Picking Items

Use the picking transactions to pick items allocated for shipment. You can pick items by customer order or, if you are using the SyteLine Pick, Pack, and Ship module, you can pick items by pick list.

To pick items to fill Kanban replenishment requests, see Picking Items for Kanbans.

Picking items for customer orders

If you are not using the SyteLine Pick, Pack, and Ship module, you must pick items by customer order.

To pick items for customer orders:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Ship It.
  2. Tap Customer Order Picking. The Customer Order Picking screen is displayed.
  3. Specify or review this information:

    4. Whse

    Your warehouse is displayed.

    Ord

    Specify the customer order number.

    Stage Loc

    Select a staging location. A location may be selected by default.

  4. Select Next. If there are multiple lines on the order, the order lines are displayed. Select a line and select Next. The order number, line number, item number, and required quantity are displayed.
  5. Specify or review this information:

    6. Loc

    Select a location from which to pick.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan a lot number from which to pick.

    Available

    The available quantity at the selected location is displayed.

    To Pick

    Specify the quantity you are picking.

  6. Select Process.

    7. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

    If the transaction is configured to automatically print labels, the labels are printed.

  7. If the transaction is configured to manually print labels, the Label Printing screen is displayed. Specify this information:

    8. Printer

    Select a printer.

    Label Per Box

    Specify the number of labels to print for each box.

    Qty Remaining

    The number of remaining labels to be printed is displayed.

    No of Boxes

    Specify the number of boxes for which to print labels.

    Qty Per Box

    Specify how many items are in each box.

    When the quantity of remaining labels to print is zero, select Print to print the labels. Optionally, select Clear Labels to clear the No of Boxes and Qty Per Box fields.

  8. If there are still items to pick on the order, a list of unpicked items is displayed. To pick additional items for this order, select an item, and select Process. If only one item is remaining to be picked on the order, an item is automatically selected.

Picking items by pick list

To pick items by pick list using the SyteLine Pick, Pack, and Ship module:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Ship It.
  2. Tap PPS Picking. The PPS Picking screen is displayed.
  3. To search for a pick list, specify search criteria. If the Today Picklist parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form, the search is automatically performed using the current date as the search criterion. In this case, you do not need to manually specify search criteria.

    4. To specify search criteria, specify some or all of this information:

    Picker

    This field is only available if the Allow Picker parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form. Specify a picker.

    Pick Date

    Specify a pick date.

    Order

    This field is only available if the Allow Order parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form. Specify an order number.

    Pick List Num

    This field is only available if the Allow Picklist Number parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form. Specify a pick list number.

    Pack Location

    Select a pack location.

  4. If you manually specified search criteria, select Show. If multiple pick lists match the specified search criteria, a list of pick lists is displayed. Select a pick list and select Next. If only one pick list matches the search criteria or the Select First Picklist parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form, a pick list is automatically selected.

    5. A list of items to pick is displayed.

  5. Select an item to pick and select Next. If there is only one item left to pick on the pick list or the Select First PickItem parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form, an item is automatically selected.

    6. The order number, warehouse, location, and un-picked quantity for the selected item are displayed.

  6. Specify this information:

    7. Loc

    If applicable, scan the location to confirm you are picking from the correct location. This field is only available if the Loc Required parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form.

    Item

    If applicable, scan the item number to confirm you are picking the correct item. This field is only available if the Item Required parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan the lot number to confirm you are picking from the correct lot. This field is only available if the Lot Required parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form.

    Qty

    Specify the quantity you are picking.

  7. Select Process.

    8. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

    If you have picked all items on the pick list and the Create Shipment parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form, you are asked whether to create a shipment for the picked items. To create shipment, select Yes.

    If the transaction is configured to automatically print labels, the labels are printed.

  8. If the transaction is configured to manually print labels, the Label Printing screen is displayed. Specify this information:

    9. Printer

    Select a printer.

    Label Per Box

    Specify the number of labels to print for each box.

    Qty Remaining

    The number of remaining labels to be printed is displayed.

    No of Boxes

    Specify the number of boxes for which to print labels.

    Qty Per Box

    Specify how many items are in each box.

    When the quantity of remaining labels to print is zero, select Print to print the labels. Optionally, select Clear Labels to clear the No of Boxes and Qty Per Box fields.

  9. If there are still items to pick on the pick list, a list of unpicked items is displayed. To pick additional items for this pick list, select an item, and select Process. If only one item is remaining to be picked on the pick list or the Select First Pick Item parameter is selected on the Generic PPSPicking Parameters form, an item is automatically selected.

Related Topics

Configuring PPS Picking Parameters

Confirming Pick Lists

Packing Items

Shipping Items

Using Warehouse Mobility on a Mobile Scanner