Short answer: Putaway must match the load, destination, quantity and stock status to the active warehouse task. A correct barcode read alone does not make that match. Test the handling-unit scan and location confirmation against the final WMS record.
Separate receipt from completed putaway
A receipt records arrival. It may create putaway work, but that does not prove physical placement. Identify the load through the project’s pallet, tote or license-plate key and display the directed destination, quantity and inventory status.
Microsoft’s warehouse mobile-device guidance distinguishes receiving and combined receiving-and-putaway processes. Confirm the actual WMS setup instead of assuming one universal scan sequence.
Match the load before accepting a location
Consider two illustrative loads containing the same item: one has 24 units available for normal storage, while another has four units on quality hold. Their item codes can match while their handling-unit IDs, status and destinations differ.
Open the assigned task and scan the intended load. Show enough information to distinguish it from the other load, then scan the physical destination. The application must compare both scans with the active work. Scanning an item barcode instead of the load’s identifier can discard that distinction.
Handle a blocked location or partial quantity
If the slot is full, blocked or damaged, keep the load identified and use the configured exception process. Define who may change the destination, which reason is recorded and whether capacity or stock-status rules are checked again.
Record the actual quantity for a partial put and any new handling unit created. A quarantine move or damage status is a separate business action. Microsoft’s location-directive documentation illustrates configurable routing. For grouped work, check the application’s putaway-cluster rules; the required behavior belongs to the selected WMS.
Check recovery and the resulting stock record
If confirmation is missing after submission, query the work or transaction before posting another put. Preserve the relationship between the submitted action and the server result rather than assuming that a lost screen response means failure.
For each controlled test, retain work ID, load scan, quantity and unit, status, directed and scanned locations, submission result and on-hand record. Check both from the location back to the load and from the load back to its location. Include wrong-load, wrong-location, partial and unavailable-slot cases, then send the hardware and application requirements through Contact.
Device options for this task
Compare AIDC GO HX-21 and AIDC GO HX-27 as Android PDA Barcode Scanners for putaway with keypad input. Bring handling-unit and rack-label samples, the WMS client and the required confirmation sequence.
Devices for this workflow
