RF PICK

The following control maintenance records belong to the PICK area within the RF (Radio Frequency) category and apply to picking parameters.

Auto Display Comments Attached To Line Items In RF Picking

Indicate if you want to display line item comments after the user enters a product.

Options	Yes - Automatically displays the line item comments on the RF gun when the order is scanned. No - Does not display line item comments. Users must use the hot key to display the comments.
Outcome of setting this control record	See options.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as set to No.
Additional Information	If you also have the RF Display Hazard Description And Print Pick Ticket and the Cut Product Comment Type control maintenance records set to Yes then general comments, cut comments, and hazard comments also display.

Auto Display Shipping Instructions In RF Picking, Auto Display Shipping Instructions In RF Staging

Indicate if you want the shipping instructions for an order to display automatically when an order is scanned during picking and during staging. Without this set, users can still view the instructions using the respective hot keys on the RF screen.

Carton Packing To Default To Status Screen When Other Totes Staged

Consolidate RF Product Picks

For each branch, indicate whether to combine multiple entries of the same product into one pick on the RF unit.

Options	Yes - Combines the entries into one pick on the RF unit. No - Displays each entry of the product as a separate pick on the RF unit.
Outcome of setting this control record	Controls picking of a product entered multiple times on the same sales order.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as set to No.
Additional Information	None

Default Zone For OE Quick Scan

For each branch, select the default zone to display in the Zone field on the OE Quick Scan screen.

Display Weight On RF Pick Select Screen

Indicate whether to display a product's weight along with the product description and total picks on the RF Pick Select screen. The default is No.

Force Valid Picker IDs

Indicate whether the system should validate IDs entered as pickers in RF against IDs flagged as pickers in User Maintenance.

Options	Yes - Validates users entered as pickers in RF against user IDs flagged as pickers using the Picker check box in User Maintenance. No - Accepts any valid user ID as a picker in RF.
Outcome of setting this control record	The system verifies pickers entered in RF against User Maintenance whose home branch is the facility with the pick. Use this record to ensure that the correct people are picking orders.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

Lock Tote To Order In RF Picking

For each branch, indicate whether to lock the tote to the order when using RF for picking an order.

Options	No - The system ignores the lock order to tote logic. Yes - If you attempt to scan a tote to an item when that tote has already been scanned to an item on a different order, the system displays a warning message indicating that the tote is locked to order number xxxxx and that the picker is not allowed to assign the tote to the newly selected item. Prompt - If you attempt to scan a tote to an item when that tote has already been scanned to an item on a different order, the system displays a warning message indicating that the tote is locked to order number xxxxx. The picker can override the initial lock and assign the scanned tote to the newly selected item.
Outcome of setting this control record	Prevents multiple orders in the same tote. After an item is put in a tote, that tote is locked so only items from that order can be scanned to the tote. If in your warehouse, you pick multiple orders into a single tote and separate the orders after picking while packing the orders, set this record to No.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Prompt.
Additional Information	None

Order Packing Popup When Confirming to PACKING

Select which way you want the user to advance the carton when it is finished being packed: No Packing, Auto-Prompt, or Prompt.

Print Items Excluded From RF Picking In Bold Font

If you regularly exclude items from your RF picking, you can indicate which items have been skipped on the pick tickets by making the font on those items bold.

Print Ship Ticket When Carton Packing Completed

Indicate if you want to print a ship ticket automatically when a carton is moved to the Completed status.

Print RF Excluded Items Work Ticket

For each branch, select when the system should print RF-excluded items on work tickets.

Options	Never - Does not print any RF-excluded items on a work ticket. First OE/Bid Change - Prints all RF-excluded items on a work ticket upon exiting the order the first time or when a bid changes to an order. Order Processing - Prints all RF-excluded items on a work ticket upon processing the order. Prompt On Exiting OE - Prompts the user to print all RF-excluded items on a work ticket upon exiting the order.
Outcome of setting this control record	If ordered items require work before picking, such as wire or pipe that needs to be cut, the system can exclude them from the RF queue if you exclude the locations holding the product in Zone Maintenance, and print them on a work ticket.
Default Value(s)	Never
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Never.
Additional Information	None

RF # Of Manifest Stops To Pick For Same Stage Locn

For each branch, enter the maximum number of manifest stops the system can pick to the same staging location.

Options	Any number of stops from 1 to 999.
Outcome of setting this control record	Prevents users from staging orders in a staging location before other orders have moved out of the staging location, helping to control the flow of orders for shipping.
Default Value(s)	1
Example(s)	If you have a truck manifest with nine stops and you have one staging location that can handle material for a maximum of three stops, you must begin loading the truck to clear the staging location before the system can assign the fourth and subsequent orders to be picked.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 1.
Additional Information	None

RF Allow Staging Of Individual Totes

For each branch, indicate whether to allow users to stage a tote at any time during the picking process and prior to the transaction being complete.

Options	Yes - Users can stage a tote at any point in the picking process. No - Users can stage a tote only when all items in a zone have been completely picked. When a single user is picking an order from multiple zones, the user can stage the tote when picking is completed.
Outcome of setting this control record	Provides the picker the flexibility of staging a tote prior to picking all the items on the order assigned to their pick group.
Default Value(s)	No
Example(s)	If set to Yes, if the tote becomes full before a user has picked all items on the order, the user can stage the tote and make it available for auditing. The user can then continue picking the rest of the order. If set to N, users must wait until they have picked the entire order or the entire part of the order assigned to their pick group before staging the tote.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

RF Automatically Close Order After Staging

For each branch, indicate whether to close orders picked using RF when all totes for the order are staged.

Options	Yes - When all totes are staged, an order closes without the operator having to use the Close hot key on the Staging screen. No - When all totes are staged, an order does not close. To close the order the picker must use the Close hot key from the Staging screen. Prompt - When all totes are staged, the final picker sees a message that the order is ready to close. That picker then has the option of exiting without closing the order. To close the order the picker must use the Close hot key from the Staging screen.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines how an order is order is closed after all items for the order are staged for packing.
Default Value(s)	Prompt
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Prompt.
Additional Information	Set this control maintenance record to No or Prompt if you want to load using non-manifest system-directed loading.

RF Automatically Select Next Order To Pick

For each branch, select how the RF and WMS system selects the next order for picking.

Options	0 - No Autoselect. Users must manually select the next order to pick. 1 - Normal Picks Only. 2 - Manifest Picks Only. 3 - Both Normal and Manifest Picks.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines how the next order is selected for picking.
Default Value(s)	0 - No Autoselect
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 0.
Additional Information	None

RF Automatically Stage And Close Quick Picks

For each branch, indicate whether the system forces the Staging screen to display following a quick pick.

Options	Yes - After the order is picked, the system displays the Staging screen, from which the picker cannot escape until the order is staged. If the order is complete, the system closes the order. No - After the order is picked, the picker must display the Staging screen.
Outcome of setting this control record	If set to Yes, helps the flow of your Pick Up Now orders through the staging and closing process.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	A quick pick is for an order with a Pickup Now status.

RF Create Immediate Cycle Count When Location Picked Negative

Indicate whether the system queues an immediate cycle count if during picking a location's quantity becomes negative in the system.

Options	Yes - The system queues an immediate cycle count. No - The system does not queue an immediate cycle count. The system selects the location for a cycle count through the warehouse operation queuing functionality.
Outcome of setting this control record	If set to Yes, and a quantity is picked from a location that drives the on hand quantity in that location negative, an immediate RF cycle count is generated for that location.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

RF Default To Customer Backorder Status

For each branch, indicate whether to use a customer's shipping status as defined in the Backorder Status field in Customer Maintenance for orders backordered during the RF picking process.

Options	Yes - The RF picking backorder uses the default status from the Backorder Status field in Customer Maintenance for the ship-to customer on the order. If the Backorder Status field is blank or Ship When Specified, the backorder generation defaults to a status of Call When Complete. If the Backorder Status field is any other order status, the backorder generation defaults to that status. No - The RF picking backorder uses Call When Complete as the order status for the backorder generation.
Outcome of setting this control record	Allows you to better control what the order status is for items that are placed on backorder during the order picking process.
Default Value(s)	No
Example(s)	You might have customers that prefer to not wait for items that are backordered. In those cases, set the Backorder Status field for the customer to Cancel, and set this control maintenance record to Yes. During the picking process, if it is found that an item is unavailable, the order is canceled instead of backordered.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

RF Display Hazard Description And Print Pick Ticket

For each branch, indicate whether to display a product's hazardous material comments on the Pick screen and print the comments on the pick ticket.

Options	Yes - When a hazardous materials comment is associated with a product, a C displays in red on the Pick screen. Tapping the C displays the comment. The comment prints below the product description on the pick ticket, even if you have the RF Generate Pick Ticket at Order Closecontrol maintenance record set to No. No - Hazardous materials comments associated with a product do not display on the Pick screen and do not print on the pick ticket.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines whether a product that has hazardous information defined displays that information in RF and whether it prints on a pick ticket.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	Hazardous information is assigned to products using hazard classes, descriptions, and material safety data sheets. For more information, see Adding MSDS and Hazardous Information to Product Records.

RF Enable Check For B/O Of Ship Complete Order

For each branch, select how the system should respond when a picker is back-ordering for an order with a Ship When Complete, or Ship Item Complete status.

Options	0 - Does not check the order status. 1 - Warns the picker that the order has a Complete status. 2 - Warns the picker that the order has a Complete status and prompts them to continue. The picker must be assigned the RF.BO.SHIP.COMPLETE authorization key or enter a password to continue with the backorder.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines whether users can backorder products on an order that has a Complete status.
Default Value(s)	0
Dependencies	If set to 2, users must be assigned the RF.BO.SHIP.COMPLETE authorization key to continue back-ordering the items on the order.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 0.
Additional Information	None

RF Enable Delayed Picking

For each branch, indicate whether to enable the delayed manifest picking process.

Options	Yes - The system builds a complete manifest before releasing any orders for picking. No - Orders are available to pick without waiting for the complete manifest.
Outcome of setting this control record	If set to Yes, the system waits until an entire manifest is ready before it releases the orders on the manifest for picking. Using this picking method can be more efficient for packing orders and loading your delivery trucks.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	For more information about manifest picking, see Manifest Picking Overview in the RF Warehouse Management documentation.

RF Generate Pick Ticket When Order Closed

Indicate whether the system prints a packing slip when an order is closed.

Options	Yes - Prints a packing slip when an order is closed through RF. No - Does not print a packing slip when an order is closed through RF.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines if pick tickets are printed when an order is closed through RF. You can use the pick tickets as packing slips and include them with the order, if necessary. If your site does not include packing slips, set this record to No.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	Even if this control maintenance record is set to No, if the RF Display Hazard Description And Print Pick Ticketrecord is set to Yes, a pick ticket prints so you can include the hazardous materials information with the product.

Options	Yes - Users enter the quantity they are picking from that location, the system changes the location type to REVIEW, the system generates an immediate cycle count for that location, and the system suggests the next alternate location with available inventory to complete the pick. If there are no other locations in the warehouse with enough product to complete the pick, the system alerts the user to back-order the item. No - Users have the option to split or back-order the quantity. If they split the quantity, they must go to RF Location Maintenance to view other locations for the item in the warehouse.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines the actions the system and the user takes when a location is short the quantity that the user was sent to pick.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	If set to No, users must review in-process orders, as RF Location Maintenance displays on-hand quantities, not available quantities. A split or backorder generates an immediate cycle count but does not place the location in a REVIEW location type.

RF Manifest Report To Run After Truck Loading

For each branch, enter the manifest report the system runs after the truck is loaded.

RF Notify Guns On Pick Up Now Order

For each branch, indicate whether to notify RF users when a pick-up now order has been processed and must be picked.

Options	Yes - The system sends a musical tune to RF guns when a pick-up now order must be picked. The system notifies all users logged on to an RF terminal. No - The system does not send a tune to RF guns when a pick-up order must be picked.
Outcome of setting this control record	Helps to alert your warehouse pickers that an order that the customer is waiting or on their way to pick up needs picking. Also known as immediate picks.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	You can assign different tunes to different ship vias. For more information, see the Using Different Musical Tunes on User Terminals for Immediate RF Picks.

RF Null Pick Group

For each branch, enter the pick group that the system uses if the Pick Group field in Warehouse Zone Maintenance is blank.

RF Open Tote Staging Label Format

Select the label you want to print when a user uses the Stage hot key in the RF Tote Staging Screen that allows pickers to Stage or Stage and Close all totes currently open for a specific picker ID.

Options	Any label defined in your system.
Outcome of setting this control record	The system prints one of each of the labels defined here for each tote. Using the staging functionality and this control record for labels allows you to stage multiple totes at the same time.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	No label prints when users use the Stage hot key to Stage or Stage and Close all totes.
Additional Information	Tote and order labels help to track product movement through your warehouse. Your installer typically helps you design your labels during your system installation. For more information, see Maintaining User-Defined Labels.

RF Order Status After All Items Are Picked

Options	Any in-process order status defined in the RF Valid Order In-Process Statusescontrol maintenance record.
Outcome of setting this control record	After all items on an order are picked, the system changes the status of the order in the Warehouse In Process Status Queue to the status you enter here.
Default Value(s)	None
Dependencies	Do not leave this record blank and do not specify Close or Closed as the order status.
Action if set to Null	The order is stuck in the Picking status in the Warehouse In Process Queue until a user changes it manually.
Additional Information	Typically, this status is Staging, but you might have customized statuses, such as Inspection, for steps between picking and staging processes of an order.

RF Order Status After All Items Are Staged

Options	Any in-process order status defined in the RF Valid Order In-Process Statusescontrol maintenance record.
Outcome of setting this control record	After all items on an order are staged, the system changes the status of the order in the Warehouse In Process Status Queue to the status you enter here.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	The order is stuck in the Staging status in the Warehouse In Process Queue until a user changes it manually.
Additional Information	If using manifest picking for RF, set the record to Manifest. Otherwise, set the record to Closed or enter a custom status, such as Packing, for steps between staging and closing.

RF Pick - Display User Defined 1 or Order Picks Remaining

For each branch, select how you want to indicate the number of picks remaining on the Pick in Process screen.

Options	User Defined #1 - Displays the value entered in the User Defined #1 field in the Price Updating ID Maintenance window (from Product Maintenance, select Additional Data > UPC Code Maintenance and then select Edit > UserDefined Maintenance). Assigning additional UPCs help link your product IDs to your vendor product IDs when using EDI or PDW. Order Picks Remaining - Displays the number of picks remaining assigned to the picker for the order selected in the Order field. As the picker completes the picks the number in this field decreases.
Outcome of setting this control record	Setting this record to User Defined #1 helps your pickers better identify the products they need to pick.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Order Picks Remaining.
Additional Information	None

RF Pick Into Stage Locn Before Prior Manifest Stop Is Loaded

For each branch, indicate whether the system can pick the next manifest stop to a staging location before the prior manifest stop is loaded into the delivery truck.

Options	Yes - Releases the next stop for picking after all products for one stop have been staged. No - Does not release the next stop for picking until the staging location is empty.
Outcome of setting this control record	If you have a large staging area, set this record to Yes to pick and stage multiple manifest stops at one time. If you have limited staging space, leave this record set to No.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

RF Pick Selection Sort

For each branch, select the sort criteria for listing items in the Pick Select screen.

Options	By SVIA Priority By SVIA By Release Time By SVIA Priority By Release Time By SVIA
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines the ship via sort order for picking items.
Default Value(s)	By SVIA Priority By SVIA By Release Time
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to By SVIA Priority By SVIA By Release Time
Additional Information	None

RF Pick & Pass PNP Divert Ship Vias

<research> Track ship vias by branch to provide a "divert" value for the automated conveyor system.

RF Pick & Pass PNP Exclude Ship Vias

Select which ship vias by branch to be excluded from the pick and pass logic except for the divert ship vias.

RF Pick & Pass PNP Keep Full Totes Together

Indicate if you want to keep all totes in the pick together until they are fully packed.

RF Pick & Pass PNP Group Maintenance

RF Pick & Pass PNP Tote Extension

Define the file extension by branch to use when passing the file name to the server. This does not change the function of the file, but helps when reviewing later to know which files came from the pick and pass process. For example, select .pnp to denote the file is pick and pass.

RF Picking Label Format

Select the label format the system uses, such as Location Zebra Label, when printing product labels during the RF picking process.

Options	Any label defined in your system.
Outcome of setting this control record	As pickers are picking products, they may find that a universal bin with a location bar code on it has multiple products within the bin that do not have product bar codes. You can print a product label directly from the RF Pick screen for these products. The system uses the label defined in this control maintenance record.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	No label prints when using the Labels hot key on the Pick Select screen.
Additional Information	Your installer typically helps you design your labels during your system installation. For more information, see Maintaining User-Defined Labels.

RF Scan Final Tote Location At Order Close

Options	Never - Does not prompt to consolidate totes when a picked order is closed. A final tote location is not necessary. Order - When the picker closes the order, the system prompts once in the Final Location Staging screen for a final location regardless of the number of totes for the order. Tote - When the picker closes the order, the system displays the Close Tote screen, which shows all totes scanned to the order. The picker must scan each tote again. When all totes are scanned, the system prompts the picker to scan the final location for all scanned totes. The picker cannot close the order until all totes have a final location scanned to them.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines whether pickers are prompted to scan an order or tote into a final staging location, as defined for the customer in Customer Maintenance. Users assigned the RF.CHANGE.FINAL.LOC can update the final location on the Final Location Staging screen.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Never.
Additional Information	The final tote scanning logic does not apply to quick picks. The final location defaults to the final location assigned to a customer in Customer Maintenance (Additional > Customer Staging Locations). For more information, see Validating Staging Locations for Customers.

RF Scan Pick Selections

Indicate whether the system provides a blank line on the RF Pick Select screen for scanning a pick ticket.

Options	Yes - The picker can scan the ticket, enter the ticket number, or press Enter to move the cursor through this field to receive further selections. No - The picker must scroll through the list of orders and select one.
Outcome of setting this control record	Setting to Yes allows pickers to scan the order bar code on the pick ticket without having to scroll through a possible lengthy list to select the order for picking.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

RF Stage - Only Display Scanned Tote

For each branch, indicate if you want to display only the scanned tote in the RF Stage screen, even if there are other totes open for the order.

Options	Yes - Displays only the scanned tote in the RF Stage screen. No - Displays all open totes for the order in the RF Stage screen.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines which totes display on the RF Stage screen.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	The system displays only the scanned tote if this record is set to Yes and the user enters the RF Stage screen from the menu and scans a tote at the Order Number prompt.

RF Stage - Require Staging Location and Package Qtys

Indicate if you want the system to force users to enter a staging location and package quantities before exiting the RF Stage screen.

Options	Yes - Requires users to enter the staging location and quantities for a tote before exiting the RF Stage screen. No - Allows users to exit the RF Stage screen without entering the staging location and quantities for a tote.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines whether staging locations and quantities are required before staging a tote to a staging location.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	You can exclude ship vias that do not require package quantities using the RF Stage - Ship Vias That Do Not Require Package Qtys control maintenance record.

RF Stage - Ship Vias that Do Not Require Package Qtys

Enter the ship vias that do not require package quantities before exiting the RF Stage screen.

Options	Any ship via defined in Ship Via Maintenance.
Outcome of setting this control record	Identifies which ship vias in your system do not require a package quantity when going through the staging process.
Default Value(s)	None
Example(s)	Add your Pick Up Now ship vias to this control maintenance record.
Action if set to Null	All ship vias require a package quantity if the RF Stage - Require Staging Location and Package Qtys control record is set to Yes.
Additional Information	The system requires package quantities for the ship vias listed in this control maintenance record only if the user enters the RF Stage screen from the menu.

RF Tote Status Before Loading Trucks

For each branch, select the default order in-process status that the system assigns in the Warehouse In Process Status Queue to totes before loading the orders on to trucks.

Options	Any status defined in the RF Valid Order In-Process Statusescontrol maintenance record.
Outcome of setting this control record	The system automatically assigns this status to an order after it is picked and staged, and waiting to be loaded on to a delivery truck or sent by other means to the customer.
Default Value(s)	Staged
Dependencies	Statuses must be defined in the RF Valid Order In-Process Statusescontrol maintenance record
Action if set to Null	The system does not automatically assign a status.
Additional Information	None

RF Valid Product Loc Pick Statuses

This record is specific to picking, receiving, and restocking in the fastener industry and is not used in a general RF application. If your company requires this control maintenance record setting, your installer sets it up.

RF Verify Pick Qty

For each branch, indicate whether the RF picker must enter the quantity picked.

Options	Yes - The RF picker must enter the quantity picked. No - The system accepts the quantity displayed on the screen as correct. Auto - The system automatically determines the quantity and unit of measure based on the product UPC that you scan.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines if the RF picker must enter the quantity picked for an item before exiting the RF Pick In Process screen.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	Setting this record to Yes can be helpful when your pickers need to split picks for an item on an order between multiple locations.

RF Warn User At Order Close If All Totes Are Not Staged

For each branch, indicate whether the system warns users who try to close an order when there are totes that have not yet been staged.

Options	Yes - The system displays the following message: Not All Totes are Staged, Close Anyway? No - The system does not display a message, and closes the order. Always - The system forces the user to stage the tote. The system does not allow closing of the order if staging locations have not been scanned to all totes.
Outcome of setting this control record	Setting this record to Yes or Always helps to ensure that all the products in totes for an order have made it to the staging location and are available for packing before anyone closes the order. If your site does not stage totes, set this record to No.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	This record is useful if your branch has multiple pickers for single orders.

WMS Quick Pick Ship Vias

This Control Record is part of the audible alert for WMS during picking. The system uses the WMS Quick Pick Ship Vias Control Record to make the Ship Via types available that you want to receive an audible alert in the WMS App. Enter the Ship Via name in the Control Record and you see the name in the WMS app. For example, you can enter UPS in the Control Record and UPS shows as a category to select in the WMS app.

RF PICK Control Maintenance Records