To assign auto replenishment numbers and product locations
to products: If you use Auto Replenishment, populate count data for each product you maintain with Palm RDC at a customer location.
Assign the following for each product to be maintained at a customer location.
Product description – The product description in the Eclipse Product file.
Auto replenishment number – Assign an auto replenishment number to each product to identify customer product. Because a replenishment ID is unique, when an employee scans a label containing the replenishment ID, the system identifies the customer, location, and product. No customer can have two identical replenishment numbers and no two customers can have the same replenishment number.
Product locations at the customer location – Create bar code labels for scanning customer product locations during counting.
To assign auto replenishment numbers and product locations
to products: From the Files menu, select Customer to display the Customer Maintenance screen.
In the Customer/New field, enter the ID for the customer whose parameters you need to set.
Use the Part # hot key to display the Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen.
The Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen displays using the Location view as the default.
In the Product Description field, enter the product for which to set auto replenishment numbers and locations.
In the Customer/Vendor Part # field, enter an exclamation mark (!). The system assigns a unique auto replenishment number to the product.
Note: If you do not want the auto replenishment number to print on transactions, define a customer/vendor part number for the product in addition to the auto replenishment number.
In the Location field, enter the customer site product location.
Repeat for other products, as needed.
Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.
For each product to be maintained at a customer location, assign minimum and maximum stocking levels. For information on how to assign stocking levels, see Identifying Products to Count for Palm RDC.
Define a purchase order number for each customer location. Define a release number and break point code for each product at the customer location. These determine when new orders need to be created.
When RDC creates an order for an auto replenishment number, the customer purchase order number is attached to the order. When RDC discovers a new auto replenishment number with a different purchase order number, release number, or break point code, it starts a new order.
For example: A customer location separates product by department and by workstation. Use the order release number to designate the products ordered for departments and the break point code to designate the products ordered for workstations. When orders are created for this customer location, the system attaches the purchase order number to the order. Each time the system encounters a different release number, it creates a new order for the department defined by the release number. Each time the system encounters a different break point code, it creates a new order for the work station defined by the break point code.
To assign purchase order numbers, release numbers, and
break point codes to products: From the Files menu, select Customer to display the Customer Maintenance screen.
In the Customer/New field, enter the ID for the customer whose parameters you need to set.
Use the Part # hot key to display the Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen.
The Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen displays using the Location view as the default.
In the Product Description field, enter the product for which to assign purchase order numbers, release numbers, and break point codes.
Use the View hot key and select Cus PN/PO/Break to display the customer purchase order number/break point code view.
In the Purchase Order field, enter the customer's purchase order number to assign to the product.
In the Break Point field, enter the customer-defined break point code for the product.
Use the View hot key and select the Cus PN/PO/Release to display the customer purchase order number/release number view.
In the Release Number field, enter the customer-defined release number for the product.
Repeat for other products, as needed.
Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.
If you do not want auto replenishment number to print on transactions, identify a substitute customer/vendor part number to print for the product. Create this customer/vendor part number in addition to the auto replenishment number.
To assign print override part numbers to products: From the Files menu, select Customer to display the Customer Maintenance screen.
In the Customer/New field, enter the ID for the customer whose parameters you need to set.
Use the Part # hot key to display the Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen.
The Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen displays with the Location view.
In the Product Description field, enter the product for which to set print override instructions.
Use the View hot key and select Print Override to display the Print Override view.
In the Print Override field, enter the customer/vendor part number to print on the transaction.
Repeat for other products, as needed.
Press Esc to save changes and exit the screen.
See Also:
Product Replenishment Setup for Palm RDC Overview
Identifying Products to Count for Palm RDC