Configuring Return Material Transaction Parameters

Use the Transaction Set Maintenance form to configure parameters for the Return Material transaction.

  1. Open the Transaction Set Maintenance form. If you are configuring parameters that only apply for a specific warehouse, that warehouse is displayed in theWarehouse field. If you are configuring general parameters, which apply by default throughout the application, the Warehouse field is blank and unavailable.
  2. In the Transaction Name column, select Return Material.
  3. Specify this information:
    Fill Warehouse
    Select this check box to pre-fill the warehouse on the transaction with the warehouse assigned to the user. The user can change this warehouse for a specific transaction if needed.
    Successful Message
    Select this check box to show a success message when the transaction is successfully completed.
  4. On the Transaction Parameters tab, in the Parameter and Value columns, configure these parameters:
    Allow Handling Unit Input
    Select this check box to allow users to specify a handling unit instead of specifying the item number and each stock point characteristic.
    Putaway
    Select this check box to allow users to perform put away transactions from within this transaction.
    Default run no
    This parameter is only displayed if the Putaway parameter is selected. Optionally, specify a default run number for put aways. The user can change this value.
    Release inbound
    This parameter is only displayed if the Putaway parameter is selected. Select this check box to automatically release inbound orders for put away.
    Prefill Location
    Select this check box to pre-fill the Location field. If you select this parameter, you should also select one of these parameters:
    • Use Default Location
    • Use fixed locations
    • Use LN Logic for inbound
    • Consolidate Inventory
    Consolidate Inventory
    This parameter is only displayed if the Prefill Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to prefill the location field with either the highest or lowest quantity, depending upon whether the Highest Inventory First parameter is selected, of the item.
    Highest Inventory First
    This parameter is only displayed if the Consolidate Inventory parameter is selected. Select this check box to use the location with the highest quantity of the item as the default location. Clear this check box to use the location with the lowest quantity.
    Use Default Location
    This parameter is only displayed if the Prefill Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to specify a default location put away location to use for this location.
    Default Location
    This parameter is only displayed if the Use Default Location parameter is selected. Specify a default put away location for this transaction.
    Use fixed locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Prefill Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to use the first fixed location of the item as the default put away location for this transaction. If the item has no fixed locations, the Location field will be blank.
    Use LN Logic for inbound
    This parameter is only displayed if the Prefill Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to use ERP LN's inbound advice rules to specify a default put away location.
    Popup Location
    This parameter is only displayed if the Putaway parameter is selected. Select this check box to allow users to select put away locations from a list instead of scanning them. This parameter is only displayed if the Putaway parameter is selected. Select this check box to allow users to select put away locations from a list instead of scanning them. If you select this check box, you should also select one of these parameters:
    • Use fixed locations
    • Use empty locations
    • Consolidate inventory
    No of Locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Popup Location parameter is selected. Specify the maximum amount of location to display in the popup list.
    Consolidate Inventory
    This parameter is only displayed if the Popup Location parameter is selected. Select this check box to direct inventory transfers to existing stocks of the same item. If you select this parameter, the options list only displays locations containing a positive quantity of the item to be transferred. Users can still manually specify any location.
    Highest Inventory First
    This parameter is only displayed if the Consolidate Inventory parameter is selected. Select this check box to list locations with the highest quantity of the item first. Clear this check box to list locations with the lowest quantity of the item first.
    Include all Fixed Locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Consolidate Inventory parameter is selected. Select this check box to list all fixed locations for the item even if they have a quantity of zero.
    Use Empty Locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Popup Location parameter is selected. Select this check box to display empty locations in the popup list.
    Check Capacity
    This parameter is only displayed if the Empty Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to only display locations with sufficient capacity in the popup list.
    Check Storage Locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Empty Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to only display locations that are acceptable for the item in the popup list.
    Use fixed locations
    This parameter is only displayed if the Prefill Locations parameter is selected. Select this check box to use the first fixed location of the item as the default put away location for this transaction. If the item has no fixed locations, the Location field will be blank.
  5. Click Save.
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