1. Inventory Management Implementation Guide
  2. Defining the New Location Format for the Model Branch

Defining the New Location Format for the Model Branch

Access the Location Field Redefinition Revision form.

Aisle

Enter a code that identifies a location in a warehouse. This code is used in conjunction with a bin and lot identifier to indicate a specific, tangible storage area within a warehouse or yard.

Bin

Enter a specific storage location within a warehouse or store. The system uses the bin with an aisle location to identify a storage area for which width, depth, and height can be readily measured.

Location Code 03throughLocation Code 10

Enter a code that the system uses for one of two purposes:

  • To identify a specific location within a branch/plant as part of the location identifier.

  • To use as a general reporting code for location information.

Complete as many of these fields as necessary.

New Size

Displays the number of characters that you can enter in the adjacent location code field, as defined in the branch/plant constants.

Use the letters A through T to represent the positional values, including separator characters, in the new location field. The location redefinition batch program starts with the character at the left of the existing information and moves it to the position that you indicate. The program continues sequentially, character by character, for a maximum of 20 characters.

For example, if you enter FG (the sixth and seventh letters in the alphabet) in the Aisle field, the batch program moves the character at the left to the sixth position and the next character to the seventh position.

For example:

  • The program moves the contents of the first and second positions in the existing format to the sixth and seventh positions (as defined by F and G).

  • The program moves the contents of the third, fourth, and fifth positions in the existing format to the same positions (third, fourth, and fifth, as defined by C, D, and E).

  • The program moves the contents of the sixth and seventh positions in the existing format to the first and second positions (as defined by A and B).

For example, if the existing format contains the data AABBBCC, the program changes the format of the data to CCBBBAA.