Impact of parameters on put away tasks
How the parameters were set up by your TWL administrator may affect your actions and options during the put away process.
Parameter 5750, Create Top Offs During Putaway
If parameter 5750 is set to Yes, and a primary bin location must be topped off, then you are directed to fill the location. You must fill the location according to the quantity and size constraints of the location. If parameter 5750 is set to No, then put away locations are suggested by the TWL system logic, if there is space available. For example, the put away quantity is greater than the maximum quantity that can fit in the location. Thus, another location in the same zone is suggested to store the overflow. Another location in the same zone may not be available. In that scenario, the TWL system logic is used to find a suitable location in the next zone in the sequence.
Parameter 5753, Non-Primary Space Check
Based on the selections made for parameter 5753, the TWL system logic is used to determine whether the expected quantity fits. This determination is made when you enter a non-primary location in the RF unit. This table shows the results of each available setting for parameter 5753:
| If parameter 5753 is | Then |
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| 1 Maximum Level: The pallet quantity allowed for the product is greater than one. The summed quantity plus the quantity to be put away is greater than the maximum quantity for that location. |
The location is rejected. The maximum quantity for the location is determined from the product pallet quantity because only primary bin locations have a maximum level. For example, the location is a pallet location, and not primary. Thus, the maximum quantity is determined from the product pallet quantity times the maximum pallet quantity for the location. |
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2 Cube: The sum of cubes plus the cube of what is to be put away is greater than the available cubic space. |
The location is rejected. |
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3 Weight: The sum of weight plus the weight of the product to be put away is greater than the weight available in the location. |
The location is rejected. |
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4 Pallet Quantity: The sum of the pallets plus one is greater than the maximum pallet count. |
The location is rejected. The maximum pallet count is calculated by the minimum of the product stack height and the location stack height times the pallet footprint. This count is ignored if stack height or footprint is zero. |
Parameter 5754, Primary Space Check
Parameter 5754 determines the maximum capacity and the quantity needed to fill the primary location according to your RF selection when these conditions apply:
- Parameter 5750 is set to Yes
- Existing primary locations do require topping off
Parameter 5754 determines the space available in a primary location during put away, stock movements, or product consolidation. This table shows the results of each available setting for parameter 5754:
| If parameter 5754 is | Then |
|---|---|
| Set to 1 Maximum Level | The maximum quantity allowed for the primary location is calculated, reduced by the existing quantity in the location. |
| Set to 2 Cube | The cube of the location and how much product fits into the location is calculated and reduced by the existing cube in the location. |
| Set to 3 Weight | The weight limit of the location and the weight of the product is calculated and reduced by the existing weight in the location. |
| Set to 4 Maximum Pallet | The maximum pallet count of the location is calculated and reduced by the existing pallets in the location. |
Parameter 5756, Serpentine Putaway
Serpentine put away is the default method of routing operators through the warehouse based on the products on the pallet. Serpentine is also the preferred method of putting stock away. If serpentine put away is disabled by parameter 5756, then the put away process is not as efficient.
Parameter, 5757, PutAway Sort Order RF Prompt
Parameter 5757 controls the method that directs how put away tasks are sorted and displayed on the RF. When you access the function from the menu on the RF, a prompt is displayed. The prompt asks whether to change the sort order of product on a put away pallet. If parameter 5757 is set to Disable, then warehouse zones are sorted alphabetically in ascending order. You can change the method used to sort put away tasks by pressing .