Configuring voice properties

Select Configuration > Productivity > Area. The Area screen is displayed.

Do one of the following:

To display a list, use the Search option, and then select the area that you want to view.
To create a new area, click New.

On the Area Detail screen, click the Voice Properties tab.

From the Voice Properties list, select .

Specify this information:

Area: The key or name assigned to the area.
Note: If Voice Picking is enabled, you can use the area name to confirm the area. To use this option, the “Prompt_To_Capture_Area_From_User” setting must be enabled in the Task Package by the Voice Administrator. When enabled, the voice picker spells the area name using the NATO alphabet.
Voice Alias: The voice alias number assigned to the area.
Note: You can use the area name or voice alias number to confirm the area when Voice Picking is enabled. To use this option, the “Prompt_To_Capture_Area_From_User” setting is enabled in the Task Package by the Voice Administrator. When enabled, the voice picker spells the area name using the NATO alphabet.

Allow Voice Picking

When set to yes, voice is turned on in that area.

Allow User to Skip Locations

This determines whether a picker can skip locations during the picking process.

Re-pick of Skipped Locations Allowed

This determines whether the voice system (Voice) retrieves the skipped locations at the end of the picking assignment.

Spoken Container Validation

This setting is a number that controls how many digits at the end of the container ID that are spoken by Voice or by the Operator. For example, if the value is set to 4, the Voice and the Operator can speak only the last 4 digits of a container ID.

Speak Location and/or Item Description

This determines what Voice must say to an operator, the item’s location, the item’s description, or both, when the operator is picking an assignment.

Spoken Work Identifier

This is the indicator that determines whether voice system speaks the shipment order number or other Work Identifier, such as the case ID for every pick.

Maximum # of Work IDs

This is the maximum number of assignments, shipment orders or case IDs a picker can work at one time.

Pick Prompt to Operator

This setting defines how Voice communicates pick instructions to the operator. Possible values:

Single prompt for location and quantity: Voice announces the slot number, pick quantity, and UOM in a single prompt to the operator.
Two prompts, one for location and one for quantity: Voice announces the slot number in the first prompt. The operator confirms the slot. Voice announces the pick quantity and UOM in a second prompt.
Three prompts, location, Alt SKU and quantity: Voice announces the slot number in the first prompt. The operator confirms the slot. In the second prompt, Voice announces the item description or ID. The operator confirms using the item ID or Alt SKU. In the third prompt, Voice announces the pick quantity and UOM.

Type of Delivery Prompt: This is the indicator that determines the type of delivery prompt for that area. Prompts with Delivery Location means that Voice prompts the operator with the delivery location and waits for the operator to say ready. Prompt and Validate Delivery Location means that Voice prompts the operator with the delivery location and waits for the operator to confirm it by saying the delivery location and ready. None means that Voice does not prompt the operator with delivery information.

Allow Voice Transactions

If this field is set to Yes, the application enables the Voice and RF devices for all operations in the area.

Note: If this field is set to No, the application restricts all operations in the area to RF devices only, disabling the voice-based interactions.

Speak Leading Zeros

Determines whether Voice announces leading zeros in assignments, shipment orders, or case IDs.

Sign Off Allowed

This setting determines whether an operator can sign off from an assignment before completing and delivering.

Verify Quantity Placed in Container

This setting determines if whether the operator must verify the quantity being put into the container.

Prompt for Receiving Label Printer

If this check box is selected, the system prompts the user to provide a printer number using the voice commands when you logged into the Receiving function.

Note:

This option is used to reprint the additional LPN labels in the Voice Picking process.
This check box must not be selected, if receiving labels do not require to be printed.

Drop ID Required

This setting determines if a drop ID is required or optional for each pick.

Note: The retained options apply only to Assignment picking. When retained option is selected, the application prompts the picker with the last drop ID that was spoken for each pick. The operator responds with Yes to use the same drop ID or No to enter a new one.

Verify Quantity Picked

This setting determines if the operator must verify the quantity of each pick.

Container Method

This setting determines whether Voice announces the Container ID for the picker. Possible values:

Do not Pick to Containers: Voice does not announce the Container ID. In this case, pick quantities for the same item are combined.
System Directed Containers: Voice announces the Container ID.
Note:
- If the Validate Case ID check box is selected, the picker must repeat the Container ID to confirm. The pick quantities for the same item are combined is based on system settings.
- The number of digits that Voice or the picker must speak for the Container ID is defined by the value in the Spoken Container Validation field.

Summary Prompt Type

The type of summary provided to the picker. Possible options:

Default Prompt: The assignment picking information related to the task is provided.
No prompt: The assignment picking information is not provided.
Container Summary With Weights: The assignment picking information, such as total quantity of item units, the number of containers, total weight, and the cube to be picked, is provided.
Container Summary Without Weights: The assignment picking information, such as total quantity of item units, the number of containers, and the cube to be picked, is provided.

Allow User to Skip Locations: This determines whether a picker can skip locations during the picking process.

Click Save after all settings have been selected.