Receiving Job Execution

Understanding Receiving

What is Receiving

Receiving is a critical process within Canary7, which serves as the starting point for the goods-in workflow. It involves recording and managing the arrival of goods into the warehouse and ensures they are properly accounted for and ready to be put away to their optimal storage location as required.

Key aspects of the Receiving process include:

Capturing the details of incoming shipments, such as item quantities, suppliers, and delivery information, to officially mark goods as received in the system.
Profile driven actions: The receiving process can trigger additional actions, such as the automatic creation of Putaway Job Executions, based on the selected Receiving Profile. This allows items to be efficiently directed to their designated storage locations, based on the stipulations of the chosen profile.
Ensures that the items received are verified against the purchase orders or receipt details, helping identify discrepancies like shortages, overages, or damaged items.
Once goods are received and verified, the inventory levels are updated within Canary7 (and your ERP integration if implemented).

Accessing Receiving

Navigate to the Navigation Menu.
In the search bar, type Receiving and select it.
Alternatively, go to Receiving > Receiving from the sidebar menu.

How to Use Receiving

Selecting a Receiving Profile

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Use the Receiving Profile drop-down to select the correct profile. This determines how the items will be processed.

Common profiles include:

Standard Receiving
Returns Receiving

If you require an additional receiving profile please redirect to the following: Add a Receiving Profile

Receiving Processes

There are two styles of Receiving in Canary7:

Check-in Locate
A Check and Put receiving process involves checking in items and immediately directing them to their final storage location during the receiving operation. This means the warehouse operative scans and verifies the goods, and then physically puts them away in the designated location in a single continuous step.
Key Characteristics:
- Direct putaway during receiving.
- Often used for faster-moving or well-defined storage environments.
- Minimises staging or holding time.
- Ideal for low-volume or time-sensitive operations.
Check and Put
A Check-In and Locate receiving process involves checking in the items and assigning them to a container, which is then directed to a temporary staging area or zone. The actual putaway to storage happens later, typically via a separate Putaway Job Execution.
Key Characteristics:
- Items are placed into a container at receipt.
- Putaway is delayed and handled as a separate task.
- Allows batching or routing of items for efficiency.
- Useful for bulk deliveries, complex layouts, or when prioritising space management.

Entering required Fields

To use receiving, the following steps are required

Scan or Enter the Receipt Number
Scan or Enter the Item
Select the Unit of Measure, you might be prompted with a bar code scan after selecting.
Enter the Check-In Quantity
If you are prompted to enter a container, follow the Check-In Locate Steps, or If you are prompted with a Location, follow the Check and Put Steps.

Check-In Locate Steps

Your receiving profile has a Check-In Locate process follow these next steps to complete the Receiving Job Execution.

Scan/Enter in the Container and click Create Container.
Select the Shipment Container Type in the drop-down menu and click Create Container.
Enter the location and click Submit Location.
Click on the Next Button to continue.
Enter the label quantity, if no label is needed, type 0.

Double-check that the data has been entered correctly, and now click the CheckIn button, and the product is ready to be sent to the putaway team for the Putaway Job Execution.

Check and Put Steps

Your receiving profile has a Check-In Locate process follow these next steps to complete the Receiving Job Execution, which includes the physical putaway.

You will be given a location, physically go and complete the Putaway, and enter in your check digit if available.
Enter the Label Quantity, if no label is needed, type 0.
Enter the Number of Pieces

Double-check that the data has been entered correctly, and now click the CheckIn button to complete the putaway.