Creating an alternate item within the Alternate Item screen

To create an alternate item within the Alternate Item screen:

  1. From the Facility menu, select a specific warehouse.
  2. From the WMS Menu, select Configuration > Alternate Item.
  3. Click New.
  4. Specify this information:
    Owner
    Owner of the item. Required field. Click the Lookup icon and select the applicable owner from the Owner list.
    Item
    Item associated with the owner. Required field. Click the Lookup icon and select the applicable item from the Item list.
    Description
    Description of the item. Non-editable field; description information from the item master is automatically displayed when you select the Item value.
    Alternate Item
    Alternate item to be linked to the master item. Required. Specify the alternate item identifying code.
    Pack
    Code identifying the set of UOMs by which the alternate item can be tracked in the facility. Click the Lookup icon and select the applicable pack from the list.
    Type
    Code identifying the alternate item. The default value is UPC. Select the applicable value from the list.
    Vendor
    Supplier of the item. Click the Lookup icon and select the applicable supplier from the list.
    Default UOM
    Unit of measure by which the alternate item is received on the RF. The default value is EA (each). Select the applicable value from the list.
    UDF1 through UDF5
    User-defined fields. Type in any additional comments regarding the alternate item. Note that these fields are for notation purposes only.
    Barcode UOM for Picking
    Select a barcode UOM to scan at the time of picking. The list is based on the pack value. The default value is EA. Note that this field is hidden by default.
    Barcode UOM for Each Piece CC Scan
    Optionally, select a value from the list for Cycle Count. The list is displayed based on the Pack value. This value represents the ability to scan barcode UOMs at the time of picking. For example, if you configure an alternate item with the field value as case, then at the time of RF picking, you are expected to scan case barcodes instead of each unit barcodes.
  5. Click Save.
    • You can select the alternate item entry in the list to view and edit the alternate item. Note that you cannot edit the Owner, Item, Description, and Alternate Item fields of an existing alternate item.
    • You can click New to add another alternate item.
    • You can click Import to import data from an Excel spreadsheet to use for creating other alternate items. See the Infor WMS Introduction and Navigation User Guide for information on the import functionality.
    • You can click Export Options to export alternate item data to an Excel spreadsheet . See the Infor WMS Introduction and Navigation User Guide for information on the export options functionality.
    • You can select the check box next to an alternate item entry in the list and click Delete to delete the alternate item.