NetSuite WMS Setup
To enable Warehouse Management, see the following topics for the initial setup procedures:
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Activate the Enable Warehouse Management system rule. See System Rules for NetSuite WMS.
Important:In case the Oracle NetSuite WMS SuiteApp is no longer active or installed on your account, make sure you inactivate the Enable Warehouse Management rule. Otherwise, you might encounter issues when you try to process orders through the other SCM mobile apps.
After you complete the initial required procedures, see the following topics to continue your setup, some of which depend on your mobile app requirements:
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Warehouse Management Records and Templates
Records include warehouse locations, bins, items, and item aliases, among others. NetSuite WMS provides custom templates for wave criteria used to search for orders, pick tickets, wave forms, and packing lists.
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Important:
Always make sure that you use matching languages for the NetSuite UI and mobile app.
Configuring NetSuite WMS for Locations With No Bins
NetSuite WMS uses the Bin Management feature settings on location and item records to determine when to use the standard bin processing flows. When you configure locations with no bins, you process associated items and orders without bins.
For example, wave transactions for these locations do not display recommended bins. On your mobile device, the order picking process does not include bin selection and staging.
You cannot perform bin-related tasks, such as bin transfers, putaway, and replenishment for locations with no bins. For more information about Bin Management, see Enabling Features for NetSuite WMS.
The following table shows the location and item settings that control NetSuite WMS flows:
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NetSuite WMS Flow |
Location |
Item |
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Nonbin flow |
Use Bins =cleared |
Use Bins =checked or cleared |
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Bin flow |
Use Bins =checked |
Use Bins =checked |
The Use Bins setting on item records does not affect how NetSuite WMS processes orders for items in locations with no bins. NetSuite WMS does not apply the standard bin flows even if you check the Use Bins box on the item record.
NetSuite WMS applies the standard bin flows only for locations and items that use bins. If you have items that do not use bins in these locations, receive, process, or fulfill them directly from their order transactions or through the NetSuite user interface. On a mobile device, you might encounter an error when you try to process items that do not use bins.
To configure NetSuite WMS for warehouse locations with no bins, create or update the following records in these topics:
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Creating Warehouse Locations – To set up locations that with no bins, clear the Use Bins box on the location record.
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Creating Items for NetSuite WMS – (Optional) On item records, you can assign a pick sequence number that NetSuite WMS uses to sort and display pick tasks on a mobile device.
Make sure that the Use Bins box is configured correctly, especially if you have items associated with multiple locations, some of which may use bins.
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Creating Item Stock Locations – (Optional) You can create item stock locations and associate them with items in warehouses with no bins.
NetSuite WMS Setup with Ship Central
With the Pick, Pack, and Ship feature, you can use Warehouse Management with NetSuite Ship Central (formerly, Pack Station). You can complete your Warehouse Management setup first, before you begin your Ship Central setup. After you complete your Warehouse Management setup, the same features required for Ship Central should already be enabled on your account.
Some Warehouse Management capabilities apply to Ship Central too. Use of waves that you set up within Warehouse Management enables you to search for orders in waves when you pack through Ship Central.
You should not use the packing capabilities available in NetSuite WMS and Ship Central at the same time. They process fulfillment and other record updates differently.
You can enable more features if you want to use Ship Central shipping instead of the Quick Ship capability within NetSuite WMS. For more information about required features and installation, see NetSuite Ship Central Setup.
You can use the same PrintNode integration that you use for NetSuite WMS to set up Mobile Printing and Weighing Scale Support. You can add more printer devices that you want to use for Ship Central. For more information, see Mobile Printing and Weighing Scale Setup
If you activate the pick cartons rule for NetSuite WMS, you can search for orders to pack through Ship Central using pick cartons. You can activate separate Ship Central system rules for tally scanning and staging. To view the rules available for Ship Central packing and shipping, see Configuring Ship Central Rules.
Use the same login URL from SCM Mobile to access the NetSuite WMS and Ship Central apps on the appropriate devices. For more information, see Hardware and Software Requirements and SCM Mobile App Access.