Batch Method

You create putaway suggestions by batch to process putaway requests and move inventory on a regular basis. You can compensate for a large volume of putaway requests by creating putaway suggestions several times each day or using the subsystem to process them immediately. You typically run batch programs during off-peak hours when more system resources are available.

When you run the Location Selection Driver program (R46171), the system can:

Select all outstanding putaway requests based on data selection.
Update each request's status in the Warehouse Requests table (F4600).
Create putaway location movement suggestions.
Assign tasks and trips.
Print movement tags and slips.
Print audit reports.
Confirm putaway suggestions.
Create carton recommendations.
Update carton detail information.

You control which of these functions the system performs by setting processing options for the Location Selection Driver program (R46171).