Once items have been picked, warehouse staff must return all pick

lists to the warehouse manager so that he or she can record the quantities picked in the NCAS. Recording the picked quantities of an item in the NCAS is referred to as posting the picking activity. As a warehouse manager, you must ensure that inventory is picked correctly and that the picking activity is accurately posted in the NCAS. Warehouse managers can use the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen to post picked quantities manually.

There are two ways to post picking activity on the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen: without exceptions and with exceptions.

Posting Picking Activity Without Exceptions

Posting with no exceptions means that all pick list lines have been picked completely. In other words, the quantities of all the items allocated to the order and listed on the pick list are exactly equal to the quantities physically picked. When a pick is posted with no exceptions, each line of the pick list is automatically given a pick status of C for picked complete; therefore, the pick does not have to be posted line-by-line.

Posting Picking Activity with Exceptions

When the quantity of an item physically picked does not equal the quantity allocated to the order line and listed on the pick list, a picking exception occurs.

When picking activity is posted with exceptions, each line of the pick list must be posted separately. Even if only one line of the pick list contains an exception, the pick list must be posted line-by-line. Each line of the pick list shown on the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen must be given a pick status to indicate how the line was picked. There are three possible pick status values for a pick list line:

• C - An order line is picked complete if the quantity of the item allocated to the order and listed on the pick list equals the quantity physically picked. A status of C can be used to post a single pick list line without an exception.

Note: An order line is also picked complete if the quantity of the item actually picked exceeds the quantity of the item allocated to the order and printed on the pick list. This is referred to as an overpick. If you post an overpick on the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen, you will receive a warning message alerting you that the quantity posted exceeds the quantity allocated to the order and listed on the pick list. You can handle this warning in one of two ways:
 

• You can ignore the warning and allow the overpick to be processed by typing IGN in the REQUEST field.
• You can reduce the quantity picked until it no longer exceeds the quantity allocated to the order and listed on the pick list. When you access the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen, the quantity listed on the pick list immediately appears in the PICK QUANTITY field. This quantity remains in the PICK QUANTITY field unless you type over it. (If you choose this second option, remember to physically return the extra items to their respective storage area(s) so that they can be easily found for the next pick.)
 
• S - An order line is picked short when the quantity actually picked is less than the quantity allocated to the order and listed on the pick list, but no additional items are necessary. In other words, the order has not been picked completely, but the quantity that is available is enough to suit the needs of the requester. Therefore, the pick is considered complete.

 
• Order lines that are picked short are also referred to as underpicks.

• P - An order line is partially picked if the quantity of the item allocated to the order and listed on the pick list is greater than the quantity picked. In other words, the entire quantity of the item was not picked. A partial pick, however, is not considered complete because the requester still needs the rest of the order. The pick list line is still open so that the remaining quantity of the pick can be posted at a later time.

Once picking activity is posted in the NCAS, items are automatically moved from their online storage areas to the appropriate online staging areas to reflect the physical movement of inventory. At this time, the items are ready for shipping. In addition, certain item balance updates immediately occur. Other item balances will not be updated until after the order is closed