Merging and Breaking Apart Totes

If you need to combine or break apart totes before loading the delivery vehicle, use the Merge Totes function.

For example, you use totes as packages for shipping as follows:

You are shipping two totes to a branch, but each tote is too small on its own to package. Merge the two totes into one so that the tote content is big enough to fill the package for shipping.
You need to break one tote that is too large to ship into two tote packages. Take some of the product from the first tote and place it into a new tote.

To merge or break apart totes:

From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu, select Consolidate Tote to display the Tote Consolidation screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

The screen displays your branch and user ID in the header field.

In the From Tote field, scan the tote from which you want to move product.

The system displays the staging location for the tote you are moving product from in the From Locn field.

Note: If the RF Enable Tote Validationcontrol maintenance record is activated, the system validates that you scan a tote label in the From Tote field.

In the To Tote field, scan the tote to which you want to move product.

If you are breaking apart a tote, the system prompts whether to create a new tote. Enter Y at the prompt.
The system displays the staging location for the receiving tote in the To Locn field.

Note: If the RF Enable Tote Validationcontrol maintenance record is activated, the system validates that you scan a tote label in the From Tote field.

In the Desc field, scan the product that you are moving to the receiving tote.

For merging totes, use the Move All hot key to move all product from the first tote into the receiving tote without having to scan each product.
For breaking apart a tote, enter the number of items for the product that you are moving in the Quantity field. Enter the quantity for the unit of measure listed below the Per field.

For example:

The unit of measure is box, and there are 10 boxes on the tote that you are moving. Each box holds 10 items. Even though there are 100 items total for the product, enter 10 because there are only 10 boxes on the tote.

Use the Packages hot key to display the Tote Inquiry screen. On this screen you can edit the package type or quantities, as needed. The system also automatically displays this screen if you merge two totes so that you can edit package type and quantities.

Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.

Note: All merged totes are logged in the Product Activity Log.