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title: "Shipment Picking Job Creation"
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# Shipment Picking Job Creation

## 🚚 Understanding Shipment Picking Job Creation

### What is Shipment Picking Job Creation?

Shipment Picking Job Creation defines how picking jobs are generated once shipments are processed through a Waveflow. It enables customisation based on configurable criteria—such as Company, Priority, Carrier, Shipment Type, or Location—so that picking tasks align with operational strategy.

## 🧭 Key Configuration Tabs

| Tab | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| **Where** | Filters which shipments the rule applies to |
| **Group By** | Controls how picking jobs are grouped |
| **Order By** | Determines the sequence of picking instructions |

## 💼 Common 3PL Example

| Tab | Example Configuration | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Where** | `shipment_header.company_ID = 50` | Applies only to shipments for Company ID 50 |
| **Group By** | `shipment_header.shipment_number` | Ensures all items in a shipment are picked together |
| **Order By** | `location.pick_sequence` | Optimises picker route based on warehouse layout |

## 🔍 Accessing Shipment Picking Job Creation

1. **From the Navigation Bar** Type “Shipment Picking Job Creation” and select it from the dropdown.
2. **Via Configuration Menu** `Configuration > Functional Area Setup > Job Setup > Shipment Picking Job Creation`

## ➕ Adding a New Shipment Picking Job Creation Rule

### 

Click on the Red Action Button![red action button](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/red%20action%20button.png), this will bring up a drop-down menu, and select "Add"

![add uom](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1664033249991.png)

### Complete the General Tab

![](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1738928370200.png)

### General Tab

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Name** | Descriptive name for the rule |
| **Job Type** | Type of picking job |
| **Job Number Assignment** | `Shipment Number` or `Job ID` |
| **Priority** | 1 = Highest priority, 999 = Lowest priority |
| **Dependency Sequence** | Usually set to `0`, used only for complex job dependencies |

### 

### 📍 Where Tab

### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1741005270915.png)

Defines which shipments are eligible for picking jobs.

#### Key Components:

- **Binary Operator** – Combines rules (`AND`, `OR`)
- **Column** – Attribute to evaluate (e.g., `shipment_header.company_ID`)
- **Comparison Operator** – e.g., `=`, `!=`, `<`, `>`
- **Value** – Target value to match

#### Example Condition:

```
TextTextshipment_header.company_ID = 81
```

Creates jobs only for Company ID 81.

#### Common Columns & Descriptions:

**Shipment & Order**:

- `shipment_header.shipment_number`
- `shipment_detail.erp_order_line_number`
- `shipment_header.customer_code`
- `shipment_header.shipment_type`
- `shipment_header.outbound_status_flow`

**Item Info**:

- `item.item_code`,
- `item.item_category_1`
- `shipment_header.max_item_category`, `shipment_header.min_item_category`

**Quantity & Weight**:

- `shipment_detail.quantity`, `shipment_detail.open_quantity`
- `shipment_header.shipment_detail_qty_sum`
- `shipment_header.total_net_weight`, `total_net_volume`, `longest_side`

**Company & Warehouse**:

- `company.company_code`, `warehouse.warehouse_code`
- `location.location_code`

**Carrier & Service**:

- `carrier.name`, `carrier_service.name`

**Job/Operational**:

- `priority`, `job_zone.name`, `location.pick_sequence`

**Location Template Fields**:

- `location.template_field_1` to `location.template_field_5`

### Combining Comparison Columns

You can combine multiple conditions using logical operators (such as **AND** and **OR**) to further refine you job creation criteria. This allows you to create very specific filters that only select shipments meeting all of your defined conditions. Here are a few examples:

- **Example 1**: Filter by Company and Warehouse

Where company.company_code = 'ABC123' AND warehouse.warehouse_code = 'WH01'

Ensures only shipments from Company ABC123 found within Warehouse WH01 will have picking jobs created in this way.

- **Example 2**: Filter by Item Group and Carrier

Where item.item_category_1 = 'Electronics'

AND carrier.name = 'FastShip'

Ensures only Shipments containing the "Electronics" item category and assigned to "FastShip" carrier will have picking jobs created in this way.

### 📦 Group By Tab

### ![group by tab](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/group%20by%20tab.png)

| Option | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `shipment_header.shipment_number` | All items from the same shipment are grouped into one job |
| `job_zone.name` or `location_code` | Useful for zone-based picking or splitting workload geographically |

### 🗺️ Order By Tab

### ![order by tab](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/order%20by%20tab.png)

Determines the **sequence** of picking instructions.

Determines picking sequence to improve efficiency.

#### Common Methods:

- **Template Field Ordering** E.g., `location.locationcode`to mimic pick routes
- **Pick Sequence** E.g., `location.pick_sequence` to follow pre-set pick paths

| Sequence Type | Use Case Example |
| --- | --- |
| `location.pick_sequence` | Snake path picking across aisles |
| `location.locationcode` | Custom sorting based on racking layout |

Optimised sequencing reduces travel time and congestion for warehouse operatives.

## ✅ Final Step

Once configured, click **Submit** to save and activate your Shipment Picking Job Creation rule.

Once you have selected and entered the required fields, click on the submit button![submit button(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/submit%20button(1).png) to add.