Configuration Settings

The WithoutWire Warehouse Management System can be configured in a variety of ways to meet your needs. Below, we’ve documented user-managed options that can be controlled from the WithoutWire Web Console.

Inventory Operation Settings

Setting that determines the available format that can be used to identify inventory in the system.

ItemPlusLot: Default setting. Will accept both Item ID and Core Value scans to display inventory.

ItemIDPlusLot: When scanning barcodes, this setting will allow users to scan a combined Item ID and Core Value to view a specific Lot Tracked Item. Example: ITEMIDLOTNUMBER

LotOnly: This setting will allow users to scan only the Lot Value for an item on the Main Screen to bring up the inventory details for that item.

When enabled, this setting will bring up an additional screen to prompt users to add additional attributes to items when receiving and adjusting inventory.

If this configuration is checked ON, the mobile app will store data on the mobile device while counting without calling the database after each scan.  After a count is complete, the device will call to the database and upload the results. This allows users to perform faster cycle counts for serial tracked items.  

If this configuration is checked ON, a "Generate Cycle Count" button will appear on the "Cycle Count Maintenance" screen in the web console.  This button would create the next count in the ABC cycle count schedule.  

This configuration sets how many cycle counts will be performed per year when using ABC counting.  For example, a value of 12 will create an ABC count once a month.  The item level count setting determines what items will appear on each count.  

When Inventory is assigned an Expiration Date, this configuration can be used to automatically place a hold on the inventory when the current date is within the set number of days before the inventory expires. This hold will prevent the inventory from being picked or used in manufacturing.

If this configuration is turned ON, users can modify the inventory hold status from the Inventory Operations mobile tile.  If this is turned OFF, a user must modify the hold status in the web console.  

If this configuration is checked ON, users will be required to enter a reason code when using the Web Console to place a hold status on an item. 

None: This setting will hide the notes field on the inventory adjustments tile.

Optional: Users will have the option to record notes when performing an adjustment, but the system will not require notes to complete the adjustment.

Required: Before completing an inventory adjustment, users will be required to enter a note in the available Notes field.

If this configuration is checked ON, new Procurement Requests will autogenerate the associated tasks upon request creation. This would include the task type of PO. If this configuration is OFF, Procurement Requests will remain in a pending status for a user to manually generate the PO task for completion.  

If this configuration is checked ON, new Inventory Requests will autogenerate the associated tasks upon request creation. As needed, this would include the task type(s) of Transfers, Transfer PO's, and Move orders. If this configuration is OFF, Inventory Requests will remain in a pending status for a user to manually generate the necessary tasks for completion.   

If this configuration is checked ON, new Replenishment Requests will autogenerate the associated tasks upon request creation. As needed, this would include the task type(s) of Transfers, Transfer POs, and Move orders. If this configuration is OFF, Replenishment Requests will remain in a pending status for a user to manually generate the necessary tasks for completion.   

Setting this configuration to True will allow users to set the number of License Plates they want to create during a Move action. The system will then evenly split the inventory to be moved among the generated License Plates.

This numerical value will automatically set the quantity value that is generated when a user chooses an item to move in the Move Tile. Setting this value to -1 will set the value to the maximum available quantity.

After a replenishment request has been generated, setting this configuration to True will require users to scan the Source Bin to start fulfilling the request.

If ON, the user must put away inventory into the designated bin.  If OFF, the put away destination is treated as a suggestion and the user can put away inventory where they choose. 

If this configuration is turned ON, users cannot request quantities greater than the maximum allowed per item during replenishments.  If this configuration is turned OFF, users can override the maximum quantities per item during replenishments. 

If this configuration is checked ON, users can edit the allocation set on inventory from mobile "Inv. Adjust" and "Inventory Operations" tiles.

Basic:  Basic allocation requires that the allocation of the inventory being used on an outbound order directly matches that of the line or header allocation for the order.  

Advanced:  Advanced allocation allows the user to pick unallocated inventory to an outbound order whereas that order has a line/header allocation set.  This action stamps the inventory picked with the corresponding line/header allocation once picked to the order.  

If this configuration is checked ON, when an item that exists on a license plate within a bin gets moved to another bin, the license plate gets removed and the item is placed directly into the bin.  

If this is checked ON, the user can choose where they want the inventory request to be received at a bin/zone level.  If checked OFF, using the Request Inventory tile will simply request inventory to that user's site. 

If this configuration is checked ON, user can select the current site as the source in the "Request Inventory" tile.  If OFF, user must select a different site to request inventory from.  

Picking Settings

This setting will allow customers to set a specific shelf life for inventory that will prevent users from picking inventory that is expiring at or before that given date. For example, if a customer has a shelf life of 30 days for an item, users will be required to pick inventory that is expiring in at least 30 days or more.

This configuration modifies the way Wavesets are created. On the Web Console, a new option is available to split out Wavesets. After a Waveset is created, users can go into the order details, select the lines they want to split out into smaller orders, and click SPLIT.

This setting will allow users to pick more inventory than listed on a Pick Request Order. Overriding this at the item level will allow users to over-pick specific items rather than the full order.

With this configuration set to True, users will be able to undo a short action during the picking process, even if the short was intentional. This undo can be done by selecting the line item that was shorted and tapping Options > Undo Short.

This text field is a list of order status that are allowed to be used to create Wavesets. The default value for the configuration is Unassigned.

Any pickable order type available in WithoutWire can be added to this list. Upon import into the system, they will be assigned to a Waveset. The available order types are:

SO: Sales Order

TR: Transfer Order

CR: Customer Return Order

JOB: A field service job request

MFG: Manufacturing Order

When creating Wavesets, this customer will be assigned to the set for tracking. If the customer entered is not currently in the system, the Waveset will not be created, and the Pick Request Console will display an error. The default value is Default.

Setting this configuration to True will assign Pick Request Orders out to available pickers upon import into the system.

If this setting is enabled, users will be required to scan a License Plate number after each pick. It can be overridden at the OrderType level. If disabled, only a single scan of the License Plate being used during picking will be required. This setting is used in conjunction with the Require License Plate Scan During Picking configuration.

During the picking process, users will be able to go to Options > Unpick All on their mobile device. Doing so will prompt the user to select a location to return the picked items to. Once the unpick is completed, the inventory will be removed from the user’s WIP Bin but will remain on the License Plate that it was picked to.

If this configuration is checked ON, users will be able to scan/select multiple License Plates to stage in a single transaction.  If this configuration is checked OFF, users have to stage each License Plate one at a time. 

If this configuration is checked ON, users will be able to stage License Plates on an order that is not fully picked yet.  If this configuration is checked OFF, users will have to completely pick an order before staging it.  

In conjunction with the Allow Users to Unpick All Items and Allow Partial Staging configurations, this setting will remove all current pick request assignments for the user if they unpick or partially stage an order.

With this configuration setting, users will not be able to pick a full License Plate. Instead, users will be required to scan each individual item on the License Plate.

This configuration will require users to pick orders to an existing License Plate. Disabling this configuration will allow users to scan a License Plate number that does not currently exist in the system and create it.

On import, each pickable order will be stamped with a default staging location based on route through the warehouse. Setting this configuration to True will allow users to scan any valid staging location at the end of the picking process to stage the order in that new location. It can be overridden at the OrderType level. 

Activating this configuration will require users to scan a License Plate number before an item can be picked. If the user attempts to pick an item without scanning a License Plate number, the system will prompt the user to scan one. If the License Plate does not exist, the user will be prompted to create it. It can be overridden at the OrderType level, then the Zone level. If this configuration is turned off, inventory will be picked directly to the user’s WIP Bin.

When set to True, this will require users to pick items using only the listed UOM on the order.

When this setting is activated, this configuration will prevent users from mixing different batches of Lot Tracked Items during the picking process.

This configuration will require users to scan the Bin that is being picked from after choosing an item to be picked on an order.

Setting this configuration to True will require users to scan the item number of the inventory that is being picked. With this configuration set to False, users will be able to tap on the line item and the system will allow them to enter a quantity immediately.

If this configuration is checked ON, users will be required to scan License Plates to stage them.  If this configuration is checked OFF, users may scan or select License Plates from the list to stage them.  

At the end of the Picking Process, users will be required to move the picked order to a Bin that has a staging Bin type. The default value is True.

If this configuration is turned on, users can reuse a License Plate that is active, empty, and not tied to an active order. The default value for this configuration is False/Off. It can be overridden at the OrderType level.

If this configuration is turned on, the item quantities will be blank while picking the order, requiring the picker to enter the quantity they are picking.  If this configuration is turned off, the quantity will automatically be the amount needed for the order, or the amount left in that bin (whichever is lower).  

Prompt: Will give users the option to stage or ship the order immediately after picking.

Ship: Will direct the users to immediately ship the order and will include any printing prompts.

Stage: Will automatically send the order to a staging location.

Post Pick Action can be overridden at the OrderType level, then the Warehouse level.

AutoAllocation: The inventory picked for a Waveset will be automatically allocated against the child orders of the Waveset upon completion. This setting is most often used when picking multiple orders with similar items, shorting picks is rare, and there is no need for separation at the point of shipping.

TwoStepPick: Once a Waveset is picked and staged, each child order will need to be picked as well.

This requires the TwoStepPick configuration to be turned on. Once a Waveset has been picked, the child orders for that Waveset will be automatically assigned out to available pickers for completion.

If this configuration is checked ON, unpicked lines will appear at the top of the list on the Pick Details screen, and picked lines move to the bottom of the list.  

If this configuration is checked ON, the mobile app will reload and update the Pick Detail list after each committed pick.  Setting this configuration to OFF may improve system performance for rapid serial picking.  

This will require an external signature at the end of the picking process. It can be overridden at the OrderType level. 

This will require an internal signature at the end of the picking process. It can be overridden at the OrderType level. 

When this setting is enabled, orders assigned to a user will not appear in the Picking Tile on the mobile device. Users will instead be required to scan the specific order number that they are picking to begin the process.

If this configuration is set to True, then an icon will appear during the picking process. This icon can be tapped on to view additional information that has been associated with the order.

When this configuration is activated, an icon will appear on the Pick Order Detail screen that will show comments attached to the order.

If this configuration is checked ON, imported orders will be split into separate picking containers based on UOM Zones and available inventory.  This splits the order into separate pick tasks that contain some of the lines of the overall order.  This allows multiple users to pick towards the same order in separate locations of the site.  

Dictates whether to require an external signature while staging a pick request. 

Dictates whether to require the picker's signature while staging a pick request. 

Shipping Settings

When a user selects FedEx from the shipping tile, a prompt will appear to designate the size of the box used for shipping. This information will be required before the user is allowed to complete the shipping process.

This configuration is used to store the FedEx Account Number for the company, which can be used during the Shipping Process.

Upon the shipment for a transfer order, the system will automatically create a Purchase Order in the destination warehouse.

If this configuration is set to True, this will cause the License Plates assigned to a Transfer Order to be carried over between the initial site and the destination site.

If this configuration is checked ON, when transfer orders are shipped to another site and are not yet received at their destination, the order's location is "Intransit".  The Intransit location's name can be configured.  If this configuration is checked OFF, when transfer orders are shipped to another site, the inventory is shown at the destination site in the ERP whether or not it has been received yet.  

This configuration changes the name of the "Intransit" site.  

This setting will cause a screen to appear on the mobile device at the end of the shipping process requiring a user to sign off on the order.

This configuration will show a Tracking Number field during the shipping process that users will be required to fill in before completing the shipping process. Failing to do so will result in an error.

When a user selects UPS Shipping in the shipping tile, a prompt will appear with fields for box size. These will be required to be filled out before the shipping process can be completed.

Receiving Settings

During the receiving process, orders can be set up to auto populate the Lot Numbers for Lot Tracked Items. This configuration will allow users to edit these Lot Numbers during the receiving process, if the need arises.

With this configuration set to True, users will be required to scan the Bin they are moving inventory to in the Put Away Tile on the Mobile App. This should also prevent them from simply tapping the Bin from the available list.

Turning this configuration on will allow users to see a list of Bins already containing the item they are attempting to put away on the Mobile App.

If this configuration is checked ON, users can scan a different receiving bin to change their receiving location.  The scanned bin must have the bin type "receiving".  If checked OFF, users can only receive into the default receiving bin.  

If this configuration is checked ON, DATE tracked items will autogenerate the expiration date of that item based on its shelf life when received.  For LOT tracked items, the LOT number will autogenerate as the date it was received in MM/DD/YY format.  

When this configuration is turned on, this will automatically generate serial numbers on the receive item screen, and it will allow users to change this value.

This will be the receiving qty displayed upon tapping an item on a PO.  A default of -1 will have the qty field autofill to what was on the PO.

Using a preset shelf life, this configuration will automatically calculate the generated Expiration Date during the receipt of Date tracked items.

Turning this configuration on will cause all Purchase Orders to be automatically assigned to all users with Receiving access upon import.

This configuration sets the column of the receiving table that will determine how the list gets ordered.  The default value is "DateShipped".  Other valid values are ShipmentNumber, PurchaseOrderID, PONumber, VendorName, VendorNumber, VendorID, PurchaseOrderTypeCode, StatusDescription, AllocationSetName.  

Valid options are ASC for ascending order or DESC for descending order.

This configuration will limit the number of receipts that will appear on the Receive Item Detail Screen within the Mobile App. This limit is used to help keep the memory usage down and improve performance during receiving. Setting this to -1 will show all receipts.

If this configuration is checked ON, users will have to scan each item on the PO to receive them.  If this is checked OFF, users will be able to tap on the line on their mobile device and enter a quantity without scanning.  

Overridden at the User level, then the Warehouse level, then the PurchaseOrderType level.

If this configuration is turned off, users will not be able to change the quantity and core values for the items on the Inventory Request.

If this configuration is checked ON, scanning an LP allows you to bring the LP into your WIP bin, similar to a GET or MOVE.  This configuration is used for field service.  

Instead of creating a Transfer Order when an inventory request is made, the system will change the order to a Purchase Order instead. This can be overridden at the Warehouse level.

If this configuration is checked ON, the user will be required to scan a receiving bin location when completing lines on a PO.  If checked OFF, the receiving bin will be defaulted to the first valid receiving location.  

At the end of the receiving process, an external signature will be required for the order before the receipt can be completed.

At the end of the receiving process, the user will be required to sign before completing a receipt.

If this configuration is checked ON, the "Directed Put Away" tile will get used instead of the legacy "Put Away" tile when choosing "options - move" during receiving.  

Enabling this configuration will remove the list of available purchase orders assigned to a user in the Receiving Tile. Users will instead be required to scan a purchase order barcode to begin the receiving process.

Manufacturing Settings

When Date Tracked Inventory is created during the Manufacturing process, it will automatically be assigned an expiration date based on the Item’s Shelf Life. The shelf life value is set when an item is imported into the system.

This is a set of characters that will cause new License Plates to be rejected if the code starts with these characters.

If this configuration is turned ON, users with authority will be able to manufacture goods from the web console.  This means a button to KIT will appear and allow the user to complete a MO from the web console.  

If this configuration is turned ON, users with authority will be able to make manufacturing adjustments from the web console, allowing the user to adjust scrap or excess out of the system.  

If this configuration is checked ON, inventory adjustments performed in the manufacturing console to adjust scrap or excess out of the system will not flow through integration.  

If this configuration is turned ON, the system will skip BOM validation and allow actual quantity manufactured to be entered.  If checked OFF, the system will require the exact quantities on the BOM to be entered during manufacturing.  

If this configuration is checked ON, a prompt will notify the user that they are moving items to a black box bin and the items will be deleted from inventory.  

If this configuration is checked ON, the system will not autopopulate quantities on manufactured items and the user will have to enter the quantities used each time.  If checked OFF, the system assumes you followed the BOM and does not require any quantity inputs.  

If this configuration is checked ON, when manufacturing is activated, everything in the manufacturing bin gets used as a component and updates the BOM to what was just used.  If OFF, only the materials that are on the BOM will get used as a component.  

This configuration controls whether or not to create a pick order after manufacturing order job creation.  

Available Options for this configuration are: InventoryAdjustmentExport and MFGExport. 

Field Service Settings

Turning on this configuration will allow users to view distances to the closest warehouse when performing a Main Screen Scan. This will require the user to allow for location tracking on their device’s main settings.

With this configuration, the Adjustment Type field in the Consumption Tile will be disabled. When a consumption action is performed, the default adjustment type is logged.

When turned on, this setting will prevent users from entering notes during consumption by hiding the notes field.

If enabled, this configuration requires the user to select an active job number in the system assigned to your user from the dropdown list during the consumption process.

If this configuration is checked ON, the job number field during the consumption process must be populated with either an active job number in the system assigned to your user from the dropdown list or a free form value.   

As with other signature capture configurations, this will require an external signature to complete the consumption process.

Similar to Require External Signature, except for an internal signature.

If this configuration is checked ON, the user will be prompted to remove allocation from unconsumed materials at the end of consumption.  

If this configuration is activated, users will need to move the items they are attempting to consume into their WIP Bin before they can complete the process. Scanning a non WIP Bin or not having the proper inventory levels will throw an error.

If an item has any custom attributes, these will be displayed when the item is scanned during the consumption process on the mobile app. These attributes can be set on the Web Console.

When an item is stored with multiple Units of Measure, this setting will perform a check to verify that the user is requesting the correct UOM for an item during the consumption process.

This setting will require the Track User Location configuration to be turned on. Activating this configuration will list the scanned inventory by distance to the user.

This configuration swaps the location of a field in the Manage Parts tile on the mobile device.

Similar to the Limit Consumption to User WIP configuration, this will require the necessary item to exist in the user’s WIP Bin before they are allowed to perform any action in the Manage Parts and Supplies Tile.

If this configuration is turned ON, a summary screen will display in "Manage Parts and Supplies" before a transaction is committed.  

Setting this configuration to True will change the order of the Job and Consumption Type Fields within the Consumption Tile.

If this configuration is turned ON, users will be allowed to add new lines to field service jobs from the MS Field Service mobile app.

If this configuration is turned ON, users will be allowed to change the quantity to consume when processing a job from the MS Field Service mobile app.  

If this configuration is turned ON, users will be allowed to edit the quantity ordered on field service jobs from the MS Field Service mobile app.  

Miscellaneous Settings

This configuration enables users to have a direct chat with our support staff via the hamburger menu.

If this configuration is turned ON, a filter button will appear at the top of the main screen in the mobile app that takes users to a page where they can select an allocation set.  After selecting an allocation set, users will only be shown inventory/orders associated with that allocation set.  

This numerical value will state how long the user can remain idle before being logged out of the Mobile App.

If this configuration is checked ON, offline mode will be enabled for the Get, Put, and Move tiles.  Transactions done while offline will sync to the database once connected back online.  

This can be overridden at the Warehouse level, then the Group level, then the User level. When turned on, this will allow users to close and reopen the application without having to reenter their login credentials.

When this configuration is active, the Bin creation portion of the Bin Maintenance on the Web Console will be disabled.

If enabled, this will allow users to view inventory in all system warehouses by performing a Main Screen Scan.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing Item Numbers on the Web Console.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing Core Values on the Web Console.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing License Plates on the Web Console.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing Outbound Orders on the Web Console.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing Purchase Orders on the Web Console.

This number will set the minimum number of characters needed to start suggesting existing Warehouses on the Web Console.

If this configuration is checked ON, unknown item numbers provided during order import will result in an error instead of creating the item.  

If this configuration is checked ON, unknown item numbers provided during purchase order import will result in an error instead of creating the item.  

For users that plan on tracking inventory with Expiration Dates, WithoutWire allows these users to further customize how they can capture these dates with a variety of formats:

Standard Date: Standard Standard date refers to the International Organization for Standardization formats, which include but are not limited to M/D/YY, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YYYY, M-D-YY, MM-DD-YY, MM-DD-YYYY…

Julian Date: Integer value assigned to a whole solar day from the beginning of the Julian Calendar which began January 1, 4713 BCE.

GS1 Date: With this setting, the user will be able to capture the date once scanned from a GS1 barcode.

MMDDYY: Non-standardized date that is formatted as MMDDYY.

MMDDYYYY: Non-standardized date that is formatted as MMDDYYYY.

System Settings

This is a configuration that is used primarily for debugging purposes. Setting this configuration to any value other than None will begin tracking API calls on the Web Console, under the page System Maintenance > API Logging.

When this configuration is ON, users will be able to select from a list of sites they have access to when logging in.  

This configuration setting will limit the number of License Plates that will be printed during any License Plate Print Screen.

This configuration controls what action occurs after printing a shipping label using the "Ship" tile.  This configuration gets overridden by what is set on the "Order Type Configuration" and "Create & Edit Site" page, with the order type configuration being first in the hierarchy.  This configuration setting gets ignored if the "Post Pick Action" configuration is set to "Ship".  

Prompt: Will give users the option to stage or ship the order immediately after printing a label.

Ship: Will automatically ship the order upon label printing.

Stage: Will automatically send the order to a staging location upon label printing.

This is a text field that can be used to reorder a user’s Pick List. The default selection is OrderNumber ASC.

If this configuration is checked ON, print jobs are written to the database which are then grabbed by the print agent to allow printing from off-site locations.  For efficiency, ON is recommended.  If this configuration is checked OFF, print jobs are written directly to the on-site printer.  

This is an optional server directory that can be set up to store the log files for shipping data.

When local storage is used, this configuration controls the path to the folder where images and other files are stored.  

Server: Files such as images and documents are stored in the local file system

Blob: Files such as images and documents are stored in Azure blob storage

This configuration controls what filter types are available on the "Pick Requests and Returns" console. 

This configuration sets the connection string to the Event Hub specified by the "Event Hub Name" configuration.  

This is the name of the Azure Event Hub to write system events to.