Ready Orders Racking FAQ

How to rack orders?

To assign conveyor locations to invoices, select the Ready function from the main menu. Scan the invoice# and the conveyor#. If your system is not equipped with a scanner, click on without scanner and enter the invoice# or conveyor# manually and press Enter. Please note, if the invoice is already checked out, the location will not be assigned and an error message appears on the Location screen. Once you are done, press Finish. Make sure to print the report and keep it for your reference.  Look at the report and make sure there no errors or missing locations.

For additional information on how to use Ready function, click here.

How to print conveyor bar-coded labels?

To print an entire set of barcode labels, press F1 while in TMS, to start online help. Under the contents tab, click on CSI Help and open up the Installation Guide. Click the Barcode Labels section and the page would display on the right. Click the Click Here link to launch a printable .pdf file, which you can print out on Avery labels #08167 (4 pages).

To print out single labels, go to Misc. from the main menu and click the Print tab at the top. Under the Print Bar Code for Conveyor section, enter the Start and End numbers for the barcodes and press the Print button.

How to get an exception report for orders that are not racked yet?

Select Reports, Stock Report and press By Invoice/By Customer under the Exception Report option. Change the date on the top to ignore orders that are not due yet.

How to search for an order for a specific rack location?

If you have lost/misplaced orders, you may search the system for orders that were in a specific conveyor/rack location. Select Reports, Items Report and press Show all items that have put... and then enter the conveyor/rack# and press the Search option. Make sure to pad 0 for bar-coded locations. (e.g. 0020 if you are looking for location 20).

How to search for an order for a specific item?

If you have lost/misplaced orders, you may search the system for orders that have specific items in specific conveyor/rack locations. Select Reports, Items Report and press Show all items that have put... and then enter item description (e.g. Pants blue).