Consolidate A Manifests Non-Serial Items
Is there a way to have a manifest automatically consolidate either some or all non-serial line items?
Because we're not using containers, there ends up being lots of the same line item to fulfil (which can confuse some of our staff)
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Hey Peter,
There is a report that can be turned on for your manifests (and Pull Sheets if you choose) called "Consolidated Manifest". It gives you a report to reference that's consolidated. There's no consolidating in the user interface. Does that answer your question? Reply back if you need instructions for how to turn the report on in your Project Elements settings.
I've had some success customizing these types of reports for clients. We've consolidated and organized based on your inventory tree. We've also built a version that compares the quantities between a Pull Sheet and Manifest in a consolidated form. Let me know if you have any need for custom reports or Flex help.
Aaron Horn
Consultant (endorsed by Flex)
aaronjhorn@gmail.com
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Hey Aaron,
I completely understand why non-serialized items are not consolidated on the Return Manifest; however, while returning non-serialized items that were scanned into cases, through the free-pick container, it gives a prompt that reads: "The system has determined that there are multiple line items with the same resource in this job. Enter quantity per item in the list to scan them."
Is there anyway to get rid of this prompt? When we return non-serialized items, the only thing we care about is if it came back, not which case it was pulled from. Is there anyway for flex to just return the item whilst removing it from the contents of whatever case it was sent in?
It is because of this singular issue that we are exploring other software as this greatly increases the time it takes to return by 3x.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
-Justin
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Hey Justin Acuff,
I don't believe there is a way to turn that prompt off. The best thing I can offer specific to that prompt is that you can click on the "Return Qty" column header to auto-populate the individual lines. If you used a strategy like sorting all your cables before processing them, and then get a total quantity of the item and use the column header click as mentioned above (making final adjustments for shortages), that could potentially speed things up for you. Basically, processing non-serialized models like cable in one concerted push. I don't want to assume this will solve all your problems, but it's a possible improvement.
In general, I hate to see you leave Flex without meeting with me and/or Flex to see if we can improve your experience and processes. Obviously, changing systems is a major undertaking, and I'd want to make sure it was the right decision for you. Reach out if you'd like to engage a bit on your Flex experience. My contact info is above.
- Aaron
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