Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management – WMS Labels – Tip of the Day

Sometimes, in large warehouses, we need to use a lot of label printers to print WMS labels automatically without human interaction. However, the rules to send the label to the specific printer using Document routing might be pretty cumbersome. Especially in production operations, the rule might be defined using the route or other data on the production order, not just using the zone or location offered by the WMS default query. For such cases, we could spend a ton of time and paper printing labels while working on a query – but there is a way to avoid all this and achieve the same without even going to the printer! Below are the details on how we can do that.

As we know, a Document routing query is a cornerstone in setting label routing to the proper printer.

We can get very creative with the query joins, especially when it comes to complex requirements, for example, in production put-away processes or raw materials picking. Few examples of multi-level joins:

• Raw materials picking for locations (and consequently, zones):

• Finished goods put-away with production orders table access (from where you can get route ID or any other useful data):

The possibilities are not endless, unfortunately, but we can do a lot there! However, how do we test this without going to the printers back and forth all the time? In our remote world, that often means going onsite and sitting next to the printer (or sending someone) or at least monitoring the print server. But there is another way – and printed labels table (License plate Labels) helps us with that task:

1. Perform a basic Document routing setup and print a few labels to get enough data (they might not even go to the printer physically). The query is ready by that time – so just make sure the labels are just printed in the system.
2. Go to Warehouse management > Inquiries and reports > License plate labels and Options tab, Advanced filter or sort button.
   
   
   
   
   
   The query that opens then is precisely the same as you have in the document routing. Set your criteria there and look if the filter leaves the correct label in the inquiry form. If your criteria filter leaves extra labels that you would not expect (or returns blank) – do more work on your query to filter it even more.
3. The Last step, after the query is fully defined, set up the same query in the document routing (be sure to use the same transaction type) – and you are good to go!

Hope this will save you some time to do more fun in D365 SCM!

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