Picking Inventory: Depositing License Plated Cases

About this task

The Sterling WMS Mobile Applicationlets you deposit cases into the system-suggested location. You can override the system-suggested location and scan the location to deposit the cases. A warning message appears. If the system does not suggest any deposit location, scan the location into which you want to deposit the cases.

To deposit cases that you picked:

Procedure

  1. In Case ID, enter or scan the Case LPN, if applicable.
  2. In Location, enter or scan the deposit location for depositing the case.
  3. Choose Go in the GUI mobile terminal to deposit the case into the location. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F3. The system suggests next task, if available.
  4. Choose Deposit All in the GUI mobile terminal to deposit all cases that you picked into the system-suggested location, or scan a new deposit location. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F6.
  5. Choose Exception in the GUI mobile terminal to record deposit exceptions. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F4. For more information about recording deposit exceptions, see Picking Inventory: Recording Deposit Exceptions.
  6. Choose Drop Offs in the GUI mobile terminal to view a list of system-suggested drop off locations. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F7. For more information about viewing a list of drop off locations, see **** MISSING FILE ****.
    Note: The system creates a second step move task only when at least one of the following two conditions are met:
    • When the suggested and the actual deposit locations have different location types.
    • If the location type of the system-suggested deposit location is “STAGING” and the zone of the actual deposit location is different from the zone of the system-suggested deposit location.
    Table 1. Case Deposit Instruction Fields
    Fields
    Case ID Case LPN to deposit is suggested.

    Enter or scan the case LPN.

    If different case LPN is entered, deposit is allowed only if case LPN has been picked in this trip.

    Drop-off The optimal drop off location populated by the system.

    This value is displayed only if task is being completed through a drop-off location.

    Location/Container Enter or scan the location or container.

    If you scan the container LPN, the contents are placed into the container LPN.

    If the location is scanned, the contents are dropped off into the location.

    Note 1: If the system suggests the shipment sort location, you can override it by entering or scanning a different location. The system then suggests a new location for the rest of the pick tasks.

    Note 2: You can override the shipment sort location if any one of the following conditions is met:

    • When the system-suggested and actual deposit locations have the same location type.
    • If the location type of the system-suggested deposit location is "STAGING" and the zone of the actual deposit location is the same as the zone of the system-suggested deposit location.
    Table 2. Case Deposit Barcode Types
    Fields
    Case ID InventoryCase
    Location/Container LocationOr

    Inventory

    Container