Generate Pick Tickets
Overview of IV300
Once orders are entered into the Order Entry system, pick tickets must be generated for the items in the orders to be picked for shipping. Generating pick tickets consists of the fol¬lowing basic steps:
- Search for orders using several search criteria: Required date is a primary search criterion since orders are typically picked and processed by required dates. Pick area is also a primary selection, since pick tickets are limited to one pick area per pick ticket for picking convenience. The user can also select orders by the source of the order (such as mail, phone, fax). There are also several different pick types from which to choose: customer sales, consignment sales, discards of items no longer wanted, and transfers of items within the warehouse system. Each pick type has a separate pick ticket.
- Select the quantity of each item to pick in each selected order: The DDI inventory system displays the requested quantity, the quantity available to pick from stores, and any quantity frozen for cycle counting. The user then enters the quantity to pick. Full picking, partial picking, and back orders are handled by the system.
- Generate and print the pick tickets using selectable printing criteria: The user can select whether to use abbreviated or full location descriptions, whether to print item details, and whether to print an order summary. Pick ticket page length and line spacing are also selectable.
- From the DDI Connect main menu, double-click Inventory
- Double-click Picking
- Double-click Generate Pick Tickets. You will see this screen:
In order to generate the pick tickets, you must first locate the orders eligible for pick tickets. The following fields are available on this screen:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Pick area | Enter the pick area code or click the list icon to select from a list of active pick areas in the system |
| Required date range to pick/thru | Enter the beginning and ending dates of the range you wish to inquire on. You can type it in mm/dd/yyyy format or click the calendar icon to select the date |
| Pick type | Click the drop down arrow to select the pick type you wish to inquire on |
Depending on the pick type you select, additional fields will become available for you to enter further search criteria.
Once you have entered the information, click Search. Your screen will now look something like this:
To generate a pick ticket, you can select individual line items by clicking the box in the Pick Flag column or click the Select All box to generate pick tickets for all eligible orders.
Click the Gen Ticket button on the toolbar. This will launch the Print Pick Ticket Parameters screen:
The following fields are available on this screen:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Pick Area | Enter the pick area code or click the list icon to select from a list of active pick areas in the system |
| Pick ticket numbers | To print a specific pick ticket, enter the ticket number or click the list icon to select from a list of available tickets |
| Print full location description? | If you wish to print the full location description, enter yes. Otherwise, leave at no |
| Print item detail | If you wish to print the item detail, enter yes. Otherwise, leave at no |
| Pick ticket spacing | Enter the number of lines to add between items on the pick ticket |
| Pick ticket length | Enter the maximum item length per page |
Print Options
After clicking the Print Options button you will see the following options. Choose the desired options and click OK to return to the report parameters screen.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Printer | Click the drop down arrow to select from a list of available printers. DDI Connect uses your default printer unless told otherwise |
| Format | Click the drop down arrow to select from a list of available formats. Select paper size, number of columns, and number of rows for printing. Each report has built-in format defaults. Select “Use Defaults” to use the built-in report defaults. The number of rows and columns controls the print size and amount of information per page |
| Memo | If you wish, you can add a memo to the output of the report. NOTE: It is recommended that Word documents be saved with the .docx extension |
| View Report | This option generates a pdf file that is displayed on the screen when the report is generated |
| Archive Report | If this option is selected, the system will archive the report in the DDI Connect report archives. For information on working with archived reports, please reference this page: Archived Report Viewer |
| Print Report | If selected, the system will generate the report output to your default printer. NOTE: You will also receive a pdf version of the report, displayed on your screen |
| Print via PDF | Prints directly to your printer. |
| This option allows you to send a .pdf attachment of the report to the indicated users' email addresses. When OK is clicked, a dialog box will open requesting a recipient | |
| Duplex/Top | Prints the report on both sides of the paper in landscape style. The printer must be capable of printing on both sides or an error will occur |
| Duplex/Side | Prints the report on both sides of the paper in portrait style. The printer must be capable of printing on both sides or an error will occur |
| Green bar | Adds shaded, horizontal bars to the report, making it easier to read across columns |
| No dialog | Selecting this option means that no ‘Report Completed’ dialog will display after the report has been generated |
| Extra copies | If you want extra copies of the report generated, type the number in this field |
Click Start. Pick tickets will be generated for the selected order(s) and displayed on the screen. Click below to view a sample pick ticket.
