Produmex WMS supports the following types of serial numbers:
When working with SAP serial numbers in Produmex WMS, set the Unique Serial Numbers by parameter to Serial Number in the General Settings window in SAP Business One.
Note: Changing the serial numbers of an item that has stock in a Produmex WMS warehouse, or changing the managenment method of the item is not supported and it can cause data inconsistency.
With the Every Transaction management method it is mandatory to define the serial number for the item in inventory receipt and inventory issue documents. It is also mandatory to provide the serial number of the item whenever the item is moved. With the method it is possible to manage items with or without track location as well.
With the On Release Only management method it is mandatory to define the serial number for the item only in inventory issue documents. With the method it is possible to receive and move stocks without providing serial numbers and it is also possible to manage the items with or without track location.
Produmex WMS supports serial numbered items with the On Release Only management method only if the Automatic Serial Number Creation on Receipt option is enabled on the Item Master Data screen. In this case SAP Business One creates blank serial numbers when receiving stocks. When creating outbound transactions, Produmex WMS first checks if there are already existing real serial numbers. If not, the system updates the blank serial numbers in SAP Business One with the serial numbers that will be issued and the transaction will be booked with these updated serial numbers.
If the Track Location of Serial Numbers option is enabled on the General tab of the Item Master Data window, Produmex WMS keeps track of the location of items with serial numbers. The setting applies to SAP serial numbers and Produmex serial numbers as well.
The system keeps track of the location of items by forcing the stock to be on an SSCC as Produmex WMS requires the use of LUIDs to know the physical location of items with serial numbers.
*compatibility under test
With the Picking for Production flow you can pick the components for production. The flow uses the production order as an input and the picking is performed without a pick list while the stock to be picked is not locked in the inventory.
Path: scanner > Production >Picking for Production
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Move to Production Line Flow
When the necessary items are picked into the input location, you can move the stock from the input location to the production line with the Move to Production Line flow. The flow only moves the stock, the picked items are not consumed.
Path: scanner > Production > Move to Production Line
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Receipt from Production Flow
With the Receipt from Production flow new stock is produced and a production goods receipt is booked while the new product is moved to the output location. After production the system locks the consumed stock and you need to use the Production Manager to perform the material confirmation, the component issues and the closing of the production order.
Path: scanner > Production > Receipt from Production or Touchscreen > Receipt from Production
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Disassembly Flow
With the Disassembly Flow you can perform Disassembly type of production orders. During the flow you need to enter the disassembled quantity one by one for each component or you can also add the quantity by scanning the serial numbers.
Path: touchscreen > Disassembly
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Production Flow
During the Production flow you need to provide the quantity to be produced and then the production starts. As a next step, the system moves the product to the output line and books a Receipt from Production document. Besides, the system issues the lined up materials and books an Issue for Production document for those components.
Path: touchscreen > Production
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Production Managers
Production Manager types are used when the processing of the production is done administratively. There are two types, simple (SPL_CONS_LOCK) and multiple (MPL_CONS_INPUT) and they can be set for production lines.
Direct Cycle Count Flow
Path: scanner > Logistics > Inventory
Cycle Count Flow
In contrast with the Direct Cycle Count flow, the Cycle Count flow does not book the differences directly into SAP. First, it registers the differences in Produmex WMS according to the cycle count type (Lost and Found, Registration) and then the booking in SAP can be done with the Processing step.
Path: scanner > Logistics > Inventory
Inventory Transfer
It refers to the SAP BO Inventory Transfer function using the SAP BO Inventory Transfer Request document.
Warehouse Transfer
You have different options to move stock between warehouses managed by Produmex:
Local Move You have different options to move stock within a warehouse managed by Produmex:
Receive from Whs Flow
With the Receive from Whs flow you can move stock from a warehouse that is not managed by Produmex to a warehouse that is managed by Produmex. The flow uses an SAP B1 Inventory Transfer Request document to move the stock between warehouses.
Path: scanner > Logistics > Move > Receive from Whs
Mobile Packing Flow
With the Mobile Packing flow you can verify if the picked quantities are correct. During the picking process the goods are picked into movable locations. When you select the Mobile Packing function on the scanner, you are not informed about the exact number of items to be packed from the movable locations. You need to provide the system with the quantity and the system informs you if the quantity is correct or not.
Path: scanner > Sales > Mobile Packing
Packing Flows
You have different options to implement a packing process. The flows below are available on the touchscreen and they use different inputs to identify the items to be packed.
Sales Shipping Flow
With the Sales Shipping flow you can load goods and ship orders to your customers from the shop floor.
Path: scanner > Sales > Shipping
Cross-Docking Flow
After you receive goods, you can immediately and directly deliver them to the customer with the Cross-Docking flow. You can use the function if you have a sales order which is linked to a purchase order, that is, when you select this function on the scanner, you will see only those purchase orders which have a linked sales order.
Path: scanner > Purchase > Cross-Docking
Let's explore a business scenario to understand how to remove or correct stock.
In the example, the following options were used:
Step 1.
Step 2.
Use the Direct Cycle Count to check the location: In this scenario we found 4 pieces instead of 5.
Step 3.
To fix the previous mistake, a Goods Issue was created based on the results of the Direct Cycle Count. While creating the Goods Issue, you must manually select the PMX serial number by clicking the button shown at number 2.
Step 4.
Result:
The stock was corrected and 2703_1 PMX Serial number is now out of stock.
Note: Following these steps, you must manually specify which PMX serial number to issue, and you should avoid making direct updates to the PMX_SENU table.