Changing a location type

You can change a location type. For example, you might change the location from a pallet to a shelf. However, you cannot change the type if you have inventory in the location. Therefore, in TWL, you must perform this task in phases:

  • Temporarily move the inventory to another location,
  • Change the location type,
  • Move the inventory back to its original location.

Use these instructions to create a new temporary location.

  1. From the RF Main Menu, select Inventory Control.
  2. Select Item Maintenance.
  3. Select Loc. Update.
  4. Specify this information:
    Update/Create Location
    Specify Temp.
    Print Label
    Specify whether to print a location label. If Yes, specify the label size.
  5. Press Enter.
  6. In Create Location, specify the type of location and other location attributes. For example, specify 500 as the maximum number of pallets and 4000 as the weight capacity.
  7. Press Enter.
  8. From the RF Main Menu, select Material Handling.
  9. Select Stock Movements.
  10. Scan the primary pallet location you are changing.
  11. In Please Choose Item, scroll through the list of products in the location and press Enter to select or scan the one to move.
  12. Review the product, description, lot, quantity, and unit of measure.
  13. In Full Quantity, select Yes. The location must be empty to change the location type.
  14. In Move To, scan the temporary location field. This message is displayed: The from location is the primary pick location. Do you want to move the picks?
  15. Select No. Because this is a temporary move, you do not want to move the pick requests.
  16. Repeat steps as necessary to move inventory from the pallet locations to the temporary location.
    Next, complete phase 2 of 3: Changing a location type with the TWL Web module.