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- | ====== 4.21. Pickfaces and Replenishments setup ====== | + | ====== 4.22. Pickfaces and Replenishments setup ====== |
In a large, busy warehouse it is sometimes useful to designate some shelf locations as pickfaces. These locations are easily accessible for pickers, usually at floor level or the next level up in the racking. These pickfaces are then replenished from other, harder to reach locations somewhere in the warehouse. | In a large, busy warehouse it is sometimes useful to designate some shelf locations as pickfaces. These locations are easily accessible for pickers, usually at floor level or the next level up in the racking. These pickfaces are then replenished from other, harder to reach locations somewhere in the warehouse. | ||
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The next step is to assign pickfaces to items. To do this, find the item you want to set a pickface for and open its details window (see [[items: | The next step is to assign pickfaces to items. To do this, find the item you want to set a pickface for and open its details window (see [[items: | ||
- | {{ :items:replenishment_item_details_storage_tab.png?600 |}} | + | {{ :items:item_basics: |
- | In the // | + | On this tab, enter details in the // |
- | * **Pickface location:** The location that will be used as a pickface for this item. This location will then be replenished with stock in Bulk type locations when replenishments are automatically generated by mSupply. | + | |
- | * **Pickface pack size:** The pack size that will be used in this location. mSupply uses this to determine how many bulk packs should be moved into the location | + | |
- | * **Trigger replenishments at:** If there are this number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) or less in the pickface a replenishment will be generated | + | |
- | * **Replenish up to:** This is the maximum number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) that fit in the location. mSupply will try to put enough stock into the location to bring it up to this number of packs. It will never put more than this number of packs in the location. | + | |
- | In the //Bulk// section set these fields: | ||
- | * **Bulk shelf location:** The preferred bulk location for this item. If set, this is the first location that mSupply will try to take stock from to replenish this item's pickface (defined in the // | ||
- | * The pack size used in this preferred bulk location is the //Outer pack size// entered in the //Default// section. | ||
- | * Setting a preferred bulk location turns it into a two stage replenishment process; first, bulk stock is moved from the preferred bulk location into the pickface and second, stock is moved into the preferred bulk location from bulk stock. There might be a repack involved with the pickface replenishment but there will never be a repack with the preferred bulk location replenishment. | ||
- | * If you don't want this two-stage replenishment process simply leave the preferred bulk location empty. | ||
- | * **Trigger replenishment at:** If there are this number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) or less in the bulk location a replenishment will be generated for it when the " | ||
- | * **Replenish up to:** This is the maximum number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) that fit in the location. mSupply will try to put enough stock into the location to bring it up to this number of packs. It will never put more than this number of packs in the location. | ||
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This now completes the setup and you're ready to use the functionality. See the [[items: | This now completes the setup and you're ready to use the functionality. See the [[items: | ||
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+ | ===== Authorisation of replenishments ===== | ||
+ | If you want replenishments to be authorised before they can be finalised then follow these steps: | ||
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+ | - **Turn on Pickface replenishment authorisation: | ||
+ | - **Give the users who can authorise replenishments the permission to do so:** See the [[admin: | ||
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