Inducting a Cart

About this task

You can associate a cart that is used for picking inventory to a batch number. This process is called inducting a cart.

This chapter explains how you can use the Mobile Application to induct a cart and associate it with a batch.

For more information about the Mobile Application Console Framework, see Understanding the Mobile Application Console Framework .

Note: You can extend the induct cart functionality provided by Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation. To extend the induct cart functionality, copy and save the rfinductcartD1 resource. In the Java™ Server Page field, the following displays:

frmInductCartCriteria.jsp?MandateBatch=<Value>&StartPick=<Value>&ShowDepositScreen=<Value>.

Set the value of the MandateBatch, StartPick, and ShowDepositScreen attributes. By default, the value of ShowDepositScreen is "Y". The Deposit screen displays after you pick inventory into a cart. If you set the value of ShowDepositScreen to "N", the Deposit screen does not display. For more information about depositing inventory, see Picking Inventory Into a Cart .

For more information about setting the other attributes, see Table 2.

The process for inducting a cart is based on certain attributes. For a list of defined attributes, see Table 2.

You can induct a cart by associating the cart identifier with a batch number.

To induct a cart:

Procedure

  1. From the Menu page, select Induct Cart and press Enter. The Induct Cart screen appears.
  2. In Cart ID, scan the tote identifier.
  3. In Batch #, enter or scan the batch number, if applicable.
  4. Press Tab in the GUI or CUI mobile terminal to associate the cart identifier to the batch number.
    • If your system administrator has set the value of the StartPick attribute to "Y", you can start picking inventory for the cart. For more information about picking inventory, see Picking Inventory Into a Cart .
    • Otherwise, the Induct Cart screen reappears. Scan the next cart's identifier.
      Table 1. Induct Cart Fields
      Fields
      Cart ID Enter the cart's identifier.
      Batch # Enter the batch number to associate the cart to a batch, if applicable.
      Table 2. Induct Cart Attributes
      MandateBatch StartPick Behavior
      Y Y Scanning the batch number is mandatory. Pick inventory for the cart immediately after inducting the cart.
      Y N Scanning batch number is mandatory.
      N Y Scanning batch number is not allowed. Automatically induct the cart to the next available batch and start picking inventory for the cart immediately after inducting the cart.
      N N Scanning batch number is not allowed. Automatically induct the cart to the next available batch.