Use
You can create one storage bin manually or you can group a range of storage bins with similar characteristics and define them simultaneously.
Procedure
Creating a single storage bin
As a minimum, you must enter the storage section for the storage bin.
Creating several storage bins simultaneously
To create a group of storage bins with similar characteristics, you define a template with the coordinate structure as follows:
For more information on how to enter data for defining the storage bin coordinate structure, see the example.
Save the characteristics data.
The system displays a screen with the storage bin characteristics and the coordinates of all the bins that will be generated based on your entries.
If the data is correct, choose Create online to create the storage bins or Create by batch input to create the bins later in batch mode.
If you chose to create the storage bins in batch mode, the system returns to the data entry screen with a message stating that a batch session was created. Make a note of the batch session name for subsequent processing.
Example: Creating Several Storage Bins
To create the following series of storage bins (coordinates)
02-1-020 02-2-020 03-1-020 03-2-020
02-1-040 02-2-040 03-1-040 03-2-040
you complete the Bin Definition section of the automatic bin creation screen in the following manner:
Storage Bin Coordinate Structure Definition
Bin Definition |
Entry | |||||||||
Template |
N |
N |
C |
N |
C |
N |
N |
N |
C |
C |
Structure |
A |
A |
B |
C |
C |
C |
||||
Start value |
0 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
0 |
2 |
0 |
||
End value |
0 |
3 |
- |
2 |
- |
0 |
4 |
0 |
||
Increment |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Template
The template field is used to specify the numeric and non-numeric characters from which bin coordinates are built.
Two alphabetic variables (2 A’s) cannot be entered next to each other.
Structure
The structure field is used to group together the numeric characters (N-values of the template) into individual variable sections. These sections are counted by the system.
You must enter the numeric characters in exactly the same positions as the alphabetic characters in the template.
Start value
This data field specifies the storage bin to be created first in a range of storage bins.
End value
This data field specifies the storage bin to be created last in a range of storage bins.
Increment
In this data field, you define the increment for the individual variables (N or A) in the template.