loading:
From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Maintenance menu, select Zone Maintenance to display the Warehouse Zone Maintenance window.
Display the zone to exclude from RF picking.
In the Exclude Pick Queue field, deselect the check box to exclude the zone from RF picking but include it in RF delivery preparation.
If you set work tickets to print, enter the printer ID from which to print the work tickets in the Printer # field.
Note: If you do not enter a printer ID, the system still excludes the zone from RF picking but does not print a work ticket.
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