FS TEST
The Client Name
Document Title
CALIDUS Mobile/TTM/Vision/EPOD, etc
16th June 2011 - 0.1
Reference: FS Supimix Ref and Client Ref
Contents
WCS Parameters
System Parameters
In order to send RDT messages or tasks to Calidus 3pl-Mobile, the Calidus 3pl system must be informed that the Interface to Calidus 3pl-Mobile is present. This is enabled via the ‘RDT Interface’ flag on system parameters
Click on the Default Locations tab to identify the default locations required.
Build up location 3 (Q/A) is the default putaway location, if the putaway algorithm finds no locations. Location 6 is a Default Marshalling Location, used by pick list and allocation.
Owner parameters
An RDT Interface flag also exists per Owner or Stockist. With this flag, we are able to determine whether, even if the warehouse allows RDT operations, the owner allows RDT operations.
In all ways, this bank of screens operates in the same way as the System parameters screens, described above.
RDT Status Maintenance Screen (WHS7920)
This screen is the major control screen for RDTs in Calidus 3pl
Each line controls not only the running of the update process in Calidus 3pl, but also the availability of the functions to standard Calidus 3pl processing. So, for example, if the Pallet Receipt Update availability flag is ‘Y’, you have the ability to send receipt preadvice messages to WCS. If it is ‘N’, you can’t send those messages. The use of the availability flags in the system will be explained for each sending process described in the next section. Use ‘Start Interface’ to start the RF interface programs. Use ‘Stop Interface’ to start the RF interface programs. The light below these buttons indicates whether the interface is on or off.
The use of this screen should be limited to System Administrators only.
Sending Data
Standing Data tables
See the C3PL-M Setup guide, for details of how this data is used in the Calidus 3pl-Mobile.
Various data tables on Calidus 3pl need to be sent to Calidus 3pl-Mobile. These tables are:
- Employees
- Truck Types
- Pallet Types
- Location Types
- Reason Codes
- Receipt Types
- Aisles Status/Aisles
- Stock information
The maintenance screens for these tables can be found (by default) on the Warehouse maintenance menu. The exception to this is the Stock Maintenance screen, normally found on the Stock menu.
To perform an initial send of the data to Calidus 3pl-Mobile, enter the form and find data. Once found, click the Send button on the form, which will only be visible if the Interface flags for the owner and warehouse are enabled. The whole file will be sent.
Also, during normal use of the screens, any added or deleted data is sent to Calidus 3pl-Mobile, to keep the files accurate. Simply use the screen as normal, and the data will be sent, as long as the interface flags are turned on.
Putaway Location Being Assigned at the Point of Putaway
In order for a putaway algorithm to be executed at the point of a putaway scan, setup must be carried out on both the WMS and WCS.
WMS Setup
- A location must be set up with a loc use type of 3
Set the location as defaults in both System Parameters and Owner Warehouse Parameters.
- The parameters to be set are: Q/A and Pre-Advice Virtual Location
Warehouse Rules Maintenance
- Warehouse rule RRDL must be set to ‘Y’.
Stock Maintenance
Stock Maintenance / Further Stock
- The Auto Putaway Algorithm must be set to a value of 'Y'
WCS Setup
Warehouse Maintenance / Putaway/Moves/Replen
- Set ‘Request Putaway Details at Scan’ to Enabled.
Removing Dropped Sessions from WCS
In certain circumstances it is possible for the WCS to register RDT sessions as being active on the system even though they no longer exist. Though infrequent they are generally caused by the handheld device crashing while in use.
The implication of this is that a session is still registered on the WCS and the Wave Link server, and can prevent the full quota of genuine users to log on to the system.
- The first step is to ensure that the session has been dropped, physically check that the RF handheld is not logged in and then check within WCS Maintenance / RDT Comms / Employee Activity. The Activity column should show idle.
Identify the Employee and the RDT session
Appendix A: Document History
A.1 References
| Ref No | Document Title & ID | Version | Date |
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A.2 Glossary
| Term or Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ad Hoc (WCS) | A task instigated on the device (spec. Ad Hoc Pallet Move), rather than a task instigated from the WMS and Stock Control. |
| Advice Note Number | An external reference linked to a Goods Receipt. |
| Aisle (WMS) | A component of a location; usually a space through rows of racking or storage locations; a collection of locations; |
| Allocation (order) | The systemic act of identifying and ring-fencing product matching the order requirements, following proscribed warehouse rules. |
| Anchor Point (WMS) | A starting location for a search for a suitable storage location; auto-putaway location suggestion start point. |
| Area (WMS) | A collection of aisles; an area in the warehouse for a particular purpose. |
| Batch (WMS) | A production batch of a product; a quantity of product that is considered to have the same characteristics; |
| Bay (Warehouse) | A physical loading or unloading point for the warehouse. |
| Bay (WMS) | A component of a location; usually a space between uprights in racking, comprising several levels (horizontal beams). |
| Bay Diary | The mechanism for booking hauliers inbound/outbound and assigning bays. The OBS Logistics system is CALIDUS Bay Diary. |
| Block Stack | A stable stack of pallets. |
| Booking | A time slot for a bay, booked with a Carrier/Haulier. |
| Bulk (WMS) | Bulk storage; Usually full-pallet storage areas, racked or stacked. |
| Cancellation (WCS) | The facility to cancel a task due to some problem, identified by the user when performing the task. |
| Carrier; Haulier | The transport company (by road or sea). |
| Check Digit (WMS) | A short code, usually randomly generated and stored against a location, used to help identify that a user is at the right location before they proceed with a warehouse task. |
| Container | The actual physical container, identified uniquely by the Container Number. The Container will be identified as a Container Type. |
| Container Type | Descriptive of the use and capability and physical characteristics of a container. Container types are 40ft End Loader, Reefer, etc. |
| Container Yard | The storage areas for full and empty locations in the facility. The OBS Logistics system to manage this area is CALIDUS Container Yard. |
| CSV | Character-separated values; a text file with multiple rows and values, usually separated with commas. |
| C-WCS | CALIDUS WCS, the name of the OBS Logistics Warehouse Control system |
| C-WMS | CALIDUS WMS, the name of the OBS Logistics Warehouse Management system |
| Dead Leg (WCS) | A movement of a truck without a pallet; wasted resource. |
| Despatch | The final physical stage of an order; handover of goods to the haulier. |
| De-stuffing | The act of emptying a container and storing the contents in the warehouse. |
| Drive-In | A drive-in location, typically multi-level, multi-deep location. |
| Dry Van | Any type of non-refrigerated container. |
| Dual Cycling | Processes utilizing P&D locations for interleaving tasks in and out of specific areas, reducing dead leg movements. |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange; any form of automatically or semi-automatically uploading or downloading information from a computer system without manually re-keying the information. |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning; a system for this. |
| Exchange (WCS) | Specifically Pick Exchange or Task Exchange. The process of allowing a user to select a different pallet in a multi-pallet location and exchanging the expected pallet for this one. If the pallet is planned for another task, task exchange will complete this task instead of the expected one first. If the pallet is not planned, pallet exchange will swap the pallet (if suitable). |
| GR; GRN | Goods Receipt; Goods Receipt Number or Note |
| High Bay | Typically tall (greater than 5 level) racking, usually full pallet storage, usually Narrow Aisle. |
| Inbound (Booking) | A booking linked to a Goods Receipt. |
| JIT | Just In Time; processes designed to trigger at the last instant. |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator. |
| Level (WMS) | A component of a location; usually the vertical compartments of an area, delineated by horizontal beams. |
| Loading | The act of loading pallets onto a vehicle. |
| Location (WMS) | A uniquely identified space in the warehouse for storage of product. There are many types, most commonly Floor locations (for example, Marshalling, Inbound), Racking or Bulk Storage Locations and Pick faces. |
| Manifest | The contents of a vehicle or container. |
| Marshalling | The act of bringing pallets for an order or load together; an area to do so. |
| Multi-deep | A location with 2 or more pallets stored sequentially i.e. only one can be accessed at a time. |
| NA (WCS) | Narrow Aisle; usually any area in the warehouse that is restricted access due to space limitations, Narrow Aisles have associate P&D locations. |
| Outbound (Booking) | A booking linked to a Sales Order. |
| P&D | Pick-up and Drop-off locations; locations used to control the handover of pallets between distinct areas, for example between chambers and the wider area of the warehouse. |
| PI; Perpetual Inventory | The act of continuously checking locations in a warehouse, identifying and correcting product quantity issues. Usually used in Bulk environments rather than Pick Faces. In pick faces, this process is called is called Residual Stock Balance and usually takes place after picking from a pick face. |
| Pick Face | A location designed for picking part of a pallet of stock. Usually a low- or ground-level location. |
| Pick List (order) | The instructions to pick pallets or cases from locations; the paper report associated to this; the stage of preparing these instructions; the sending of these instructions to WCS. |
| PO | Purchase Order. |
| Pre-advice; Goods Receipt Pre-advice | An advanced notification of what is being received. Part of a manifest. Pre-advices can be stock and quantity, or individual pallet level. |
| Putaway | The physical move of a pallet to a storage location as a result of receiving it into the warehouse. |
| RAG | Acronym for Red/Amber/Green, a traffic light colouration system depicting (in sequence) Errors, Warnings or Informational messages. Usually used in operational monitoring to effectively display when certain processes are not working as expected. |
| RDT | Radio Data Terminal. |
| Reefers | Refrigerated Containers. |
| Replen; Replenishment | The act of moving product (usually a pallet) from bulk storage to a pick face. |
| Reposition (WCS) | The facility to change the location of a movement or putaway when at the final destination, sue to some issue discovered when performing the task. |
| RF | Radio Frequency; An RF device is an RDT, typically used by CALIDUS WCS for executing warehouse tasks. |
| SCR; CR | Software Change Request. |
| Short Allocate | The process of not fulfilling an order due to failure to identify sufficient product at Allocation. |
| Short Pick | The process of not fulfilling an order due to failure to identify sufficient product when picking. May also be used as a term to indicate Short Allocation. |
| SO | Sales Order. |
| Truck Types | Plants, Mechanical Handling Equipment. For example, Reach trucks, Counter-balance trucks, pallet riders, etc. |
| UOM | Unit of Measure. |
| WA (WCS) | Wide Area; usually any area in the warehouse that is not restricted access due to space limitations, for example, floor areas, not Narrow Aisle. |
| WCS | Warehouse Control System |
| WMS | Warehouse Management System |
A.3 Document History
| Version | Date | Status | Reason | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 08/03/2011 | Issue | Initial Version | LBW |
| 2.0 | 13/11/2018 | Issue | Updated version for formatting | ANW |
A.4 Authorised By
Matt Tipping | Aptean Project Manager | _____________________________ |
Tony Walker | Aptean Consultant | _____________________________ |
