How to Use the Pack & Ship Screen

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How to Use the Pack & Ship Orders Screen

Packing by Order

1. Place an empty box on a compatible electronic scale.

2. Select to "left-click" the mouse on an object, usually a row in a table, in the context of Monsoon OMS documentation the Pack by: Order radio button, if it is not already selected.

3. Scan the order barcode from an Invoice an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided containing individual prices, the total charge and the payment terms; in Monsoon OMS, an order "invoice report " is synonymous with "sales receipt" or Packing Slip; if a barcode scanner is not configured, manually enter an order number in the Order field.

   • A list of the line items appears in the Items section.

3. Scan each item as it is packed.

1. • If you do not have a barcode scanner, or if a particular item does not have a barcode label, you can either type in the SKU the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit; a unique identifier used to track product inventory or double-click in the SKU or Product column of the item's row to populate the SKU field. You will have to manually update the QTY field or use the Up and Down arrows if more than one unit of the item is packed. Click Log as Packed.

   • There is an option one of the possible attributes of a product; for example, blue is an option for the color attribute of a product to display an image of the scanned item for an additional confirmation that the proper item is being packed. Images can reside on the Internet on a local drive on the LAN Local Area Network.

   • When using a barcode scanner, set system parameter PackingUseKeypadForQuantity to TRUE to display a keypad to enter the number of units packed when the scanned item has a quantity greater than one. The keypad cannot be used if the item requires the user to enter a serial number when it is packed. Refer to the Use Serial #'s check box of an item's inventory record.

     

     

     Pack & Ship: Key Pad

      

      

   4. Print the shipping label.

1. • If the destination address is international the UPS, FedEx, ShipRush or DAZzle screen synonymous with the Microsoft Access Form object or graphical user interface (GUI) will appear so that the additional customs information can be entered.

   • If system parameter PackingAutoshipWhenCloseBox is set to TRUE, the program automatically sends the print label request to the shipping carrier without the need to click the Print Label button.

Packing by Item

1. Scan the barcode of an item to be packed. If  barcode scanner is not configured, manually enter the SKU or double-click in one of the columns of the row of a given line item individual products listed on an order to add it to the SKU field.    

   • The oldest order with a backorder When an item is out of stock, preventing an order from being fulfilled, the program considers the item to be "backordered". If inventory tracking is enabled in Monsoon OMS, the program will backorder items. for the item is displayed.

   • Optional: check the Single Item Orders Only box to limit the list of orders to those that do not include any other items.

   • The Print Paperwork screen opens to print Invoices, Packing Slips and/or Shipping labels.

2. The rest of the packing process is the same as described above.

   • Note that if a barcode scanner is used, the item will have to be scanned twice: once to display the order, and again to pack the item.

Additional Information

Created: 6/14/12

Revised:

Published: 04/13/16