What is Order Preparation?
Order Preparation refers to the stage in warehouse management where created orders are readied for fulfillment. Within the WMS interface, users access the Order Preparation screen to view outstanding orders and undertake necessary actions to facilitate picking and shipping.
Menu Layout
The Order Preparation menu provides tools for efficient order handling, including search filters for specific order attributes such as contract, order number, and carrier service. Users can also filter search results to include or exclude certain order categories like bulk orders, printed orders, or those on hold.
Tools
Documents Selection: Users can choose and print various documents associated with the order, such as delivery notes, order numbers, and pick sheets.
Scanner Selection: Users can designate a scanner for sending picks to an operator if applicable.
Print Selected: This option initiates the printing process for selected documents, sending jobs to designated devices if specified.
Additionally, the Order Preparation interface displays pertinent order information, including details, required actions, consignee details, items, and current status. Notably, items located in bulk storage are highlighted in red to alert pickers about potential equipment needs for handling.
Step by Step Guide
A step-by-step guide for navigating the Order Preparation process, outlining actions such as searching for orders, selecting orders for preparation, choosing print options, and confirming actions.
1. Go to Coda Commerce WMS
2. Click on ORDERS
3. Click on Order Preparation
4. You can search for a contract, or have all Orders available
5. Click on FIND ORDERS…
6. Tick the relevant orders in the boxes on the Left
7. To select all orders on the visible screen, tick the top check box
8. Once the orders are selected you can select what page needs to print, most cases this will be Pick Sheet
9. If you are sending the Picks to an operator with the android app installed you can select the scanner in this drop down (Leave on non selected if you are just printing the sheets for picking)
10. When done click Print Selected, this will open up the print box and send the jobs to the Android app if one was selected
11. Print the sheets
12. The Orders will disappear from the page
13. Uncheck Exclude printed orders if you need to bring up the printed orders
14. Click on FIND ORDERS…
15. The orders will now appear, but you will not the print icon on the left this indicates that these have already been prepared
