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Storage Type

Thu, 2015-08-27 08:28 — proy

Overview

Storage Type contains a storage area, warehouse facility, or a warehouse zone for Warehouses (Institutions those are used as Inventory Warehouses).  Storage Type is a physical or logical subdivision of a warehouse complex that is characterized by its warehouse technique, the space used, its organizational form, or its function.  A storage type consists of one or several Storage Sections that consists of one or several Storage Bins.

 

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Storage Type screen Fields and Tabs

Field

Description

ID

Unique identifier. Automatically generated by the system.

Active

Default value is true. If this value is changed to False, such storage type can't be selected again it remains for references purposes only.

Warehouse ID

Institution Code ID of Warehouse where the storage type is located. The user selects only one value.

Is Goods Receipt Area

Default value is False. If User switches it to True, then this Storage Type is used as Goods Receipt Area.

Is Goods Storage Area

Default value is true. If User switches it to True, then this Storage Type is used as Goods Receipt Area.

Is Goods Issue Area

Default value is False. If User switches it to True, then this Storage Type is used as Goods Receipt Area.

Is Goods Issue Interim Storage Area

Default value is False. If User switches it to True, then this Storage Type is used as Goods Issue Interim Storage Area.

Is Blocking Indicators and Inventory Procedures

Default value is False. If User switches it to True, then this Storage Type is used as Blocking Indicators and Inventory Procedures.

Storage Type Code

If parameter Auto generate Storage Section Codes is 'True'. The value is automatically assigned by the system; it is the value of attribute Storage Type ID. It is a Read only attribute. If parameter Auto generate Storage Section Codes is 'False'. The value is entered manually by the user. It won’t be a Read only attribute.

Language

Country Specific Language used to register name and description.

Name

Field represents the Storage Type name.

Description

Field represents the detailed description of the Storage Type.

Storage Sections Tab

A collection of Storage Sections that belong to this Storage Type displays. No Add or remove Section in it. It's just display information, if the user wants to delete the section, it needs to be deleted from the Section Screen.