Configurations
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Configurations in inventory management define storage principles and how to deal with special cases in inventory handling.
| Configuration | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
Unmixed Storage | /api/configurations/inventory /api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/inventory | |
Outbound Stock Configuration | /api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/inventory | Defines if stock is booked to an outbound location after picking. |
Short-pick | /api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/stock |
Please see here for the API documentation
Storage principles for stock properties (such as expiration date) can be defined for each facility. The principle “unmixed storage” means that the same item with different properties (e.g., expiry date) must not be stored on the same storage location.
Enabling unmixed storage has the following effects:
If a user tries to stow the same items with different properties on the same storage location, a user prompt is shown in the .
For storage location recommendations only locations are shown where the unmixed storage principle is met.
The unmixed storage configuration should be disabled if stock properties are not relevant while stowing or relocating items.
The configuration "isMixed" must be set to false to enable unmixed storage in the facility.
Activating config on network level:
Activating config on facility level:
Inventory levels can be tracked until items physically leave the facility and are handed over to another legal entity (e.g., customer or shipping provider).
The configurations for tracking outbound stock are defined for each facility individually.
Enabling the outbound stock configurationis has the following effects:
After a pick job was completed, the following actions take place:
stocks are reduced on the original location
new stock is created on the defined outbound location
the reservation is lifted off of the original stock and placed on the newly created stock
After the stock left the facility, all related stocks and reservations are deleted.
Activate outbound stock tracking:
A short-pick describes the case when an order could not be completely picked. This can happen when some ordered items were too low in stock or out-of-stock. By enabling the config, stock for an item in a facility is set to the picked amount. If nothing could be picked the stock is set to 0.
Example for the platform behavior:
Short-pick Setting | Current stock | Ordered Quantity | Picked Quantity | New Stock |
ENABLED | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
DISABLED | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
It is strongly advised to simultaneously activate theconfirmationOnShortPick in the picking configuration. Otherwise systems cannot differentiate between cases where the user tried to pick an item and failed due to no available stock or cases where the pick job was re-routed before the user even tried to pick all ordered items.
Activate the config on facility level:
Defines if stock with different (e.g., expiry date) is allowed to be stored on the same location.
Sets stock to zero for storage locations where a occurred.
Outbound inventory describes stock that has already been picked for an order and has been physically separated from other stocks. It is placed on an outbound location until being handed over to another party and finally, leaving the warehouse. The outbound location along with its items is displayed in the . The outbound storage locations can also be a virtual location and represent a set of different outbound locations in the facility.
Stock on the outbound location is still included in stock levels communicated via FACILITY_STOCK_CHANGED (however, not as available). Thus, external systems still receive accurate stock levels for items physically present in the facility.
