Setting up picking profiles

A picking profile consists of an ID code, a description, a priority number, and one or more selection criteria called picking profile lines. The picking profile is linked to specific users or is available for all users.

The priority number determines the order in which the picking profiles are displayed on the scanner display if a barcode system such as Factory Track is integrated with LN. In LN, you can sort the picking profiles by priority number in the Picking Profiles (whwmd1160m000) session. The lowest number has the highest priority. You can adjust the priority numbers as needed.

A picking profile line consists of an attribute and a value. The attribute and the value together make up the selection criterion.

The exception to this rule is the Warehouse Order Origin attribute. You can assign multiple values, that is, warehouse order origins, to the Warehouse Order Origin attribute.

A value is an object with an identity of its own, for example, an individual warehouse, warehouse zone, or business partner.

An attribute is a property that indicates the type of object and the direction of the object, with the exception of attribute Warehouse Order Origin, for which no direction is defined.

For example, attribute From Warehouse or To Warehouse indicate the type of object and the direction of the items on the outbound advice lines. From Warehouse means items to be picked from the warehouse and To Warehouse means items to be shipped or transferred to the warehouse.

Thus, a picking profile line with attribute From Warehouse and value WH1 selects outbound advice lines with goods that are to be picked from warehouse WH1.

See the online help of the Attribute field for the available attributes.

How outbound advice lines are selected

To select outbound advice lines, the attributes are divided into these groups:

  1. Warehouse Order Origin
  2. From Warehouse, From Zone, From Location
  3. To Zone, To Location
  4. To WarehouseTo Business PartnerTo Work Center

If a picking profile includes more than one picking profile line from the same group, outbound advice lines are selected that match at least one of the criteria of the group. If the picking profile lines are from different groups, advice lines that match both criteria are selected.

Example

A picking profile consists of these picking profile lines:

  • From Warehouse WH1
  • From Location L21 in warehouse WH2
  • To Zone Z11 in WH1
  • To Zone Z21 in warehouse WH2
  • To Business Partner B1

This picking profile selects these outbound advice lines:

  • That are to be picked from warehouse WH1 or location L21 in warehouse WH2.
  • That go to zone Z11 in warehouse WH1 or zone Z21 in warehouse WH2.
  • That go to business partner B1.

How to set up picking profiles

To set up picking profiles, complete these steps:

  1. In the Inventory Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session, select the Picking Profiles in use check box to enable the use of picking profiles.
  2. In the Warehousing Settings by Site (whwmd2101m000) session, select the Picking Profiles in Use check box to enable the use of picking profiles for specific sites.
  3. In the Picking Profiles (whwmd1160m000) session or the Picking Profile (whwmd1660m000) session, click the New icon on the toolbar to define a picking profile.
  4. On the toolbar of the Picking Profile Lines tab of the Picking Profile (whwmd1660m000) session, click the New icon to define a picking profile line.
  5. In the Attribute field, select the required attribute.
  6. This step depends on the type of attribute that you selected:
    • If you selected one of the zone or location attributes, select the warehouse of the zone or location in the Location/Zone Warehouse field.
    • If you selected the Warehouse Order Origin attribute, select Order Origin by Picking Profile on the appropriate menu and select the required order origins in the Order Origin by Picking Profile (whwmd1166m000) session.
    • If you selected the To Business Partner, or From Warehouse, or To Warehouseattribute, see next step.
  7. In the Value field, select the required value. Depending on the selected attribute, the value can be a zone, location, warehouse, work center, or business partner.
  8. In the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session, complete these steps:
    • Select the Picking Profiles in use check box to allow a user to use picking profiles.
    • Select the Authorized for all Picking Profiles check box to allow the user to use all picking profiles, or clear this check box to allow the user to use the picking profiles allocated to the user, see next step.
      Note: To set up the use of picking profiles for other users, make sure that you select the Picking Profiles in use and Authorized for all Picking Profiles check boxes for your own user role.
  9. On the appropriate menu of the Warehousing User Profiles (whwmd1140s000) session, select Picking Profiles by User.
  10. In the Picking Profiles by User (whwmd1146m000) session, add picking profiles to the user.
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