Using the Warehouse In Process Status Queue

Use the Warehouse In Process Status Queue to view real-time statuses of all orders and manifests in your warehouse. The Warehouse In Process Status Queue displays the following information to keep you up-to-date on your warehouse activity:

In addition to viewing warehouse activity, you can use this queue to:

Note: Upon closing RF-picked orders from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue, you can display the order in the Warehouse Confirmation Queue to complete order processing. When you display the order in the Warehouse Confirmation Queue, the system assigns it the correct status based upon the order's ship via. Process the order as appropriate.

To use 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 Queue window.

  2. In the Branch field, enter or select All or the branch you want to view.

  3. In the Pick Group field, enter the pick group for which you want to view activity if you only want to view activity in one group. Leave this field blank to view activity in all pick groups.

  4. In the Operation field, select to view one of the following:

Click the Multiple Item button to enter multiple warehouse operations to view at one time.

  1. In the Sort By field, select how you want to sort the results in the queue, such as By Ship Via to sort by the shipping method assigned to the order or manifest.

To re-sort, select a new sort option and click Update after you initially populate the queue.

  1. Click the Update button to display the orders and their information in the following columns:

Note: At the bottom of the window, the system displays the total number of in-process line items, the total number of line items, and the percentage of completed line items.

Column

Description

Order ID

Either the:

  • Sales order, purchase order, work order, or transfer order number.

  • Manifest ID, identified by M and followed by the manifest's three letter status.

  • Replenishment task, identified by Replenishment.

Name

The customer, vendor, branch, or ship via assigned to the order or manifest.

Assigned

The person or ship via assigned to the order or manifest, if one is assigned. *Multi* displays if more than one person or ship via is assigned.

Use the Edit > Assign menu option to assign orders or manifests to users.

Ship Via

The ship-via code assigned to the order or manifest.

Use the Edit > Change Ship Via menu option to assign a new ship via to the order or manifest. In the displayed dialog box, enter the new ship via to assign and click OK.

Pick Count

The number of tasks for the order or manifest.

For example, for an order, the pick count reflects the number of picks it will take to complete the order.

Note: In the Warehouse Status Queue Non-Manifest Picking Statistics control maintenance record, define whether the audit status should be included in non-manifest picks. The % Completed and Pick Count columns will reflect whether audit is included in the pick task count.

Open

The number of tasks in the order or manifest that still need to be completed.

% Completed

The percentage of tasks for the order or manifest that has been processed.

Note: In the Warehouse Status Queue Non-Manifest Picking Statistics control maintenance record, define whether the audit status should be included in non-manifest picks. The % Completed and Pick Count columns will reflect whether audit is included in the pick task count.

Date

The date the order or manifest was placed in process.

Use the Change View > Date & Time menu option to display this column.

Time

The time the order or manifest was placed in process. The time zone displays next to the time.

Use the Change View > Date & Time menu option to display this column.

ShipDate

The date that the order or manifest is scheduled to be shipped.

  • Use the Change View > Ship Date menu option to display this column.

  • Use the Edit > Change Ship Date menu option to modify the ship dates.

Note: For work orders, this column displays the start date for in-process picking operations and the completion date for in-process receiving operations.

Status

The status of the order or manifest, such as Picking.

All orders assigned to ship vias set up for manifest picking are assigned a held status until they are added to a manifest. Manifests are assigned a held status until they are manually released from the Shipping Manifest Queue.

Use the Change View > Status menu option to display this column.

Note: Define order statuses in the following control maintenance records: RF Valid Order In-Process Statuses, RF Order Status After All Items Are Picked, and RF Order Status After All Items Are Staged.

Note:To refresh the window display, either click the Update button or set the queue to automatically update from the Options >  Auto-Update Detail menu. If you use the Auto-Update Detail menu option, select the Auto-Update check box in the Auto Update Detail dialog box, and enter the number of seconds you want to pass between auto-updating in the Delay in seconds field. You can also use the Edit >Refresh menu option to clear from the list all orders that have a zero (0) in the Open column and 100 in the %Completed column.

  1. Review the orders in the list to check for problems and determine the appropriate action to take, if any.

  2. Save the updates and exit the window.

More Options from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue

The Warehouse In Process Status Queue also offers these options.

To...

Use this menu option...

Display the order or manifest indicated by the cursor.

For manifests, you can use this option to access the Shipping Manifest Queue and release the manifest.

Note: The system displays the character-based system for work orders. If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

File > View Order

Display the Change Log Viewing window for the indicated order. Use this window to view the history of the order or manifest.

File > Order Change Log

Display the Warehouse In Process Queue for the order or manifest on which the cursor is placed.

Use this queue to see each line on the order or manifest and the location of the items.

File > Warehouse In Process Queue

  • Display a detailed view of the immediate replenishment task indicated by the cursor. This view includes:

  • The pick group assigned to each task.

  • The from and to locations for each task.

  • The quantity needing replenished for each task.

  • Any user assigned to a task.

In addition to this detailed information, you can access product detail, Product Location Maintenance, or Warehouse Location Maintenance for the product in each immediate replenish task.

File > View Replenishment

Displays the Tote In Process Queue for the order or manifest on which the cursor is placed.

Use this queue to view tote-assignment information.

File > Tote In Process Queue

View further information for in-process manifests, as follows:

  • Each stop for the manifest.

  • Each order on a stop.

To view the stops or orders:

  • Select the manifest for which you want to view individual stops.

  • Use the Details menu option.

  • Enter the branch, pick group, and operation for the stops you want to view.

  • Click the Update button to display the stops.

  • Repeat the steps to view the orders for each stop.

Edit > Details

Display the pick count, status, and ship date for the orders or manifests.

Change View > Pick Count/Status/Ship Date

Display the open count, status, and ship date for the orders or manifests.

Change View > Open Count/Status/Ship Date

Enter criteria to limit what displays.

In the dialog box, do the following:

  • In the Order ID field, enter the ID you want to view if you only want to view one order or manifest.

  • In the Ship Via field, enter the ship via assigned to the orders or manifests that you want to view.

  • Click OK to limit the line items displayed.

Use the Selection > Clear Selection menu option to view all line items.

Selection > Select Criteria

See Also:

Using the Warehouse In Process Queue

Assigning Orders from the Warehouse In Process Status Queue

Editing Ship Dates from the Warehouse In Process Queues

Closing Orders from the Warehouse In Process Queues

Using the Tote In Process Queue