Configurations

Introduction

Find below a list of all possible inventory management configurations:

Configuration	Path	Description
Unmixed Storage	/api/configurations/inventory /api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/inventory	Defines if stock with different properties (e.g., expiry date) is allowed to be stored on the same location.
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	Sets stock to zero for storage locations where a short-pick occured.

Please see here for the API documentation

Unmixed storage configuration

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., expiration 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.

• 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:

Swagger UI

Activating config on facility level:

Swagger UI

Outbound stock configuration

Our system allows to track inventory levels until items physically leave the facility and are handed over to another legal entity.

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 storage location overview. It is a collective display for all outbound storage locations in a facility and thus, can be of virtual nature.

The configurations for tracking outbound stock are defined for each facility individually.

If the outboundStockConfigurationis enabled, the following behaviour will take place:

• After a PickJob 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

• Stock on the outbound location is still included in stock levels communicated via FACILITY_STOCK_CHANGED events (however, not as available). Thus, external systems will still receive accurate stock levels for items physically present in the facility.

• After the stock left the facility, all related stocks and reservations are deleted.

Activate outbound stock tracking:

Swagger UI

Short-pick configuration

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 zero, if nothing or not enough could be picked for that item. The stock is set to 0 the pick job is finished.

Example for the platform behaviour:

Short-pick Setting	Current stock	Ordered Quantity	Picked Quantity	New Stock
ENABLED	10	5	3	0
DISABLED	10	5	3	7

We strongly advise users to simultaneously activate theconfirmationOnShortPick in the picking configuration. Otherwise our 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:

Swagger UI