Package Move Transaction

You can use the Package Move transaction to report package move to pack, dock or confirm issue. The screen displays delivery information to guide the user to specify the To Location field.

This transaction supports multi data barcodes for all the input or filter fields in all the screens, along with the serial shipping container code (sscc) for the scanned package.

The transaction comprises of these screens:

  • Search Packages
  • List Packages
  • Move/Confirm/Issue/Info/Load/Unload

To open the Package Move transaction, select a transaction profile associated with the Package Move transaction from the main menu.

See Configuring Package Move Transaction Parameters, for more information about configuring this transaction.

Search Packages screen

Use this screen to search delivery packages by scanning the delivery or a package on the delivery or by shipment number.

Table 1. Search Packages Screen parameters
Parameter Name Values Example Default Value
Auto trigger Next when all fields confirmed

0: No

1:Yes

 1 0
Default data for input field Place of load

Any place.

If no value is set, user's current warehouse is used.

 METROPOLIS Place of loading from current warehouse.
Package field search sequence
  1. Delivery package
  2. Package in stock
  3. Shipment package
Note: 
  • Package in stock is only applicable for the action Move.
  • Package in stock is included in the search if the Delivery and Shipment filter fields are blank.
  • Shipment package is included in the search if theDelivery filter field is blank.
 2;1 1;2
Search field search sequence
  1. Package
  2. Delivery
  3. Shipment
 2;1 1;2;3
Sequence of input fields

The sequence of the filter fields are:

  1. Search
  2. Package
  3. Delivery
  4. Shipment
 3;1 1;2;3;4

List Package Screen

Use this screen to display the list delivery package(s) available in the stock based on the search performed in the previous screen. If the records are available, the list displays the only searched package or all the packages on the same delivery or shipment.

Table 2. List Packages Screen parameters
Parameter Name Values Example Default Value
Action when pressing Select

0: The Select button is not available (screen is for information only) in the screen.

1: Display Move/Issue/Load/Unload screen.

0 1
Auto select first record

0: No

1: Yes. Always

2: Yes. If there is only one record in the list. This parameter setting is also applicable after filtering of the fields.

 2 0
List all delivery packages

0: No (only the scanned package is displayed)

1: Yes (display all the packages on the same delivery as the scanned package)

2: Yes (display all the packages on the same shipment as the scanned package)

Note: 
  • If the package is part of the search criteria on the search screen, this parameter controls if only the scanned package must be displayed or if all the packages on the same delivery or on the same shipment are listed.
  • Always highlight the scanned package.

This parameter is applicable only for delivery packages.

 1 0
List all shipment packages

0: No (only scanned package is displayed)

1: Yes (display all packages on the same shipment as the scanned package)

If a shipment package is part of the search criteria on the search screen, this parameter controls the scanned package that is displayed or if all packages on the same shipment are listed.

Always highlight the scanned package.

This parameter is applicable only for shipment package.

 1 0
List lowest level packages only

0:: No (list all the packages on the delivery)

1:Yes (list only the packages that are not included in any other package)

This parameter is applicable only for delivery packages.

 1 0
Locations to exclude

Any location (multiple)*MULTI* (Package blank location)

Format LOC1;LOC2;*MULTI* etc. If this parameter is active:

  • All other locations are included.
  • Parameter Locations to include must override parameter Locations to exclude in case both parameters are active.
 TRUCK4;TRUCK1;TRUCK6;*MULTI* Blank (no locations excluded)
Locations to include

Any location (multiple)*MULTI* (Package blank location)

Format LOC1;LOC2;*MULTI* etc. If this parameter is active:

  • All other locations must be excluded.
  • Parameter Locations to include must override parameter Locations to exclude if both the parameters are active.
 DOCK2;DOCK6;DOCK8;*MULTI* Blank (all locations included)
Package picking status to include

Any numeric (multi)

40;50;60;65;70;90

This parameter is applicable only for delivery packages and shipment packages.

 50;60 Blank (all statuses included)
Sorting order

You can set 10 fields to sort by in this format: N=X;N=X etc. Where, N = Field number, X = A for ascending or D for descending.

Logic:

A: Ascending

D: Descending

The input fields are:

1: Location

2: Package

3: SSCC

4: Packaging

5: Place sequence number for unloading (MULS)

6: Unloading sequence within place (SULS)

7: Weight (GRWE)

8: Volume

 5=D;6=D;1=A;2=A 1=A;2=A

Move Screen

Use this screen to display package information, report package move to pack or dock, confirm issue, to load or unload. The screen displays delivery information to guide the user to specify the To Location field.

Table 3. Package Move Screen parameters
Parameter Name Values Example Default Value
Action to report

0: None (info only)

1: Move to pack location

2: Move to dock location

3: Confirm issue

4:Load package

5:Unload package

Note: Package in stock can be moved when this parameter is set to 1 or 2.
 2 1
Auto confirm input field data

1: To Location

2: Package

3:Loading door  

A: The user must confirm the value by scanning it.

B: The value is automatically confirmed.

C: Yes. The value is automatically confirmed if suggested data is not Blank.

D: Yes. The value is automatically confirmed if suggested data is Blank.

Note: If no value is suggested for a mandatory field, the user must scan a value regardless of how this parameter is configured.
 1=C;2=B 1=A;2=A;3=A
Auto trigger Next when all fields confirmed

0: No

1: Yes

1 0
Remember input field data

1: To Location

2: Loading Door

A: The value is remembered until exiting transaction and automatically confirmed.

B: The value is remembered until new search is performed and automatically confirmed.

C: The value is remembered until existing transaction but not automatically confirmed.

D: The value is remembered until new search is performed but not automatically confirmed.

Blank: The value is not remembered.

Note: The value will be remembered until a new search is performed on the search screen.
1=A Blank
Screen to display after report

1: List Packages

2: Search Packages

2 1
Sequence of input fields

Input fields:

1: Package

2: To Location

10: Loading Door

Info fields:

3: From Location

4: Departure date/time

5: Delivery method

6: Route

7: Delivery / Shipment

8: Customer

9: Customer name

11: Delivery pack status

12: Included in package

13: Last To Location

14: SSCC

Note: 
  • Loading door input field only applicable for action Loading, else Loading door will be info field
  • Last To Location is dependent on action. If action is move to pack it displays last pack location for the delivery. If action is move to dock, it displays last dock location for the delivery. Last To Location is applicable only for delivery packages.
  • Fields 4-11 and 13 are not applicable for Packages in stock.
  • Fields 7-9, 11 and 13 are not applicable for shipment packages.
 1;4;5;6;2 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11;12;13
Suggest data for input field To Location

1: Delivery package: Pick lines status 40

2: Delivery package: Pick lines status 50

3: Delivery package: Pick lines status 60

4: Package in stock

5: Shipment Package: status 40

6: Shipment Package: status 50

7: Shipment Package: status 60

The values are :

A. Blank (nothing suggested)

B. Normal location (MMS002)

C. Pack location (MMS002)

D. Dock location (MMS002)

E. Dock location (cross-dock logic) -Any location

*DOOR (Loading Door Shipment/Delivery)

Any Location

Note: 
  • B is not applicable for 1.
  • C is not applicable for 2.
  • D is not applicable for 3.
  • A, B, C, D, E and *DOOR are not applicable for 4.
  • A, B, C, D, E are not applicable for 5,6 or 7.
  • Delivery package: To Location must be suggested if the same To Location is retrieved for all lines in the package.
  • Setting one single alpha value must be applied to delivery/shipment packages in all statuses and also packages in stock.
  • Loading door must be retrieved from the shipment, unless blank (or delivery not connected to shipment) in which case this must be retrieved from delivery.
 1=C;2=D;4=LOCX1;1=PACKLOC;2=D;3=*DOOR;4=LOCX;LOCATIONX 1=A;2=A;3=A
Verify input field suggested data

1: To Location

2: Loading Door

A: No. The scanned value is not verified against the suggested value.

B: Yes. A warning message is displayed if the scanned value does not match the suggested value.

C: Yes. A warning message is displayed if the scanned value is greater than the suggested value.

D: Yes. A warning message is displayed if the scanned value is less than the suggested value.

E: Yes. The scanned value must match the suggested value.

F: Yes. The scanned value cannot be greater than the suggested value.

G: Yes. The scanned value cannot be less than the suggested value.

H: Yes. The scanned value cannot be less than the suggested value. A warning message is displayed if the scanned value is greater than the suggested value.

I: Yes. The scanned value cannot be greater than the suggested value. A warning message is displayed if the scanned value is less than the suggested value.

Note:  Values C, D, F, G, H and I are only applicable for numeric input fields.
 1=E;2=E 1=A ;2=A
Note:  If you do not specify a value for the parameter, or you specify an invalid value, the default value is used.