Topic overview
Value assistant supports you when searching for storage locations. The default settings in the selection fields of the value assistant are context-based. With these defaults, you can directly start with the search. The search result also includes slots, if required.
Definitions of terms
Storage location
A storage location is the exact point in a warehouse where items can be stored. A storage location within a warehouse always lies in a warehouse zone and is determined precisely on the basis of a row, a level, and a storage location number. Each storage location has a storage location category that establishes the use of the storage location. The availability of storage locations is essential for storage location control.
Slot
A storage slot is a subunit of a storage location. It is the smallest component of a warehouse. A storage slot can accept exactly one storage unit. The number of storage slots is the maximum number of storage units allowed for the storage
location.
Description of the value assistant
The storage locations and slots are hereinafter summarized under the term Locations. Statements apply then for both storage locations and for slots, if they are displayed.
Query fields
Detailed description of fields:
Warehouse – in this field, enter the warehouse for the desired location. If the warehouse is known, it is entered in
the field as the default.
Warehouse zone – in this field, enter the warehouse zone for the desired location. If the warehouse zone is known, it is
entered in the field as the default.
Storage location – in this field, you enter the storage location that is to displayed in the search result. The exact address
of a storage location results from the warehouse organization of the warehouse zone containing the storage location. This field does not contain any default.
Usable – using this selection field, you can choose whether the desired location is usable or not. The following
selections are available:
- Yes
- No
- (Ignore)
This selection field contains the default Yes.
Assigned – using this selection field, you can choose whether the desired location is already assigned or not. The
following selections are available:
- Yes
- No
- (Ignore)
The default value depends on a put-away or withdrawal:
- Put-away
For a put-away, the selection field contains the default No. This way, empty locations with and without open put-away are displayed.
- Withdrawal
For a withdrawal, the selection field contains the default Yes. This way, only such locations are displayed that have physical inventory of the entered item. The same applies when the inventory is entirely reserved for the withdrawal. Empty slots with an open put-away of the entered item are not displayed.
Item – in this field, enter an item that is put away in the desired location.
with inventory of multiple specified items, use the Inventory query at storage locations application.
Open put-aways are not considered in the search.
The default value depends on a put-away or withdrawal:
- Put-away
For a put-away, the field does not contain any default. - Withdrawal
If the item to be withdrawn is known, it is transferred to the value assistant. If an item is selected, only those storage locations are displayed that have an inventory of the item. If no item is entered, all locations with inventory are displayed.
Type – in this field, you can specify the storage location type of the desired location. This field does not contain any default.
Owner of inventory – in this field, enter the owner of inventory of the desired location. This field does not contain any default.
Category – with this selection field, you can choose the category of the desired location. The following selections are available:
- Storage location with storage unit
- Storage location without storage unit
- Picking location without storage unit
- Bulk storage location with storage unit
- Fixed location with storage unit
When opening the value assistant, all selection options are selected.
Priority – with this selection field, you can choose the storage location priority of the desired location. This selection field does not contain any default.
Process category – with this selection field, you can choose which process categories can still be open for the desired location. The following selections are available:
- No open process
- Put-away
- Withdrawal
When opening the value assistant, all selection options are selected.
Item assignment – with this selection field, you can choose if the storage location has an item assignment.
Interaction between the Assigned, Items and Item assignment fields
Assigned | Item | Item assignment | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | (no selection) | No | All storage locations that are not empty. |
| Yes | (no selection) | Yes | All storage locations that are not empty and have an item assignment (= all fixed and picking locations with assignments that are not empty). |
| Yes | (entered) | No | Only storage locations with inventory of this item. |
| Yes | (entered) | Yes | Only fixed and picking locations with inventory of this item. |
| No | (no selection) | No | Only empty storage locations. |
| No | (no selection) | Yes | Only empty storage locations that have an item assignment (= all empty fixed and picking locations with assignments). |
| No | (entered) | No | (Quantity of results is always empty, the combination does not make sense.) |
| No | (entered) | Yes | Only empty fixed and picking locations with assignments for the entered item. |
| (Ignore) | (no selection) | No | All storage locations. |
| (Ignore) | (no selection) | Yes | All fixed and picking locations with assignments. |
| (Ignore) | (entered) | No | Storage locations with inventory of this item plus storage locations with open put-aways with this item. |
| (Ignore) | (entered) | Yes | Fixed and picking locations with inventory of this item plus fixed and picking locations with open put-aways with this item. |
List of results
The columns in detail:
Warehouse/warehouse zone/storage location – this column displays the warehouse, the warehouse zone and the storage location.
On storage locations in the Storage location with storage unit category, the put-away can involve slots that are empty or partially filled with the item to be put away. Therefore, for partially filled storage locations, the slots are displayed additionally in a sorted manner if you enter an item as a selection criterion. Completely empty storage locations in
this category are displayed without slots.
The slots are also displayed if open put-aways already exist for the individual slots in empty storage locations.
The displayed slot is transferred to the storage location field upon selection. If a slot is not required in an application and no slots are displayed in the search results, the slot 1 is selected automatically.
Type – this column displays the storage location type of the location.
Priority – this column displays the priority of the storage location.
Current item – this column displays the number of the stored item if the location is assigned to a single item or if you have specified an item as a selection characteristic. If no items are put away, nothing is displayed. If you have not specified an item as a selection characteristic, Mixed is displayed if the location is not occupied.
Inventory – this column displays the total quantity of the item stored in the displayed location.
If the storage location is empty or the current item is Mixed, nothing is displayed in this field.
Open processes – this column displays the category of processes that are still open for the location. Possible values are:
- None
- Put-aways
- Withdrawals
- Withdrawal and put-away
To be withdrawn – this column displays the total quantity of the location minus the open withdrawal quantity.
If the storage location is empty or the current item is Mixed, nothing is displayed in this field.
FIFO date – the FIFO date is displayed in this column if the location is assigned to an item. If the location is not empty and no item has been specified as a selection characteristic, no FIFO date is displayed.