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Description

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Configuration of the Pack & Ship feature.

See also

User Guide - Pack & Ship

Overview

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Minimum Requirements

  • Business Central v14.0
  • Mobile WMS Extension version MOB5.42
  • Android App and Mobile configuration v1.5.12

Printing "License Plate" and "License Plate Content" requires a Printing solution.


Mobile WMS Setup

Before the "Pack & Ship" process can be used, the feature must be enabled at the "Mobile WMS Setup" page.
When all setup below is completed, any mobile device should be restarted before attempting to use Pack & Ship.

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  • License Plate Number Series (Optional)
    • The number series to be used for automatically assigning new unique License Plate numbers
    • If the number series is blank, the user will be asked to scan a new License Plate number, when either 'Add New License Plate', 'Combine all Contents to new', or Move all License Plates to new' functions are used.
    • Blank number series means the scan input has same "free" input type, similar to tote picking id.
    • The generated numbers may not overlap with item numbers or bin codes.

  • Weight Unit
    • Specified the Unit of Measure used in help messages for steps on the mobile device.
      This is a value from the Shipping Provider and may not match up with existing Unit of Measure Codes in BC.

  • Dimensions Unit
    • Specified Specifies the Unit of Measure used in help messages for steps on the mobile device.
      This is a value from the Shipping Provider and may not match up with existing Unit of Measure Codes in BC.

  • Pick Collect Staging Hint on Pick
    • If enabled, the user will be asked for "Staging hint" when posting a Pick for Whse. Shipments.
       
  • Pick Collect Packing Station on Pick
    • If enabled, the user will be asked for "Packing Station" when posting a Pick for Whse. Shipments.

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"Mobile Package Types" are not used directly on the mobile device. It depends on the setup in the "Shipping agent" and "Mobile WMS Package Types".You can also use the

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Synchronize Package Types

"Synchronize Package Types" to action will get any Packages specified from a "Shipping Provider Connector", if used.Image Removed


NoteIMPORTANT:

  • Mobile users must log out/in after changing this setup


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Mobile WMS Package Setup

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You can specify what fields should be collected and/or specify default values to be used when Registering License Plates during packing.


The Package Types available on the mobile device are determined by selecting "Shipping Agent" when Registering Shipment Information.

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License Plate Labels Setup (Printer per Packing Station)

This feature requires Tasklet Cloud Print Service.To use the License Plate label and License Plate Contents label, you must enable and assign a printer to those label-templates Printing to be set up.


Number License Plate Labels using No. Series

License Plate ID´s can be assigned automatically to license plate labels, using a Number Series on the label-template.

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This setup will result in the following default printer suggestion, but you can manually choose another printer.

This setup will result in the following

If you need to share a printer between some Packing Stations (but not all), you will need to make a copy of the Printer name for the extra Packing Station.



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BC Delivery Note Setup (Print Shipment on Post)

This feature requires Report Print.

It is possible to enable the automatic print of a Delivery Note in the Pack & Ship process to be placed into the package before shipping. 

See : Print Shipment on Post

Shipping Label Setup 
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This feature requires shipping provider integration.

It is possible to print the shipping label directly from the device in the pack and ship process, but this requires setting up the provider connector printing setup, which differs from provider to provider.

See : Shipping Provider Connectors

Next

Continue with the Pack & Ship section in the User Guide.