Use Streamlined Allocation (L63)
Purpose: Use this screen to define whether the system performs streamlined allocation during pick slip generation.
When would you perform streamlined allocation? If you integrate with a warehouse management system, you might use the Generic Pick Out API to communicate pick slip information to the external system. In this case, you can accelerate pick slip processing by performing streamlined allocation.
Yes/No field: Select this field to perform streamlined allocation during pick slip generation.
Note: The system performs Streamlined Allocation only if the Bypass Creation of Pick Forms during WSPS Pick Generation (K55) system control value is selected.
When the Use Streamlined Allocation (L63) system control value is selected, the system allocates the entire quantity printed (and reserved) on the pick slips from the item’s primary primary location in the warehouse on the Pick Control Header.
Retail pickup or delivery orders? If there are any retail pickup or delivery orders eligible for pick slip generation, the system uses streamlined allocation only if:
• the Use OROB Status Inquiry List Web Service (M05) system control value is selected, and
• the Message Version Number specified in the cwdirectcp_locate.properties file is 4.0
See the Use OROB Status Inquiry List Web Service (M05) system control value for a discussion.
During streamlined allocation, the system:
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Verifies that a primary primary location is defined for the item. If a primary primary location is not defined for the item, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: No prime loc. |
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Determines if the item’s primary primary location is in the warehouse defined on the Pick Control Header record. • If the item’s primary primary location is not in the warehouse defined on the Pick Control Header record, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: No prime loc. • If the item’s primary primary location is in the warehouse defined on the Pick Control Header record, the system continues with allocation processing. |
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The system verifies that the item’s primary primary location is eligible for allocation. The item’s primary primary location is not eligible for allocation if: • The Allocation freeze field for the Item Warehouse record is Y. In this situation, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: Itm Whs Rsv Frz. • The Freeze field for the Location record is Y. In this situation, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: Loc frozen. • The Pickable location field for the Location record is N or blank. In this situation, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: Loc unpickable. • The Freeze flag field for the Item Location record is Y. In this situation, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: Itm Loc Rsv Frz. • The Pending transaction quantity field for the Item Location record is less than 0. In this situation, the system does not print the item on the pick slip and instead includes the item on the Item Stock Allocation Error Report: Neg Pend Qty. |
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If no item stock allocation errors exist, the system allocates the quantity required for the pick slip from the item’s primary primary location. Note: The system will not generate a stock allocation error if there is not enough stock in the item’s primary primary location. |
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The system does several updates after allocation; see Performing Updates After Successful Allocation. |
Bypassed allocation processing: Streamlined allocation bypasses the following:
• Ignores the setting and does not perform any functionality related to the following system control values:
- Sort Picks by Pick Sequence (E89)
- Load Location into Pick Sequence (G34)
- Check Location Quantities During Pick Generation (C54)
- Include Bulk Locations in Primary Primary Availability (F87)
- Include Secondary Locations in Primary Primary Availability (F88)
- Let Down Replenishment (C36)
• Does not perform any calculations to determine the weight and cube of the pick slip.
• Only overrides the ship via that defaults to the Pick Control Header table if a ship via override is defined for the pick slip generation template; the system does not override the ship via to the alternate ship via defined for the ship via on the order header.
• Does not populate the Pick zone 1 - 6 fields in the Pick Control Header table.
• Does not populate the Picking sequence array field in the Pick Control Header Extended and Pick Sort GH tables.
• Does not populate the Cube size of pick and Weight of pick fields in the Pick Control Header Extended table.
• Does not populate the PDL Zone, PDL Picking Sequence, PDL Cart Batch #, or PDL Cart Bin # fields in the Pick Location table.
Leave this field unselected to perform standard allocation during pick slip generation.
For more information: See:
• Performing Pick Slip Generation for the details of pick slip generation processing.
• Pick Slip Allocation Processing for the details of pick slip allocation processing.
