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Maintaining a Picking Slip (Priority, Picker, etc.) (v2.8)

Paperless picking slips are assigned to the paperless queue. Every picking slip in the paperless queue is assigned a priority which determines the order in which the slips are downloaded to PDAs for picking. Those with a higher priority (lower number) appear higher up the list so they are picked first. That is, a slip with priority 1 will be picked before a slip with priority 10.

 

Technical Tip

There are no predefined picking slip priorities; they can be any value.

The initial priority of a picking slip can be set in a number of different places in your master files and company configuration. This is a complex topic. For more information, see "Setting the Initial Priority of Picking Slips" in the Mobile Applications manual.

The order in which picking slips are downloaded to PDAs also depends on whether a picker is assigned. If a specific picker is assigned to a picking slip, the slip can only be downloaded by PDAs that have that user logged in. If no picker is assigned to a picking slip, it is downloaded to the next available PDA according to its priority. If multiple slips are assigned to the same picker, the priority is used to determine which one is downloaded first.

Follow this procedure to:

 

Technical Tip

In Micronet 2.8, you can assign a priority to multiple slips at the same time – see "Assigning Priorities to Multiple Slips (v2.8)".

To maintain picking slip details:

  1. Open the Warehouse Scheduler.

Refer to "Displaying the Warehouse Scheduler".

Micronet displays the Warehouse Scheduler - Picking Slips tab.

  1. If required, you can filter the picking slips displayed using the Warehouse View, Courier View, Filter by Status and Filter by KPI's fields at the top of the screen.

Refer to "Selecting the Picking Slips to View (v2.8)".

  1. Select REFRESH or press F2 to display the selected picking slips.

For more information about the fields on this tab, refer to "Viewing or Changing the Status of a Picking Slip (v2.7)".

  1. Select the picking slip you want to maintain by:

Micronet displays the Select Report screen over the top of the Select Process Slips screen so you can quickly do a picking slip inquiry – see "Reports - Full Inquiry (v2.8)".

  1. Press the Esc key to clear the Select Report screen.

Micronet displays the Select Process Slips screen.

  1. Complete the following fields:

 

Field

Value

 

Debtors Number

Micronet displays the debtor ID and name for the order.

 

Warehouse

Micronet displays the warehouse that the order is to be supplied from.

 

Slip Number

Micronet displays the picking slip number.

 

Order Number

Micronet displays the order number.

 

Who Picked

If the order has already been picked, Micronet displays the user ID of the picker.

 

Priority

Micronet displays the priority assigned to this picking slip. You can move the slip higher up the queue by entering a lower number (e.g. 1), or you can move the slip lower down the queue by entering a higher number (e.g. 50).

 

Assign Picker

To assign a specific picker to this picking slip, enter the user ID of that picker or press spacebar then Enter to select from a list of Micronet users. When you assign a picker, the slip can only be downloaded by PDAs that have that user logged in.

 

 

Technical Tip

You can only assign pickers who have the same default warehouse as entered in the Warehouse field above. This prevents slips from being downloaded to different warehouses.

You can assign default pickers to debtors in the Warehouse master file – see "File - Warehouse - PDA Users (v2.8)".

 

 

Run Number

Micronet displays the debtor's default run number for standing orders from the Debtors master file – see "File - Debtor - Debtor". You can change this if required.

For more information on standing orders, see "Sales - Standing Orders".

 

Allocate Serials

This field is only displayed when the Pick from one tile shade field on the Invoicing Configuration screen is set to On Order Scheduling – see "Edit - Program - Invoicing" – so that Micronet will attempt to automatically allocate the entire order quantity from one serial number / batch.

When this box is ticked, Micronet will work its way through the serial number / batches in bin priority order until it finds a serial number / batch with enough stock to allocate the entire order quantity.

If no serial number / batch has enough stock to allocate the entire order quantity, Micronet displays a warning message that it failed to find a serial batch for the entire order quantity. You can perform any of the following actions:

  • select OK to clear the message and continue processing the order, with the serial numbers to be allocated at a later time
  • allocate serial numbers to the order line manually – see "Enter Invoice Line - Serial (v2.8)", or
  • split the order quantity over separate lines until Micronet can automatically allocate each line from a single serial number / batch.

 

 

Technical Tip

Micronet "remembers" whether the Allocate Serials field is ticked or unticked and displays it the same way the next time you open the Select Process Slips screen. This setting is saved in the Registry for each user.

If you edit the picking slip and change the order quantity, procurement option or delivery option, Micronet removes the serial number allocations. It will then not allow you to tick the Allocate Serials field and will display a warning message. Instead, you need to use the REALLOCATE SERIALS menu option to allocate serial numbers – see "Edit Schedule - Special - Re-Allocate Serials (v2.8)".

 

 

Invoice Date

Micronet displays the date on which the order was created.

 

Type

The type of picking slip which may be one of the following:

  • Paperless Picking – the slip was created in the Sales Force module on a PDA, in Micronet Online Ordering, or in an external web ordering system that is linked to Micronet via Data.Connect. It may also have been created in Micronet Invoice Creation and posted paperless.
  • Slip – the slip was created in Micronet and requires printing out and manual picking.
  • Held Invoice (2.8 feature) – the slip has been held in Micronet
  • E-Order (2.8 feature) – see "Processing E-Orders (v2.8)".

 

Status

Micronet displays the picking slip status. For more information on picking slip statuses, see "Picking Slip Statuses (v2.8)".

This field is automatically updated so you can't update slips that have already been invoiced.

 

Linked Value

Micronet displays any other picking slips to which this picking slip is linked. For more information, see "Linking Picking Slips for Picking".

 

Pickup Date

Enter or select the date for the courier to pickup the order if required.

 

Expected Delivery Date

Enter or select the delivery date for the order.

 

Manifest No. (1-9)

Enter the number of the delivery manifest for this order. For more information about delivery manifests, see "Edit Schedule - Special - Build Manifest (v2.7)".

 

Zone Bin

 

 

Zone

 

 

Courier

Micronet displays the ID of any courier assigned to this order. You can press spacebar then Enter to select a courier.

If a courier is selected in this field, Micronet assigns the slip the default initial priority for that courier if:

  • the courier has been assigned a default priority in the Couriers master file – see "Adding a New Courier", and
  • the Switch Debtor/Courier field is set to Yes on the Edit Warehouse Mobile Settings screen in your company configuration – see "General Settings".

 

Pickup Times

Micronet displays the estimated closing times of couriers starting from Monday and continuing through to Sunday as entered in the Couriers master file – see "Couriers Master File". Micronet uses these to determine the priority of couriers in the Warehouse Scheduler. That is, slips are picked in accordance with the remaining open couriers. You can enter or change these if required.

 

Partial delivery allowed?

This field is only enabled if your company is configured for supply chain procurement – see "Edit - Program - Supply Chain Config (v2.8)".

Micronet displays the partial delivery flag as set on the sales order – see "Maintaining the Invoice Header (v2.8)". However, you can override this if required.

Select Yes if this customer allows partial deliveries, or No if they do not. Selecting Yes allows you to deliver available stock to the customer while waiting to receive stock that is not currently available. If this field is set to No and a partial delivery arrives, Micronet automatically transfers the goods to a holding bin awaiting the remainder of the order.

This is particularly important for customers who order items that are manufactured in batches (such as tiles) and where all the items in an order must come from the same batch, e.g. due to slight variations in colour between batches.

 

Partial Delivery Location

If the customer does not allow partial deliveries, enter the location (e.g. a bin) where stock will be stored waiting for the remainder of the order to arrive. This is a text field where you can enter any relevant information.

 

Checked By

 
  1. Optionally, you can perform any of the following actions on the Select Process Slips screen if required:
  1. When you have finished maintaining the picking slip, select the Accept button.

Micronet redisplays the Warehouse Scheduler - Picking Slips tab with the updated information.