Validating customer facing shipping labels

  1. Access the Label Validation form.
  2. Specify the shipment number in the Shipment field. You can also scan the shipment number.
  3. Click Next
    Note: 
    • These checks are performed in LN:
      • Shipment number is valid.
      • The shipment label is valid.
      • The total number of handling units that require validation.
      • The total number of handling units that require validation.
    • If validation is required, the details of the shipment is displayed.
  4. Review the details of the shipment that requires validation. You can view the details such as the shipment number, validation progress, handling unit and the validation status.
  5. Select the required Handling Unit (HU).
  6. Click Next. The processing continues based on these selected Handling Unit context:
    • If the selected HU has child Handling Units, the Handling Unit Details are displayed with the selected HU as the parent. Operators can review the child HUs or navigate to the next level in the hierarchy.
    • If the selected HU does not have child HUs, a check is performed to determine whether the HU can be validated directly. Operator scans the two related labels for the same HU, and checks for a match.
    • If all child HUs of the selected parent HU have already been validated and the parent HU is not yet validated, operators can validate the parent HU by scanning the label of any validated child HU.
  7. Click Scan.
  8. Scan the required labels. You can scan these labels:
    • Inventory or internal Handling Unit label.
    • Customer-facing shipping Handling Unit label.
    Note:  If the Scan Inventory HU First check box is selected for the Label Validation transaction parameter on the Transaction Set Maintenance form, you must scan the Inventory or internal Handling Unit label. Else, the Customer-facing shipping Handling Unit label is scanned.
  9. Review the Handling Unit, item, lot, and quantity information that is defaulted from LN, after the first label is scanned.
  10. Scan the matching label.
  11. Click Process.
    Note: 
    • If the scanned labels match, the Handling Unit is marked as validated. However, an error message is displayed if:
      • The labels do not match, Or,
      • The Handling Unit does not require validation.
    • You must repeat the scanning and validation process until all required Handling Units for the shipment are validated.