Omit warehouse pick for manual flushing methods
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - | Apr 2025 |
Business value
You can manually consume items without picking, in addition to the existing options of picking and flushing or only flushing. This ensures greater flexibility and control over warehouse operations.
Feature details
We're adding an additional flushing method, Pick+Manual, to the options that are already available:
- Manual
- Backward
- Forward
- Pick+Backward
- Pick+Forward
For each item, stockkeeping unit, or production order component line, you can ignore the Prod. Consumption Whse. Handling setting in the Location Card page. Skipping warehouse or inventory picks is typical for automatic flushing methods, such as Backward and Forward. It might be useful for components that, due to their nature, you store in the shop floor zone so there's no need to pick. However, they might require manual posting of consumption, for example, because the consumed quantity can vary or they require item tracking.
Technical details
To start using this feature, on the Feature Management page, activate Feature Update: Convert the manufacturing flushing method 'Manual' so that it no longer requires picking. Upgrade existing records from Manual to the Pick+Manual flushing method.
The new Pick+Manual option is added immediately and works correctly, regardless of whether you enable the feature key. It requires picking if consumption needs to happen at a location where warehouse handling is enabled.
The feature key affects only the Manual option and initiates data upgrades. To maintain your original flow, all items previously set to Manual are converted to Pick+Manual to align with the original requirement for picking.
If the feature isn't enabled, Manual and Pick+Manual both require picking due to the original behavior. When the feature key is enabled, the Manual option doesn't require picking.
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