After creating a new warehouse in WMS, you can configure it to adjust the settings according to the operational needs of each warehouse through the Warehouse menu. The configured settings will apply to the selected warehouse. The steps are as follows.
- Go to the Warehouse menu.
- Select the warehouse you want to configure by clicking the “three-dot” icon, then select Configure warehouse.
- To change the default settings, click the “Edit” button.
The following configurations are available.
Description:No. Column Description Outbound goods 1
Picking Turn on the Picking toggle to activate the picking process before the order is moved to the packing process. 2
Allow partial picking Turn on the Allow partial picking toggle to allow the picking process to be completed even if the quantity picked is less than the planned quantity. 3
Prevent duplicate packing label printing Turn on the Prevent duplicate packing label printing toggle to prevent the packing label from being reprinted after it has already been printed for the same order. 4
Storage location priority Set the Priority order to determine which storage locations WMS should prioritize when reserving stock for outbound orders.
This option can be used if the warehouse has storage locations.
Inbound goods 5
Putaway Turn on the Putaway toggle to activate the putaway process after the receiving process is complete. General settings 6
Scan threshold Set the Threshold quantity to determine the number of items that must be scanned one by one. For quantities above this threshold, the operator can enter the quantity manually.
For example, you set the threshold to 50. With this setting, items with a quantity of up to 50 units must be processed through one-by-one barcode scanning. Meanwhile, for items with a quantity of 51 units or more, you can enter the item quantity directly without scanning each barcode one by one.
Cycle counting 7
Cycle count recommendations Turn on the Cycle count recommendations toggle to display a recommendation board of prioritized SKUs to be counted based on negative stock signals, count discrepancies, and minimum stock. - If the settings are correct, click “Save changes”.
That concludes the explanation of how to configure a warehouse in Mekari WMS.