This routine may be affected by Regional
Processing restrictions. That is, you may not have access to all customers
and locations.Merchandising and Distribution > Inventory > Receive Merchandise > Assign Purchase Orders to a Bar Code Receiving Batch
Use this process to create new purchase order receiving batches or update existing batches. You can also print labels for batches.
This routine may be affected by Regional
Processing restrictions. That is, you may not have access to all customers
and locations.
Click the Arrow button and select the location for the receiving batch.
At this and other Location fields, the locations you see (that is,
the list of locations available to you) may be affected by Regional
Processing restrictions.
To filter the grid display by purchase order, enter the purchase order number in this field.
If you do not have Label Matrix installed on the PC, the default Print
Method is Form Designer. However, once you select another option, the
system retains the setting the next time you run the process on the same
PC.
Check the box at this field to print labels or tags to a thermal-style label printer.
Check this box to print labels or tags to the Design Enhanced Laser Forms interface. If you select this option, you activate the Form Name field.
If you selected Form Designer as the print method, you must indicate the name of the print form you want to use to print the selected tags or labels. Click the Arrow button and select the form name from the drop-down list.
This field is only available when Forms Designer is selected as the print method and when the selected Location has either Cross Dock Transfer Days or Cross Dock Order Days indicated. This field indicates the Inventory Barcode label to use when printing the required number of cross dock labels. Click the Arrow button to select the form name. When you run this process, the system examines the demand (open orders/transfers within the cross docking days) and supply (what’s currently in the cross dock locations). When printing Cross Dock labels, the number of cross dock labels required is calculated and only that number of cross dock labels are printed. For the remainder of the pieces being received, the inventory barcode label selected in the Form Name field is printed. Once you choose a form, the next time you access this process that form is defaulted in this field.
Check this box to print to the Label Matrix interface. If you select this option, you activate the PC File Name field, where you must enter the name of the label template you want to use to print the selected tags or labels.
If you select Label Matrix as the Print Method, you activate this field. Enter the PC file name (that is, the label template previously created in Label Matrix) you want to use to print labels or tags. Enter the name without the file extension. If you click on the Action button, you access a list of available templates.
If
printing for regular, saleable products, be sure the template you
select is set up for regular products. If printing for as-is A status of inventory. Most inventory is considered "regular" inventory. As-is inventory includes everything other than regular inventory, including floor samples, damaged and clearance items, etc., non-saleable products, be sure the template
you select is set up for as-is products.
To create a new batch for a receipt, click the New Batch button above the grid. The Bar Code Batch Maintenance screen displays.
Once you select a location, existing batches display in the grid. To update an existing batch, double-click the line in the grid. The Bar Code Batch Maintenance screen displays. To create a new batch for a receipt, click the New Batch button above the grid. The Bar Code Batch Maintenance screen displays.
Batch - The list of existing Bar Code batch numbers displays in this column. To update an existing batch, double-click the line in the grid. The Bar Code Batch Maintenance screen displays.
Created - The dates that the batches were created display in this column.
Download - This column displays a date only if you are using Batch Bar Code An inventory bar code scanning process in which you scan labels using a wireless or tethered scanning device. You upload/download information to and from STORIS in batches. STORIS also provides other scanning processes called RF bar code and Store bar code. and you have assigned the batch to a user. Once a batch has been assigned and you exit from the Purchase Order, a date is applied to this column.
Upload - This column updates either via RF Bar Code or Batch Bar Code processing. When using RF Bar Code, the column displays the date when the first product from that batch was scanned and received. When using Batch Bar Code, the column displays the date when the user scanned and downloaded the batch back into STORIS. (No updates have occurred yet.)
Completed - This column is updated either via RF Barcode or Batch Barcode processing. When using RF Barcode, the column displays the date completed when the user has scanned all of the products that were scheduled to be received. When using Batch Barcode, the column displays the date that the user completed the receiving process first and did not delete the batch.
Purchase Orders - The column displays the Purchase Order numbers for which receiving batches have been created. If the column displays MULTIPLE, this indicates that there are multiple purchase order numbers listed on a batch.
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