Latest revision as of 13:34, 16 December 2005

Putaway

The ‘Putaway’ function aids in filing, storing, or putting away containers that for some reason did not get put away during production. The Put Away screen is accessed directly from the Main Menu, from the Production Menu, or as an option after reporting production of a pallet. Whistle calculates the preferred storage bin for the item once the Tracking # and Original Bin are entered. See the Putaway section in Reporting Production for more details.

To Putaway Items

Select ‘Putaway’ from either the Main Menu or the Production Menu.

Enter the Track # of the container to be put away.

There are several ways to enter the tracking number: (1) type it in, (2) scan it in, or (3) chose one using “Inventory Query” To use Inventory Query: Move the cursor to the Track # field. Press “Ctrl” and “A” either together or sequentially.

Whistle will go directly to the “Inventory Query” input screen.

Here’s an example of using Inventory Query to check if there are any containers still in PRODSTAGE ready to put away.

Enter the key search parameter(s) of your query.

The search parameter may be a bin #, track#, item #, lot #, or pull date. You may enter more than one search parameter. It this case we are searching the “PRODSTAGE” Bin.

Select the appropriate Sort and Show criteria for your search results. Use the ‘Z’ and ‘A’ keys to scroll between the options in these scroll fields.

Select <OK>.

In this case Whistle will find all pallets in PRODSTAGE. It will display results without holds according to Pull Date.

See the results of the query shown below. There are over 100 packages in PRODSTAGE, though only the first 100 will be displayed. The Pack #, bin #, status, pull date, quantity, uom, and description are shown (handheld units do not display quantity and uom).

Select the pallet you want to Putaway. Highlight the line and press “Enter”

Whistle loads the chosen container’s tracking #, item #, and description into the ‘Putaway’ screen.

Enter the container’s original Bin # and scroll down or press “enter”.

Whistle will suggest the most suitable bin into which to place the container.

Enter the Bin # of the bin where you will place the container.

While it is recommended that you place the container in the recommended location, you may enter a Bin # different from the one suggested. In this example a Bin different from the one suggested was selected.

Whistle will check the selected Bin for availability. Whistle may not allow you to place the container in a particular Bin for several reasons:

The Bin is full The Bin is too short The Bin is too narrow Bin is locked or on hold

If Whistle displays an error message, select another Bin. If the Bin you select is compatible but different than the one suggested, Whistle will ask you to confirm that the Bin you entered differed from the preferred Bin. If you entered the Bin number in error, Whistle now allows you to reenter the Bin # again.

Select <MOVE> to enter the information.

Whistle will prompt the user to confirm that they want to put the container away.

Select <OK> to proceed or <Cancel> to make corrections or exit.

Screen Settings

Fill in actual bin - checkbox. With this option turned on, Whistle will fill the [Actual Bin] field with the current known location of the active pallet. Warn When Suggested Ignored - checkbox. With this option turned on, Whistle will display a warning message pop-up box telling the user that the suggested bin from the putaway logic was is about to be ignored and over-ridden. Confirm move - checkbox. With this option turned on, Whistle will display a confirmation pop-up box before the transaction is committed. Confirm Success - checkbox. With this option turned on, Whistle will display a success pop-up message box upon completion of each transaction. Prompt for De-allocate - checkbox. With this option turned on, Whistle will prompt the user if they would like to de-allocate the current pallet should it be already allocated to an order. Un-schedule De-allocated - checkbox. With this option turned on, in conjunction with the “Prompt for De-allocate” function in play, Whistle will automatically reduce the demand for the scheduled item in the demand tables.