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Additional Tools

Beyond the core processes, the Warehouse Client offers four additional modules: assigning shelf numbers, printing labels, weighing items and documenting with photos. None of them posts stock.

Putaway

Defines which shelf an item is stored on – the Shelf No. (Regalnr.) on the item card. No bin is posted and no stock is moved. For putting goods away into bins, use the Bin Put-away module.

The badge shows how many items with stock at the terminal's location still have no shelf number.

Workflow:

  1. Scan the item – or tap Offene Artikel laden (ohne Regalnr.) (load open items without shelf no.) and pick an item from the list. The app shows the current shelf number (or Keine Regalnr. zugewiesen – none assigned).
  2. Scan or enter the new Regalnr. With a hardware scanner, the next scan fills the field and checks it right away.
  3. Prüfen (check) – the app validates the format against the Shelf Code Pattern from the Setup.
  4. Zuweisen (assign) – the shelf number is written to the item card.

Shelf number format

The administrator defines valid shelf numbers via the Shelf Code Pattern (regular expression). If a number is rejected, check its spelling and format.

Label Print

Prints item and shelf labels for a scanned item.

Workflow:

  1. Scan the item.
  2. Choose the Etikettentyp (label type): Artikel (item) or Fach (shelf label with the item's shelf number).
  3. Set the Anzahl (number of copies, 1–99).
  4. Etikett drucken (print label).

Beforehand, the app shows where the label will go:

Device setup Result
ZPL printer configured Thermal label – Business Central generates the label as ZPL
Only a PDF printer configured (Windows) PDF from the report ALN MCWC Item Label, printed on the A4 printer
No printer configured The label is opened as a PDF

Check the printer

Printer IP/port and the PDF printer are set in the Settings. The layout of the PDF label can be customized in Business Central.

Item Weighing

Captures the net and gross weight of an item on the item card.

Workflow:

  1. Scan the item – the current weights are shown.
  2. Take the Bruttogewicht (kg) (gross weight) with Von Waage lesen (read from scale) or enter it; enter the Nettogewicht (kg) (net weight). Without a configured scale, the app shows Nur manuelle Eingabe (manual entry only).
  3. Gewicht speichern (save weight) – the values are then on the item card.

Oversized goods is only a warning

If the gross weight reaches or exceeds the weight threshold (default 30 kg), the app shows the warning SPERRGUT (oversized goods). Nothing is flagged on the item. The threshold is currently not shown on any page in Business Central and applies with its default value.

Photo

Photographs documents, damage or items and stores the image with the document in Business Central.

Workflow:

  1. Open Foto – or tap 📷 Foto in the purchase order header in Goods In (the purchase order is then already set).
  2. Choose the Dokumenttyp (document type): Lieferschein (posted shipment), Bestellung (purchase order), Verkaufsreklamationen (sales return order), Verkaufsgutschrift (sales credit memo), Gebuchte Verkaufsrechnung (posted sales invoice) or Artikel (item).
  3. Scan or enter the document number. The app checks that the document exists – so no photo ends up on a wrong number.
  4. Optionally enter a Kommentar (comment).
  5. Foto aufnehmen (take photo) – the image is uploaded immediately and stored with the document.

Angehängte Fotos anzeigen (show attached photos) lists the photos of the document: tapping opens a photo full size, swiping sideways offers Löschen (delete).

Where the photos end up in Business Central

Every photo is also stored as a BC document attachment on the document. The Warehouse Photos FactBox shows the latest photo directly on the item card, purchase order, sales return order, sales credit memo, posted shipment and posted invoice. Deleting in the app removes both. Only JPEG photos up to 5 MB are accepted.

Securing evidence

Photograph transport damage directly upon receipt – this simplifies complaints toward the vendor and carrier. For customer complaints choose the document type Gebuchte Verkaufsrechnung (see Complaint).

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