You can do the whole goods receipt process with pixi Mobile. You can also pause working on the current receipt document without closing it to put items to stock for other reasons.
Receipt documents currently can be processed using this program:
Classic - Goods Receipt:
Items are put to one bin place and are relocated afterwards. They can also be put to the final bin place directly. You can scan several items and put them to one bin place in one step.2 stepped with Shipping Classification - Cross Docking
Items are put to designated bin places due to their shipping classification (1-Scan-Shipping™ item, "normal" order item, not ordered item) and are shipped at Scan-In with the help of picklists, that are created only for this bin places.
Notes:
- Receipt documents can only be opened from the location they were created on.
- The list of opened receipts only shows receipts from the location that is defined in the device settings.
- Even if the goods receipt document is shown as locked in pixi Web > Logistics > Goods Receipt, you can still open the same document on multiple pixi Mobile devices with different users.
Only changes to the goods receipt document using pixi Web is not allowed.
Create a Goods Receipt Document
With pixi Mobile you can create receipt documents directly on your mobile device. You can create empty receipts which do not have any reference to a purchase order, as well as receipts, that use one or more purchase orders as a template.
Empty Receipt
Choose the pixi Mobile program Goods Receipt from the list of programs.
Press Create.
Select the receipt's supplier or search for it.
If a purchase order in status ORD and/or CON exist for the selected supplier, they will be shown. Do not choose a purchase order to create an empty receipt.
Press Create, to create an empty receipt.
Proceed as it is described in Working on Receipt Documents.
Receipt with Template
Choose the pixi Mobile program Goods Receipt from the list of programs.
Press Create.
Select the receipt's supplier or search for it or search for the External Receipt Number.
If purchase order in status ORD and/or CON exist for the selected supplier, they will be shown. Choose one or more purchase orders, to use them as a template for the receipt.
Scan the item. Press Continue.
Choose the bin. Press Continue.
Items were received and put to stock.
Proceed as it is described in Working on Receipts.
Info: Which purchase orders are shown after selecting the supplier depends on the database setting "Create Receipts for Purchase Orders with status" (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Purchasing).
Working on Receipts
Classic - Goods Receipt
On a classic goods receipt, you first open a receipt document and then scan the delivered items of the receipt. You can either put items to stock one by one or you scan several different items and put them to one bin all together in one step. If you use a supplier order as a template, you do not have to scan the items individually.
Use this program, if you process receipt documents the "classical" way. This means that you do not order items on demand at the supplier and items do not have to be shipped as soon as they arrive.
Follow these steps to put items to stock using a receipt:
Choose the pixi Mobile program Goods Receipt from the list of programs.
Scan or enter the Receipt number or External Receipt Number. If you proceed, the receipt gets locked.
If you have already opened a receipt with your user, you can choose it from the list of Opened Receipts.Enter the delivered Quantity and scan an Item Barcode.
Further information regarding the last scanned item is shown in the Item Info.
From this step on and in all other steps you can go to the Scanned Items list or restart the whole goods receipt process by Pressing> Restart Program.
Batch scanning of items can also be disabled. Check this article: Scanned Items.Now scan the Target Bin where the item should be put to stock or scan more items of the receipt document until all of them were scanned.
After you scanned the target bin, a confirmation message is shown.
Info: The ABC tag shown for the item in the Item Info helps you identify a reasonable bin for putting the item to stock. Items with tag A for example, should be put in a bin which is located at the beginning of the picking path. Items with tag C, however, can be placed in bins that are more difficult to reach.
2 stepped with Shipping Classification - Cross Docking
With Cross Docking, you first load the receipt document and scan all items separately afterward. The appropriate item classification is then shown so each item can be further processed individually. If you use a supplier order as a template, you do not have to scan the items individually.
Use this program for receipts, if you order items at your supplier on demand and the items need to be shipped as soon as they are delivered. With this program, it is possible to put items, that are part of 1-Scan-Shipping™ orders, into a separate bin place. Afterward, you can create a picklist only for this bin place to be able to ship them at Scan-In. You can also create a separate bin place for items, that are part of "normal" customer orders or not ordered at all.
Preparation
Create new bin places:
[recommended] for items that are part of a 1-Scan-Shipping™ order
[recommended] for items that are part of a "normal" customer order
[optional] for items that were not ordered by customers, to relocate them afterward
Notes:
- As you are creating the new bin places set the sort number to values, that are not considered in the normal picking process.
- In this program items are always put to stock with quantity 1.
- Setting "1-Scan-Shipping" does not need to be enabled to use this program. The item classification "1-Scan-Shipping item" refers to an order that contains only one item with quantity 1.
Process
Follow these steps to put items in stock using a delivery:
Choose the pixi Mobile program Cross Docking from the list of programs.
Scan or enter the Receipt Document number. If you proceed, the delivery gets locked.
If you have already opened a delivery with your user, you can choose it from the list of Opened Receipts.Scan an Item Barcode.
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In the next step, the classification of the scanned item is shown: If a tag name is entered in the new database setting "Tag for additional Information" (pixi Control Center > Database settings > Mobile), this Special Tag is displayed on the screen, when this tag is assigned to the item. Further information regarding the last scanned item is shown in the Item Info.
Now scan the Target Bin where the item should be put into stock with quantity 1.1-Scan-Shipping item: The item is part of a 1-Scan-Shipping™ order.
Normal order item: Besides this item, other items are included in the order.
Not ordered item: The item is not included in any open customer order.
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If you are working with a purchase order as a template, you can now enter the quantity. You do not need to scan the items individually. Then enter the bin.
Example: You scan an item that is required for open customer orders. The required quantity is displayed in the upper section (e.g. 5). You can enter the required quantity directly and do not have to enter the item multiple times. Prioritization is based on the order sequence specified above (1SS > Normal orders > Not ordered items). This means that you first enter all items for open 1SS orders. If the item is then scanned again, normal orders are given priority over unordered items.
Note: Item classification is done using FiFo principle and considering reservations.
Close a Receipt
If all delivered items were put to stock, you can close the receipt document.
Follow these steps to close a receipt document:
Open a receipt.
Press
> Close Receipt, to close an open receipt document. Confirm the action. Doing this, the receipt's status changes from NEW to CLS.
Important Database Settings
Create Receipts for Purchase Orders with status (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Purchasing)
This setting defines which purchase orders (confirmed or ordered and confirmed) can be used as a template for a goods receipt document.
Maximum quantity for delivered items (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Purchasing)
Enter the maximum amount of characters that can be entered as delivered quantity. If for example, "5" is entered here, the delivered quantity can be max. 99.999.
Not used anymore! Instead, Maximum item quantity for stock movements is used now - see Database Settings.
Show warning when delivered higher than ordered (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Purchasing)
Choose, in which cases a warning should be shown after the delivered quantity was entered and confirmed:
Delivered Q is higher than ordered Q: a warning is shown, if delivered quantity > ordered quantity
Delivered Q is higher than ordered Q x 2: a warning is shown , if delivered quantity > 2x ordered quantity
Do not show warning
Put to stock - Goods Receipt Warning (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Mobile)
If this setting is enabled, warnings are shown if for example the scanned item is not part of the receipt document.
If this setting is disabled, no warnings are shown.
[Cross Docking] Tag for additional Information (pixi Control Center > Database Settings > Mobile)
You can enter a tag in this setting, which should be shown as special tag in Cross Docking program, if this tag is assigned to an item. This special tag can be used to indicate that some items need special treatment on delivery.