Description of Equipment Type Details Window

The following table lists the fields and descriptions of the Equipment Type Details window.

Table 1. Equipment Type Details Window
Field Description
Equipment Type Enter the name for the Equipment Type.

This helps in identifying the type of equipment. For example, equipment type include Forklift, Grabtruck, Inbound Sorter.

Description Enter a brief description for the equipment type.
Modeled as Choose what the equipment is ideally represented by. Valid values are Case, Pallet and Location.

Examples for each type are as below:

‘Location’ – Sorter or Forklift.

‘Pallet’ – Cart used for picking.

‘Case’ – Tote used for picking.

Equipment Location Type Choose the location type associated with the equipment.

A sorter modeled as a ‘Location’ is associated with ‘STAGING’ location type. A forklift modeled as a ‘Location’ is associated with ‘INTRANSIT’ location type.

Equipment Type Details  
Equipment Location Size Code Choose the location size code that characterizes the equipment or a slot in the equipment.

For a cart, each slot is represented by a size code.

For a sorter, each chute is represented by a size code.

Location Name Enter the name of the location associated to the location size code.

For a cart, each slot is named or numbered. The values of the slots are used in RF and in prints to represent where the inventory must be placed.

For a sorter, each chute is given a location name.