Using the Pack Order Status for Carton Packing

Use the Pack Carton Status screen window to manage the ship via assigned to the order. You can monitor all cartons or totes into which the order is packed, as well as any parts of the order that are not assigned to a carton or tote and the status and location for each carton or tote. In addition, you can see which user who packed each carton or tote and the pick group from which the items came from in the corresponding tote. The system displays the number of line items in each carton or tote, or parts of the order that are not yet assigned to a carton or tote and the carton types into which the order is packed.

From Pack Order Status, you can pack an order, edit a carton's contents for an order, or view more detailed information for a single carton or tote from any of the following depending on your warehouse needs: Carton PackingCarton Packing, Warehouse In Process Status Queue, Warehouse Picking Confirmation QueueWarehouse Picking Confirmation Queue, and Open Order Status Review Queue.

Carton Packing Using Pack Order Status

From carton packing you can view and edit an order's current packing information.

Note: The following statuses are used on the Pack Carton Status screen window to indicate the status of the pack process, not the carton status: Unpacked, In Process, and Not In Process.

To display the Pack Order Status from Carton Packing Maintenance:

1. From the Whse Mgt menu, select Carton Packing to display the Carton Packing screen.

2. Enter the tote or order to view.

The system displays the Order Status screen.

3. Use the Status hot key to display the Order Status screen if the screen does not automatically display.

The system displays the Pack Order Status information for the scanned order or tote.

4. Do one of the following:

5. Select a tote and use the Convert Tote hot key to pack all items displayed without verification.

6. Use the Pack Tote hot key to pack items individually to manually check each item while packing in the carton packing screen.

7. Use the Inq hot key to access the following: Future Ledger, History Ledger, Product Location Maintenance, Inventory Inquiry, Queue Immediate Cycle Count, or the original sales order.

5. Press Esc to save your changes and exit the screen.

To display the Pack Order Status from Carton Packing Maintenance:

1. From the Warehouse Management menu, select Carton Packing to display the Carton Packing Maintenance window.

2. Enter the Order ID or scan the order or tote.

3. If the Pack Order Status window does not display automatically, click Pack Order Status.

The system displays the Pack Order Status information for the scanned order or tote. If there are no totes on the order, the system collapses the totes table. The carton table is always in the viewable area.

4. From the Totes area and the Cartons area, use the Pack check boxes to select which totes or cartons you want to pack.

5. Do one of the following:

6. Click Quick Pack to move all items from the selected carton or tote into the carton immediately.

7. Click Start Packing to return to the Carton Packing window and move items individually to pack them.

6. Click Finished.

Note: The system prints shipping labels based on your system activity triggers. You can use the Shipping Labels button to print additional labels or reprint labels, if needed.

Warehouse In Process Status Queue

From the Warehouse In Process Status Queue, you can view an order's current packing information. If you access the Pack Order Status from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue, you cannot edit an order's packing information.

To display the Pack Order Status from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue:

1. From the Whse Mgt > Warehouse Queues menu, select Warehouse In Process Status to display the Warehouse In Process Status.

2. In the Branch field, enter the branch from which the order is being shipped.

3. In the Pick Group field, enter the pick group assigned to the order to view activity for that pick group only. Leave the field blank to view activity for all pick groups.

4. In the Operation field, press F10 and select an operation for the order to view.

   • All - Displays all warehouse activities for all orders defined for your branch.

   • Picking - Displays picking activities only.

   • Auditing - Displays auditing activities only.

   • Loading - Displays loading activities only.

   Note: You can also use the Operations hot key to enter multiple warehouse operations to view at one time.

5. Select the order to view on the Order Status.

6. Use the CtnStatus hot key to display the Order Status.

Note: The CtnStatus hot key is only activated for orders. You cannot use the hot key for shipments, manifest, or replenishment tasks.

Note: The system displays the Order Status in view-only mode when accessed from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue.

7. Use the Order Status screen to manage the order, as needed.

To display the Pack Order Status 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.

2. In the Branch field, enter the branch from which the order is being shipped.

3. In the Pick Group field, enter the pick group assigned to the order to view activity for that pick group only. Leave the field blank to view activity for all pick groups.

4. In the Operation field, select an operation for the order to view.

   • All - Displays all warehouse activities for all orders defined for your branch.

   • Picking - Displays picking activities only.

   • Auditing - Displays auditing activities only.

   • Loading - Displays loading activities only.

   Note: You can also use the Operations hot key to enter multiple warehouse operations to view at one time.

5. Select the order to view on the Pack Order Status.

Note: The system displays the Order Status in view-only mode when accessed from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue.

6. Use the Pack check boxes to select which totes or cartons you want to pack.

7. Do one of the following:

8. Click Quick Pack to move all items from the selected carton or tote into the carton immediately.

9. Click Start Packing to return to the Carton Packing window and move items individually to pack them.

8. Click Finished.

Note: The system prints shipping labels based on your system activity triggers. You can use the Shipping Labels button to print additional labels or reprint labels, if needed.

Open Order Status Review Queue

View an order's current packing information. This function is especially useful for monitoring will-call orders. If you access the Pack Order Status from the Open Order Status Review Queue, you cannot edit an order's packing information.

To manage Carton Packing from the Open Order Status Review Queue screen:

1. Display the Order Status screen from either the Carton Packing screen.

2. Review the fields for the order.

   Field	Description
   Order	Selected order.
   Svia	Ship via assigned to the order.
   Carton/Tote	Cartons and totes in which the order has been packed. If any part of the order has not been packed into a carton or tote, this field is blank.
   Status	Status assigned to the carton or tote. If any part of the order has not been packed into a carton or tote, the status displays as Unassigned.
   User	User who packed the carton or tote.
   Location	Location in which the carton or tote currently exists.
   PkGrp	Pick group assigned to the carton or tote, or unassigned part of the order.
   Lines	Number of line items for the carton or tote, or unassigned part of the order, still needing to be packed.
   Type	Type of carton, such as box, into which the line item is packed.

3. Use the hot keys to manage the order, as needed.

   Hot Key	Function
   New	Creates a new carton in which to pack available parts of the order.
   Edit	Displays the Carton Packing screen for the carton on which the cursor is placed. Use this screen to edit the carton.
   View	Displays Carton Packing for the carton on which the cursor is placed in view-only mode. Note: This hot key is the only hot key available when you access the Order Status screen from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue, Warehouse Picking Confirmation Queue, or Open Order Status Review Queue.
   Convert Tote	Allows you to pack all of the selected tote's contents without verifying each product and its quantity.
   Pack Tote	Displays only the selected tote's contents on the Carton Packing screen. Use this functionality to pack only a single tote's contents.

4. Press Esc to exit the screen.

To manage Carton Packing from the Open Order Status Review Queue:

1. Display the Pack Order Status.

2. Review the fields for the order.

3. Use the menu options to manage the order, as needed.

4. Save your changes and exit the window.

See Also:

Carton Packing Inquiries

Viewing Carton Packing Logs