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Non-bin Warehouse

As a Non-bin warehouse is considered a location that does not use bins, pick or put-away. Typically the BLUE location.

Setup

The display of individual functions on the Mobile Terminal main screen can be set on the Mobile main menu settings card.

Location settings

Non-bin storage has all parameters unchecked:

  • Bin mandatory: NO - the location does not use any bins.

  • Require Receive/Shipment: NO - no warehouse documents are used.

  • Require Pick/Put-away - business documents - orders are used as a basis for warehousing operations.

Limitations

If it is set that after processing a sales order with a Mobile Terminal, shipment (invoicing) is not posted, following problem can occur: the user reads the tracking on the document with a reader, physically takes it out of the warehouse. He opens another document in the reader, goes to the warehouse, the reader shows him that the item he physically took out is still there. This problem can be solved by parameterization: switching non-bin warehouse into bin warehouse by creating two bins - one for shipping and one for the whole warehouse.

Non-bin Warehouse Processes

A non-bin warehouse has the same processes as a Basic bin warehouse, but without using bins. Some features will not work because they involve working with bins, though.

List of functions not working in a non-bin warehouse:

  • Put-away
  • Production Put-away
  • Assembly Put-away
  • Move
  • Bin contents

Likewise, for example, the Identification function does not show the amounts on specific bins, but for the entire warehouse.

Example: Identification

The Identification function displays information about the loaded goods: their address, quantity, or other data.

You can read a barcode from item cross-references, an item number, Lot number or a serial number. The function shows only items on the location the user has currently set in the MT Reader. The quantity displayed reflects the expected quantities too, so the displayed quantity may not reflect the physical amount in the warehouse.

To see amounts on other locations, use the Other Locations function in the menu.