Description of Zone Details Window

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

Table 1. Zone Details Window
Field Description
Zone Enter a name for the zone.

The name characterizes the type of zone.

Description Enter a brief description of the zone.
Building # Enter building number for the zone.

The building number is used to represent a satellite building for a warehouse.

Primary Bulk Zone Choose the primary bulk zone for the forward pick zone.

Primary bulk zone identifies the zone in which bulk stock is available for replenishment. Putaway algorithm utilizes this to determine the bulk zone nearest to the forward pick location.

Track Inventory Select if the zone tracks inventory.

NOTE: Zones containing virtual locations should not track inventory at LPN level. If inventory in a virtual location is tracked at LPN level, then associated LPNs cannot be deleted.

Transfer Inventory Ownership Select if inventory ownership is to be transferred to consuming inventory organization when moved to this zone.

Note: This transfer will happen only if the consuming inventory organization is known upfront. In situations such as putaway or ad hoc moves, the consuming inventory organization may not be known upfront, as a result of which, transfer of ownership will not occur.

Forward Pick Zone Select only if the zone is a forward pick zone.

Forward pick zone identifies the zone where individual units of a SKU are picked.

Minimize No. of Locations per SKU Select if SKU being put away could be consolidated into a location already containing the SKU.

The capacity constraints of a location are considered when minimizing the locations through consolidation.

Max No. of Locations per SKU Enter the maximum number of locations that an item can occupy in this zone.

This attribute is of relevance in zones closest to the docks (high velocity zones), where the number of locations per item should not exceed a fixed number.

Locations in this Zone store product in multiples of Choose the unit of measure utilized for the storage of products.

Typical values are: 'Case,' 'Each,' 'Half Pallet,' 'Inner Pack,' and 'Pallet'.

Track LPN
Pallet Select only if pallet license plates are tracked in this zone.

For example, this flag is checked in all the zones of a warehouse that store pallet LPN, while it is unchecked for the forward pick zone to pick loose units.

NOTE: Zones containing virtual locations should not track inventory at LPN level. If inventory in a virtual location is tracked at LPN level, then associated LPNs cannot be deleted.

Case Select only if case license plates are tracked in this zone.

For example, this flag is checked in all the zones of a warehouse that store case LPN, while it is unchecked for the forward pick zone to pick loose units.

NOTE: Zones containing virtual locations should not track inventory at LPN level. If inventory in a virtual location is tracked at LPN level, then associated LPNs cannot be deleted.

Zone Constraints Tab For more information about setting up Zone Constraints, see Defining Zone Constraints.
Inventory Status Transitions Tab
Inventory Status Enter the inventory status of the product being moved into the zone, if applicable.

This defines the inventory status that needs to be modified when moved into this zone. This field can be left blank to indicate all inventory statuses.

Supply Type This indicates the supply type associated with the inventory status.

Supply type indicates classification of the inventory. This value is populated automatically by the Sterling Warehouse Management System from the inventory status configuration.

For more information about Inventory Supply Types, see the

New Inventory Status Enter the inventory status applicable to the zone. This is mandatory if a translation is to be defined.

This defines the new inventory status that replaces the current inventory status. This is used for the automatic conversion of the inventory status.

For example, a warehouse with QC zone having 'Quality Held' inventory status and bulk storage zones having 'Normal' inventory status. All product putaway into QC zone has status converted to 'Quality Held' automatically. Inventory putaway into bulk storage has status converted to 'Normal' automatically.

New Supply Type Indicates the supply type associated with the inventory status.

The supply type indicates classification of the inventory. This value is populated automatically by the Sterling Warehouse Management System from the inventory status configuration.

For more information about Inventory Supply Types, see the Configuring Sterling Global Inventory Visibility.

Task Execution Preferences Tab
Force Location Scan On Visit Select if you want to force location scan on visit, when the user uses a mobile interface for task execution.

This ensures that the location is scanned every time it is visited.

Note: This flag is applicable only when the tasks are executed using the Radio Frequency (RF) device.
Put On Variance Hold Select if you want the zone to be put on variance hold.

This configures the freeze on variance feature for locations belonging to a zone. Only locations belonging to a zone with this flag checked are put on variance hold if negative variance is found during a Count operation.

Note: This flag is applicable only when the tasks are executed using the RF device.
Confirm Location Empty After Pick Select if you want the user to confirm that a location is empty after picking, when the user uses a mobile interface for task execution.

This displays a dialog box to the user, whenever the system detects that a location is empty after picking. The user can confirm that the picked location is empty, and continue picking.

Note: This flag is applicable only when the tasks are executed using the RF device.
Count Entire Location when Item in Location is put on Count Check this box if you want the user to count the entire location when counting an item at the location.
Consider Capacity when Replenishing Locations in this Zone Check this box to take the capacity of all locations in the zone into consideration when performing demand-based replenishment. This enables the following options:
  • Consider replenishing locations when inventory goes below <percentage value> % of Location Capacity - If the inventory in the location goes below the specified percentage of the location capacity, the Sterling Warehouse Management System considers replenishing inventory in the location.
  • Replenish Locations <percentage value> % more than maximum capacity when demand exceeds maximum capacity of Locations - If demand exceeds the maximum capacity of the location, the Sterling Warehouse Management System replenishes the inventory beyond the maximum capacity as specified here. For example, if the location can hold only 100 units, and if the demand is for 120 units, you can specify to replenish inventory in the location by 20% more to meet the demand.
Note: If the value is configured for a forward pick zone and the zone is configured under putaway preference, then the system will honor the % capacity constraint for all the locations of this zone during putaway.
Can multiple users work simultaneously in a location Choose one of the following options from the drop down list:

Yes - If multiple users can work simultaneously in a location

No - If multiple users cannot work simultaneously in a location.

Note: The default value for Can multiple users work simultaneously in a location is set to No.