License Plating
Description
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 Enable License Plating.
If you only need to pick and ship using License Plates, please enable Pack & Ship instead.
Overview
Explainer Video
Prerequisites
Minimum Versions
Business Central v16.0 (BC 14/15 is not supported)
Mobile WMS Extension version MOB5.61
Android App and Mobile Configuration 1.11.9
Limitations
“Use Cross-Docking“ will not be calculated if related License Plates exist, even if it´s set up on the Location card.
Breakbulk in put-aways is not supported.
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, until it is deleted and the items can again be handled individually.
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.
The barcode is represented with GS1 AI “98”.
GS1 AI “00” (SSCC) is also accepted when scanning 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 Subject To change
Delete
If a License Plate is “top-level” you can reset it from Business Central.
You can delete a License Plate in Business Central from the License Plate Page.
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.
Technical: For the Developer or Partner
Introduction
License Plating is a concept covering different activities in the warehouse where you can benefit from grouping items and other Licenses Plates into a single entity.
This entity is identified by a unique License Plate number and will enable you to handle a large number of mixed and tracked Items in a simple process.
License Plating
A single License Plate can contain multiple items and other License Plates.
This enables you to build a hierarchy structure with License Plates, an example could be a pallet (License Plate) containing multiple boxes (License Plates) containing Items.
Data Structure
The License Plate definition is created in these tables "MOB License Plate" and "MOB License Plate Content" in Business Central.
The definition of each License Plate is built and maintained when using Mobile WMS features.
Table "MOB License Plate"
License Plate has a mandatory unique "Number", "Location Code", and "Bin Code".
If the License Plate is related to a Warehouse Document, the fields "Warehouse Document Type" and "Warehouse Document Number" will be used.
Table "MOB License Plate Content"
License Plate Content is always related to only one parent License Plate, specified in the "License Plate No." field.
License Plate Content has a "Type" of either Item or License Plate and the "No." field specifies the related number of the Item or License Plate.
Unbound to standard Business Central tables
License Plate is unrelated to the standard entry tables in Business Central like "Item Ledger Entries" and "Warehouse Entries".
This also means that it is possible to "break" a definition of a License Plate if you use the standard journals in Business Central and start to adjust or move Items in your inventory.
Example