Create Zone Information

This page allows you to define zones under a warehouse. A warehouse can be split into zones for storage of items. Zones can be defined only if the warehouse type is “Normal” and the warehouse status is “Active”. You can enter a unique number identifying a zone (within the warehouse) along with its description. Zones could be of type “Normal” or “Free”. A “Normal” zone can further be divided into bins where particular items can be stored. This type of storage hierarchy enables easy traceability of items.

You can also specify the picking priority for the various zones in the warehouse. At the time of issuing a particular item from the warehouse, the availability of the item will be checked in the various zones based on the priority specified here. You can create zones using this page only if no zones have already been defined for the particular warehouse. This page will not be deployed if the warehouse does not exist in the login OU or if the storage type of the warehouse is “Free”.

Select the “Create Zone Information” link at the bottom of the “Create Warehouse Information” page.

The “Create Zone” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Warehouse Code	The unique code identifying the warehouse (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory.
Warehouse Desc.	A textual description of the warehouse (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory.

Enter the following fields in the “Zone Information“ multiline:

Zone	A unique code identifying the zone in the warehouse (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory. This can be a combination of characters and digits. This number should be unique within the warehouse.
Zone Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the storage type of the warehouse. The “Storage Type” field can take the following values: Normal – Bins can be defined within a “Normal” zone for storing the items. Free - Items are stored in bulk. Bins cannot be defined in “Free” zones.
Zone Desc.	A textual description of the zone (Alphanumeric, 80). Mandatory.
Picking Priority	The priority of issuing the items from the zone (Integer). The number entered here should be greater than zero. The picking priority must not be specified in fractions. This number should be unique within the multiline. Ensure that this field is not left blank if the allocation method is chosen as “Picking Priority” in the header.

Click the box in the “Select” column of the multiline for creating bin information and attaching notes.

Click the “Create Zone Information” pushbutton to create the zone within the warehouse.

The system displays a success message and saves all zones for the specified warehouse code in the login OU.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Create Bin Information” link at the bottom of the page to enter the bin details for “Normal” zones.

Select “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to attach notes for the Zone.