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Picking

Two modules are available for picking, covering different ways of working:

Module Tile on the device Basis
Pick List Kommissionierliste – "Aufträge picken" (pick orders) Bundle several released sales orders into one pick list (warehouse without BC warehouse management)
Warehouse Activity Kommissionierung – "Lagerbelege bearbeiten" (process warehouse documents) Scan and post BC inventory picks (warehouse with BC warehouse management)

Warehouse Mode decides – only one module is active

The two modules are mutually exclusive. The Warehouse Mode in the Setup determines which one is available: Order Picking (without BC WMS) → Pick List, BC Warehouse Picks (with WMS) → Warehouse Activity. A conflicting terminal override is rejected.

Pick List

Bundles several released orders into one consolidated pick list – ideal for picking several orders at once on a single tour through the warehouse.

Workflow:

  1. Tap Offene Aufträge laden (load open orders) – the list shows the released orders that are not yet on a pick list (order no., customer, ship-to, date).
  2. Mark orders – select several orders.
  3. 📋 Kommissionierliste erzeugen (create pick list) – the app combines identical items across all orders into a total quantity and shows the bin code and the orders involved for each line.
  4. Work through the lines – how you confirm a line is set by the Pick Confirmation Mode (see below).
  5. When all lines are done: tap ✓ Kommissionierung abschließen (finish picking) and confirm the prompt.

Pick Confirmation Mode (Setup, overridable per terminal):

Mode How you confirm a line
None (display only) Not at all – the list is for display only; nothing to confirm at the terminal.
Manual (check off) Tap ✓ on the line – the line counts as fully picked.
Scan barcode Scan the item; each scan counts one unit. The item number, GTIN/EAN and item references are recognized. If the barcode belongs to a different unit of measure than the line (e.g. a carton EAN on a piece line), the app rejects it and names the unit to scan.
Enter quantity Tap 🔢 on the line and enter the picked quantity.

Applies to the pick list only

The Pick Confirmation Mode only affects the pick list. The Warehouse Activity module always confirms by scan.

Interrupted?

Pick lists that were not finished appear under ⏸ Unterbrochene Kommissionierungen (interrupted pickings). Fortsetzen (resume) continues, Abbrechen (cancel) releases the orders again – they then reappear under open orders.

Pick List Mode

In the Setup, the Pick List Mode determines whether Business Central creates a separate pick document per order (Single Order) or one shared document for all selected orders (Batch (Wave Picking)). In the app you see a consolidated list in both cases.

The pick list posts nothing: delivery and shipping follow afterwards via Goods Issue or in the office.

Warehouse Activity

Works on the inventory picks in Business Central. The badge shows the open documents for the terminal's location.

Workflow:

  1. Open Kommissionierung – the open inventory picks are loaded (🔄 Aktualisieren reloads).
  2. Select document – from the list (document no., location, source document, lines) or simply scan an item or the document; the app then opens the matching pick. The document is locked for your terminal so no one works on it in parallel.
  3. Scan lines – take each line from the displayed bin and scan the item. Several units at once: first enter the number in the Menge (quantity) field.
  4. Serial numbers – for serial-tracked items the app asks for the serial number after the item scan; then scan it.
  5. ✔ Kommissionierung buchen (post pick) – becomes active once all lines are scanned. The inventory pick is posted (and with it the order's shipment), and the lock is released.

✖ Freigeben (release) hands the document back without posting and releases the lock.

In the Inventory Picks goods issue mode

If your warehouse runs Goods Issue in Inventory Picks mode, Kommissionierung buchen only marks the inventory pick as picked. It is posted in Goods Issue once the shipping label has been created.

Locks prevent duplicate work

While being processed, the document is locked for other terminals; there the app reports that it is already locked by another terminal. If a device crashes, the lock expires automatically after the Lock Timeout (Setup); the administrator can clear it immediately via Cleanup Expired Locks.

Which module? – the Warehouse Mode decides

The user does not choose situationally; the administrator sets the working model once:

Warehouse Mode Active module When
Order Picking (without BC WMS) Pick List Warehouse without BC warehouse documents – pick directly against orders
BC Warehouse Picks (with WMS) Warehouse Activity Warehouses working with BC inventory picks

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