28. Capture weight during reception
If the ‘Weight Capture from Scale Needed?’ option is enabled for the item on the Produmex Purchase tab of the Item Master Data, the quantity of the item must be added by weighing.
The quantity of the items managed by serial numbers cannot be added by weighing.
Define a scale under the reception dock in the Organizational Structure. For more information about how to define a scale please see: Scale
In order to weight a catch weight item during the reception, set the ‘Uom to use for purchase’ option to “Weight (UOM2)” or “Pieces and weight” on the Produmex Catch weigh tab of the Item Master Data.
Please note: Make sure that conversions between the units of measurements are set up correctly on the Units of Measure - Setup (OUOM) SBO standard table.
On the ‘Enter the weight’ screen the following information is displayed:
- The measured weight. The UoM is the UoM defined for the scale. The number of decimals displayed depends on the scale accuracy.
- If the scale has a defined zero command, the Zero button is displayed.
- If the scale has a defined tare command, the Tare button is displayed.
- Purchase order number
- Item code – Description – Barcode
- Batch number
- Best before date
- Open quantity from the purchase order.
If the item is not a catch weight item, the received quantity will be the weighed quantity in the inventory UoM.
If the item is a catch weight item, the weighed quantity will be the received weight in the second UoM of the item.