You can use Order Packing in both RF and manual warehouse environments. Order Packing functions the same in both environments, except for how you process the order up to the packing process and how you access Carton Packing Maintenance and select an order to pack.
Once you access Carton Packing Maintenance for the order you are packing, the order packing process is exactly the same in both environments.
When packing orders in an RF warehouse environment, follow the normal RF picking process. After picking the order, stage a tote holding the order at a packing station.
Note: Do not close orders after staging them. If you close an order from RF, you need to pack the order as you would in a manual warehouse environment. We recommend that you set up ship vias with which you are using Order Packing to prevent orders from being closed during staging. For more information, see Setting Up Ship Vias for Carton Packing Setting Up Ship Vias for Carton Packing in this document.
Begin packing the order by displaying the Carton Packing screen and scanning the tote or totes holding the order. Totes must be in the STAGED status before you can pack them. Once you have selected an order to pack, follow the normal flow for packing orders.
Note: For more information about the normal order packing process, see Packing Cartons from Carton Packing Maintenance in this document.
To pack an order in an RF warehouse environment:
Pick the order into totes using RF Picking, and stage the totes holding the order in the packing station using RF Staging.
Note: For more information about RF picking and staging, see Picking Non-Manifest Orders in RFPicking Non-Manifest Orders in RF and Staging and Closing Non-Manifest Orders in RF Staging and Closing Non-Manifest Orders in RF in the RF Warehouse Management documentation.
From the Warehouse Management menu, select Carton Packing to display the Carton Packing screen.
In the Branch field, enter the shipping branch for the order you are packing.
In the Order field, scan the order or tote you are packing.
If you scan a tote and more than one order is in the tote, the system prompts you to select the order to pack. At the select order prompt, select the order to pack.
Note: The system warns you if the order has not been completely picked. You must be assigned the PACK.PARTIAL.PICKED.ORDER authorization key to pack partially picked orders. For more information, see Packing Orders for Different Scenarios.
When packing orders in a manual warehouse environment, follow the normal picking process. After picking the order, stage it at a packing station.
Order Packing without the Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue - Display the Carton Packing screen and enter the order number for the order to pack. Once you have selected an order to pack, follow the normal flow for packing orders.
Order Packing with the Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue - Display the Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue for the order to pack. Confirm the order status to Packing to display the Carton Packing screen with all order information populated. Follow the normal flow for packing orders.
Important: Before using order packing with the confirmation queue, you need to check the Order Packing Pop-Up When Confirming to PACKEDOrder Packing Pop-Up When Confirming to PACKED control maintenance record. In addition, activate all ship vias with which to use Order Packing and define the Packing status for each activated ship via.
Note: For more information about the normal order packing process, see Packing Cartons from Carton Packing Maintenance.
To pack an order in a manual environment:
Pick the order using the pick ticket, and stage the order in the packing station.
Note: For more information, see Picking Shipping Different Orders in a Manual Warehouse Picking and Shipping Different Orders in a Manual Warehouse in the Warehouse Management documentation.
From the Whse Mgt > Warehouse Maintenance menu, select Carton Packing to display the Carton Packing screen.
In the Branch field, enter the shipping branch for the order you are packing.
In the Order field, enter or scan the order number for the order to pack.
Use the New to create a new carton to pack.
Note: The system displays the Order Status screen after selecting the order to pack. From the Order Status screen, you can create a new carton in which to pack the order. For more information, see Managing Order Packing from the Order Status Screen in this document.
Pack the order.
Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.
To pack an order in a manual environment:
Pick the order using the pick ticket, and stage the order in the packing station.
From the Warehouse Management menu, select Carton Packing to display Carton Packing Maintenance.
In the Order field, enter the number for the order to pack.
The system displays the ship-to information in the center of the window.
Review and edit the Carton Detail information, as needed.
Review and edit the Carton Header information, as needed.
From the Available to Pack area, select those items you want to include in the carton and click Pack.
You can remove items from the packed carton using the Unpack button.
If needed, print labels or shipping tickets.
Note: Normally, labels and shipping tickets print automatically based on the system activity triggers.
Click Finished.
To pack an order using the Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue:
Pick and stage the order in the packing station.
From the Whse Mgt > Warehouse Queues menu, select Warehouse Confirmation Queue to display the Warehouse Picking Confirmation screen.
In the Order # field, enter the order number for the order to pack.
Use the Confirm hot key to confirm the order to the Packing status.
If the Order Packing Popup When Confirming To PACKING control maintenance record is set to Auto Popup, the Carton Packing screen displays.
If the Order Packing Popup When Confirming To PACKING control maintenance record is set to Prompt, the system prompts whether to display the Carton Packing screen. At the prompt, enter Y to display the Carton Packing screen.
The Carton Packing screen displays with the selected order and its information.
Pack the order.
After you have packed the order, the system re-displays the Warehouse Picking Confirmation screen with the updated packing information.
Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.
Note: For more information about the Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue, see Tracking Sales and Transfer Orders through the Warehouse Tracking Sales and Transfer Orders through the Warehouse in the Warehouse Management documentation.
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