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Description

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License Plates are used to organize items that can be handled as a single unit.

Scanning a License Plate with a single barcode enables you to handle many items efficiently.

See also Enable License Plating.

Overview

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Prerequisites

Required setup in Business Central

Mobile WMS Setup

  • “Enable License Plating” Enabled

  • “License Plating Key”

  • “License Plate No. Series“

Printing must be configured

Location Setup (at least one location)

  • “Bin Mandatory” Enabled

  • “Require Receive“ Enabled

  • “Require Put-away“ (Optional)

Introduction to License Plates

A License Plate groups multiple items together, allowing them to be treated as a unit.

When a License Plate is created with content, it must be treated like a sealed entity to benefit from the different WMS processes with License Plate support.

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  • Identified by a single barcode on License Plate labels

  • It can contain other license plates and their items, forming a hierarchical tree structure

  • Supports both single or mixed Items with or without Item tracking specified.

  • Contents can be altered using the appropriate Mobile WMS functions

Commonly used containers

Boxes and pallets are common, but any container can be used, as long as it can have a label on it.

Supported functionality

License Plates are identified by barcode labels

License plates should always be handled by scanning License Plate labels.

These labels are to be physically placed on the containers used as license plates.

Required values for a License Plate in Business Central

  • License Plate Number

  • Location

  • Bin

  • Comment (optional)

Editing a License Plate from Business Central

Edit

Currently, license plates are not editable from Business Central

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Delete

If a License Plate is “top-level” you can reset it from Business Central.

Will I break a License Plate by moving its content without Mobile WMS?

Yes, a License Plate must be considered a physically “sealed” entity (group of contents) and never to be split unless this is done using Mobile WMS.


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