Outbound activities linked to specific events

Some of the activities that can be configured in the outbound activity screen are directly linked to a specific activity. The settings for Active and Automatic are used to control if the action must occur. The Active flag indicates the activity must not be executed automatically or even upon user request. The Automatic flag is used to control if the activity must occur automatically without user interaction. The Automatic flag only applies to those records that have the Active flag set to Yes.

The outbound activities are displayed in the Type field on the Outbound Activity screen. These are the available functions:

Allocate Orders When Created

If the Automatic flag is set to Yes, the system automatically allocates orders when they are created per specified for each facility, owner, or ship to. The Active flag does not apply to this type of activity.

Print Pick List Report

If the Automatic flag is set to Yes, the pick list (report CRPT54) automatically prints when the allocation process is complete for one or more orders. For this report to print automatically, the report must be configured for Background Printing. You can also print specific pick list reports by assigning the reports to the owner or ship to customer using the Owner Reports tab on the Owner Configuration tab. If the Active flag is set to No the pick list is not printed even if the user selects the option to print the pick list report from the Shipment Order screen.

Print Case Labels

This setting manages if Case Labels are to be printed when an allocation is performed against an order. Specific label formats can be created for the owner and ship to customer, and are assigned using the Owner Labels tab on the owner configuration.

Print Carrier Compliant Labels

This setting manages if Carrier Compliant Labels are to be printed when an allocation is performed against an order. Specific label formats can be created for the owner and ship to customer, and are assigned using the Owner Labels tab on the owner configuration.

Release Orders When Created

This setting is used to release orders automatically to the warehouse when orders are created manually in the WMS or through the Excel Import option. This setting is applicable when selling at the sales counter of a customer storefront.