Assign Pick Location Rules for Specific Items for VAS

About this task

You can define PLA rules for items in a warehouse based on item classification and unit of measure.

To assign pick location for specific items:

Procedure

  1. From the Pick Location tree in the Pick Location panel in the Retrieval Strategy Details window, select Specific Items.
  2. Choose . The Item Condition pop-up window displays.
  3. In Description, enter a brief description of the item condition.
  4. In Sequence #, enter the sequence number. Items are evaluated for the criteria you define. The sequence number determines the order by which item conditions evaluate items. Once an item matches up with a item condition's criteria, it uses the applicable pick location assignment algorithms.
    Note: When an item is being requested for performing PLA, the item conditions are evaluated in a sequence. Once any of the conditions is evaluated as 'true', no more conditions are further evaluated. The evaluated condition is used for performing PLA.
  5. From Enterprise Code, select the Enterprise you want to associate with the item condition.
  6. In Item Classification, enter the applicable classification parameters as per your business practices. Fields used in Classifications are mapped to the Enterprise that you select for the item condition. For more information about configuring classifications, see the Catalog Management: Configuration Guide.
  7. Choose .
  8. From the Pick Location tree, select the item assignment you created and choose . The UOM Condition pop-up window displays.
  9. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer the following table for field value descriptions.
    Table 1. UOM Condition Pop-Up Window
    Field Description
    Description Enter a brief description of the unit of measure condition.
    When Unit of Measure is in You must specify the unit(s) of measure for which this condition is based. The system uses the pick location parameters that you specify to generate pick plans for items of the unit(s) of measure you select.

    Choose . The List of Values pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose a unit of measure from the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding units of measure, choose OK.

    Then First search for pick locations in You must specify the pick location parameters to be used initially.

    Choose . The Pick Location Assignment pop-up window displays. See 'The Pick Location Assignment Pop-Up Window' for field level descriptions.

    When you have finished defining pick location parameters, choose OK.

    When inventory is not found, search in You can define pick location parameters to be used if inventory is not found using the initial parameters.

    Choose . The Pick Location Assignment pop-up window displays. See 'The Pick Location Assignment Pop-Up Window' for field level descriptions.

    When you have finished defining pick location parameters, choose OK.

    When inventory is not found, search in You can define pick location parameters to be used if inventory is not found using the second set of parameters.

    Choose . The Pick Location Assignment pop-up window displays. See 'The Pick Location Assignment Pop-Up Window' for field level descriptions.

    When you have finished defining pick location parameters, choose OK.

  10. Choose .